Remarkable Autism Diet
September 29, 2008
I’m here to talk to you about the remarkable autism diet that I think is so important to those people that have children. The medical community doesn’t know much about why autism occurs and what starts it. There are many theories on the subject and there are a lot of people that believe particular food will cause a problem. Autism is a disorder where a person lacks the components of proper communication and typically this is diagnosed within the first 5 years. Specific foods do have the potential to alter the way the brain functions, that some doctors believe to cause or promote autistic behavior. I’m going to share with you some great information on this autism diet.
Gastrointestinal problems seem to be a problem for a high number of autistic children. There could be two possibilities for this. The first is that it could be related to the brain development and they end up with this problem. The other reason is that it is due to the diet. Even if removing the foods that cause this problem doesn’t cure the problem, it is definitely something that should be done. Autistic children that have diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems get anxious, upset and moody due to this, which can make it much harder to tackle the autistic problem.
There is a type of protein that Dr. Jerry Kartiznel believes children shouldn’t be eating. He believes the autistic diet that maybe causing autism or at least amplifying the problem is gluten. Gluten is a type of protein that comes from grains. There is also another type of protein called casein, which is found in dairy products.
These proteins have been viewed by some to actually help the body create a morphine like substance, which would definitely impact the brain. Dr. Kartiznel has an autistic son and when he removed this type of protein from his son’s diet, he found that he was much more attentive and willing to interact with him.
There is still a lot of skepticism associated with this because there is no proof either way. Autism has been really growing in the last few decades and only now is the medical community playing catch up. The evidence of any diet having an effect is non-existent, but there is no study that shows that putting your autistic son or daughter on this diet would pose any negative issue.
I believe it is simple to try and put your children on a gluten free diet as soon as possible. There is no health deficiency associated with this diet and it’s perfectly safe. If research finds out in 10 years time that this diet has no potential in preventing autism, than you haven’t lost anything. But if the diet turns out to prevent it and they figure this out in 10 years, you’ve helped your son or daughter. There is absolutely no risk in trying.
For additional information and plan click on Autism Diets.
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