by Dr Kellie Ferguson | Oct 12, 2011 | Autism Spectrum: Biomedical Therapies, Food Sensitivities
I’ve talked before about two fantastic magazines (The Autism File and Gluten Free and More). This month, both have articles discussing how to make Halloween fun, safe and stress-free of families dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or special diets. Gluten...
by Dr Kellie Ferguson | May 19, 2011 | Food Sensitivities
So you’ve done your food sensitivity testing, and you know you have foods you react to.. So now what? Your practitioner will likely have recommendations for you based on your complaints but my usual suggestions are to avoid your most reactive foods and rotate...
by Dr Kellie Ferguson | Mar 29, 2011 | Autism Spectrum: Biomedical Therapies, Food Sensitivities
So as promised in the last posting, today I’ll give you a little more information about testing for Food Sensitivities. And just to backtrack a little .. food sensitivities happen when the body reacts to proteins in specific foods and the immune system is...
by Dr Kellie Ferguson | Mar 15, 2011 | Autism Spectrum: Biomedical Therapies, Food Sensitivities
Finally, some research has illustrated what so many of us knew: Even with a negative celiac test it is still possible to have a dramatic sensitivity to gluten proteins. Have a quick look at this article from the Wall Street Journal “Clues to Gluten...
by Dr Kellie Ferguson | Feb 15, 2011 | Autism Spectrum: Biomedical Therapies, Food Sensitivities
Special Diets can be extremely helpful for a number of conditions and complaints. Anything from acne to Autism Spectrum Disorders often benefit from Special Diets, which might limit food sensitivities or completely avoid specific foods like Gluten and Casein. And...