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Expecting Moms Can Protect
Against Autism Mothers that take folic acid or multivitamins before and during
pregnancy can significantly lower a child’s risk of autism, according to the latest research published in theJournal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry.
Take Magnesium to Metabolize
Vitamin D Vitamin D can’t be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels. Thus, it remains stored and inactive for as many as 50 percent of Americans on nutrient-poor diets, reports a research review in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. “Without magnesium, vitamin D is not really useful or safe,” says study co- author Mohammed S. Razzaque, Ph.D., a professor of pathology at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Erie, Pennsylvania. As a consequence, taking
vitamin D supplements can increase a person’s calcium and phosphate levels, even if they remain vitamin D deficient, he explains; and that can lead to vascular calcification if their magnesium levels aren’t sufficient. The magnesium factor may ex-
plain why vitamin D supplementation doesn’t necessarily help vitamin D deficiency-related disorders such as skeletal deformities, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. Natural sources of magnesium in- clude almonds, cashews and other nuts, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, egg yolks, fish oil, green vegetables, mushrooms, oatmeal, soybeans, sweet corn, tofu, whole grains, and pumpkin, sesame, sun- flower and flax seeds.
Researchers from Canada, Israel and the School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City, studied 45,300 children, at the age of 10 on average, correlating children’s autism spectrum diagnoses with records of
mothers’ supplementation. They found that women that took the
supplements prior to pregnancy were 61 percent less likely to have a child diagnosed with autism. Taking supplements during pregnancy was linked to a 73 percent reduced risk. The overall likelihood of autism was 1.3 percent of the children.
Be Well in Mind, Body and Spirit with Integrative and Primary Care
Grewal Center for Mind Body Medicine is an integrative and healing- oriented primary care practice. Dr. Kiran Grewal believes there is no separation between mind, body and spirit, and that philosophy guides her practice. Her goal is to cultivate an empathetic and respectful partnership with you so that you will benefi t from:
• A unique combination of conventional and integrative medicine • An applied emphasis on non-invasive treatments (whenever possible) • A focus on life-style interventions and the root causes of your chronic conditions
Dr. Grewal is a Board Certifi ed Family Medicine physician and Integrative Functional Medicine doctor. She has been practicing medicine since 2009.
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Kiran Grewal, MD Preston Professional Plaza
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