THE SPECIFIC

CARBOHYDRATE DIET AND

AUTISM:

THE FOUNDATION BLOCK

OF HEALING
Lactose in fluid milk;
sucrose in table sugar and
maple syrup

Corn syrup, grain

THE VICIOUS CYCLE

From Breaking the Vicious Cycle

INTESTINAL FERMENTAION
 (SEM; x 57)

Control-Healthy 3 ½ year old

Mucosal surface at the duodeno-jejunal junction.
All villi appear of uniform height. The mucosal
surface is free of mucus.
 (SEM; x 154)

Child With Chronic Diarrhea

Wasting away of villous ridges – decrease in height
Considerable secretion of mucus.
Generalized disaccharidase deficiency as well as colonization
of mucosal surface by microorganisms.
Beginning of mucus barrier between digestive enzymes and
sugars needing digestion.
 (SEM x 560)

Chronic Diarrhea
Excessive mucus on the mucosa inhibits contact
of carbohydrates with disaccharidases resulting in clinical
intolerance of lactose and/or sucrose.
 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, May 2, 2007
Bacteria- and host-derived mechanisms to control intestinal
epithelial cell homeostasis: Implications for chronic
inflammation.

Technical University of Munich, Experimental Nutritional Medicine, Else

Kroner-Fresenius-Center, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
Clavel T, Haller D.

“Numerous clinical and experimental

studies have shown that the
intestinal microbes are critical for
the initiation and progression of
chronic intestinal inflammation.”
“The data discussed in the present review
suggest that disturbances in the
homeostasis between bacteria- and host-
derived signals at the epithelial cell level
lead to a break in the intestinal barrier
function and to the development of
mucosal immune disorders in genetically
susceptible hosts.”
Journal of Medical
Microbiology, 2005
 “Strategies to reduce clostridial
population levels harbored
by ASD patients or to improve
their gut microflora profile through
dietary modulation may help
to alleviate gut disorders common
in such patients.”
 “These studies demonstrate significant alterations in the
upper and lower intestinal flora of children with late-onset
autism and may provide insights into the nature
of this disorder.”
 “Treatment of digestive problems appears to have positive
effects on autistic behavior. These new observations represent
only a piece of the unsolved autism ‘puzzle’ and should
stimulate more research into the brain-gut connection.”
“…low intestinal carbohydrate digestive enzyme activity
was reported in 21 children (58.3%), although there
was no abnormality found in pancreatic function.”
 Scientists make gut-brain
connection to autism
Compounds produced in the digestive
system have been linked to
autistic-type behaviour in
laboratory settings, potentially
demonstrating that what autistic
children eat can alter their brain
function, say scientists from the
University of Western Ontario.
News article from the Canadian CBC, 9/27/07
 Says Dr. MacFabe of the
Canadian CDC…
"Certainly, a lot of these children
had peculiar cravings for high-
carbohydrate foods that caused
their behaviours," he said. “We
were interested in finding a link
between certain compounds that are
produced by bacteria in the
digestive system …."
 LEGAL vs. ILLEGAL
ILLEGAL LEGAL
• Grains (including • Fruit and
wheat, rice, corn) vegetables
• Starches (including • Proteins (meat,
potatoes) eggs, fish, etc.)
• Soy • Nuts
• Sugar (including • Honey
table sugar, maple
syrup)
 Think Substitutions…
• Make SCD pizza (almond flour crust!)
• Replace cakes and cookies with legal
versions
• Make SCD legal chicken nuggets
• Replace candy with dehydrated fruit,
apple chips, raisins, frozen grapes or
bananas, frozen juice pops
• Frozen bananas and other fruit
 THE QUESTION OF CASEIN
 CASEIN IS LEGAL ON SCD
THE GENERAL CONCENSUS IS THAT IT SHOULD
NOT BE INTRODUCED INTO THE DIET FOR OUR
KIDS UNTIL AT LEAST 3 MONTHS
IN CASES WHERE CHILDREN WERE SERIOUS
CASEIN RESPONDERS, WAIT AT LEAST 6 MONTHS
HOMEMADE YOGURT IS THE BEST WAY TO
REINTRODUCE HEATLHY FLORA BACK INTO THE
INTESTINES
 OPENS UP MANY MORE HEALTHY FOOD
OPTIONS FOR YOUR CHILD
 TYPICAL MEALS
• BREAKFAST: muffins, fruit, waffles,
banana pancakes, granola, eggs

• LUNCH: sandwiches, chicken nuggets,

muffins, turkey rolls, soup, cookies,
fruit

• DINNER: fish, steak, burgers, chicken,

veggies, lasagna, etc.
 AVAILABLE COOKBOOKS
• Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: The Grain-Free, Lactose-
Free, Sugar-Free Solution to IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, Cystic
Fibrosis, and Other Health Conditions , by Raman Prasad

• Adventures in the Family Kitchen, by Raman Prasad

• Healing Foods - Cooking for Celiacs, Colitis, Crohn's and IBS , by

Sandra Ramacher

• Lucy’s Specific Carbohydrate Diet Cookbook, by Lucy Rosset

• Eat Well, Feel Well: More Than 150 Delicious Specific Carbohydrate
Diet(TM)-Compliant Recipes, by Kendall Conrad
 AVAILABLE COOKBOOKS
• Busy Mom's Dairy-Free SCD Cookbook with
Honey Sweetened Recipes , by Tina Wade

• The Grain-free Gourmet, by Jodi Bager and

Jenny Lass

SCD with Taste and Tradition, by Rochel Weiss

(available at www.digestivewellness.com)
 WEB RESOURCES
• www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info
• www.pecanbread.com
• www.scdrecipe.com
• www.lucyskitchenshop.com
• www.digestivewellness.com
• www.scdiet.org
 THE CURE

ABA?

HELMINTHS?

ANTIOXIDANTS?

HOMEOPATHY? HBOT?

METHYL B-12
SHOTS? ANTIFUNGALS?

SPEECH THERAPY? CHELATION?

THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET

=
DIGESTION
JUDITH CHINITZ, MS, MS
NEW STAR NUTRITIONAL CONSULTING
(914) 244-3646
JUDY@NEWSTARNUTRITION.COM

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