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Comment on Mayo Clinic’s story: "Autism Diet: Are claims true?"
Comment re: Autism diet: Are claims true? Autism families need help, not opinionated discouragement from our nations leading scientific institutions. Why do organizations such as the Mayo Clinic spend time and effort trying...
Food Additives Finally Recognized as Causing Hyperactivity
A study published in September 2007 issue of The Lancet “Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial,” conducted by...
Julie’s Interviews with Experts
Julie Matthews hosts a weekly radio show in San Francisco called Reality Sandwich, where she investigates nutrition & diet interventions and other alternative and holistic healing topics. You can listen to Julie's past radio...
INTERVIEW with Julie Matthews
Betsy Hicks, author, diet counselor, and the mother of a son with autism, interviews Julie on her Autism One radio program that also airs on Heath America radio. Betsy and Julie talk about varied diet approaches, recent news about...
Scientists make Gut-Brain Connection to Autism and Harvard Professor validates Diet & Nutrition approach for Autism
Martha Herbert, assistant professor in neurology at Harvard Medical School, is a brilliant researcher and doctor. The thing I love most about her is her heart and understanding of the interplay of the environment and...
Fermented Foods that Heal
Fermented foods are live lactobacillus (the bacteria found in yogurt) fermentation - foods naturally fermented with good bacteria to help break them down and aid digestion. A majority of children on the autistic spectrum...
Strategies for Picky Eaters
If you have a picky eater, don’t despair. You are not alone. Many of my clients particularly those with autism) are very picky eaters – I’ve had children that could tell the difference between two lot numbers of a...
Raw Dairy with Autism
One of the most successful diets for autism (as reported by 1446 parents of DAN – Defeat Autism Now) is the gluten and casein-free (dairy-free) diet. Sixty-five percent state that their child improved when implementing this...
Healthy and Anti-inflammatory Fats
Fat is crucial for brain function and development. The addition of cod liver oil has been particularly beneficial for autistic spectrum disorders - increasing mood, improving cognitive function, aiding healing, and reducing...