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Biomedical
Interventions
While
Dr. McCandless no longer has a web site, I recommend her book as a
starting point to learn about medical interventions.
Read about the book at Amazon. Read the beginning of the book at Bramble Books [PDF File] As with everything, you need to do your research to make wise choices, here is a negative review of this book from the Westin A. Price Foundation. I still do think, the book is worth looking to better understand medical approaches. Carrie Information
about digestive enzymes built
and maintained by Karen DeFelice.
Information
from the
Vegetarian
Society
A note from Carrie, I would also add sensory processing disorders to their list of symptoms affecting the whole body. I see it time after time in the children that I work with. The Gut and Psychology Syndrome
Diet has its foundation [in] the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
created by Dr. Sidney Valentine Haas to heal digestive disorders...Dr.
Natasha Campbell-McBride has taken SCD and evolved it further to create
a full protocol for healing digestive disorders and subsequent
issues."
"Generation
Rescue is an
international movement of scientists, parents, and physicians
researching the causes and treatments for autism, ADHD, and chronic
illness. Our parent-volunteers are currently mentoring thousands of
families going through the recovery process with their children."
Free
resources for parents implementing the GFCF diet
A Yahoo
group is to provide a discussion forum for parents of
children who are avoiding gluten and casein.
Learn
about
Monosodium Glutamate,
MSG at this website. MSG is an "excitotoxin" which
overstimulates
neurons to the point of exhaustion and cell death. The
handout on
MSG that is downloadable from this site is very informative.
Research links MSG to numerous degenerative neurological
diseases, migraine headaches and other maladies. Be aware
that MSG is hidden in a number of foods under a variety of names.
A
personal website by Barbara Pratt that is chalked full of recipes and
links
"The
Coalition for SafeMinds
(Sensible Action For Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders) is
a private nonprofit organization founded to investigate and raise
awareness of the risks to infants and children of exposure to mercury
from medical products, including thimerosal in vaccines. SafeMinds
supports research on the potential harmful effects of mercury and
thimerosal."
Be
sure to check out the other GF/CF articles linked on the left - Picky Eaters, Getting
Started,
GF/CF on a Budget and more.
An
organization to raise
awareness and provide resources for
biomedical approaches to treating autism., based in the United
Kingdom.. This website has a number of helpful documents
that are free to download.
"The
Foundation is dedicated to
restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education,
research and activism."
I
have found the information from
the Foundation to be invaluable in managing my food intolerances.-
Carrie
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