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?
Maternal consumption of wheat is a risk factor for schizophrenia. Wheat can be inflammatory to some people.
Most obstetricians do not warn their pregnant patients about toxins like pesticides in food, like phthalates or endocrine disruptors in consumer products, or like heavy metals in the environment that could harm their unborn child.
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. 
“Children whose mothers took antibiotics while they were pregnant were slightly more likely than other kids to develop asthma.
Babies born to moms with high levels of pollen exposure during late pregnancy have a higher risk of asthma. 
Prenatal exposure to cadmium, even at low levels, can have long-lasting effects on children’s IQ. Cadmium is found in cheap jewelry, NiCad batteries, plastics, car exhaust and fertilizers. 
