This study explored autism statistics. A new, comprehensive survey of adults in the UK reports that approximately one in a hundred have autism, defined on a tight set of criteria. These figures are similar to estimates in children. Results further suggested the weighted prevalence of autism in...
This study focused on immunity & autism. The authors considered how immune reactions to food proteins may relate to immune reactions against the body’s own brain cells in autistic patients. The immune reactions of 50 autistic patients to a range of food proteins were compared to the immune...
This study explored autism & digestion. In the study, the role of immune sensitivity to dietary proteins in young children with autism was investigated. Of 109 children with autism, 75 had symptoms of digestive disturbance and 34 did not. 15 had known food hypersensitivities. Controls were 19...
This study investigated nutrients for autism. It involved giving 141 children and adults with autism, a multi-nutrient formula containing a broad range of vitamins and minerals or a placebo. Their symptoms were assessed before and after the study which ran for three months. Fifty-three of the...
Introduction Autism involves a range of complex characteristics. People with autism often experience difficulties with social communication, such as understanding what others say and expressing themselves clearly. They may also find social interaction challenging, including interpreting how...
OPTIMUM NUTRITION FOR THE MIND is the classic guide to improving your mood, boosting your memory, sharpening your mind and solving mental health problems through nutrition. The book outlines breakthrough discoveries on how specific essential fats, vitamins and minerals can improve depression and...
This groundbreaking book reveals: Why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading The clear connections between mental illness and common health disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer’s...
Ruth Etches Background & Bio Details Ruth Etches is a Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner specialising in optimising brain health and mental wellbeing. She runs Re:Health Clinic, where she leads a team of skilled practitioners. Together, they provide diet,...
