Gluten-Free Diet
★★★★★
I reckon Gluten-intolerance is the root cause of many essential tremors. I have read Gluten may is indeed be a very common cause of essential tremors.
Even without any gastrointestinal symptoms you can have Gluten-intolerance/Celiac disease. I am very grateful I found out about Gluten causing tremors, very happy.
(New South Wales)
10/24/2014
Hi guys, here's another person who became tremor-free after eating a gluten-free diet... Linda Lapeer, Mi said...My daughter, is an active college student attending college and playing college volleyball. Last Sept, 2010 she was at a volleyball tournament and she developed a severe tremor in her legs...
...Long story short, I read the book and was given hope that there might be a cure for her tremors. I told my daughter that we needed to make an appointment with an environmental physician as well as start on an elimination diet, adding one food to her diet per day to see if different foods affected her.
On the diet, she ate only fruit the first day, then vegeys and finally meat. She was tremor free for a few days, then on day 4 she ate some whole wheat toast before volleyball practice and her tremors started immediately. We researched wheat and suspected gluten was the cause of her tremors. We experimented with other wheat products; pasta, bread, cake and they all caused her tremors to return.
It has now been 3 weeks, she has eliminated all foods containing gluten from her diet and her tremors are non-existent. We have an appointment with an environmental physician (basically an advanced allergist) in a month but I feel we have already found the cure.
I urge anyone that has tremors, tics, etc. To investigate their diet and environment before they decide that their condition is hopeless and there is no cure. Gluten has been linked to MS, tics, tremors, tourette's syndrome, cancer, autism, RA, ADD as well as depression.
(Crescent City, CA)
06/16/2021
I've dropped all grains, and carbs except for what I get in vegetables, no underground, nightshade, or starches. It's had no effect on my ET. I am a Type 2 diabetic, and that's what got me off all of the above in January 2021 so I have my diabetes well under control. But now the focus is on my Essential tremor which has gotten worse over the past 60 some years (I'm 68) and am seeking the help of the Magnesium "posts" here on EC. I also do the B Vitamins, E, C, D3, and have ordered Taurine. I also want to get the Mag. L-Threaonate. Eventually try all by those who have had success over years of use now.
(Newkirk, Oklahoma)
09/21/2017
Please consider that flour has BROMINE in it which most of the wheat products don't tell you about. There is a flour product that doesn't have bromine in it if you want to make your own food.
Homeopathic Remedies
★★★★★
(Chicago)
09/14/2021
Try Fruitful Yield, or whole foods for your homeopathic medicine
(Brookeville, MD)
10/07/2021
Thanks for posting this. I'm going to consider trying the combo for my tremors. I know I can buy homeopathic remedies in the strengths 30c. Although they won't be mixed I would consider taking one tablet of each at the same time.
(Il)
06/01/2022
If you have any Indian friends you can ask them to bring the medicine. Or you can contact some homeopathy doctor in India. They can courier the meds. Try thru some reliable sites. I visit India at least twice a year, if you are in USA, I can bring them for you. It hardly costs anything. Maybe 20-25$ for your one year meds
(FL)
06/03/2022
(NJ)
12/03/2024
Homeopathic remedies originate from different sources. They were developed by Hanneman and employ the principle of like cures like. As in, a small amount of a substance ( that has been put through a series of dilutions) that would cause particular symptoms can be used to cure those same symptoms in a person already experiencing them. Homeopathy is a specific branch of Alternative Medicine using these remedies rather than pharmaceutical drugs.
(PA)
02/11/2023
Boiron sells all 3 in the states.
(Crescent City, CA)
02/26/2023
Iodine, Multiple Supplements
★★★★★
Two and one-half months ago my wife and I started taking 50mg of potassium iodide daily, and a month later made our own 5% Lugol's solution, taking 50mg a day of iodine in that form instead of the potassium iodide. Just a week ago she switched to four 12.5mg Iodoral per day and I continued with the 50mg of Lugol's internally, plus have been paint the palms of my hands daily with Lugol's solution. Additionally we have been taking 3000mg vitamin C, 400mcg selenium, 500mg niacin, 1,000mg tyrosine, 1,500mg DL-Phenylalanine, several forms of magnesium (magnesium chloride, magnesium asporotate, magnesium oxide), 50mg zinc, 100mg B6, 1000IU Vitamin E, 5000IU vitamin D3, a good quality health food store multiple vitamin/mineral plus 1 teaspoon of Real Salt. We just added a tablespoon per day in a glass of grapefruit juice of diatomaceous earth last week for the silica.
We started this regimen for a number of reasons. As for me, I would wake up tired and need a two hour nap every afternoon. I had no energy. I have an enlarged prostate. I have Dupuytren's constricture in the palm of both hands affecting the tendon of the ring finger. My memory kept getting worse. I have almond size cysts between the muscle and skin, one on my hip and one on my arm, plus a few other smaller similar cysts. I have trouble keeping my weight normal.
The first six weeks I had no side effects, but then developed pain in my kidneys and stiffness in my finger joints plus random weird feelings around my body, after which I upped the detox efforts (more magnesium, more real salt, added diatomaceous earth). The side effects are diminished to non existent now.
I have noticed that I can already straighten the fingers in both hands which I could not do before. The lumps in the palms of my hands are noticeably smaller. The almond size cysts are smaller but still noticeable. My energy level is fantastic by comparison to before; very few naps, plus plenty of energy for gardening and getting out. I am sleeping longer between trips to the bathroom, and am having mostly beautiful, intense dreams almost every night. My mood is now one of pleasure rather than dullness.
But the big surprise is that my hand tremors are suddenly 95% gone. I wasn't even paying attention but my wife pointed out to me that my hands were hardly shaking any more. I can hold them steady with no support; no more food falling off my fork; no more spills when I put down a cup. I can again sign my name and it looks like my signature. I wasn't going through this regimen for my tremors; but, I don't know which part of what I am taking cured them.
Tyrosine breaks down to l-dopa and dopamine. L-dopa can be absorbed into the brain, and along with B6 will then convert to dopamine. This may be what did it. But DL-Phenylalanine also breaks down into tyrosine so this is also probably involved. Plus the iodine, the deficiency of which I was treating, could well be involved. Plus iodine helps eliminate fluorine, bromine, mercury, lead, and arsenic which could be involved. I had been taking magnesium for years in a calcium/magnesium/zinc supplement, but in my new program I was taking more magnesium and in different forms.
I am sorry I can't be more clear on what out of the above cured my tremors, but the answer is in there somewhere.
(San Diego, Ca)
06/26/2012
★★★★★
Thanks for posting this. I am on a similar protocol and also noticed reduced hand tremors.
About 12 weeks after starting the Lugol's, I too noticed pain in the kidney area. I stopped the Lugol's temporarily, reduced my protein intake, and the pain went away. However, during the intense pain period, I went in for an ultrasound and cysts were discovered on my kidneys and one on the ovary. Followed that up with an MRI and discovered the cysts on the kidneys were gone but that I had an infection above the kidneys, diaphram area, and was offered antibiotics to clear it up, which I declined.
Although I developed this alarming condition (kidney/gallbladder area intense pain flare ups) it occured simultaneiously with the clearing up of my years long chronic fatigue syndrome. One of my theories on why I developed the infection was that I'd centralized a body wide low grade infection. Another was that taking Lugol's internally was stupid and causing an infection.
One of the things that I think helped with the kidney/gallbladder flares was the olive oil/lemon juice detox (I did a two day detox which required juice fasting then no eating for 24 hours except for citrus juice and olive oil - then released at least a cup full of gravel/pea sized stones.)
I remain perplexed about whether Lugol's internally is a good idea but the infection is clearing up. I am still taking Lugol's internally, but just a little ( a drop of the 2% solution few times per week) and am also painting it, especially on areas with moles to see if they clear up. Considering also changing to iodoral. Would love to hear feedback from other readers on experiences with kidney pain after taking Lugol's.
But, as for the main subject of this post, my tremors also disappeared after starting the Lugol's and magesium citrate.
Magnesium
★★★★★
(Crescent City, CA)
02/24/2022
Hi Jan,
I've been taking Mag Citrate, 500mg morning and night, for months, but tremors are not better. What type of Magnesium do you take and how many mg? Maybe I need a different sort. I am not taking B12, last 2 days since I received them. B12 is highest on the list of Bs, for helping ET, but that's just info I found here and there online. I'll try almost anything within reason, as sometimes, I literally cannot write out my own name.
Also wondering how bad your tremors were to start with, like keeping food on the fork and then not missing your mouth. That's truly happening to me :(
(faithville, Us)
03/02/2022
I chipped a disc in my neck and the fragment got stuck between two disc and within a couple weeks my upper left quadrant was becoming paralyzed. I was in so much pain, I could hardly get to the bathroom, until I went into shock, then I packed my hospital bags for surgery and made some extra meals for my kids to eat while I recovered. Shock is so strange.
Anyway, I love John Bergman on youtube teaches on the spine and I learned a lot from him. Once he taught that a tight spot on the spine could cause tremors in a limb. Well, I hope I shared some light. Not saying you have a disease he explains how adjustments correct shaking issues.
(Wilmington, N. C.)
06/11/2022
(Iowa)
08/20/2022
Magnesium
★★★★★
Dr. Carolyn Dean of The Magnesium Miracle 2nd Ed (a must-read for *anyone* with chronic health issues!) says in interviews that any magnesium that is well-absorbed will cross the blood-brain barrier; magnesium threonate had a single, questionably done study behind it, and the price is very marked up because of this. Ionic magnesium chloride is the true gold standard for absorption. Magnesium glycinate may be the next best option. Topical is great but you have to do lots of it every day, and it gets cost-prohibitive if that's your only method
(Crescent City, CA)
02/19/2022
Are you still around Kristen? I hope I haven't asked you before here, but I have ET bad enough that I cannot write at times, and my head shakes, and jerks so bad I have to be careful brushing my teeth. I have a post I'll share with you after they put it up here on EC, to tell you more about my ET.
I now do Magnesium Citrate 500 mg morning and night. I do feel it relaxes me but it is not doing anything after several months, for my ET in hands and head.
Thanks for any help, feedback, from anyone here. I am trying to put together a reasonable plan without taking a bunch of things at the same time.
Magnesium
Magnesium Glycinate is one of the best absorbed forms of Magnesium. Most everyone is low in Magnesium. Dosing 5x Elemental mg body weight in lbs. It will take time to restore Mg, so give it time, months. Other health issues would also be corrected along the way.
You could also add Mag L Threonate 2 caps a day, one at daytime and one before bed. 48 mg elemental Mg per cap. In combo with Mg Glycinate. Mag L T is the only form that would cross the blood brain barrier so this form of Mg could help the tremors in a shorter time.
(Wichita Kansas)
07/28/2016
Where do I obtain the faster form from? My tremors stop me from going places. I'm ashamed of it because people notice and some laugh. that hurts.
(Southern Az)
07/29/2016
Hi Ralph. Living in a rural area as I do, I don't have ready access to well stocked natural food stores. I buy almost all my supplements online. The Magnesium L Threonate is available on sites such as Amazon, I-Herbs, and Lucky Vitamins. There are different brands, but if I am allowed to mention a brand name, the one I buy is called Magtein (by Source Naturals). If you check out the section on "Essential Tremor", here on Earth Clinic, you will find suggestions for other supplements that may help you. All the best.
Magnesium
Ancient Minerals is a pure form and can be sprayed on skin or added to footbath.
(Fl, US)
09/24/2014
Magnesium glycinate is a form that doesn't cause diarrhea. Also it can be taken with or without food.
Transdermal magnesium can irritate the skin in some people.
Magnesium
★★★★★
(Boulder, Co)
01/20/2013
Helping my dad (til recently a very healthy active 88 yr old) who has had ET for many yrs (his mom had it, too) Doing things (eating, zippers, buttons, buckles, and more) has become difficult - slow at best. Recently chronic diarrhea caused him serious dehydration, and now his kids have become very hands on, realizing he has slipped a notch in the cognitive dept. He WAS taking a pile of supplements (re Drs Blaylock, Stengler, et al) and when I saw the amount of magnesium he was taking, I said let's give these a rest til the gut is stable. As I read here about control of ET with magnesium, I am stumped - maybe he should be taking it! I have felt like the diarrhea was a part of the bigger picture of ET, but clearly I'm no doctor. I do know it's possible to learn about things, especially with forums like this! Still looking - any ideas?
(Uniontown, Oh)
01/20/2013
Hi Dexter, If you feel your Father would benefit from magnesium but would like to avoid the diarrhea that can come with it, you might consider a product that contains magnesium-L-Threonte, sometimes called mag mind or neuro mag. It is a form of magnesium that is able to cross the blood brain barrier and helps with memory, but will not cause the other side effects you may want to avoid. Best wishes!
(Perth, Western Australia)
01/28/2013
(Austin, Tx)
03/15/2014
(Nantes, France)
09/24/2014
(Angleton, Tx.)
12/09/2014
I have colon problems, 1 1/2 ft removed, so I have constipation problems as well as essential tremors. Currently I am taking 250 mg of Primidone and 75 mg of Topiramate a day and I still have bad shaking spells. I do not drink sodas but I do have 1 cup of coffee each morning but it is 1/2 decaf. I use an artificial sweetener which I will discontinue after reading this board. I am wondering which MG product would be best for my situation and would appreciate a reply. I really need some help here. Desperate I am..
(Columbus, Oh)
02/21/2015
I have tried Primidone with slight improvements, but stomach aches and fatigue. Also tried a barbituate which worked well, but I was exhausted (plus it's addictive). Dropped diet coke and my ET improved dramatically for months, but returned. I'm 61 and have had this for 5 years. My handwriting sucks. I'll try anything. I'm going gluten-free starting tomorrow to see if that works.
★★★★★
I have in the past and now control them with chelated magnesium w/zinc - 800 to 1200 mg a day as needed. I find they show up more when I am agitated, stressed or exhausted.
Not sure if this is related but caffine from asprin, cokes, chocolate or coffee will really make everything internally tremble. Therefore, I haven't taken in any of these for many years - no more internal trembling. I have drank ice tea (black) for years and no trembling inside. My body also does not respond well to antiboticis so I try really hard to stay the natural course with my diet and any other thing that pops up. I am presently not on any medications or regimes and seemed to be basically healthy with plenty of energy for which I am very grateful. I am going to start ACV as this seems to have so many positive benefits. My neighbor which just turned 90 yrs. Old has drank Jogging in a Jug (ACV & fruit juices) for years and is still in great shape. This is a great website can't stay off it!!!!
(Reno, Nv)
10/17/2015
(Usa)
10/17/2015
While I'd never heard of Jogging In A Jug, the recipe was easy to find via Google.
I checked several sites and with only one exception, all had the same ingredients, but in different amounts. (That one exception was a recipe that included honey. The other recipes did not include honey.)
Here are the basics:
-1 quart red grape juice
-2 quarts apple juice
-3/4 cup ACV (Only one site specified Bragg's brand. The others just mentioned regular, old ACV.)
-3/4 cup honey, optional
Mix it all up, keep it refrigerated and drink 1/2 to 1 cup per day.
I, personally, wouldn't add the honey. Between the juices *and* the honey, that's a whole lot of sugar.
Good luck!
(Hope Mills, North Carolina)
01/08/2017
(Summerville, Sc)
09/20/2017
Magnesium
★★★★★
On my own, I started 600 mg daily of magnesium oxide since I had heard it might help with muscle weakness. While I was taking that, I ran out of beta blockers and tremor did not return. I figured it must be the magnesium that had been keeping my tremor under control all along. Since then I have been off of the beta blockers completely. My tremor is better as long as I keep taking the magnesium. And my strength is also improving.
(Smithfield Township, Pa)
07/24/2011
I find it remarkable that magnesium oxide made a difference since it is one of the least absorbable forms of magnesium according to the book The magnesium Miracle by Carolyn Dean, M.D.
(Wellington, New Zealand)
08/05/2011
Famous nutritionist Adelle Davis wrote that " (B6) is essential in maintaining a normal level of magnesium in the blood and tissues. At the same time magnesium helps to activate dozens of enzymes which contain vitamin B6: hence these two nutrients work together in the body and neither can function without the other. " Possibly where benefits have not occured when taking magnesium alone could indicate a deficiency of B6 and vice versa.
(Wellington, New Zealand)
08/05/2011
Further to my previous post, yes, magnesium oxide is one of the least absorbable forms of magneium, but is still effective for all that. Epsom salts in the bath allow magnesium to be readily absorbed through the skin, and doses of epsom salts are effective for muscle cramps, as I well know. Awaking with severe leg cramps in the night in my younger days, I would take a small tsp epsom salts in warm water and cramps would be gone by time I had finished drinking it. In smaller doses it does not induce diarrhoea. It has also been used effectively in treating epilepsy.
(Wellington, New Zealand)
08/06/2011
I got off track a bit there, epsom salts being magnesium sulphate not magnesium oxide. They taste quite different too! When my children were small I used magnesium oxide with calcium lactate and brewers yeast in their morning milk drink. The B vitamins in the yeast would have helped with making the magnesium more available. The negative with magnesium oxide is that it neutralises hydrochloric acid in the stomach so completely it should not be used by persons with digestive difficulties.
Magnesium
★★★★★
On my own, I started 600 mg daily of magnesium oxide since I had heard it might help with muscle weakness. While I was taking that, I ran out of beta blockers and tremor did not return. I figured it must be the magnesium that had been keeping my tremor under control all along. Since then I have been off of the beta blockers completely. My tremor is better as long as I keep taking the magnesium. And my strength is also improving.
Magnesium L-Threonate, Theanine, Acetyl L-Carnitine
★★★★★
Magnesium Threonate, Theanine Serene with Relora and Acetyl L-Carnitine.
Will keep taking, along with top ups of Magnesium Citrate and, occasionally, the Good Guru supplement that I mentioned. But, it's definitely those initial three that made and make the difference. Have started making art submissions again. Bless you for your initial post on the subject. Looks like I can have my artist's life back again. Thank you.
(Crescent City, Ca)
10/18/2018
WONDERFUL John!! How long did it take to notice a major difference as I've been on the same regime for 9 days only? I understand it can take a different amount of time for each "body" but I would love to know, Denise
PS Again, I am so happy for you and it is so reinforcing of my belief in a natural remedy can be out there for us;)
(Southern Az)
10/18/2018
Dear John,
Woo-hoo!!! Can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear of your "tremor - free" status. Nothing makes me happier than people overcoming health challenges, especially through Earth Clinc. I recommend this site to people all the time, but, as you know, you can only lead a horse (or burro! ) to water.
I have a bit of an art background myself, 30 years ago it was painting, but I mostly enjoy metal working now. Creativity is good for the soul!
Continued good health and blessings for peace and happiness through your artwork.
Soazburrolady
(Suffolk, England)
10/19/2018
Denise,
What I am getting is the occasional twitch in the bicep. But, I am able to hold a line and trace over it with 99.9 percent accuracy. Fingers still feel weaker than they used to, but they are getting stronger. Time taken, this time round because I couldn't afford the supplements, but had to grab them as the opportunity arose, I would say the overall period was four months. That's stopping and starting annoyingly. So, although there was a build up, I couldn't continually take them without breaks in the regimen. On a daily basis, without fail, I've been on the full dose since 5th September. I've also been adding, with varying degrees, Magnesium Citrate, Good Guru Memory and Focus, 8 grams of Vitamin C daily and Spirulina. Spirulina is a semi-regular in my ordinary diet anyway. I also add to smoothies some Gotu Kola, Brahmi and as many green sources of Magnesium as possible with fruits using my Nutri Ninja. I blitz up the Mag Citrate in the smoothies. I'm not zinging like I used to, chronological damage I think! But, things are definitely getting better and I'm not using all my strength trying to control tremors and I'm sleeping more soundly. As Marshall Sam McCloud used to say, "There y' go! ".
(Suffolk, England)
10/19/2018
We get there in the end! But, aren't we complicated. I'm ordering some more of the Theanine Serene and the Magnesium Threonate the coming week. I am thinking of setting up an art website with a friend of mine. That's my confidence returning. Many thanks for the steering. Your post gave me a positive direction. Please, thank your husband as well for me.
(Fl)
10/20/2018
Does anyone know if the Theanine Serene and the Magtein would help Parkinson disease? I ordered this today for my essential tremor but my husband has the start of Parkinson disease and wondered if it might help him.
Phyllis (Fl),
What has shown benefit in Parkinson's Disease is thiamine / vitamin B-1. It has shown potential to significantly reduce many of the multiple symptoms associated with PD when used at high oral or intramuscular dosing.
Art
(Fl)
11/20/2018
Hello Art. My husband said that he doesn't think that his Parkinson disease is not bad yet and does not want to add another supplement. I will be in touch if and when he decides that he needs more supplements for his condition. Thanks again.
Phyllis
Phyllis,
Many people don't realize that the currently available meds for PD and most supplements do nothing to halt or even slow disease progression and they merely work to try and control symptoms while the underlying disease progresses unabated even though symptoms may be well controlled for now. Eventually the meds can lose effectiveness even with increased dosing until they may no longer control the symptoms that he is taking them for. What I am talking about is different in this respect. When you are relatively symptom free is the time to be as proactive as possible in order to preserve what you have before the disease progression level becomes too advanced and irreversible damage is done to the brain.
I understand what your husband is saying and so I will stop here.
Art
(Florida)
10/16/2021
HI John,
I've truly enjoyed reading your info & comments. Might I ask the dosages companies and possibly an update? If you are still on here👌Appreciate
Terry
Magnesium, CoQ10, Botox
★★★★★
- magnesium (250 mg every am)
- coQ10 with lunch
- Botox injections every 3 months
This combination has relieved my symptoms to the point of being able to resume my life! NO caffeine trying to eliminate all chocolate :( Life is good!
(Sydney, AU)
10/24/2014
★★★★☆
Hello everyone, The tremour in my hands has become more difficult as I got older, I can't do cursive writing and have trouble with holding spoons. However, I have started taking Mega Magnesium complex tablets and this seems to have helped. Tremours have slowed considerably and I don't feel as though I'm shaking all the time. Hope this information helps. Regards Sharron from Australia
(Fountain Inn, Sc)
10/25/2014
(Minnesota)
01/04/2016
Sharon, how long after taking Mega Mag did you start seeing any results? Also, what's your dosage intake?
Magnesium, Flaxseed Oil, Essential Oils
★★★★☆
(Kitchener On)
06/25/2023
Hi Bernadette
I read that Vitamin D3 is for your nervous system. Adults should take 6-10,000 ius weekdays only. Stop all supplements on weekends. Start back on Mondays, stopping all supplements will give your body time to use up all supplements, so you do not over-dose.
Best wishes
Gary
Magtein, Theanine
★★★★★
The combination of Magtein and Theanine seemed to be working for me, then per suggestion of dr., I put them aside to try UNDA homeopath drops instead. After a relapse, I'm back to taking Magtein and pinch of Theanine bulk powder. At night I take Neuro-Mag, a lemon flavored powder containing vit d3, calcium, and magnesium threonate. Progression has been slow but steady.
(Mn)
10/04/2018
★★★★☆
It's been a little more than a year since my last post and I'm still striving towards eliminating ET. I'm following recommended supplements - Theanine Serene & Magtein. Theanine Serene is so potent, I can only take half a pill before bedtime which knocks me out for the night.
Magtein, I only take 1 capsule during the day, it makes me really tired.
I'm now going to order Acetyl L Carnitine - I've been hesitant due to some of the reviews and concerned about possible jittery reaction. Henceforth, I'm hoping for positive results to share in my next post.
