Super Nu Thera/Nu Thera comments

September 2, 2001

This supp comes up for discussion often, so I want to post our recent

experience. SNT was recommended for my son (then 9) during a DAN

consult 1 1/2 yrs ago. I was out major $$ during the next few months

trying to find a version of it that Ian would not gag on before I

gave up. Later the Nu Thera capsules came out - very small & easy to

swallow. (We also use CLO, but that started pre-GFCF). Ian seemed

to go thru a hyper phase at first. (I goofed and failed to start NT

at a reduced level and build up.) That effect faded, but I didn't

see any changes thereafter; on the other hand, progress was

continuing with GFCF, so I can't honestly say what did what. After a

few months, we occasionally missed a dose, and Ian seemed to become

hyper & unfocussed for a day.

During the past couple of weeks, I've been down with a nasty, long

lasting flu and regularly missed Ian's am vitamin schedule (NT &

CLO). School started up again, and homework has been a nightmare.

Also, two people (who didn't know Ian previously & his AspS dx) have

commented about his ADHD behavior. Well, that snapped me back into

gear, he's back on his vitamin protocol, and the situation has

quickly improved. I can now see that NT is an important part of his

recovery.

When I looked at Rimland's work with supps, I realized that the

effects are usually long term, weeks - not days. So for newbies who

are looking at supps and wondering what's worth the effort & expense,

I suggest that you consider a long term approach to the issue and not

base any decisions on whether there's an immediate positive or

negative response.

(Of course, not all children benefit from SNT/NT. The point is that

I would have missed an opportunity to help my child if I hadn't

utilized these supps over the long haul, just as some children take

awhile to respond to GFCF without apparent benefit until there's an

infringement.)

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