Chemar Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 the focus at present seems on repair to injury but who knows where the research may lead in helping those with neurological impairment! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...80405165601.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 some more info on neurotrophic factor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-derived...otrophic_factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryn Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Cheri, Very promising! I have read similar studies about the ability of the brain to repair itself after the celiac goes gluten free. It is great to know that our brains have the capacity to heal given the right elements. Potential Link Between Celiac Disease And Cognitive Decline Discovered By Mayo Clinic The cognitive decline that occurred in three of the celiac disease patients studied, according to Dr. Josephs, is relatively unique in its reversal in two of the patients and stabilization in one patient. Typically, cognitive decline continues to worsen, he says. "This is key that we may have discovered a reversible form of cognitive impairment," he says. William Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic neurology resident and study investigator, says that the reversal or stabilization of the cognitive symptoms in some patients when they underwent gluten withdrawal also argues against chance as an explanation of the link between celiac disease and cognitive decline. Currently, the investigators do not know which celiac disease patients are at risk for cognitive decline; this deserves future investigation, says Dr. Hu. Dr. Murray suggests that recognizing and treating celiac disease early will likely prevent most consequences of the disease, including symptoms in the gut or the brain. For celiac disease patients who have already developed cognitive decline, closely following a gluten-free diet may result in some symptom improvement, he says. Many scientists and physicians believe that the only time to go gluten free for cognitive decline is when the patient has a diagnosis for celiac disease. Heck, if it were me I would do it anyway just to see if it improved my symptoms! I have been reading a bit lately about the 'caveman' diet. I am starting to think that is the way to go.... anti-inflammatory, more dense nutrients, naturally low in sugar, etc, etc, etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 yep re diet too in the healing process caryn as mentioned before, my son has based his diet on guidelines in The Maker's Diet book by Jordan Rubin and sees improvement in so very many areas, even tho he doesnt have natural food allergies per se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherB Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 That is so promising - thank you so much for posting this!!! My son has frontal lobe seizure activity due to his brain surgery. And I know the tourettes is connected though still trying to figure out the connection in a way that would allow me to truly be heard by his doctors. Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSP Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Thats wonderful... Jordan uses a lot of recipes from Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions Cookbook. This is the book I have really loved so far. C.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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