Root Causes & Stressors Excitotoxicity

Excitotoxicity

Excitotoxicity is the process by which nerve cells are damaged or killed by excessive stimulation by neurotransmitters such as glutamate.

Excitotoxicity Articles

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Low-Glutamate Diet

One mom in California, biochemist Katherine Reid PhD, used her science-based knowledge to create a low-glutamate diet that stabilizes protein and eliminates all inflammatory foods that were excitatory for her daughter with autism. The diet is called the Reduced Excitatory ... Read More

Excitotoxicity Webinars

The Role of EMFs in Excitotoxicity, Autism and Seizures
Navigating the Low-Glutamate REID Diet with Andi Stowe of Nourished Blessings
Glutamates and Autism with Katie Reid PhD

Excitotoxicity Stories

Patrick and Charlie: Recovery from Autism with a Low Free-Glutamate Diet

Patrick and Charlie: Healing from Autism with a Low Free-Glutamate Diet

I am a mom of two boys with developmental delays. In 2009, at age three and a half, Patrick was diagnosed by a developmental pediatrician with Autism Spectrum Disorder. At that time, he had below-average language skills, struggled to play ... Read More

Excitotoxicity Books

Fat, Stressed, and Sick: MSG, Processed Food, and America's Health Crisis
Excitotoxins, The Taste That Kills