THE SPECIFIC

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THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET AND AUTISM
THE FOUNDATION BLOCK OF HEALING
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Lactose in fluid milk sucrose in table sugar and
maple syrup
Corn syrup, grain
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THE VICIOUS CYCLE
From Breaking the Vicious Cycle
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INTESTINAL FERMENTAION
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(SEM x 57)

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

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(SEM x 154)

• Child With Chronic Diarrhea
• Wasting 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.

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(SEM x 560)
Chronic Diarrhea Excessive mucus on the mucosa
inhibits contact of carbohydrates with
disaccharidases resulting in clinical
intolerance of lactose and/or sucrose.
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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.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, May 2, 2007

• Numerous clinical and experimental studies have
  shown that the intestinal microbes are critical
  for the initiation and progression of chronic
  intestinal inflammation.

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• 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.

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Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2005
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Strategies to reduce clostridialpopulation
levels harboredby ASD patients or to improve
their gut microflora profile throughdietary
modulation may helpto alleviate gut disorders
commonin such patients.
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These studies demonstrate significant
alterations in the upper and lower intestinal
flora of children with late-onset autism and may
provide insights into the nature of this
disorder.
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Treatment of digestive problems appears to have
positive effects on autistic behavior. These new
observations represent only a piece of the
unsolved autism puzzle and should stimulate
more research into the brain-gut connection.
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low intestinal carbohydrate digestive enzyme
activity was reported in 21 children (58.3),
although there was no abnormality found in
pancreatic function.
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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
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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
  ."

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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

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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

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THE QUESTION OF CASEIN

• CASEIN IS LEGAL ON SCD

• THE 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 THE
• INTESTINES

• OPENS UP MANY MORE HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS FOR YOUR
  CHILD

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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.

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

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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)

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WEB RESOURCES

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

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JUDITH CHINITZ, MS, MS

• NEW STAR NUTRITIONAL CONSULTING
• [phone]
• JUDY_at_NEWSTARNUTRITION.COM
• VALLEY HEALTH AND HYPERBARICS, OFFICE OF DR.
  GIUSEPPINA FEINGOLD, MD
• [phone]