Almost Autism:Recovery for Kids, Support & Community for Moms
A recent study showed that 100% of dust samples from airplanes contained flame retardants, those noxious thyroid-disrupting chemicals that have been linked to autism and other neurological disorders.
Not only that, but the levels of flame retardant on airplanes “were elevated by orders of magnitude relative to residential and office environments.”
Your best bet? Bathe yourself and change your clothes as soon as possible after flying.
Yet another study shows that C sections and feeding your baby formula instead of breastmilk can change your baby’s gut flora for the worse, leading to gut dysbiosis.
The study’s lead author, Meghan Azad, says that, “Infants born by cesarean delivery are at increased risk of asthma, obesity and type 1 diabetes, whereas breastfeeding is variably protective against these and other disorders.”
I would go further and explain to you that many neurological disorders (autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Lyme, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, multiple sclerosis, etc.), digestive disorders (acid reflux, colic, colitis, Crohn’s, celiac, etc.) and/or autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, etc.) have gut dysbiosis as a core, underlying future.
Methylation is a subject that keeps coming up again and again for my sons and myself. It’s one of those all-encompassing issues like toxicity or gut dysbiosis because so many diseases and conditions are linked, directly or indirectly, to it or rather, a lack of it.
What is methylation? It’s the chemical process of donating a methyl group (CH3) to a molecule or compound. This doesn’t sound like much, but this little group is very important to how our bodies function, as I’m finding out.
It not only helps with energy production and builds immune cells and neurotransmitters, but it also processes hormones, detoxifies our bodies, puts protective myelin sheath on our nerves, and can be responsible for epigenetic gene regulation.
Because of its association with all of these essential processes, an inability to methylate is linked to a whole host of diseases and conditions. Methylation defects are linked to: [Read more…]
Great. Not only is triclosan, the drug in many anti-bacterial hand sanitizers and soaps, an endocrine disruptor (it damages your thyroid and hormonal system) and a pesticide (it kills your good gut flora), but now researchers are finding out it leads to muscle weakness, including cardiac weakness.
So not only is triclosan linked to allergies and any other chronic conditions with a gut dysbiosis component (like autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases, but now it might be linked to Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and heart disease.
Please pass the word. This is a product no one should be using!
My Children: Recovered from Sensory Processing Disorder, Acid Reflux, Asthma and Eczema, and getting healthier everyday!(NOTE: This is a blog I wrote for Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)3 non-profit of which I am a Board Member. We let parents know that recovery is possible from autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases and other chronic children’s health disorders.)
I have recovered my sons from sensory processing disorder (SPD), acid reflux, asthma and eczema. [Read more…]
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:
If you have any kind of chronic allergies, asthma, chronic runny nose, autoimmune, rashes, pain, swelling, digestive issues, etc., you have chronic inflammation.
Primal Cuisine: Cooking for the Paleo Diet
What is the primal diet? Heck, what is the Paleo diet?
As the author of “Primal Cuisine: Cooking for the Paleo Diet“, Pauli Halstead, explains in this video: “It’s the diet that humans evolved on, which consists of wild meat and fish, found vegetables and nuts, seeds and berries.”
She also tells us that “It’s a very good diet if you’re diabetic or have weight problems because it has virtually no carbohydrates.”
I would go further and say that it’s good for anyone with gut dysbiosis and/or autoimmune and/or neurological disorders, such as autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, asthma, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, etc. [Read more…]
Antifreeze bottle being poured
Say what? Antifreeze? If you’re taking Miralax or any other laxative that contains polyethylene glycol, you (or your KIDS!) are essentially ingesting antifreeze, which is ethylene glycol.
Chemically speaking, polyethylene glycol is made from stringing ethylene glycols together.
Once again, I was furious at the lack of knowledge (and condescending attitude) of my former pediatrician for prescribing Miralax for my sons’ constant constipation when they were toddlers.
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?
Not only that, but WHY are there also epidemics of developmental delays, learning disabilities, ADHD, allergies, asthma, mood disorders, sensory processing disorder, OCD, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases and ear infections?
One of the reasons, confirmed yet again, is that environmental toxicity plays a role. Epidemiologist Irva Hertz-Picciotto’s research says that a mom’s proximity to car pollution raises her risk of having an autistic child.
Dr. Phillip Landrigan and his team at the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center have been saying much the same thing about the detrimental effects of certain toxins such as lead, mercury and flame retardants on the neurodevelopment of children.
My friend and colleague from Epidemic Answers, Beth Lambert, has written an excellent book about the multi-factorial causes of these epidemics. In her book, “A Compromised Generation“, she has written about the perfect storm of causes, including environmental toxicity, leading to these epidemics.
Have you looked into how toxicity might be related to your or your child’s chronic illnesses?
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