Gluten & Casein
The gluten-free, casein-free (dairy-free) diet can help children with autism, ADHD, SPD as well as those with allergies, autoimmune disorders and mood disorders improve their symptoms. In addition, children with asthma often benefit from the removal of dairy from the diet.
Gluten & Casein Articles
Nutrition and Autism, ADHD, SPD and Other Developmental Delays
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, explains why nutrition is helpful for autism, ADHD, SPD and other developmental delays. An astounding study found a strong correlation between nutrient status and better performance on difficult visuo-spatial and abstraction tests ... Read More
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Holiday Treats
When children with neurodevelopmental disorders or other chronic health conditions are found to be allergic or sensitive to products with gluten or casein, maintaining a special diet can be a real challenge. Birthday parties, holiday gatherings and other special events ... Read More
Exploring the Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, answers frequently asked questions that parents have when exploring the gluten-free casein-free diet for their child. Mutant Protein Many parents of severely developmentally delayed children may be aware of a research study ... Read More
What Is Wrong With Milk?
"Drink your milk so that you will grow up big and strong." How many of us heard those words as young children and still heed them? This wisdom is being renewed by advertisements showing our favorite stars with milk mustaches ... Read More
Ear Infection Treatment and Prevention
Alan R. Gaby MD discusses ear infection treatment and prevention, including whether or not your child may need ear tubes. One of the most common medical problems in children, surpassed only by colds and sore throats, is otitis media, inflammation ... Read More
Asthma and Dairy
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains the link between asthma and dairy, and how removing dairy helped her sons heal from asthma and acid reflux. My older son got sick a lot, especially after he started preschool when ... Read More
Acid Reflux in Babies: Another Red Flag
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong descibes the journey she took in understanding how medications weren't helpful in the long term for her sons' acid reflux and what she did instead. Both of my sons had acid reflux as ... Read More
Gluten & Casein Stories
Ella: Almost Autism
Something Was Wrong I knew something wasn't quite right shortly after giving birth to my daughter, Ella. Nursing was difficult. When she started ''waking up" after those early weeks there was no "peace" about her. She wriggled and writhed and arched, ... Read More
Cole: Allergies
Food sensitivities or intolerances are often overlooked by many doctors because they are not considered to be "true" allergy (IgE-mediated). This does not mean they are not clinically meaningful. Many people with food sensitivities do not even know that they ... Read More
Mia: Autism
I am releasing this story here as a means to get this story out to as many people as possible. I am a physical therapist for 14 years, a healthcare provider; I am a husband and a Dad. I do ... Read More
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