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Gluten-free and Casein-free Diet
August 25, 2008 |
In the book, Special Diets for Special Kids Two by Lisa Lewis…… it talks about how mothers notice that their autistic children were malnourished. They were malnourished because they couldn’t absorb nutrients from their food. After the children began a gluten-free and casein-free diet with vitamin supplements, mothers reported a huge change in their children.
If a child is born with a weaker immune system and is vaccinated; the mercury from the vaccination can cause damage to the gut. The gut looses its ability to process certain proteins found in gluten and dairy products. These substances act like opiates in their bodies, which means the children can behave like a drunk. There seems to be a direct correlation between the the gut and the brain and your child’s behavior.
What is a gluten-free diet?
A gluten-free diet is a diet free from gluten and gluten-like proteins. Gluten proteins are found in wheat, oats, rye, barley, bulgar, durum, kamut and spelt, and foods made from those grains. They are also found in food starches, semolina, couscous, malt, some vinegars, soy sauce, flavorings, artificial colors and hydrolyzed vegetable proteins.
What is a casein-free diet?
A casein free diet is a diet free from casein protein. Casein proteins are found in milk and foods containing milk, such as cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream, whey and even some brands of margarine. Casein may also be added to non-milk products such as soy cheese and hot dogs in the form of caseinate.
At first the diet may seem like a lot of work.
You must carefully read the ingredients on food packages. You must educate yourself of “hidden” casein and “hidden” gluten on ingredient lists, such as caseinate, lactose, bran, spices or certain types of vinegar. You will want to substitute your child’s favorite foods, such as the milk, cheese, or ice cream.
Foods your child can get.
Foods that CAN be eaten on a gluten-free, casein-free diet include rice, quinoa, amaranth, potato, buckwheat flour, teff, corn, fruits, vegetables, beans, tapioca, poultry, fish, nuts, eggs, and sorghum, and others. Almond milk and rice milk are great substitutes for cow’s milk. Coconut Bliss is a great substitute for ice cream.
Is it worth it?
Many parents say changing their child’s diet was worth it. After a couple of weeks, their child’s tantrums diminish by half. The diet seem to help ‘clear the fog’ so their child can speak in sentences.
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[...] Some parents may use treatments that are outside of conventional medicine. They may include special gluten-free and casein-free diet(wheat and dairy free), vitamin supplements, Vitamin B12 Shots, probiotics, hyberbaric chamber, [...]
[...] GFCF diet. This is the foundation for treating autism. Children who most crave dairy and/or wheat a lot are most likely to benefit. Cade’s large study of 150 children with autism found that 87 % had IgG antibodies(allergy) to gluten and 90% had IgG antibodies to casein. In one of the studies, whose followed the a GFCF diet, 81% improved significantly by the third month, with improvements continuing over the next 12 months. Interestingly, among the 19 % who did not improve, about 1/3 of them were not following the GFCF diet, and had high amount of gluten and casein peptides still in their blood. Cade R, Privette M et al. “Autism and Schizophrenia: Intestinal Disorders” Nutz. Neurosci 3 (2000) 57-72. Published by Overseas Pubblishers Association, (OPA)N.V. : Knivsberg AM, Reichelt KL, Nodland M. Reports on dietary intervention in autistic disorders. Nutr Neurosci. 2001;4(1):25-37 Review. [...]
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