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control.“Jacobwasusuallywildandallover Karen vividly for autism is so much worse for boys. Girls
theplace,”shesays.“OnemorningIwasin have protective estrogen in their system
thekitchenpreparingbreakfastandIlooked recalls the first that will shield the brain. Testosterone has
towardthediningroomtableandthere an opposite effect. This is why we often find
Jacobwas,justsittingtherenormally,talking very high testosterone levels in girls with
tohisyoungersister.Itwasstunning.” benchmark autism.”
Even though he was in the process of
Clearingthetoxins moment of detoxification, when he hit puberty the
Heavymetaldetoxwasthenextthing mercury in Jacob’s system combined with
Karentackled.Sheknewshe’dhadmercury the elevated testosterone levels, and all of a
amalgamfillingsdonewhenshewas change as she got sudden he was in total rebellion, refusing to
pregnantandhadnoideawhatelseshe’d go school or cooperate with Karen’s efforts.
beenexposedto. Jacob’s diet under “It was constant battling for a while, and
“Ilearnedthatwhenyou’repregnant, there were times I thought I was just going to
thebodyofthebabyisusedbythemother’s control have a stroke,” she says.
bodyasaconduittodetoxify,soifyouhavea “We had just moved, so I had no support
lotoftoxins,yourbabyisgettingallofthat.” system. My husband worked out of town
ToclearJacob’ssystemof four days a week, so I was basically a single
mercurytoxicity,insteadofusing mom with my little girl and my son. For a
dimercaptosuccinicacid(DMSA,a while it was pretty
pharmaceuticalchelatorusedtotreatlead, traumatic.”
mercuryandarsenicpoisoning),which
hasside-effectssuchasdiarrhea,weight Supporting
loss,feverandflu-likesymptoms,Karenusedazeolite recovery
formula(microporousalkalinealuminosilicate The next critical
minerals)todrawthemercuryoutofhiscells. stage of recovery
“DMSAisn’tsafeforourkids,”shesays.“It’snot for Jacob was
discriminatory,soitpullsoutthegoodminerals dealing with
aswellasthebad,furtherdepletingtheirbodiesof coinfections.
calcium,magnesiumandotherthingstheyneed.It Karen found that
alsoallowsforreabsorptionofthetoxinsoncethey’ve most doctors
beenreleased. working with
“Zeolytetasteslikewater,andyoucansprayitin autistic patients
theirmouthbecauseyou’vegottodothingsthatare either didn’t know
easyforthem.Itdoesn’tallowforanyreabsorptionof about dealing
thetoxin,anditwon’tpulloutthegoodminerals.” with this, or they
Detoxingfrommercury,however,didtemporarily couldn’t identify
jackJacob’sautismsymptomsthroughtheroof. Karen and Jacob and handle the
by Huntington
“Whentestosteroneandmercurycometogetherit’s Lake, California coinfections properly.
likeabombgoingoff,”Karensays.“Itreallyexacerbates “Over 90 percent of children with autism have Lyme
theeffectsofmercury. disease,” she says bluntly. “It mimics the symptoms
“That’soneofthereasonswhytheboy-to-girlratio of autism. It’s really hard to diagnose and is highly

Autismdietbasics “Roughly 60 percent of children and leading to a host of physical the hypothalamus, which in
who cut out these two food and emotional ailments. turn impacts our hormones,
The health of the gut is directly groups improve within a short Food dyes & coloring. The triggering headaches, asthma,
linked to the health of the brain period of time. Their parents dyes used in foods, drugs and anger, memory loss, reduction
and therefore to the symptoms report more positive behavior, cosmetics contain lead, mercury, of growth hormone and more.
of autism. According to Karen improved concentration and arsenic, benzidine and harmful Aspartame. This artificial
Thomas, as much as 80 percent better sleep, among other major chemicals and have been linked sweetener causes excitotoxicity
of the immune system resides improvements.” to hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, damage to the brain and raises
in the gut, so if the gut is not Processed carbohydrates & asthma, behavioral problems levels of the neurotransmitter
healthy, then the immune sugar. When it comes to gut and other conditions. phenylalanine, contributing to
system is compromised. It’s a health, these sugars feed the MSG. Monosodium glutamate many mental and behavioral
vicious cycle that, thankfully, overgrowth of Candida (yeast) in or MSG is a flavor enhancer disorders.
can be broken by eliminating our system, which damages the that excites the neurons in
harmful foods from the diet. gut lining, preventing beneficial the brain to death—known
Gluten & dairy. Says Karen, nutrients from being absorbed as an excitotoxin. It affects

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