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I have a friend who is autistic, and I have been puzzled as to why his allergies should be so severe,
but I think I have a hopeful answer now. Glial cell and immune invasion
in the brain with the resulting inflammation has been observed
to be part of autism pathology at Johns Hopkins Kreiger Center. If you
have been reading this blog, then you might know that parsley
is known to reduce such cellular invasion. The ramifications are very
broad, and explain why parsley might help with allergies and cancer for example,
but I think that the parsley regimen could also help with autism by
reducing cellular invasion in the brain and the resulting inflammation.
If increased cellular invasiveness is a primary cause of autism, then
the implications of this realization are pretty staggering, for
example, abnormal cell invasiveness would lead to a tendency to be
short-lived, mostly due to higher than normal incidences of allergies, asthma,
auto-immune syndromes, or cancer. It could explain why
vaccination and other environmental factors might affect the progress of
autism, and why autism can disappear during the normal course of
development. Moreover, treating the
allergies and auto-immune syndromes might lead to improvement
with the autism. One study found a correlation between autism and
breast cancer, which would also be quite consistent. There is
preliminary work to support these
conclusions, especially if autism spectrum disorders are
included. It should be noted that the work is still new,
preliminary, and not yet definitive. I give some references below.
It appears to me that the autistic may have a tendency towards the
type of genetic damage that might be prevented with flavonoids in order
to stop the progress of such damage. In some cases, it may be
possible to reverse autism, because flavonoids act
epigenetically. It is important to note that
plain
parsley flakes, capers, elderberry, or citrus fruit will likely not be
sufficient, because
the flavonoid absorption is so poor. In fact, this tends to be a
shortcoming of flavonoids in general, such as parsley apigenin, which would be the active compound in the parsley. The problem of poor absorption has apparently been
addressed in some of my recipes, such as the citrus pudding
recipe (see right sidebar).
It is necessary to make the parsley palatable, so that the autistic
person will eat it. Adults may like to enjoy the healthful
benefits of parsley regimen as well. I have found that the
parsley flakes taste pretty good in the citrus pudding, and have
imagined
that the kids might like it that way. Find links to the recipes in the
right sidebar.
Elderberries are another excellent source of flavonoids. They
are very
flavorful, and dark enough to cover the parsley green. A strong
elderberry extract will require a little sweetener, such as agave
nectar. I think that kids might love parsley when flavored with healthful elderberry and citrus in a smoothie. Other types of berries
and grapes may work too, and provide some variety as well. Be
sure and add several
drops of oil to aid absorption. Reduce the pepper for better
taste, but include some pepper for improved flavonoid absorption.
You will find recommendations to restrict food portions, especially of
things like oil, dairy, meat, and carbs throughout the recipe articles
and other information. It is likely that excess calorie
consumption will destroy much of the benefit arising from the
flavonoids, so be warned.
All of this reminds me that it would be interesting to find a
correlation of autism with skin cancer and other abnormalities of the
skin. Please consider restricting your exposure to the sun as
well, and the application of sun blocking solutions. It goes with
the territory ;-}.
I am very hopeful about the possibility of helping autistic people with the parsley regimen. If you decide to do
this, please let me
know if it helps, not only with the allergies, but with the autism.
As I have solicited for assistance with this article, more may be
coming. Be sure and check back, and tell your friends about it.
Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
References:
The correlation between rates of cancer and autism: an exploratory ecological investigation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20186340
Autism spectrum disorders and mastocytosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20074449
Autism in children and adolescents with cancer.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774639
Chromosome 8p as a potential hub for developmental
neuropsychiatric disorders: implications for schizophrenia, autism and
cancer.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19204725
Vargas DL, Nascimbene
C, Krishnan C, Zimmerman AW, and Pardo CA. Neuroglial activation and
neuroinflammation in the brain of patients with autism. Annals of Neurology 2005 57(1):67–81.
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