by Julie Matthews, MS | Sep 28, 2007 | Autism, Autism Diet & Implementation, Digestion/Microbiome, Nutrition News
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 health. Recently, she was interviewed...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Apr 14, 2007 | Digestion/Microbiome, Nutrition News
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 have digestive issues or gut...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Apr 14, 2007 | Nutrition News, Picky Eating
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 particular product and manufacturer. In a...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Apr 14, 2007 | Autism, Nutrition News, Nutritious Food/Meals
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 diet. In fact, it is one of the...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Mar 31, 2007 | Nutrition News
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 inflammation. Many fats are...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Mar 22, 2007 | Nutrients/Biochemistry, Nutrition News
If the biochemistry of sulfation and methylation are too complex or (like calculus in high school) just aren’t relevant or interesting to your daily life, here’s all you need to know about it. To see many details on sulfation/methylation (including biochemistry)...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Mar 8, 2007 | Nutrition News
On KQED radio the other day, I heard a discussion about New York’s proposed ban of trans fats from restaurant food. Sheila Cohn Weiss, director of Nutrition Policy, National Restaurant Association perpetuated a common misconception (intentionally?) by interchanging...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Mar 1, 2007 | Nutrition News
Yeast (Candia albicans being the most common) is a pathogen, but it lives in check with the good bacteria in our intestinal tract. When we take antibiotics (anti = against life) to kill the pathogenic bacteria, we are not only killing the bad bacteria but also...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Feb 28, 2007 | Autism Diet & Implementation, Nutrition News, Personalized Nutrition/Special Diets
As we have seen in great detail (in my book, Nourishing Hope), many individuals with ASD and other neurological and immune system disorders appear to have faulty sulfation and cannot process phenols well. This protocol reduces phenols in the diet. The...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Feb 28, 2007 | Autism Diet & Implementation, Nutrition News, Personalized Nutrition/Special Diets
The Body Ecology Diet incorporates excellent principles of proper food combining, acid/alkaline balance with low acid-forming foods, low/no sugars and starches, easily digestible foods, fermented foods, and other solid nutrition recommendations to clear up candida...
