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Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's: A Patient and Family Guide

✍️ Demare, Sheila Rogers
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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

Sheila Rogers DeMare challenges the prevailing medical narrative that frames Tourette’s and tic disorders as purely genetic enigmas. By examining the dramatic rise in diagnoses, she argues for a multifactorial approach rooted in environmental medicine. This guide explores how nutritional deficits, dietary triggers, and physical imbalances contribute to symptoms like facial spasms, blinking, and vocalizations. Readers will find detailed evaluations of alternative modalities, including EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, energy work, and traditional Chinese medicine, offering a holistic path to management and relief for families seeking alternatives to conventional pharmaceutical interventions.

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🏛 North Atlantic Books 📖 360 pages 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781556437472
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DeMare offers a compelling, if controversial, counter-narrative to standard neurological dogma, successfully empowering readers with actionable dietary and environmental strategies. It shines for those disillusioned with pharmaceutical-only approaches. However, skeptics seeking rigid clinical trial data may find its reliance on alternative modalities lacking in traditional scientific rigor. It remains a vital, provocative voice in the integrative health canon.

📝 Description: Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's: A Patient and Family Guide

The practical guide to treating tics and Tourette syndrome using natural and alternative therapies, with a focus on environmental medicine and nutritional and dietary therapy Author Sheila Rogers DeMare discusses a range of categories of tics including spasmodic facial movements, eye blinking, mild sounds and vocalizations. She persuasively counters the medical establishment's standard claim that such disorders are "mysterious" and based only in genetics. The dramatic spike in cases, she argues, belies this explanation. Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's takes a closer look at the environmental factors and underlying physical imbalances that trigger these conditions' symptoms, exploring the status of behavioral and counseling therapies, EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, bodywork, energy medicine, and Chinese medicine as approaches. In this second edition to

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DeMare provides a compelling counter-narrative to purely genetic explanations, offering valuable perspectives on environmental and nutritional factors. However, this book is not suited for readers seeking rigorous, peer-reviewed clinical trial data or those strictly adhering to evidence-based medicine without room for alternative modalities like energy work or homeopathy. It serves best as a companion guide for families already interested in integrative health. Those expecting definitive cures or scientific proofs may find the reliance on traditional Chinese medicine and biofeedback less convincing. It is a thoughtful resource for open-minded parents, but lacks the statistical depth required for academic or strictly conventional medical audiences.
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📖 Why choose it

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Why this book is worth reading

Families navigating the complex landscape of tic disorders and Tourette’s will find profound relief and clarity in this guide. It moves beyond the limited genetic narrative to empower caregivers with actionable insights into environmental triggers, nutritional deficits, and dietary influences. By detailing accessible modalities such as EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, and energy work, it offers a compassionate, holistic pathway for those seeking alternatives to conventional pharmaceutical interventions. Readers who feel dismissed by standard medical models will appreciate the validation of their experiences and the practical tools provided to support their loved ones' well-being through natural, integrative means.

⭐ Reader reviews

The starting rating comes from the team Esoterica Books —
⭐ Esoterica editorial review Editorial rating 4.5/5
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Parents and caregivers navigating the complexities of tic disorders who seek practical, non-pharmaceutical strategies to manage symptoms and understand the environmental roots of these conditions.

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Willow F.
November 9, 2025
Good but demanding

A friend in my study group recommended this one. I found myself reading passages aloud just to sit with them. It's become a regular reference in my practice. Some archaic spellings slow things down. Recommended with reservations.

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Oscar T.
October 19, 2025
Beautiful edition

Grabbed this during a weekend order. I appreciated how the argument builds steadily from first principles. Challenging in places, but never needlessly obscure. Well worth it.

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Liam M.
August 17, 2025

Was skeptical at first. It connects ideas I'd only seen treated separately elsewhere. The ideas are old but land with surprising force today. It assumes more background than a beginner might have. Still worth having on the shelf.

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Daniel D.
March 31, 2025
Excellent find

Finally got around to ordering this. The ideas are old but land with surprising force today. Already eyeing my next order.

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Hannah L.
October 7, 2024
Decent

Bought this as a gift for my sister and ended up ordering a second copy for myself. It reads better in small doses — a chapter at a time with notes. It pairs well with more modern commentaries on the same tradition. My only quibble is the cover feels thinner than expected. Good, with the caveats above.

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Esoterica Books editorial team

DeMare provides a compelling counter-narrative to purely genetic explanations, offering valuable perspectives on environmental and nutritional factors. However, this book is not suited for readers seeking rigorous, peer-reviewed clinical trial data or those strictly adhering to evidence-based medicine without room for alternative modalities like energy work or homeopathy. It serves best as a companion guide for families already interested in integrative health. Those expecting definitive cures or scientific proofs may find the reliance on traditional Chinese medicine and biofeedback less convincing. It is a thoughtful resource for open-minded parents, but lacks the statistical depth required for academic or strictly conventional medical audiences.

❓ Frequently asked questions

No, it offers alternative perspectives and natural therapies to complement, not replace, standard medical care.
While focused on families and children, the environmental and nutritional insights apply to all ages managing these conditions.

📖 Who should read this

Parents and caregivers navigating the complexities of tic disorders who seek practical, non-pharmaceutical strategies to manage symptoms and understand the environmental roots of these conditions.

🎯 Key themes and symbolism

Environmental Medicine

Nutritional Therapy

Alternative Modalities

📜 Historical context

Emerging from the late 20th-century shift toward integrative medicine, this work sits at the intersection of environmental health and neurology. It reflects a growing skepticism of purely biomedical models, aligning with the broader esoteric and holistic movements that prioritize the body’s innate healing capacity and the influence of external toxins on the nervous system.

📚 Glossary

EEG Biofeedback
Environmental Medicine
Vocalizations

📔 Questions to reflect on

  1. What environmental changes in your home might be influencing your nervous system's stability?
  2. How does your current diet support or hinder your body's natural ability to regulate impulses?
  3. Which alternative therapy resonates most with your intuitive sense of healing?

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