The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) or Restricted Carbohydrate diet (a version modified to include those who are also GFCF), offers another approach to treating the GI symptoms associated with autism. Originally designed for patients with Crohn’s disease & Ulcerative Colitis, the SCD is based on research which has found that by consuming certain carbohydrates & […]
The Yeast-Free or Candida diet is used when test results and/or a patient’s pattern of physical symptoms suggest the presence of intractable candidiasis, or yeast syndrome. In many, symptoms of yeast syndrome range from fatigue, digestive problems, and recurrent yeast infections, to irritability, memory loss and depression. Yeast overgrowth has also been found to be […]
There is a growing body of research for what is referred to as the “opiate peptide theory“. This research indicates that the ingestion of the two proteins gluten; found in wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt, among other grains, and casein, a milk protein, affect normal brain function. It may be that a digestive abnormality […]
