Epilepsy Foundation warning shows that television, movies can reprogram brain neurology

(NaturalNews) Rapidly flashing lights and other fast-moving visual effects in movies, television, and video games can trigger sudden epileptic seizures and other neurological disorders in humans, and a recent warning by an epilepsy group confirms this. According to the Baltimore Sun, the Maryland-based Epilepsy Foundation recently issued a warning about the new, hit movie Breaking Dawn, which is part of the Twilight series, that essentially proves popular media's ability to reprogram brain neurology. Reports claim that an "intense birth scene" in Breaking Dawn that contains multi-colored visual strobe light effects has caused a number of moviegoers around the world to experience sudden seizures and other illness. And the trigger is allegedly so powerful and widespread that the Epilepsy Foundation has recommended that individuals prone to certain types of seizures avoid the film completely. "If you were parents of a child with epilepsy, you would not send your child to the movie," said Mimi Carter, director of communications at the Epilepsy Foundation, to reporters about the potential dangers of seeing the film. "Why would you risk it?" In one instance, a California man was rushed to the hospital when he began "convulsing, snorting, (and) trying to breathe" after viewing the controversial scene, according to CBS Sacramento. And a woman from Portland, Ore., told KATU that she began feeling "sick to [her] stomach," and became "really hot, really sweaty, like on the verge of vomiting" after watching the scene. The Epilepsy Foundation has been warning for years that light-induced epilepsy triggers, which are collectively referred to as "photosensitivity," is a "significant health problem," and that parents need to be especially careful about the types of media to which their children are exposed. This was made especially apparent back in 1997 when nearly 700 Japanese children were hospitalized for seizures after watching an episode of the popular Pokemon cartoon series (http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9712/17/ja...). A bigger cause for concern, however, is how these forms of popular media are potentially able to neurologically reprogram individuals in other ways. If repeated patterns of light in movie scenes or television are able to trigger epilepsy, what else are they potentially doing to reprogram neural pathways and alter thought patterns, for instance? Since it is known that these visual effects do, indeed, cause demonstrable neurological abnormalities in some people, it is possible that they are causing not-so-visible abnormalities in many others as well. Sources for this article include: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20... Stay informed! FREE subscription to the Health Ranger's email newsletter Get breaking health news + a LIFETIME 7% discount on everything at the NaturalNews Store Join two million monthly readers. Email privacy 100% protected. Unsubscribe at any time. Articles Related to This Article: • Children with Epilepsy Helped with Natural Ketogenic Diet • Canine Epilepsy can be caused by nutritional deficiencies • Epilepsy medication proving ineffective over time (press release) • Epilepsy drug poses high risk for fetal death and birth defects (press release) • Epilepsy and Psychiatric Drugs like Neurontin Double Risk of Suicidal Behavior • Drugs used in the young for mood disorders, pain and epilepsy may cause adult psychiatric disorders Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034385_television_seizures_neurology.htm...