by Julie Matthews, MS | Aug 14, 2020 | Nutrition News, Personalized Nutrition/Special Diets
Oxalates are highly reactive molecules found in certain foods. They create pain and inflammation in the body, particularly for certain people. Oxalates are found in high amounts in spinach, swiss chard, nuts, sweet potatoes, beets, chocolate, and many other foods....
by Julie Matthews, MS | Nov 21, 2016 | Nutrition News, Stories of Hope
[This is part of our series: Getting Your Hopes Up: Stories of Healing Thru Diet and Nutrition. Each month we will be posting stories directly from mothers and fathers, on their experience using food and nutrition to help heal their child with autism, ADHD, and other...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Oct 18, 2016 | Autism, Digestion/Microbiome, Nutrition News, Scientific Research
A new study links autism-like social behaviors in mice to the absence of a single species of bacteria [1]. What’s even more interesting is that the study authors were able to reverse some of the mice’s behavioral deficits by restoring those bacteria in the guts of the...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Aug 19, 2016 | Nutrition News, Stories of Hope
[This is part of our series: Getting Your Hopes Up: Stories of Healing Thru Diet and Nutrition. Each month we will be posting stories directly from mothers and fathers, on their experience using food and nutrition to help heal their child with autism, ADHD, and other...
by Julie Matthews, MS | Jun 22, 2013 | Autism, Food & Nutrients, Nutrition News, Personalized Nutrition/Special Diets, Scientific Research
As a Certified Nutrition Consultant specializing in autism, I’ve spent the past twelve years researching and explaining the underlying scientific rationale for dietary intervention for affected children. The Research I’m surprised to still hear people say,...
