New research suggests that mom’s inflammation during pregnancy contributes to a higher risk of autism.
Inflammation was measured by the amount of C-reactive protein (CRP) in a pregnant woman’s blood.
Results were striking:
- Pregnant women with CRP in the top 20th percentile have a 43% increased risk of having a child with autism.
- Pregnant women whose CRP is in the top 10th percentile have a whopping 80% higher risk of having an autistic child.
If you have any kind of chronic allergies, asthma, chronic runny nose, autoimmune, rashes, pain, swelling, digestive issues, etc., you have chronic inflammation.
Have you ever wondered WHY there’s such an epidemic of autism these days? Why is the rate now 1 in 50, when it was only 1 in 10,000 a couple of decades ago?
Did you know that gut dysbiosis, which means there are too many pathogens outnumbering probiotic bacteria, is linked to autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, allergies, asthma, sensory processing disorder, colic, eczema, IBS and autoimmune diseases like lupus, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis?
It’s a bad idea to take antibiotics during pregnancy. Children whose mothers took antibiotics during pregnancy are more likely to develop asthma, as well as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, dyslexia, arthritis, allergies, depression, bipolar disorder, eczema, kidney problems, schizophrenia, acid reflux, colic and autoimmune disorders. 
And here’s yet another reason to eat organic food: pesticides might be causing your food allergies. Dichlorophenols, such as the pesticide 2,4-D as well as moth balls and room deodorizers, kill bacteria, including the good bacteria in your gut and may thus contribute to gut dysbiosis. 
Chlorine in tap and pool water has been linked to a rising number of people with food allergies. Chlorine is an endocrine disruptor that also kills good gut flora. 
The etiology of autism may be similar to that for eczema, asthma and allergic responses. One of the reasons is sulfation, which affects the function of proteins and peptides, among other things. Sulfate is produced by oxidation of methionine or cysteine, which are both sulfur-containing amino acids. 
It’s something that biomedical doctors, functional-medicine doctors and naturopaths have known about for years, but the 
Why is there such an epidemic of autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases and more in our children today?
