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Holidays 01/29/2011
 
How many of you allowed your kids to rummage their way through the holiday table of sweets and goodies?

So many of my parents have proven to themselves that their kids get sick with gas, diarrhea, rashes and bizarre behaviors when they "cheat."  Many have stopped giving the supplements.  This is one of the ways parents can prove to themselves that elimination diet and proper vitamin and mineral supplementation actually makes their kids healthier and less symptomatic of their autistic traits.

Now that the holidays are over its time to get back on track. Dont give your kids the foods they crave, give them the foods their bodies need! You'll be glad you did!
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I caught a commercial on TV showing a mother cradling her infant in her arms while the voice over says "where would the safest place for your baby to be?  In mother's arms of course,  but not if she has pertussis otherwise known as whooping cough!"  I was appalled by this. 

The commercial solution is to give an adult pertussis vaccine.

Why not do preventive medicine that doesnt require a vaccine that carries its own risk.  So many coughs are just routine cold viruses, not pertussis or bacterial infections. Breast feeding, hand washing and hygiene, avoiding crowded public places with your infant is far easier and less risky in many cases than mass immunization of adults.  Let common sense be your guide to a healthy baby!
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"Some people think we're shaped primarily by genes. Others believe that the environment we grow up in is most important.  But now evidence is mounting that a third factor is also critical: our uterine environment before we're even born."  He goes on to address issues of obesity, diabetes and mental illness and how they are related in part to what happens in utero. 

He speaks of pregnant women and their exposure to chemicals and toxins, pesticides, smoking, alcohol and drugs, which are prevalent in low-income populations.  I disagree!  It's not low-income pregnant women who suffer these toxic exposures it is ALL WOMEN. 

The field of environmental toxicology stresses that we should be more careful about exposing pregnant women.  How can we do this when there are over 80,000 known toxins including lead, nickel, cadmium, aluminum, PCB's, pesticides, dry cleaning fluids, bisphenols and dioxins that need regulation. These chemicals are widely used although they have NEVER BEEN TESTED FOR SAFETY!!

As he says, "the uterus is not a diving bell that insulates its occupant from the world's perils"  I agree with Mr. Kristof that it's now high time to take a closer look at unregulated chemicals that envelop us - and may be shaping our progeny for decades to come.

This is the basis for our work; trying to unravel the biomedical, immunological epidemic that we call AUTISM. 

It is essential for any child being evaluated by medical professionals to have a complete history including how conception occurred (naturally or with hormonal intervention), what mom was doing during the pregnancy, (where she worked, lived, did she have any illnesses, medications, dental work or vaccinations?), and ultimately what were the circumstances of her labor and delivery (was she induced, was the baby delivered with vacuum extraction, forceps?)

With this information we can determine some of the toxic insults that may have affected the baby and how this could potentially lead to the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders later on.
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In this months AAP News (the official newletter of the American Academy of Pediatrics) a recent article in The Lancet- "More study needed on antipyretics' effect on vaccine resonses" was reviewed.  This article has caused confusion cioncerning the common practice ofrecommending prophylactic antipyretics sucha s acetaminophen (Tylenol) to children prior to or within 24 hours of receiving their immunizations to prevent fever and discomfort (Prymla R, etal. Lancet, 2009;374:1339-1350)

When I was practicing general pediatrics, I recommended this preventative practice to all my patients.  My son, in fact, was one of those kids who always ran high fevers (103-104 F) after routine immunizations.  Apparently the study in two randomized controlled trials concluded that antibody response was diminished in response to some of the the vaccines that were administered if acetaminophen (or paracetamol in England and Europe) was given prophylactically to reduce fever and discomfort from the vaccines. It was also concluded that despite having statistically significant differences in the antibody response, the children had what would be considered protective levels of antibodies to all of the antigens given during the primary and booster series doses.

My question is, knowing that acetaminophen inhibits the production of glutathione, the major detoxification agent on which our immune systems rely, is it possible that this reduction in immune response to the vaccines may also extend to a reduction in the immune response to other immune system stressors; eg: toxins, foods, inhalant pollens, medications etc. Unlike the authors of the study who felt that "for the individula child it is unlikely that prplylactic antipyretics would have any detrimental effect," I wonder if that is true for all children taking antipyretics like Tylenol for any reason.  The authors do raise the concern that universal use of prophylactic antipyretics might have some implications for the community if the decreased level of antibody resonse has an effect o9n the frequency of development of the carrier state or transition.  

I wonder???
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