Nutrition plays an important role in neurodevelopment. This insight has led to increasing research into the efficacy of nutrition-related interventions for treating neurodevelopmental disorders. This review discusses an elimination diet as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, with a focus on the efficacy of the food additives exclusion diet, gluten-free/casein-free diet and oligoantigenic diet
Many of us know children or families affected by autism in some form. Over the years, the number diagnosed with autism has dramatically increased. Throughout the nation, the numbers of autistic children have increased dramatically over the past 15 years. Autistic...
Seaweed, quite honestly, doesn’t make my mouth water. I can eat it in sushi, but the thought of chewing some slimy, green and salty leaves isn’t that appealing. So why would we want to do that? Well, when you think of Seaweed, correlate it to IODINE. Then,...
Magnesium is a magnificent mineral we need in our body. As I sat down and began researching and understanding just how important Magnesium is in our body, I couldn’t stop reading and learning more and more. Magnesium is linked to so many issues we face in health...
Today in the U.S., approximately 1 in 68 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). New research on autism continues to expand our understanding of this troubling disease. Researchers are discovering promising genetic links that govern the structural development of the brain which could be at the root of ASD. This is providing better interventions and giving hope to families of children with the disorder.
Diseases largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago are returning. Across America, children are getting sick and dying from these preventable diseases—in part because some parents (more than 10%) choose to skip or delay their children’s immunizations.
