From specialized diet and supplement regimens to a variety of alternative therapies, parents have a wealth of complementary options from which to choose. One integrative approach, however, is showing exceptional, research-backed promise: healing the gut.
Dr. Bock just recently spoke at the Common Threads seminar at Columba University Medical Center in NYC.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is growing at an alarming rate! CDC surveillance reports show the prevalence of ASD in American children is about 1 in 68.
Detoxification requires a good deal of energy. Unfortunately, the accumulation of toxins can damage the mitochondria that provide that energy for our cells, and this can initiate a downward cycle, so many individuals need assistance to support detoxification.
Advances in medical science and public health have steadily prolonged life expectancy in most of the developed world, but the prospect of an exploding population of elderly people has brought with it a host of new challenges. None of these is more formidable than the looming epidemic of Alzheimer’s. The personal, economic and social costs could be staggering, and governments and healthcare specialists are struggling to fashion a response.
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s is usually the purview of neurologists and there are brain scans and other tests that are being developed to help with early diagnosis. There are also screening tests of cognitive function and formal neuropsychological testing to fully document mental capacity and dysfunction.
The key disturbance in metabolic syndrome involves insulin. Our cells stop responding normally to the insulin we make in response to food. When that happens, our bodies produce higher levels of insulin to compensate, and those higher levels cause all kinds of mischief: high blood pressure, blocked arteries, inflammation and all its attendant complications.
I have termed the new childhood epidemics “The 4-A Disorders”, and they include autism, ADHD, asthma and allergies. Over the past quarter of a century, autism has increased a staggering 1500%, while ADHD, asthma and allergies have also skyrocketed. I find these meteoric increases staggering, and they beg the question: Why?
Allergies are adverse immune reactions to every day substances that most people can tolerate. "Allergens", as they're called, can include inhalants such as pollens (e.g., ragweed), dust, cat hair or mold, Allergens also are found in foods including wheat, peanut or egg. These two types of allergens-food and inhalant-can join forces to increase your suffering.
