Autism and Nutrition for the mind

The most significant contributing factor in autism is undesirable foods and chemicals that often reach the brain via the bloodstream because of faulty digestion and absorption. Much of the impetus for recognizing the importance of dietary intervention has come from parents who have noticed vast improvements from their children when changing their diets. Culprit foods might include: Gluten, Dairy/Casein, Citrus Fruits, Chocolate, Artificial food colorings as well as others.

Aspartame - the artificial sweetener with the most lawsuits

Aspartame is a leading cause of seizures, lupus, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, brain tumours, parkinson's, alzheimer's, mental retardation, birth defects, fibromylgia, diabetes, anxiety disorders, and breathing difficulties. It accounts for over 75% of the adverse reactions to food additiveseported to the FDA. Watch out for diet pop, other artificially sweetened products (aspartame is the technical name for Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful and Equal-Measure) and gum!