What would it be like to go back to being able to eat, drink, wash, or enjoy the wind brushing past your face without repercussions? Regain the confidence and health you once possessed? If you’re looking to reclaim your freedom and get back the life you once had, then it is essential that you read this page and apply it to your life without delay. TN is by far one of the most traumatizing and debilitating afflictions to affect anyone and we completely understand what you must be going through and this is the reason we have dedicated our time and lives to helping people across the globe afflicted by this horrendous disease.
Food is medicine and no one can really argue that line for indeed you are what you eat and your food choices can play a major role in alleviating or aggravating your health condition. Although there are no clinically substantiated dietary guidelines to tackle Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) pain, the best way to deal with a hypersensitive nerve is by avoiding foods that are natural stimulants. Essentially, when dealing with trigeminal pain, you need to ensure to include foods that help in regeneration and proper functioning of your nerves.
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Causes, Treatment Options and Dietary Recommendations
TN is undoubtedly one of the most painful conditions known to mankind and although conventional drugs such as anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, pain-killers and surgery, could help manage pain attacks, many facial neuralgia patients often report that they still have pain that is brought on by certain activities, environmental conditions, and food.
Therefore, food can even aggravate your situation and you should avoid anything that could further excite your hyperactive trigeminal nerve. The best foods in this condition are the ones that possess natural antioxidants and have immune boosting properties. Therefore foods rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, magnesium, vitamins B, C, and E are preferred since they not only enhance your immunity but also help rejuvenate worn-out and damaged nerves.
One of the leading root causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia is the eroded myelin sheath of the trigeminal nerve. Nerve sheaths need high levels of Vitamin B and Omega 3 to grow back. In addition to certain foods, many natural herbs and advanced homeopathies such as sarcodes have potentially shown to help in this regard.
In fact, in an independent study “A group of physicians reported that Trigeminal Neuralgia patients obtained an overall reduction of more than 60% in pain intensity and attack frequency using Natural Remedies“.
In contrast, a review conducted on MVD and Gamma knife procedures reported that only 44% of the TN patients that opted for the complicated and costly Gamma Knife lived a pain free life!
Biogetica has a long history of helping TN patients and our Doctors tend to understand the many facets of this terrible disease better than anyone else we know in the field. Our Doctors have reached deep into every medical discipline to formulate our precedent setting all natural kits that are designed to address the root causes and lead you back to a life of health and freedom. As a matter of fact, our unique, multidisciplinary kits are a combination of three separate and unique disciplines: traditional ayurvedic herbs, advanced resonance homeopathy and ground breaking nutraceuticals designed from the molecule up to provide health and freedom to our patient community.
Our doctors highly recommend our Deliverance Kit with OM13 Formula for optimum nerve health. This kit has been meticulously formulated with evidence based herbs, nerve nutrients and homeopathic sarcodes. Each ingredient is included to play a specified role in the protocol. Evidence based herbs are included to boost immunity, strengthen the nerves and improve their functions, nutritional supplements help to nourish the nerves and sarcodes that are considered imprints of an archetypical function are traditionally used to remind the body to start utilizing nutrition to create the myelin sheath and stop the trigeminal nerve from firing at any impulse. Please feel free to discuss the benefits of this protocol with our Doctors for free at any time by clicking here. They can also help customize a Diet plan for you based on your exact case, constitution, eating habits and present condition.
Dietary Recommendations in Trigeminal neuralgia
A healthy diet should comprise foods that:
- Boost Immunity
- Fight Inflammation
- Rejuvenate Nerves
- Inhibit Free Radical Formation
So, Eat More of the Following:
- Brown rice, cooked or dried fruits such as cherries, cranberries, pears and prunes, and cooked vegetables such as artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, chard, collards, lettuce, spinach, beans, squash and sweet potatoes since they are rich sources of antioxidants that fight inflammation, ease nerve pain and strengthen immunity
- Low saturated fat diets, intake of excessive saturated fats blocks the body from repairing the damage caused to nerves in the face
- Seafood, beans, vegetables, fruits and very small amount of lean poultry such as chicken and turkey because these items are rich in vitamins that nourish the nerves and boost immunity
- Eat predominantly raw or perhaps, 75% raw foods and 25% cooked but vegan foods
- Drink alkaline water preferably and if you are unable to find alkaline water, drink spring water
- Drink vegetable juice daily or as often as you can. Real and living foods (raw foods, fruits and vegetable juice) will help the nerve(s) to repair
Food Groups You may Want to Avoid or Moderate
- Foods that cause sensations of heat (salsa, chili, and hot sauce), cold (mint), sweetness and sourness since they can potentially excite the trigeminal nerve and trigger pain.
- Some have reported trouble with spices such as cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and black pepper. People who are sensitive to smell may get pain when eating foods with strong odors or from steamy foods.
- Stimulants found in caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate and many soft drinks) and other sugar alternatives like aspartame have also been reported to trigger painful attacks in susceptible individuals.
- Foods that should be eaten as minimally as possible are red meat, whole milk, cheese, butter, cream, pies, cakes, cookies, chocolate, candy, snacks, nuts and ice cream.
- High acid foods (Citrus juices, tomatoes, gooseberries, etc.) lead to excess mucus production, and this excess mucus may exert pressure against sensitive nerves, triggering pain.
- Eliminate foods that contain a high proportion of saturated fats like Butter, Ghee, Coconut oil, Cottonseed oil and Palm Kernel oil.
Home remedies for Trigeminal neuralgia
- Heat packs and ice packs are known to relax muscles. For some people, placing ice packs over the cheeks and jaws is said to bring instant relief, whereas others find solace in using hot packs
- Sipping on herbal teas is also said to have a calming effect on frayed nerves. Chamomile, comfrey, St. John’s wort, and lemon balm teas can bring relief from painful episodes.
- Including carrot avocado juice will provide you with all the essential nutrients for healthy nerves. While avocado is rich in Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5 and folic acid. The addition of carrot supplements it with Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and folic acid.
- Ayurvedic wisdom recommends applying ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) oil for relief from nervous pain due to its potential anti inflammatory properties. The antioxidant properties boost the immune system and sedative properties potentially calm the nervous system.
- Rosemary oil is traditionally believed to possess analgesic properties that helps relieve pain. Its potential nervine properties help strengthen the cranial nerves, including the terminal nerve and its antioxidant properties boost the immune system.
- You may also massage the area lightly with apple cider vinegar.
Herbs and Other Natural Ingredients that Potentially Help Maintain Nerve Health
To augment the effects of a healthy diet, you can supplement your dietary regimen with several natural ingredients that have been traditionally used to alleviate pain and maintain healthy nerves. Growing research has also started gathering evidence on the possible therapeutic value that natural ingredients possess.
Hypericum Perforatum (St John’s Wort)
This plant is traditionally used for a wide range of conditions. It has been studied for its immune boosting, mood enhancing, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. An In vivo evaluation indicated that hypericum’s active components- hyperforin and hypericin possess antihyperalgesic properties, which may help counter nerve hypersensitivity.1
Biogetica’s products- TN formula and Equilibrium blend hypericum with other potent natural ingredients for maximum bioavailability.
Withania Somnifera
This herb is considered an adaptogen. It has multifarious benefits and studies have identified that it possesses anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antistress, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, hemopoetic, and rejuvenating properties. It also appears to exert a positive influence on the endocrine, cardiopulmonary, and central nervous systems.2 Biogetica’s Equilife combines this herb with other potent and versatile ingredients for maximum benefit.
Valerian officinalis
The herb is traditionally believed to possess nerve calming properties and may potentially help strengthen the nervous system. Traditional medicine suggests that it may also help relieve pain and calm the agitation arising from it.
Biogetica incorporates valerian with other resourceful ingredients in its Nerve Health protocols.
Biogetica doctors have considered and amalgamated the best ingredients backed by scientific evidence in formulating protocols that not only potentially coax your nerve to stop firing at the slightest impulse but also support, nourish, and strengthen the nerves for optimum functioning.