For Health and Balance

The headline reads: Autism and Diet: Many Questions to Digest. And the fact that this is published in the very controlled contents of the Washington Post is a breakthrough for many people looking for the truth behind the rising statistics of diseases in America. It may not be the actual food, but how the food is processed that holds the key. Breaking the Vicious Cycle introduces us to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) which helps us to heal the intestinal tract and rid it of bacterial and fungal overgrowth. Recent research indicates that it is proving to be a successful dietary intervention in treating autistic children, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.

Food is a constant part of our lives…almost hourly for some people. And with the massive amounts of processed food choices in America, one HAS to look at this as part of the problem/solution. The study linking vaccinations to Autism has now been “retracted” partly because it caused so many parents to skip vaccinating their children. Unfortunately, there is no mention on whether the statistics of Autism actually changed during this period of reduced vaccinations.

I have a few simple questions: how long has Autism been a part of the health problem? (same goes for MS, Lupus, and all kinds of other disease which are all on the RISE). Autism went from 1 in 250 children to now 1 in 110 in America. What else is on the rise? Processed foods. Vaccinations. Environmental toxins. Sedentary lifestyles. Being indoors. Technology running our lives. Hmmm….many questions to digest for sure!