Articles

Welcome to the Natural Vitality Advocate articles section. This is where I share practical articles for people who are tired of confusion, hype, shallow health advice, and one-size-fits-all answers. You’ll find grounded guidance on healing systems, nutrition, detox support, epilepsy, neurological resilience, mindset, faith, and the hard-earned lessons that come from real life experience. These articles are not built around chasing trends. They are built around helping people think more clearly, rebuild stronger foundations, and live with more steadiness in a world that often pushes panic, performance, and noise.

• Migraine in 2026: What CGRP Treatments Changed and What Still Matters at Home09/08/2026
  I spent nearly fifty years fighting severe headaches and occasional migraine attacks, including several hospitalizations, until correcting an electrolyte imbalance finally brought it to an end. Here’s my story alongside a clear-eyed look at what CGRP-targeting treatments have changed in 2026 — what the evidence supports, and the foundational factors that still carry real weight.
• What Permanent Disability Declaration Actually Feels Like: The Day the System Makes It Official09/06/2026
  Nobody tells you what it actually feels like the day the system makes it official. The grief that comes with the relief. The identity shift that nobody prepares you for. This is that day, and what came after it.
• Concussion vs. Post-Concussion Syndrome: What the Research Says About Recovery09/05/2026
  Most concussions resolve within a couple of weeks. For some people, symptoms persist well beyond that window. Here’s what current research actually shows about post-concussion syndrome — how common it is, what recovery approaches have real evidence behind them, and when to ask for more help.
• B12 Testing: What Your Numbers Actually Mean and Why Most Doctors Get It Wrong09/02/2026
  A patient may be profoundly functionally deficient in B12 while appearing normal on the test most commonly used to assess it — often because of a widely overlooked cause that has nothing to do with diet. Here’s what food-bound cobalamin malabsorption actually is, and what to ask for instead.
• B12 and Neurological Recovery: What Epilepsy and TBI Patients Need to Know09/01/2026
  Vitamin B12 gets treated as a mild energy booster in most wellness content. For anyone managing epilepsy or recovering from a TBI, it’s actually a testable, medication-related factor that rarely comes up in standard neurology visits.
• Reducing Your SUDEP Risk: What the Evidence Actually Supports08/31/2026
  SUDEP conversations tend toward either exaggerated fear or false reassurance. Here’s what the evidence-graded research actually supports for reducing risk — and what popular fears the evidence doesn’t back up.
• The Isolation of Serious Illness in an Unfamiliar Place08/30/2026
  There is a particular kind of alone that comes from being sick in a strange place without anyone who knows your name. This is a reflection on what that isolation revealed — about resourcefulness, and about the limits of going it entirely alone.
• What Long-Term Anti-Seizure Medications Do to Your Bones and Hormones08/29/2026
  Bone density and hormonal balance rarely come up in a routine neurology follow-up — but for anyone on long-term anti-seizure medication, both are affected by the same underlying mechanism. Here’s the real science, including the contraceptive interaction gap.
• Dedicated Seizure Detection Devices: What Actually Works Beyond a Smartwatch08/28/2026
  Eight years is a long time in seizure detection technology. An updated, honest look at what’s available, what it actually does, and how to choose.
• Questions to Ask Your Neurologist: A Patient’s Guide to Taking Control of Your Epilepsy Care08/27/2026
  The standard neurology appointment rarely leaves room for the questions that matter most long-term. Here’s a complete list, organized by category, to bring to your next visit.
• Do Parasites Cause Cancer? The Real Science Behind a Highly Contested Claim08/26/2026
  Parasites causing cancer and anti-parasitic drugs curing it are two different claims, at two different evidence tiers. Here’s the real, documented science — including a close look at the viral fenbendazole story and what the actual evidence does and doesn’t support.
• The Truth About Intermittent Fasting: When It Helps, When It Hurts, and When It’s Dangerous08/25/2026
  Intermittent fasting has real research behind it, and real risks for specific populations most coverage skips entirely. Here’s the honest picture, including a more nuanced neurological angle than ‘fasting is dangerous for epilepsy.’
• Magnesium: The Invisible Deficiency Behind Anxiety, Migraines, and Poor Sleep08/24/2026
  Magnesium is involved in 300+ enzymatic reactions and may be the most overlooked mineral deficiency in modern diets. Here’s the honest, carefully-sourced picture on its role in nervous system excitability — including what the evidence does and doesn’t support.
• Growing Up Outside of Everything: What It Was Like Before Epilepsy Had a Name08/23/2026
  Long before any diagnosis existed to explain it, there was a quiet unevenness to ordinary life — the sense of being subtly outside of things without knowing why. This is what that felt like, and why naming it later changed everything and nothing.
• Potassium: The Mineral Most Americans Are Dangerously Deficient In08/22/2026
  Salt gets all the attention in electrolyte conversations — potassium is the more consequential gap for most people. Here’s what it actually does, why modern diets fall short, and the real cardiac risks of supplementing carelessly.

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• Where Healing Actually Happens: Letting Go of Yesterday and Tomorrow
  For most of my healing journey I was either grieving the past or dreading the future — and neither place has any healing power. In this post I share what I’ve discovered about why real healing only happens in the present moment, and how letting go of yesterday and tomorrow has been one of the most transformative shifts in my recovery.
• What Does It Actually Mean to Be Healthy?
  Modern culture has become obsessed with appearance, optimization, and performance, but real health is often revealed through the quieter signals most people ignore. From digestion and sleep to nervous system balance, recovery, emotional regulation, and daily function, this article explores what genuine wellness actually looks and feels like beneath the surface.
• 5G and EMF Exposure: What the Evidence Actually Shows (And How to Evaluate It Yourself)
  Viral claims about 5G towers and EMF exposure are full of fear — but light on evidence. Here’s what the research actually documents, what remains genuinely unsettled, and a real case study most people got wrong.
• Why Healing Isn’t Linear — And Why That’s Not a Failure
  My journey has been anything but linear. I’ve lived through seizures, surgeries, permanent injury, and long stretches where I genuinely didn’t know if I’d ever get my life back. Here’s what non-linear healing actually looks like from inside it.