The ADHD and Autism Nutritional Supplement Handbook by Dana Laake

Author:Dana Laake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Published: 2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

DOSE

5 to 10 mg

FREQUENCY

1 or 2 times per day

TOTAL DAILY DOSE FROM ALL SOURCES

10 to 20 mg

AGE

6 to 10

DOSE

10 mg

FREQUENCY

2 times per day

TOTAL DAILY DOSE FROM ALL SOURCES

20 mg

AGE

11 +

DOSE

10 to 15 mg

FREQUENCY

2 times per day

TOTAL DAILY DOSE FROM ALL SOURCES

20 to 30 mg

For optimal oral absorption, an empty stomach is best, but it may not be feasible if nausea occurs. Large doses can cause gastric discomfort, nausea, and inhibit the digestive enzyme DPP-IV (digests opioids from gluten and casein). In addition:

• Avoid or limit giving zinc at the same time as interfering nutrients such as calcium, iron, folate, and phosphorylated nutrients (R5P, P5P, phosphatidylcholine); this may not always be feasible.

• Zinc excess can lower copper levels. Copper levels need to be maintained.

• Use the Zinc Tally Taste Test in section 4.9 for evaluating progress with zinc supplementation.

• Higher doses may be required due to poor absorption, antacid use, the presence of toxic metals, or lab findings of deficiency. This should be accomplished with a health care practitioner.

Section C: Food Intolerances and Elimination of Opioid Food Culprits

Food intolerances impact significantly on sensory sensitivities. A full discussion of food intolerances is beyond the scope of this book. More information and resources are available in section 4.17 Digestive Enzymes and section 6.1 Gluten-Free Casein-Free Soy-Free (GFCFSF) Diet.

In short, food proteins, particularly those from milk (casein) and wheat (gluten), may be incompletely digested to peptides and may enter the bloodstream from the intestine via an abnormally permeable intestinal lining (referred to as “leaky gut”). These partially digested protein peptides can potentially cross the blood–brain barrier, negatively affecting brain function, and contributing to mood, attention, and behavior by several mechanisms:

• Blocking neurotransmitter messages

• Creating opiate-like doping effects from gluten (gliadorphin), milk casein (casomorphin), and soy

• Triggering brain inflammation

The most obvious symptom is craving for the food opiate sources (gluten, milk products, and soy). The opioid effect can also contribute to inattention, language and communication delays, poor eye contact, irritability, and increased self-stimulating behavior. Effects may occur within an hour of consumption or be delayed up to seventy-two hours.

What to Do and How to Do It

Provided here is a brief summary of two main treatment strategies for food intolerances and the opioid effect.

1. GFCFSF Diet—Elimination Trial: the “gold standard” for treatment

• The most common problem food proteins are gluten, milk casein, and soy.

• Your child’s body is the best test. Eliminate the food(s) to see whether behavior improves and reintroduce or challenge the body to see whether behavior worsens.

2. Digestive enzymes, including dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV)

• More efficiently digest gluten, casein, soy and other food proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.

• Reduce the opioid load due to insufficient DPP-IV enzyme function; this can also “mimic” the diet.

Digestive Enzyme Supplements

See section 4.17 Digestive Enzymes for detailed information on specific enzyme products and dosing.

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