Archive for August, 2006

Autism and a Dairy-free Diet

Autism and a Dairy-free Diet

Many parents of children with autism and associated spectrum disorders have been investigating the effects of gluten and casein free diets for their children. Some parents report that dairy products may cause behavior problems in children with autism who have a sensitivity to casein. Parents also report that children with autism experience an improvement in symptoms following removal of casein which is a protein in cow’s milk and cow’s milk pro (more…)

ED and Farmers: The Mold Connection

ED and Farmers: The Mold Connection

Since ED is such a taboo subject with men , I decided that this article needs to be written to get the information out there so more men, especially farmers, can be helped.

My husband, David, was a dairy farmer since his youth. In an incident in the fall of 1991, however, he was exposed to black corn mold from corn silage in a silo.  He hadn’t been wearing a mask and inhaled and/or ingested a large amount of it. He came down f (more…)

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