Re: OT: digestion and the brain

[Guest guest]

I'm on another group regarding this very topic, but it is for

folks in the SF bay area. You can search biomed approach to autism or

DAN doctors (defeat autism now) and you'll find lots of info about the

biomedical approach to cure autism and kids with similiar " spectrum "

issues.

Here's a post I received about a noted speaker/doctor and this topic:

> ASA/PHP is proud to present Dr. Martha Hebert, one of the

outstanding autism researchers, on Monday, February 11, at Roche

Conference Center in Palo Alto. Please note this is not our usual

meeting date; Dr. Hebert will be in San Francisco for a conference on

Friday February 8 (see end of announcement for more information) and

has graciously agreed to stay over to speak to our group. We expect a

large turnout for this event, so pre-registration is advised. You

will also receive a written reminder. Hope to see you all on Monday,

February 11!

>

>

> SPEAKER: Martha Hebert, M.D. Dr. Martha Herbert, Assistant

Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Pediatric

Neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and

Director of the TRANSCEND Research Program. She is a frequent

national speaker, and has received the Cure Autism Now Innovator

Award. She is also the Co-Chair of the Environmental Health Project

and directs the Treatment Guided Research Initiative of the Autism

Society of America.

>

> TOPIC: Autism: A Brain Disorder, or a Disorder That Affects the

Brain? This talk will explain autism as a systemic whole-body

condition that is altered by the environment as well as by genes.

This inclusive approach yields a broader range of possible ways of

improving quality of life than considering it a genetically determined

" hard-wired " untreatable brain condition.

>

> LOCATION: Roche Bioscience Conference Center, Bldg. A-2.

> 3431 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto (directions below)

>

> DATE: Monday, February 11, 2008 (Note change from usual date)

>

> TIME: 7:30p.m. - 9:30p.m. Sign-in begins at 7:15 p.m. The

lecture begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. Please arrive early.

>

> COST: $10 for PHP members, $15 for non-members

>

> RSVP: Parents Helping Parents at 408-727-5775 or online at

> www.php.com by Friday, February 8. -Pregistration is advised.

>

> Directions: From 280, Page Mill exit towards Bay, R on Foothill.

> From 101, Oregon Exp exit (becomes Page Mill), L on Foothill.

> From Foothill, first R on Hillview, L at 2nd driveway.

>

> Dr. Hebert will also appear on Feb 8 NPART UCSF Symposium: " Medical

Approaches in Autism. Clinical Implications of Environmental

Toxicology for Children's Neurodevelopment in Autism. " For more

information: www.eventville. com/AutismEnvSym -

>

> Hello,

>

> This may be somewhat off the topic, but I thought I would share as it

> may help someone.

>

> Perhaps many know this already, but it was news to me. Recently I

> have begun researching autism as I guess 1 in 166 kids has this now

> and there are a lot of parents trying things with some success. I

> just read a book written in 2000 called " Unraveling the Mystery of

> Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder - a mother's story of

> research and recovery " by Karyn Seroussi (library can get it). Easy

> read and interesting - she makes connections between autism and

> digestion - specifically the possibility of a yeast overgrowth in the

> digestive tract which bores holes in the intestines and causes

> undigested proteins to get out and into the bloodstream and into the

> brain, causing serious brain impairments. Additionally the yeast

> fungus also is toxic to the brain/body. She explains how she coped

> with this to heal her son.

>

> Then I went to www.youtube.com and did a search on autism and found 6

> short video clips by Donna Gates (www.bodyecology.com) and Dr.

> Natasha -McBride titled " The cure for autism and mental

> illness - part 1 " (the rest are the same title but part 2, 3, etc.,

> just type title in search box to bring up). They discuss the

> importance of probiotics or beneficial bacteria to the health of the

> gut, very interesting information as well. Working with fermented

> foods as our ancestors consumed (Nourishing Traditions by Sally

> Fallon is a good resource for this also). The doctor made a

> statement that autism is born in the digestive tract. I feel I have

> just scratched the surface of this and there is a lot more good info

> out there yet to uncover, but I just wanted to share this as it may

> be helpful to someone.

>

> Reese

> Mom

>

[Guest guest]

For more information on this, look into The Kids Foundation in the United

States, and SPD Canada, a group that is just starting up. Both programs have to

do with Sensory Processing Disorders which are a large part of Autism, the

founder of SPD Canada can provide you with a lot of intestine/yeast/probiotic

information as she has been traveling this route with people in her care. She

has had a very long and arduous trek however has had some very interesting

insights and I'm sure would be happy to share.

Best Wishes;