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As a Certified Nutrition Consultant specializing in autism for over ten years, I have found the GAPS Diet to be one of the most effective strategies for aiding health and healing. Extensive scientific research indicates that...
Food allergies are very common in children with autism, ADHD, and related disorders, and have been significantly on the rise in the last decade. There are many theories and "possible" causes including: the hygiene theory (being...
Oxalates are sharp crystals that are very inflammatory. Oxalates bind to minerals in the diet like calcium and can create mineral deficiencies. They can perpetuate a yeast overgrowth, even if you are on a low sugar and starch-free diet like the GAPS diet. They can...
Reposted from December 31, 2008, NourishingHope.com By Julie Matthews, Certified Nutrition Consultant As an autism nutrition consultant, I’ve been supporting clients following the Gluten-Free Casein-Free (GFCF) diet for...
The Journal of Child Neurology published a special article online June 29, 2009 (published ahead of printing) entitled “Celiac Disease Presenting as Autism.” The article is a case study of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with autism...
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...
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...
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet was introduced by Dr. Merrill Haas and made popular by Elaine Gottschall in Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet eliminates all disaccharides (two-sugar molecules) and...
Removing all food sensitivities is an important step in the process of cleaning up the diet for anyone with the symptoms described below, an autistic spectrum disorder, or autoimmune conditions. ...
I recommend most people try GFCF regardless of the IgG and opiate test results. The test results can be incorrect and so many children show some level of improvement that the diet is worth the effort. Some DAN!...