You’ve made the decision to get started on the GFCF Diet for autism, ADHD, or just because you think it may help your child. But, you may not know exactly how to go about it. In this post, I’ll give you 8 steps to help you get started on the GFCF Diet and you’ll be …
Treating Autism
7 Ways The Keto Diet Can Help Autism
The keto diet shows a lot of potential in helping children with autism improve cognitive ability, behavior challenges, social skill, and overall health. Many parents are finding the keto diet has helped their child with autism improve in many ways. From better language and learning to improved health and sleep, the ketogenic diet shows a …
Mitochondrial Dysfunction And Autism
“80% Of Kids With Autism Have Mitochondrial Dysfunction.”- Dr Richard Frye Treating Autism And Mitochondrial Dysfunction Energy governs everything we do: Eating Breathing Learning Processing Memory Detoxification Fighting Infections And EVERYTHING Else Without efficient, healthy mitochondria, any healing or progress is impaired. Not only that, life itself is affected. Whether or not our kids have …
Natural Allergy Relief For Kids
Seasonal allergies make us all miserable, and sometimes are kids even show uncommon symptoms during allergy season. Thankfully, there’s plenty of options for to provide some natural allergy relief for kids and parents. In this post, I’m going to talk about: lesser known allergy symptoms potential ways to manage the histamine response ways to help …
10 Foods That Cause Inflammation And Make Behaviors Worse
By avoiding these 10 foods for their child’s autism, parents are noticing fewer behavioral problems, better grades, and an overall happier and healthier kid. Many parents are turning to diet instead of drugs to help their kids manage conditions like ADHD, autism, anxiety, and other health challenges. But Why? How can food have such an …
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What Does Inflammation Have To Do With Autism? (and what to do about it)
Inflammation may just be the underlying root cause of autism. While no scientific consensus exists on this topic, one thing is clear. Inflammation is definitely playing a major role. In this post, I am going to talk about: The link between inflammation and autism The main triggers of inflammation How food can keep the inflammatory …
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Improve Gut Health & The Microbiome w/Kiran Krishnan (HHF 33)
If you want to prevent or heal from chronic health issues, then you must improve gut health. By now, we’ve all heard just how important our gut microbes are in maintaining health. But, how exactly do we fix a broken microbiome. To help answer this question, I talked with Kiran Krishnan, one of the leading …
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8 Reasons Why The Autism Diet Didn’t Work
So you’ve tried it, and the autism diet didn’t work for your child. Hopefully, you’ve not completely given up on diet for autism. There are a number of reasons why you may not have seen the results you were wishing for. In this post: You’ll learn 8 reasons that the GFCF diet may not have …
Anxious About Giving Your Kid Propranolol For Anxiety? (I was too)
No parent wants to medicate their child. I’ve always been against any kind of long-term meds for my son. Despite the many challenges of having a child with severe autism, medicating him was never an option for me. Sadly, things just took an abrupt turn. All the sudden, my son is taking propranolol for anxiety …
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What is cbd oil? Is it even legal? Clearing The Confusion on Cannabidiol
Despite the explosion in popularity, there are still lots of unanswered questions concerning cannabidiol (CBD). Many people continue to hear wonderful things, but still want to know exactly what is CBD oil. Making things even more uncertain is the current legal status. Is CBD oil legal or isn’t it? Compounding the confusion is all the …
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The Benefits Of Using An Infrared Sauna For Autism
We have spent years trying to help my son with autism detox heavy metals and other toxins. Unfortunately, we haven’t had a lot of success with this because his body is just too sensitive. This is why I am very excited to be adding an infrared sauna for autism treatment. In this post, I’ll share …
35 Gluten Free Dairy Free Packaged Snacks
Let’s get straight to the point! You’re here looking for packaged gluten free dairy dairy free snacks you can buy at the store. I’m sure you don’t want a long drawn out intro, so let’s just jump right into it. Shall we? In this post, you’ll find 35 Gluten Free Dairy Free Packaged Snacks for …
Can The Autism Diet Help My Child?
If you’re an autism parent, then chances are you’ve spent quite a bit time on Google looking for ways to help you child. It’s likely you’ve come across various articles discussing diet. Some articles promise incredible results while others unequivocally claim they do not work at all. But, who do you trust, and can the …
Tylenol Side Effects: Is Acetaminophen Really Safe For Kids(or adults)?
Tylenol (acetaminophen) is one of the most widely used medicines on the planet, and despite the known Tylenol side effects, the prevailing medical view is that acetaminophen is perfectly safe when used properly. But is it really safe? Is Tylenol really safe for everyone? How about for kids and infants? Is Tylenol safe for pregnant …
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Starting the Autism Diet: The Day I Almost Cried at Whole Foods
No matter where you do your grocery shopping, you can find a section with food for “special diets”. Even the local grocer in my small town has a gluten free section. However, that was not the case almost 10 years when my wife and I were starting the Autism Diet for our son, Ethan. We …
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Picky Eating and Autism: You Can Do it (and here’s how)
Picky Eating and Autism: Kids with autism are notoriously picky eaters, and many will even limit themselves to just 3 or 4 foods. This makes it feel impossible to even think about changing their diet. The thought of implementing a special autism diet, like the GFCF diet (gluten free casein free), can feel like an …
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GFCF Diet Guide: Complete Guide to going Gluten, Casein, & Soy Free For Autism
The GFCF diet has helped improve the lives of many children and their families. But, there is much to learn when you’re first starting out. You want to ensure you’re doing GFCF the right way while avoiding the common mistakes and pitfalls that may slow progress. In this article: I will share (click to jump …
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Hidden Sources of Gluten, Casein, and Soy
Let me ask you a question. Do you know what “Disodium Wheatgermamido Peg-2 Sulfosuccinate” is? Probably not, right? It is one of over 250 hidden sources of gluten, casein, and soy. The key to success with the GFCFSF diet is learning how to read food labels, so you can be sure to avoid these sneaky ingredients. Thanks …
Start the GFCF Diet: 5 Tips to Help You Begin the Autism Diet
Me: Are we really going to do that? My wife: “Yes, of course! Why wouldn’t we do it! If there’s a chance it could help Ethan, why would we not try it! It’s not going to hurt him, so yes! We’re going to do it!” 8 years ago, this was how my wife and I …
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Ion Cleanse after 6 Months: The Best of Times & The Worst of Times
The past couple of days has perfectly personified our lives living with a child with autism. We had an unbelievable win but were quickly brought back to reality in less than a day. When you choose to treat autism holistically like we do, the ups and downs seem to occur much more frequent and sometimes …
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