instead of folic acid for those with MTHFR mutation (the enzyme that activates folic acid to folinic acid). Most people think that we can all get enough vitamins and nutrients from food. That may be true 100 years ago, when our bod- ies were not so burdened with toxins and when food supply were not so tainted with chemicals. The truth is our current food supply, especially if not organic, have less nutrients than expected. Our guts are inflamed leading to malab- sorption and maldigestion. To top it all, what- ever nutrients get absorbed are not activated due to enzyme dysfunction. The net result is a body that is malnourished of multiple vitamins and nutrients.
Detoxification
After all of the above measures have been addressed, it is time to detoxify the body. The liver naturally detoxifies the body every day. Ninety percent of toxins are fat-soluble; mean- ing they don’t just get excreted in the urine. The liver has to conjugate the toxin using sulfate-rich amino acid and convert them into less toxic water-soluble substance that can be excreted through the urine. If the body gets bombarded with multiple toxins at the same time, sulfate becomes highly in-demand but its supply is lim- ited. ION profile testing reveals that most kids with ASD have low levels of sulfate, therefore limiting their detoxification capacity. Hence, we need to provide their bodies with more sulfates to help them detoxify. The best way to give sulfates is through intravenous glutathione. This prepares the body for further chelation, the re- moval of heavy metals from the body. Chelation is a safe and effective way of removing heavy metals. Please refer to
www.autism.com and peruse through the “ARI Video”, “Understand- ing Autism”, and “Treating Autism”. Clinical studies, journals and articles gathered by Autism Research Institute regarding autism and toxins, testing and treatment are voluminous. The De- feat Autism Now! conference is now called Au- tism Research Institute. They are still held twice a year. It is best to attend at least one of them to understand the science behind autism.
Autism is Treatable As Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh says, “a
healthy child that eats better, sleeps better, feels better can learn better.” Her simple outcome studies revealed that children who undergo biomedical intervention respond significantly better to ABA therapy than children who do not receive biomedical intervention. Children with autism have a litany of problems. Parents get confused prioritizing what needs to be done first. My advice is to focus on your child’s health. If you know that your child doesn’t eat
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