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.
In the wake of hurricanes and floods, mold remediation will be at the top of the list of many people’s cleanup efforts. Exposure to mold can cause significant health problems, both acute and long-term.
Having a son with a developmental delay was very hard on me. He didn’t walk until he was 20 months old. This was extremely hard for me because he didn’t walk until 3 weeks before his little brother was born, and I was having to carry him everywhere.
