What role does food play in overall autism recovery? You may have heard of the staple gluten free/casein free diet (GF/CF), but there’s much more to it than that. Food and nutrition matter greatly for those with autism and in overall autism recovery.
The definition of recovery is to regain health! Food is medicine that helps us regain and keep our health.
In show #36 we answer the questions:
1) Why does food matter for autism?
2) How does a parent get started with this approach of following a special diet?
3) What factors most influence one’s effectiveness and success, (i.e roadblocks to avoid and tips for success)?
4) What are some reasons behind picky eating, and some approached to help break through?
Note: show #36 will be in the show archives about 48 hours after the show airs live, (aired live April 9th).
For those already doing something with diet/nutrition:
1) How do you know when it’s time to further refine/change one’s diet approach, (beyond the “starter” GFCF or GAPS)?
2) What other food factors does one need to know about and consider? Let’s talk about Salicylates, Oxalates, Phenols and other things we’ve been hearing about with these diets.
Julie Matthews BIO:
Julie Matthews is a Certified Nutrition Consultant and published nutrition researcher specializing in complex neurological conditions, particularly autism spectrum disorders. She’s the author of an award-winning book, Nourishing Hope for Autism, and co-author of a comprehensive study proving the efficacy of nutrition and dietary intervention for autism – published in the peer-reviewed journal, Nutrients. Julie’s approach stems from her 17 years of clinical experience with autism and addresses the BioIndividual Nutrition® needs of each person. Using autism as a model for addressing complex chronic disease, her methodology helps practitioners specializing in varied disorders improve the health and healing of their clients through strategic therapeutic diet intervention. She has a private nutrition practice in San Francisco, California, and supports families and clinicians from around the world with her learning tools and professional training courses. Visit http://NourishingHope.com.
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Further resources associated with autism and nutrition:
Karen’s muscle testing video tutorial. This helps you determine if a food or supplement is acceptable for your child’s body or not, and what amounts are too.
Preparing to Begin the Candida/Gut Recovering Diet
The Feingold Diet
Studies Show This Diet to reduce seizures by 50%
Re-Introducing Foods Back Into the Diet
SNP Genes and Autism
Watch my podcast interview with Dr. Stephanie Seneff on The Dangers of Glyphosate.
Julie Matthew’s 6 Nutrition essentials guide
Free Autism Recovery Workshop
Help your child get the optimum results in Karen’s step-by-step online program,
The Autism Moms Mentor, working to improve the
biological health aspects for better focus and concentration, improved sleep, calmer moods, and a lot more. Already in over 40 countries, this program offers you the natural resources I used to recover my own son. It is unique in that it walks you through not only gut healing and detoxification, but also the co-infections often left out of a recovery program. It also includes additional components such as muscle testing
and emotional clearing to empower you to get the best possible outcome with support from a mom who has done it!
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