Dr' Julie A' Wilczynski, N'D', C'N'C', C'N'H', I', C'M', C'P'T', E'F'T'

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Our Children and Autism Part 2

• Dr. Julie A. Wilczynski, N.D., C.N.C., C.N.H.,
  I., C.M., C.P.T., E.F.T.
• Traditional Naturopath
• Certified Nutritional Consultant
• Counselor of Natural Health
• Certified Iridologist
• Certified Live Blood Technician
• Certified Personal Trainer

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No Magic Bullets

• There is no drug, supplement, or magic bullet
  therapy.
• What works for one child may not work for yours.

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Getting Started

• Get Informed read, listen, and research.
• Be persistent in your approach.
• Develop an open-mind.
• Be open to all possibilities.
• Have a plan.

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Options

• Diets GF/CF, Specific Carbohydrate (SCD), Low
  Oxalate (LOD), Feingold, etc.
• Supplements wide variety
• Immune support
• Parasite, yeast, and bacterial infection
  treatments
• Antiviral Therapy
• Digestive support Digestive Enzymes, Probiotics

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How Quickly Before You Know

• Immediate Feedback
• 2 to 6 Weeks, on average 4 weeks
• Medical Diets (GF/CF, anti-yeast, phenol
  reduced)
• Basic Nutritional Supplements
• Treating Yeast (and bacteria)
• Long-term Feedback
• 4 weeks to 2 to 4 monthsor more.
• Heavy Metal Detoxification
• These are meant to be viewed as generalizations
  and NOT absolutes.

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Tracking Progress

• Implementing one at a time, i.e. 4 to 6 week
• Create Your Own List
• Less Hyper
• Better Sleep
• More Focused and Attention
• Less Stimming
• Less Aggression
• Etc.

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Testing Non-Blood

• OAT (Organic Acid Test)
• Urinary Peptide
• Porphyrin Profile
• Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
• Hair Analysis
• Fecal Metals
  Minimal OAT CDSA

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Reducing the Toxic Stress

• Stress Toxins
• Food, chemicals, heavy metals, infections
• We are all exposed, we are all susceptible.
• ASD kids appear to be more susceptible.
• Canary in the Coal-Mine.

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Reducing the Toxic Stress

• Easiest place is to begin in the home.
• Chemical cleaners, detergents, soaps, pesticides,
  etc.
• Fresh juices for soda pop.
• No more diet soda - it is toxic! (ex NutraSweet)
  
• Biodegradable laundry detergent in place of
  Commercial brands, i.e. Tide!

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Reducing the Toxic Stress

• Familiarize yourself with all that Natural
  Options has to offer with regards to foods,
  cleansers, and supplements.
• Epsom salt baths, water filters, salt water pool
  system.
• Lifestyle modification is necessary.
• The biomedical approach to autism-spectrum
  disorders is a family affair.

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Detox Diet - ELIMINATE

• Processed Sugar
• White Flour
• Processed Grains
• Artificial Ingredients
• Chemical Additives

• Excess Caffeine
• Preservatives
• Hydrogenated Oils
• Rancid Oils
• Soft Drinks

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What to INCLUDE

• Organic Fruits Vegetables
• Nuts Seeds
• Cold-Pressed Oils, i.e. flax
• Beans
• Organic, Free-Range Protein Sources.

• Wild Fish
• Filtered Water
• Herbal Teas
• Fresh Vegetable Juices
• Increase Raw Foods to 60-70 of diet.
• Cook with coconut oil

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Detoxification Diet Lifestyle Exercise

• Exercise
• 4-5 times per week for 1 hour
• Swimming, playing on grass, parks
• Breathe, stretch, move, get outdoors.
• Make it fun.
• Exercise in the morning or late afternoon.
• Get plenty of natural sunlight 15 to 20 minutes
  (between 12 to 2 pm) a day unopposed by sunscreen
  helps to activate Vitamin D.

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Detoxification Diet Lifestyle Sleep

• 7-9 hours of quality sleep per night.
• Bedtime no later than 10 pm.
• Make sure room is dark.
• Create a calm and soothing environment before
  bed. Turn-off the T.V.
• Melatonin

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Sleep Issues Natural Remedies

• 5-HTP (50 mg) 1 to 4 capsules 30 to 90 minutes
  before bed.
• Tryptophan 500 to 1500mg with dinner.
• Melatonin 1mg 1 to 3 (or more) 30 to 45 minutes
  before bedtime.
• Time Release (PR) Short-Acting (SL) Melatonin
• Difficulty Falling Asleep take ½ to 3 (or more)
  Melatonin SL 30 minutes before bed.
• Difficulty with Night-Waking take ½ to 3 (or
  more) Melatonin PR at bedtime general peak
  onset 4 to 6 hours after taking.

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General Supplement Program

• MultiVitamin/Mineral
• Antioxidant Formula
• Chelated Minerals
• Cod Liver Oil
• Liquid Calcium
• Liquid Magnesium
• Liquid Zinc
• ProBiotics Support Formula

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• Starting nutritional supplement therapy with
  children can be very stressful for parents.
• Children with developmental disabilities may be
  required by physicians to take anywhere from 6 to
  20 different nutritional supplements each day.
• This can be overwhelming to parents, especially
  when their children do not swallow pills and
  strongly resist being forced to consume anything
  that is not of their choosing.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• Following are some suggestions that have been
  tried and true to help overcome the problem of
  running away, clenched teeth, and spitting back
  out what is put into their mouths.
• Whether the supplements you are giving are in
  capsule, liquid, or chewable form, following
  these six steps should help with getting your
  child to comply.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• 1. Take a No-Nonsense Approach. Give supplements
  with the same level of intensity that you use to
  give them a life-saving medication. Your child
  needs these supplements to support their brain,
  immune system and overall nutritional status.
  Your child can sense when you mean business and
  you cannot allow them to think that taking their
  supplements is optional.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• 2. Do not mix into food or drink and pretend that
  its not there! This only works if you are
  adding only one or two tasteless supplements.
  Even if they cant taste it, they may choose not
  to finish the drink or food that its mixed in
  and the child is not getting everything they
  need. As you add more needed supplements to their
  regimen, hiding them in food will eventually
  backfire. The last thing we want children who
  are picky eaters to do is to stop eating because
  they are suspicious of what may have been added
  to their food.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• 3. Choose the Best Method for your Child to
  Administer Supplements. You need to take into
  effect the sensory/swallowing issues that your
  child has. Does your child do better with
  liquids or semi-solids? The two most common
  mediums in which to mix supplements are fruit
  purees or liquids.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• Fruit purees/baby food Baby food is a way to get
  supplements into a child because most loved the
  fruit purees as a baby. The tartness of the
  peaches is especially good because it masks the
  taste of a lot of supplements especially the B
  vitamins. You can rotate with pears and
  applesauce as well. I would recommend using
  organic baby food or making your own because of
  pesticide residues in these foods. Open up each
  capsule and mix in into the fruit puree of choice
  (1-2 tbsp). Add one drop of stevia to sweeten
  and additionally mask the supplement taste, if
  needed.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• Liquids For children who have a problem with the
  taste and texture of fruit purees, use a tart or
  strong juice and pour a small amount (1-2 tbsp)
  into a bowl. Open up and empty supplement
  capsules into the bowl and mix well to dissolve
  as much as possible. While the mixture is still
  swirling, use a large syringe to suck up the
  supplement mixture. If possible, use only enough
  liquid to fill one syringe, two at most. Some
  examples of juices/liquids that parents are using
  to mix supplements in include pear, pineapple,
  orange, grape, Sunny Delight, water, or a small
  amount of favorite soda. It is recommended that
  you only use 1-2 tablespoons of liquid and only
  use the liquid of choice for giving supplements,
  not for regular drinks in order to avoid
  confusion.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• Remember that the choice of liquids or purees
  used should be based upon your childs issues
  which need to take into consideration any
  allergies, phenol sensitivities, and sensitivity
  to sugar. Adding one drop of liquid stevia can
  add additional sweetness (without feeding yeast)
  to further mask the taste of supplements.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• 4. Use the Concept of First Then. This is a
  critical concept to ensure compliance. If your
  child is in an ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
  program, this would be a good place to learn this
  concept. Otherwise, parents can reinforce this
  concept by repeating it in everyday life
  experiences. (i.e. first we turn on the water,
  then we wash our hands). Even a very young
  child can learn this concept if its repeated
  enough. Once this concept is understood, you
  need to consistently use it enforce compliance.
  Next, choose a favorite activity (eating the next
  meal, watching video/TV, favorite toy, blanket,
  etc), for the purpose of withholding it until or
  AFTER the child takes the supplements
  successfully.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• For example Daniel, do you want to (eat
  breakfast)? FIRST you must take your (vitamins,
  medicines, or any name you want to call it that
  you use every time) BEFORE you can (eat
  breakfast). Even today, if my son decides to
  delay or give me trouble with taking his
  supplements, I turn off the TV and tell him that
  it stays off until the supplements are swallowed.
• It is important to be firm and never waiver on
  this, because it will ensure that success will
  come quickly.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• 5. Use Rewards to Associate Good with the Bad.
  This comes in handy when a child needs extra
  reinforcement. Another useful approach to
  further ensure compliance is to give a reward,
  which only comes immediately after the child
  successfully taking the supplements. ALWAYS give
  lots of praise and hugs as well as one good
  tasting reward that they can associate with
  taking yucky supplements. I have used good
  tasting chewable vitamin C tablets (only buffered
  C recommended) because more vitamin C is always
  good for the child, and it may taste somewhat
  like candy to them. Other options could
  include a small piece of Health Food Store fruit
  leather or gummy bear, or even a very small drink
  of a favorite soda. Remember that it is
  important to not go overboard and load your child
  up with sugar (fruit sugar included), which can
  aggravate or cause yeast overgrowth.

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Getting Children to Take Supplements

• 6. Be consistent and firm. If you are firm and
  do not give in to the conditions you set down for
  your child, most children will start to comply
  within 2-3 days because they know that they
  cannot win the battle. Wait them out for as long
  as you need to, and when they FINALLY give in and
  take the supplements, quickly give them praise,
  the preferred activity and the small reward that
  is given every time they successfully take their
  supplements. This positive reinforcement will
  encourage them to be more willing next time.

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General Rules Regarding Supplements

• Dosage recommendations by most physicians are
  not toxic or dangerous. Basic support is
  essential for long-term biomedical success.
• Every child will react differently to various
  supplements.
• There are really no two children the same.
• You have to try different supplement products
  sometimes to find the right combination.

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General Rules Regarding Supplements

• Liquid supplements do not always mean they will
  be absorbed better.
• It is more important to get supplements into
  child than having them sit on the kitchen
  counter.
• Taste will always be an issue the sooner they
  can start swallowing capsules the better
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General Rules Regarding Supplements

• Supplements need to be treated as medicine with
  the intensity and dedication.
• Consistency of taking supplements is important
  some days will be better than others.
• Try not to stress over every last detail if you
  are consistent the majority of the time with
  basic supplements you are doing well.

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General Rules Regarding Supplements

• The grass is not always greener with another
  supplement.
• No amount of supplements will overcome a lousy
  diet.
• Try to avoid hiding supplements in food.

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General Rules Regarding Supplements

• Most supplements can be mixed together
  exceptions
• Calcium at same time as zinc separate by at
  least 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• Zinc at night may help to prevent inactivation of
  DPP-IV.
• Probiotics with digestive enzymes
• Avoid copper zinc together
• Most supplements can be mixed in juice or food,
  unless otherwise indicated on packaging.

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General Rules Regarding Supplements

• Many variables with all the biomedical programs
  available it is important not to lose the forest
  through the trees keep your supplement programs
  focused and simplified.
• Remember these are all general rules in nature
  we commonly get mineral and vitamins mixed
  together.
• Just because you may have been taking calcium
  with zinc, or mixing an enzyme with probiotics
  doesnt mean all of the supplement went to waste
  nor was a toxic reaction formed. Some potency may
  have been lost thats all.

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Testing can be performed in conjunction with
Nutritional Counseling by contacting Julie A.
Wilczynski, ND 724-407-8017

• OAT (Organic Acid Test)
• Urinary Peptide
• Porphyrin Profile
• Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
• Hair Analysis
• Fecal Metals
  Minimal OAT CDSA