Bio-Medical Treatment

JenJen

最近读了一本好书：Children with starving brains: A medical treatment guide

for autism spectrum disorder. 总结了一些适用自然的生物医学疗法。希望对大家有所帮助：



Nutrients



Vital Nutrients



·        Vitamin B6, 50mg/day

·        Magnesium, 200-400mg/day (Vit B6 in the activated P5P + Magnesium)

·        Zinc, 20-50 mg/day

·        Calcium, 800-1200 mg/day

·        Selenium, doses up to 75-150 mcg daily

·        Vitamin A, 2500-5000 IU/day (may be as Cod Liver Oil)

·        Vitamin C, 1000mg/day, better given 3 or 4 x/day

·        Vitamin E, 200mg/day

·        Essential Fatty Acids, Omega 3’s - 750mg EPA/day, 250-500 DHA/day, GLA 50-100mg/day

·        DMG, 125mg caps or sublinguals 1-6/day) or TMG (500-800mg/day) + Folate (600-1000mcg/day) + Vit. B12 (20-50mcg/day). Starting with one tablet (the small sublingual 125mg tablets) and working up to 6 or more (all taken in the am). Giving folic acid 800mcg along with DMG will often prevent hyperactivity.

·        B-Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, Folic acid

·        Amino Acids

·        Additional Minerals



Lab:



Kirkman Laboratories (www.kirkmanlabs.com), Houston Neutraceutical (www.houstonni.com), BrainChild Nutritionals (831)465-0104, Thorne Laboratories, Ecological Formulas, Klaire Laboratories. Vitamin Research Products, NF Formula, and Tyler Formulations.



Gastrointestinal Healing



The GF/CF (Gluten,Casein Free)Diet, substitutes



Rice milk

Potato milk

Almond milk

Coconut milk

Rice bread

Potato Bread

Bush’s Baked Beans

Ore-Ida Golden Fries

Erewhon cereals

GF/CF-free yogurts



Where to buy GF/CF foods: local health food stores



Hidden sources of gluten: “natural and artificial flavors, food starch, malt, and vinegar.”

Diet restriction: eliminating casein, gluten, soy and all refined sugars.



Sugar substitutes:



Stevia and xylitol

Pear juice, diluted with water.

Pear substitutes for apples

Fresh berries substitutes grapes

Cranberry

Water



Sugar is well known to be injurious to the immune system



Enzymes



Kirkman: Enzym-Complete with DPP-IV



Houston Neutraceuticals: Peptizyde, No-Fenol used in conjunction with GSE (grapefruit seed extract).



Probiotics



Lactobacillus acidophilus, often starting with Culturelle or NF Formulas’ Children’s Probiotic Powder mixed with the food once or twice daily.



Broad-spectrum probiotic in addition to the acidophilus if the child has any clinical symptoms for yeast.



Probiotics play a pivotal role in detoxification. Always starting with small doses and gradually building up.



Non-prescription anti-fungals



Oregano

Garlic extract

Pau d’arce

Undecyn

Grapefruit seed extract



Chelation for Heavy Metals



Phase I: Compounded DMSA (or DMPS, 50mg orally every eight hours. DMPS must be prescribed by a physician, made by a compounding pharmacy, is not paid for by insurance, and is expensive). DMSA often will be covered by insurance, particularly if Chemet is prescribed.



Dosages, DMSA: Doses based on weight for 8 hour schedules are as follows for 3 days on, 11 days off:



20-40lbs.: 100mg.

40-50lbs.: 200mg.



Phase II: Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)- 1/6 to ½ of the dosage of DMSA



Immunity, Autoimmunity, and Viruses



Natural immunomodulators:



·        Larch arabinogalactan, from Thorne Research

·        Moducare, from Thorne Research

·        Inositol hexaphosphate (IP-6),from Enzymatic Therapy, Vitamin Research Products, JHS Natural Products, and Thorne Research

·        Dimethylglycine (DMG)

·        L-Glutamine: 1000-4000 mg/day

·        Mushroom compounds: 10-15 drops in pear juice of Thorne’s 7-mushroom compound Myco-Immune extract 2-3 times/day

·        Lauricidin



Other immune enhancers



Fresh fruits and vegetables

Echinacea

Elderberry extract

Germanium

CoEnzyme Q10

Garlic

N-acetyl cysteine (provides sulfur)

Astragalus root

Licorice root

Olive leaf extract

Grapefruit extract

A-lipoic acid (provides sulfur)

Glutathione, or GSH