Implementing a GFCf Diet in Nigeria as part of biomedical intervention in treating Autism : A person

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IMPLEMENTING A GFCF DIET IN NIGERIA AS PART OF
BIOMEDICAL INTERVENTION IN TREATING AUTISM A
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
DR (MRS) DORIS NGOZICHUKWUKA IZUWAH MOTHER OF AN
ASD CHILD AND FOUNDER/CLINICAL DIRECTOR OUR LADY
OF GUADALUPE HEALTH FOUNDATION PORT HARCOURT,
NIGERIA
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What is GFCF diet GFCF is a diet that does not
contain glutein and casein

• Casein main protein in milk of mammals
  including cows, goats and humans.
• Found in cow milk, goat milk, diary products like
  cheese, butter, yogurt, whey, ice cream,
  biscuits, and some margarine

• Glutein is a protein found primarily in wheat,
  barley, rye, oats, malt, spelt, kamut, bulgar,
  semolina, tritical, durum, couscous

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Why GFCf diet

• Casein from milk and gluten from grains produce
  opioid peptidescaseomorphine and gluteomorphine
  respectively
• If not fully digested, passes through BBB and to
  urine because of intestinal permeability,
  retaining their opoiod activity
• Their opioid activity can affect behavior,
  speech, cognitive ability, emotions, pain
  threshold and sound sensitivity.
• Removal of these culprits can reduce the autistic
  symptoms like diarrhea, constipation,
  hyperactivity, self stimming, aloofness, high
  pain tolerance

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My journey into GFCf

• Initial reaction to GFCf diet
• Withdrawal of GFCF diet, preservatives,
  additives, foods high in phenol, sugar
• Resources and finance
• School, Relations and close friends
• Eating out and traveling
• House plants like aloe Vera, philodendron for the
  remove formaldehyde and spider plant that remove
  carbon monoxide
• My 10 months old daughter
• Improvement in both my son and daughter
• Storage of food and micro waving (do not use
  plastics)
• Mercury reduction removal of fish high in
  mercury and florescent bulbs, digital
  thermometer,
• ABA like intensive programme, one on one, home
  based.

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How we got started

• Separate kitchen and cooking utensils
• Stainless steel in place of non stick pans and
  plastics
• Clearing our pantry and shopping for GFCf foods,
  menu making
• Removal of source of food allergens like soy,
  corn, minimized egg
• Toiletries like fluoride free toothpaste, soaps
• Got ride of sugar and artificial preservatives
  and flavors
• Heavy does of multivitamins like Vit
  B6,B12,Mg,Zn,Cod live oil,
• No renovation of house when he is around. Lead in
  paint
• Methylation pathway DMG, TMG
• Reading labels and No processed foods
• Stress free /happy environment stress
  suppresses friendly bacteria like lactobacillus
  and bifidobacter. Adrenaline stimulates the
  growth of gram negative organisms, anger increase
  the growth of bacteriodes fragilis
• Natural antibiotics and anti fungal

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Contributory factor to my sons diet and menu

• Is it GFCf
• The nutritional value of the food
• Availability in Nigeria
• Time of the day

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Diet and Menu

• Carbohydrates Rice, Irish and Sweet potatoes,
  Yam, Cassava and Garri
• Proteins Beans, Lentil, Millet, Meat, Milk
  substitute, No fish, snail, Periwinkle,
  crayfish, Amaranth flour, Locust beans
• Vegetables - Leek, celery, Sweet red pepper,
  Green pepper, Cabbage, Bamboo shoots, Peas, ice
  berg lettuce, Chive (spring onions), Choke
  (potato onions)
• Nuts and Snacks Cashew nut, Bread and cakes
  using GFCf flour
• Sugar substitute
• Herbs, Spies and condiments Garlic, parsley,
  salt, pepper, leek, celery, spring onions, meat
  stock
• Food thickeners Melon, Ogono
• Fruits - English pear, some do give mango, apple
  and pawpaw
• Oil Sun flower oil, safflower oil, Canola oil
• Baking Amaranth flour, Rice flour, Tapioca
  flour, Beans flour, Sugar substitute, Egg
  replacer, GFCf baking powder, No sugar for my
  sugar substitute

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Way forward

• State and federal level
• Support schools, awareness campaign, More of
  these training workshops
• Provision of infrastructures like milling
  equipment, organized and well equipped
  laboratories
• Training of our nutritionist in these areas of
  special needs
• Production of good quality substitutes for milk,
  sugar then vitamins and minerals
• Production of basic food supplements like
  colostrums, probiotics

• Personal level
• You can do it
• Read labels
• Prolonged breastfeeding
• No cow milk to a child less than 1 year and if
  possible none at all
• Remember God made cow milk for cows!!!!!!
• Seek medical advice prior to vaccinations
• Advice and intimate teachers, relations and close
  friend
• Community level
• Support group

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Conclusions

• Cleaning up your childs diet is the single most
  important thing you must do
• No, your child does not need to have a digestive
  problems to benefit from GFCf
• It does not matter how old he/she is
• Try it for it will not hurt your child
• No excuse and do not come up with one
• My Faith, Science and Trust in God Tells me
  Autism is Treatable
• God is able and do the best for your child

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Nigerian Clinical Examples with GFCf Diet

• Miracle of 14 yr Old Non Verbal Child. After 1
  week on GFGF 13 plus year constipation and
  stomach rubbing stops. After 4 weeks on
  ABA/GFCF/Biomedical Intervention with super
  vitamins he starts to speak a few words
• 5 yr old hyperactive ASD child. Hyperactivity
  significantly reduces 1 week after introduction
  of GFCF diet
• Sleep issues (night waking) and constipation
  stopped in a 1.10yr old ASD after 2 weeks on
  diet.
• Improved speech, finger flapping stopped and more
  awareness of others in a 3.10 yr old boy with
  autism,1month on the diet.
• Many others. TRY IT ,

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About OLG Health Foundation

• Christian Medical Charity Founded by Dr. Doris
  Izuwah
• Main Objective Provision of free/sponsored high
  quality medical care to poor and indigent
  Nigerians
• Facility for Autistic Children opened in Port
  Harcourt in 3rd Quarter, 2006
• Use material from (Autism Research Institute,
  Doctors Data Inc, IWDL,Bio lab, Kate Neil of
  cnelm)
• We are very keen to work with other partners in
  seeking funding, equipment and expertise to
  establish a world class facility for high quality
  biomedical and ABA treatment for Autistic
  Children in Nigeria/Africa
• Many thanks for your help and Contributions

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Appreciation

• Special Appreciation to God for his mercies and
  grace in the implementation of GFCF and also for
  the opportunity to attend this conference
• To the organizers and sponsors of these workshop,
  to all the presenters, for all the knowledge made
  available to us and for everybody who came to
  these workshop
• Then to my dear husband, without whom these might
  not have been easy or possible, then my
  relations, in-laws, friends that complied with us
  and to my sons nanny who adhered to instructions
  and helped cook his meals
• Thanks to God for the Internet, Dr. Rimland and
  All the wonderful people around the world who
  keep Autism help groups and information available
  to those who will ordinarily have none
• Thanks for listening
• God bless us all, God bless Nigeria