Jenny McCarthy's New Book "Healing and Preventing Autism&quot

[mama2alex]

I was browsing the book store the other day (and moving a few copies of Saving Sammy to the special needs kids/OCD section) and came across Healing and Preventing Autism by Jenny McCarthy and Dr. Jerry Kartzinel. I was surprised and pleased to find a page on PANDAS. There's nothing in that section that will be new to anyone here, but I think there is a lot in this book that might be helpful to some parents on this forum. They talk about IVIG, vaccines, supplements, yeast and probiotics, the immune system, etc - there seems to be a lot of overlap between autism and PANDAS in the underlying problems, therapies, symptoms, comorbidity, etc. Basically what they are talking about in this book is the DAN protocol, so for anyone who isn't familiar with this, it's worth reading.

 

I haven't read the book cover to cover yet, but here's one very interesting thing I found in skimming it:

 

On page 299 and 300 they show the "methylation tree" and the "autoimmune tree." Methylation refers to the body's ability to detoxify. The "tree" refers to family tree or family history of certain illnesses.

 

On the "autoimmune tree" you have Lupus, M.S. IBD, Chrohn's, Addison's, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Celiac Disease, Diabetes, Graves Disease, thyroid disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and leaky gut.

 

On the "methylation tree" you have Alzheimer's, dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, alcoholism, suicide, depression, constipation, and autism/ADHD/ADD.

 

Sound familiar to anyone?

 

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it to you all in case anyone wants to do some reading on this area. On the back of the book it says "ADD, ADHD, learning problems and other disorders also respond to this protocol." PANDAS might fall under that "other disorders" category, at least for some kids.

[Stephanie2]

This is a great book. In my opinion, it is a must read for any new or expectant parents (or anyone with children with any type of mental health issues).

 

Stephanie

 

I was browsing the book store the other day (and moving a few copies of Saving Sammy to the special needs kids/OCD section) and came across Healing and Preventing Autism by Jenny McCarthy and Dr. Jerry Kartzinel. I was surprised and pleased to find a page on PANDAS. There's nothing in that section that will be new to anyone here, but I think there is a lot in this book that might be helpful to some parents on this forum. They talk about IVIG, vaccines, supplements, yeast and probiotics, the immune system, etc - there seems to be a lot of overlap between autism and PANDAS in the underlying problems, therapies, symptoms, comorbidity, etc. Basically what they are talking about in this book is the DAN protocol, so for anyone who isn't familiar with this, it's worth reading.

 

I haven't read the book cover to cover yet, but here's one very interesting thing I found in skimming it:

 

On page 299 and 300 they show the "methylation tree" and the "autoimmune tree." Methylation refers to the body's ability to detoxify. The "tree" refers to family tree or family history of certain illnesses.

 

On the "autoimmune tree" you have Lupus, M.S. IBD, Chrohn's, Addison's, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Celiac Disease, Diabetes, Graves Disease, thyroid disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and leaky gut.

 

On the "methylation tree" you have Alzheimer's, dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, alcoholism, suicide, depression, constipation, and autism/ADHD/ADD.

 

Sound familiar to anyone?

 

Anyway, I thought I'd mention it to you all in case anyone wants to do some reading on this area. On the back of the book it says "ADD, ADHD, learning problems and other disorders also respond to this protocol." PANDAS might fall under that "other disorders" category, at least for some kids.