Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children finds eating healthy can slightly raise a child’s IQ Research is finding that a healthy diet will lead to a higher IQ. On the flip side, eating poorly can lower a child’s IQ. The findings were based on a number of studies including the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents…
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Hide and Seek Toxic Lead, It’s Not Child’s Play
“No blood lead level has been found to be safe for a child,”~ Dr. Mary Jean Brown, chief of the lead poisoning prevention branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention We’ve known about the dangers of lead, a neurotoxin, for years now. We know that even low levels of lead exposure can lower…
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism and Other Disorders, Can Diet Help?
Update May 8, 2014 as published in the journal Pediatrics May, 2014, study led by Cecilia Giulivi, PhD. confirms mitochondrial deficits in children with autism 19 Someone in our nonprofit group just asked “My Aunt sent me an article about research that found children with autism have mitochondrial problems. I know people in this group know…
Therapeutic Use Of Fish Oil for Apraxia, Autism Etc.
“Every so often, scientists really do discover a substance of transformative power, one with the ability to cure the previously incurable and improve the quality of life for the rest of us. Omega-3 fatty acids — a component of simple fish oil, once so prevalent in our diet but now largely absent — could be…
Added protein/amino acids and or enzymes help those with autism?
There is a new study I read about in an article called “UCSF autism kids study tests enzyme” “UCSF researchers are kicking off a clinical trial to test whether certain children with autism can benefit from regular doses of an enzyme to help them digest proteins, which may in turn improve their brain function and…
Two new studies…choice is diet or drugs to help TBI/traumatic brain injury (research amino acids)
UPDATE TO PAGE SEPTEMBER 6 2012 “Amino-Acid Deficiency Found to Underlie Rare Form of Autism Genetic mutations in a metabolic pathway could be fixed with protein supplements“ I wrote this page in 2010. The question is how “rare” is this? This most recent study only looked at 6 children and we are STILL at or…