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Jemma, welcome! This sounds like you may be experiencing some plasticity. They are finding out that some people with brain injuries are able to develop new neurons that help create new connections in brain tissue.

This may be happening to you. There are several books out there that discuss this and they have evidence to prove it. Normal people never use their entire brain, so any undamaged tissue may be re-learning and helping your recovery.
 
Eliminating aspartame from your diet (found in a lot of 'diet' foods) can also have a masiive effect by dramatically reducing the amount of seizures you have. Cutting out aspartame has halved the amount of seizures my daughter and I have.
 
What I did was do a Google search of "aspartame products"
I can up with one link that seems to be fairly thorough.

The Following Reduced Calorie Products Have Aspartame-Sweetened Choices

* Breath Mints
* Carbonated Soft Drinks
* Cereals
* Chewing Gum
* Flavored Syrups for Coffee
* Flavored Water Products
* Frozen Ice
* Frozen Ice Cream Novelties
* Fruit Spreads
* Gelatin, Sugar Free
* Hard Candies
* Ice cream Toppings
* Ice Creams, No Sugar Added or Sugar Free
* Iced Tea, Powder
* Iced Tea, Ready to Drink
* Instant Cocoa Mix
* Jams & Jellies
* Juice Blends
* Juice Drinks
* Maple Syrups
* Meal Replacements
* Mousse
* No Sugar Added Pies
* Non-Carbonated Diet Soft drinks
* Nutritional Bars
* Powdered Soft Drinks
* Protein Nutritional Drinks
* Pudding
* Soft Candy Chews
* Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup
* Sugar Free Cookies
* Sugar Free Ketchup
* Table Top Sweeteners
* Vegetable Drinks
* Yogurt, Drinkable
* Yogurt, Fat Free
* Yogurt, Sugar Free
Click to expand...
http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_products.html
 
I would personally also be very careful of products with any MSG. It is a neurotoxin.
It doesn't always say monosodium glutamate. It will be Citric Acid, Maltodextrin, Soy Protein, Caramel Flavoring, Broth, ... 40 names they allow to confuse us.
 
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