Gluten Free Diet

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thanks for all the info, I am seriously considering this later on! I think my youngest one would benefit from it!

My mom is on a gluten-free diet for her gastro problems, and it's really helping, which is great. She doesn't have AS, however, just gastro problems. Since we had all the gluten-free stuff in the house anyway, I decided to try the diet for awhile to see if it "helped" my AS.

It didn't, and I wasn't surprised.

A lot of Aspies seem to have gastrointestinal problems too, and gluten-free diets might help that particular problem. Improved mood because tummy doesn't hurt- huzzah! A cure! Right?
I don't have gastro problems though, and it didn't make a difference. Why would not eating gluten make it easier to talk to people and suddenly feel a desire to make eye contact?

I've considered putting myself on a gluten free diet. Of course it would be different for me, because I'm an adult. I think that it would help with my incontinence. I also think that it would help to sharpen my mind, so that I would be able to handle a full day of work, because I'd be more focused. That's only the beginning. It might also help me with my weight.

A gluten free diet has zero medical benefits. This is a fad diet invented by naturopaths and health nuts. The only reason to avoid gluten would be if you are allergic to it, the other 99% of the population can stop worrying about it.

Joybob, i agree based on my own research it doesnt make since.

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Occurrences in nature, glutamine-view article

Glutamine is the most abundant naturally occurring, non-essential amino acid in the human body. In the body it is found circulating in the blood as well as stored in the skeletal muscles. It becomes conditionally essential (requiring intake from food or supplements) in states of illness or injury. Food sources of glutamine include meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and dairy products.

Functions

1) A substrate for DNA synthesis.
2) Major role in protein synthesis.
3) Promotes muscle growth and decreases muscle catabolism. [citation needed]
4) Primary source of fuel for enterocytes (cells lining the inside of the small intestine).
5) Precursor for rapidly dividing immune cells, thus aiding in immune function.
6) Regulation of acid-base balance in the kidney.[citation needed]
7) Alternative source of fuel for the brain and helps to block cortisol-induced protein catabolism.
Cool As a form of fixed nitogen by heterocysts, exchanged for photosynthate from undifferentiated cyanobacterial cells.

In catabolic states of injury and illness, GLN becomes conditionally-essential (requring intake from food or supplements). Glutamine has been studied extensively over the past 10-15 years and has been shown to be useful in treatment of serious illnesses, injury, trauma, burns, cancer and its treatment related side-effects as well as in wound healing for postoperative patients (citation pending). That is why it is now also classified as a "nutraceutical". Glutamine is also marketed as a supplement used for muscle growth in weightlifting, bodybuilding, endurance and other sports.

based on my research from alot of different sources, glutamine is a very important amino acid that is important in the genetic code. thats why i believe having a pretty health diet, with a little bit of gluten is the most important. based on my research the best way is improving the glyoxylate cycle before providing gluten to your children, cause there is some discussion that it may be toxic to the immune system. In plants the glyoxylate cycle occurs in special peroxisomes which are called glyoxysomes. Vertebrates cannot perform the cycle because they lack its two key enzymes: isocitrate lyase and malate synthase.

I believe as long as you work on improving the glyoxylate cycle there is no need to limit your child's food choices severely. cause as long as the glyoxylate cycle has not been improved your child will always have food processing issues. it may help for a short time, but it never will be fixed unless you improve the glyoxlate cycle, and limiting your childs food intake will limit his food choices severely. do not fix it unless it is severely broken such as going to the er or something.


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These claims did not turn out to be valid for 95% of the children treated with diet (NIH, 1996) and those who were helped tended to have identifiable food allergies. Evidence suggests that ADHD is a neurological condition but it is a complex disorder with little solid information about its cause. We do know that ADHD is unlikely to be caused by food allergies, excessive sugar intake, or other variables that do not affect an individual's neurological make-up.

alot of doctors were involved in this study i think parents or adults should have a allergy test done before completely removing gluten. There are two tests commonly accepted as valid means of diagnosing food allergy. These are the skin prick and RAST (radioallergosorbent) tests.
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