THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET AND

AUTISM:

THE FOUNDATION BLOCK OF HEALING

Lactose in fluid milk; sucrose in table sugar and maple syrup

Corn syrup, grain

THE VICIOUS CYCLE

From Breaking the Vicious Cycle

INTESTINAL FERMENTAION

Control-Healthy 3 ½ year oldMucosal surface at the duodeno-jejunal junction.All villi appear of uniform height. The mucosal surface is free of mucus.

(SEM; x 57)

Child With Chronic DiarrheaWasting away of villous ridges – decrease in height Considerable secretion of mucus.Generalized disaccharidase deficiency as well as colonization of mucosal surface by microorganisms.Beginning of mucus barrier between digestive enzymes and sugars needing digestion.

(SEM; x 154)

(SEM x 560)

Chronic Diarrhea Excessive mucus on the mucosa inhibits contactof carbohydrates with disaccharidases resulting in clinical intolerance of lactose and/or sucrose.

Bacteria- and host-derived mechanisms to control intestinal epithelial cell homeostasis: Implications for

chronic inflammation.

Technical University of Munich, Experimental Nutritional Medicine, Else Kroner-Fresenius-Center, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.

Clavel T, Haller D.

“Numerous clinical and experimental studies have shown that the intestinal microbes are

critical for the initiation and progression of chronic intestinal

inflammation.”

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, May 2, 2007

“The data discussed in the present review suggest that disturbances in the homeostasis between bacteria-

and host-derived signals at the epithelial cell level lead to a break in the intestinal barrier function

and to the development of mucosal immune disorders in genetically

susceptible hosts.”

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2005

“Strategies to reduce clostridialpopulation levels harbored

by ASD patients or to improve their gut microflora profile

throughdietary modulation may help

to alleviate gut disorders common

in such patients.”

“These studies demonstrate significant alterations in theupper and lower intestinal flora of children with late-onset

autism and may provide insights into the natureof this disorder.”

“Treatment of digestive problems appears to have positiveeffects on autistic behavior. These new observations represent

only a piece of the unsolved autism ‘puzzle’ and shouldstimulate more research into the brain-gut connection.”

“…low intestinal carbohydrate digestive enzyme activitywas reported in 21 children (58.3%), although therewas no abnormality found in pancreatic function.”

Scientists make gut-brain connection to autism

Compounds produced in the digestive system have been

linked to autistic-type behaviour in laboratory settings,

potentially demonstrating that what autistic children eat can alter their brain function, say

scientists from the University of Western Ontario.

News article from the Canadian CBC, 9/27/07

Says Dr. MacFabe of the Canadian CDC…

"Certainly, a lot of these children had peculiar cravings for high-

carbohydrate foods that caused their behaviours," he said. “We were interested in finding a link

between certain compounds that are produced by bacteria in

the digestive system …."

LEGAL vs. ILLEGAL

ILLEGAL• Grains (including

wheat, rice, corn)• Starches

(including potatoes)

• Soy• Sugar (including

table sugar, maple syrup)

LEGAL• Fruit and

vegetables• Proteins (meat,

eggs, fish, etc.)• Nuts• Honey

Think Substitutions…

• Make SCD pizza (almond flour crust!)• Replace cakes and cookies with legal

versions• Make SCD legal chicken nuggets• Replace candy with dehydrated fruit,

apple chips, raisins, frozen grapes or bananas, frozen juice pops

• Frozen bananas and other fruit

THE QUESTION OF CASEIN

OPENS UP MANY MORE HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS FOR YOUR CHILD

CASEIN IS LEGAL ON SCDTHE GENERAL CONCENSUS IS THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE INTRODUCED INTO THE DIET FOR OUR KIDS UNTIL AT LEAST 3 MONTHS

IN CASES WHERE CHILDREN WERE SERIOUS CASEIN RESPONDERS, WAIT AT LEAST 6 MONTHS

HOMEMADE YOGURT IS THE BEST WAY TO REINTRODUCE HEATLHY FLORA BACK INTO THEINTESTINES

TYPICAL MEALS

• BREAKFAST: muffins, fruit, waffles, banana pancakes, granola, eggs

• LUNCH: sandwiches, chicken nuggets, muffins, turkey rolls, soup, cookies, fruit

• DINNER: fish, steak, burgers, chicken, veggies, lasagna, etc.

AVAILABLE COOKBOOKS

• Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: The Grain-Free, Lactose-Free, Sugar-Free Solution to IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, Cystic Fibrosis, and Other Health Conditions , by Raman Prasad

• Adventures in the Family Kitchen, by Raman Prasad

• Healing Foods - Cooking for Celiacs, Colitis, Crohn's and IBS , by Sandra Ramacher

• Lucy’s Specific Carbohydrate Diet Cookbook, by Lucy Rosset

• Eat Well, Feel Well: More Than 150 Delicious Specific Carbohydrate Diet(TM)-Compliant Recipes, by Kendall Conrad

AVAILABLE COOKBOOKS

• Busy Mom's Dairy-Free SCD Cookbook with Honey Sweetened Recipes , by Tina Wade

• The Grain-free Gourmet, by Jodi Bager

and Jenny Lass

SCD with Taste and Tradition, by Rochel Weiss

(available at www.digestivewellness.com)

WEB RESOURCES

• www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info• www.pecanbread.com• www.scdrecipe.com• www.lucyskitchenshop.com• www.digestivewellness.com• www.scdiet.org

THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET = DIGESTION

THE CURE

METHYL B-12 SHOTS?

HBOT?

SPEECH THERAPY?

HOMEOPATHY?

CHELATION?

HELMINTHS?

ANTIFUNGALS?

ANTIOXIDANTS?

ABA?

JUDITH CHINITZ, MS, MS

NEW STAR NUTRITIONAL CONSULTING(914) 244-3646

JUDY@NEWSTARNUTRITION.COM

• VALLEY HEALTH AND HYPERBARICS, OFFICE OF DR. GIUSEPPINA

FEINGOLD, MD(845) 208-3624