How to Treat Tourette's Syndrome Naturally

Since many of the medications prescribed to treat Tourette's Syndrome, a neurological condition that is marked by motor and vocal tics, can cause serious side effects, natural solutions are often recommended. Through proper diet, relaxation techniques and behavior modification, the symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome may be significantly reduced. Read on to learn more about how to treat Tourette's Syndrome naturally.

Things You'll Need

• Physician or mental-health professional
• Aromatherapy oils
• Mirror
• Vitamin and herbal supplements
• Cognitive-behavior therapy computer programs

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Instructions

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  Treat Tourette's Syndrome naturally by employing relaxation techniques, such as yoga, meditation, deep breathing and stretching. The nervous tics that mark Tourette's can be aggravated by stress, so engaging in any activity that alleviates tension can be effective in reducing the severity of the symptoms.

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  Use cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat Tourette's Syndrome naturally. CBT is a type of behavior therapy used by mental health professionals to remove the negative thoughts and emotions connected to random or seemingly involuntary behaviors. CBT can be very effective in treating Tourette's, especially when an obsessive-compulsive disorder is also diagnosed.

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  Ask your mental health professional or physician about new computer programs that have been designed to use CBT techniques to help patients when they are at work or home. While these programs cannot take the place of face-to-face therapy, they have been shown to relieve the symptoms of Tourette's when the patient cannot be under direct supervision.

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  Try one of the many herbal and vitamin supplements designed to treat Tourette's Syndrome naturally. These supplements usually contain natural substances that help to relax and reduce tension, such as trytophan, flaxseed oil, evening-primrose oil, blue-green algae and B-vitamin complexes.

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  Implement mirror therapy, in which Tourette's Syndrome sufferers study themselves in the mirror to see what their nervous tics look like. Studies have shown that nervous motor and vocal tics can be reduced once the patient is aware of what they are and what they look like to others.

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  Avoid substances that aggravate the nervous tics, such as sugar, caffeine or any type of artificial stimulant.

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  Investigate the effects of aromatherapy. Learn how certain scents can help you feel more relaxed. Concentrate on aromatherapy oils and essences from such scents as lavender, chamomile and sandalwood.