tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post8883252419769974903..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Brain Efficiency, Pediatric EditionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-77776234558016884782010-12-06T15:31:56.955-05:002010-12-06T15:31:56.955-05:00Have you had a look at natasha campbell mc bride&#...Have you had a look at natasha campbell mc bride's book, The Gut and Psychology Syndrome? She tracks the pathogenesis of autism back to the mother's gut and vaginal flora and to a (possibly concurring) lack of breastfeeding which would harm the child's gut and make it permeable. Thus the problems with gluten and casein. She explains that a "simple" gluten- free and casein free diet won't help per se, without a lengthy protocol to correct disbiosis and heal the gut by populating with the good flora.<br />What do you think?<br />By the way, i find your blog simply amazing!Thalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549841294167786060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-23868162236349907792010-12-04T22:31:39.655-05:002010-12-04T22:31:39.655-05:00I had a client with Schizophrenia (fairly well con...I had a client with Schizophrenia (fairly well controlled on meds) last year who took my recommendation to try paleo eating (her mother had Hashimotos, so I thought about the gluten connection, she also supported her eating change) She had been eating complete junk, lots of energy drinks, smoked, had awful indigestion, and constipation. And slept a lot of the day and felt unable to work.<br />To my surprise, she went full paleo, stopped smoking, stopped all the junk food and sugar, - indigestion gone, constipation gone, slept more normally, went back to work part time, - all in one week! Was I amazed. Not sure where she is at now, but might see if I can contact her and see if she is still paleo and if so what difference it made.juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708012296463731739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-47038105715345938292010-12-03T16:59:40.641-05:002010-12-03T16:59:40.641-05:00Qualia - yes that was a special case. I know that...Qualia - yes that was a special case. I know that a recent study showed that children who later became autistic had differences in eye gaze patterns as early as 4 weeks. I really don't think vaccines are to blame in the vast majority of cases, and there are a number of large studies where vaccines were looked at very carefully. I just don't see vaccines as being that stressful on the mitochondria unless you have a 1 in a million reaction. <br /><br />Jamie - they had a robust result! <br /><br />Julianne - I haven't looked at that but I will. My general rule is as follows - for a disease without known cure, if you have an alternative treatment that won't hurt and could possibly help, why not give it a try, as long as the parents know that it can be a long shot sometimes. I feel the same way about gluten-free diets and schizophrenia. It's probably not going to help (the psychosis, leaving aside the other gluten issues at the moment - gluten free trials helped 2 in 17 people in a small study?), but given the other case studies in the literature and the antibody studies, it seems wrong not to give the families the information and talk about a gluten-free trial for a few months.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-46735087844233511612010-12-03T16:47:43.904-05:002010-12-03T16:47:43.904-05:00Thanks Emily - interesting stuff.
Have you read D...Thanks Emily - interesting stuff.<br /><br />Have you read Dr Kenneth Bock's book "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics, Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies"?<br />His approach looks at all these contributing factors and tries to rectify them: modern toxins, nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalances, genetic vulnerabilities, assaults on immune and gastrointestinal systems.<br /><br />I wondered what your thoughts are on his approach.<br />http://www.rhinebeckhealth.com/rhc/bio_kbock.phpjuliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708012296463731739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-49542939708105332632010-12-03T15:01:54.423-05:002010-12-03T15:01:54.423-05:00That is properly cool. Thanks Emily... I'm go...That is properly cool. Thanks Emily... I'm going to have several rereads of this to spark up my thinking a bit more. But put petrol into a diesel engine and see what happens. That might be the case here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-73731972775445539262010-12-03T13:09:20.412-05:002010-12-03T13:09:20.412-05:00remember the recent (first) court case a mother of...remember the recent (first) court case a mother of an autistic son won against a vaccination company? iirc the finding was that the vaccines caused massive damage to the immune system because the child had defective mitochondria (or somethign like that). autism in this magnitude is a rather recent phenomenon and we should ask us what has changed in the last 100 years. i'd day its a combination of vitamin D deficiency of the mother (and later, of the child), a ridiculous number of vaccinations very early in life, environmental toxins (mainly mercury, Pb), food allergies, food quality, gut problems. see dr hymans approach for example: http://is.gd/i9rLOqualiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612054480291962053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-46469430236742134022010-12-03T12:53:12.098-05:002010-12-03T12:53:12.098-05:00Ned, the authors hemmed and hawed a bit over the r...Ned, the authors hemmed and hawed a bit over the reasoning behind the extra mitochondrial DNA - I think they felt it was more a sign of the oxidative stress than a cause of the problem. Poorly functioning mitochondria => lots of free radicals => errors in DNA replication of any DNA that is hanging around. The deletion they found was for cytochrome b in both the kids who had a deletion. Not sure if that has any meaning whatsoever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-22221629858487883162010-12-03T11:15:35.747-05:002010-12-03T11:15:35.747-05:00Fascinating study. However, the authors seem to in...Fascinating study. However, the authors seem to infer that the mutations causing autism might be in mDNA (maybe I'm wrong). I have my doubts, as the vast majority of traits seem to be coded for (i.e., influenced) by nuclear DNA. In fact, the structure and function of the mitochondria themselves are largely coded by nuclear DNA, not mDNA.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-714761447677182682010-12-03T10:19:06.170-05:002010-12-03T10:19:06.170-05:00Awesome post! Your statement "It is 5% of our...Awesome post! Your statement "It is 5% of our body weight, but comprises 20% of our metabolism. Therefore, any genetic predisposition to dysfunctional mitochondria may show up was a brain problem." reminds me of what Seth Roberts says about how simple mental functioning tests can be so telling about our metabolic health.Aaron Blaisdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204484453346358921noreply@blogger.com