Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
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Inspiring parents with natural solutions to create the most fulfilling, healthy, and productive life possible for their children with autism. Join Karen and utilize what she has to share from her knowledge and personal experience, along with special expert guest interviews to help empower parents and caregivers with the natural resources needed for optimum recovery.
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
2w ago
A time comes in your life when you know that in order to make changes in your life you have to do something differently.
When my son had debilitating symptoms of autism that no one knew how to help me with I realized it was up to me to make a change happen for him. After that last trip to the Emergency Room it was the fuel for my fire to learn on my own.
Do you have this fire burning inside of you? If you want to know how to help your child with autism to live a happier, healthier and more productive life to their full potential then please join me for my free live virtual event, the Aut ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
3w ago
Candida is very tricky to work with so you need to know many of the contributing factors and why it is so hard to get rid of. It’s never just one thing, and prsistency is key.
Candida Induced Alcohol Poisoning
Candida requires sugar as food. This can come in the source of any chemical that ends in “ose” such as glucose, fructose, or sucrose. Carbohydrates such as bread and pasta are also converted by the body into sugars that act as another food source for the yeast. When glucose (from sugars and carbohydrates) is digested by Candida, it creates the alcoholic chemical ethanol and its extremely ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
1M ago
Children on the autism spectrum usually have both candida and heavy metal toxicity. The essential candida diet where we starve out the bad bacteria by removing the bad processed carbohydrates and excess sugars that they thrive on ensures a better outcome.
However, it is lesser know that mercury will slow down the removal of candida. Mercury inhibits the body’s natural ability to fight off excess candida so it is imperative to not only do a proactive diet and candida protocol, but this must include heavy metal detoxification.
Mercury is candida’s friend. It’s likely that one reason why can ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
2M ago
People are told by well-meaning traditional medical practitioners that if ferritin (iron) is low, then they should take iron supplements – what could be the problem with this?
IRON
Beware of low iron in children. It is important in brain development. There may be many causes to their fatigue, lack of ability to focus, or ADHD, and low iron may be one of them. Our children often have heavy metals in their bodies and levels of lead may also be elevated if there is a deficiency in iron.
Proper enzymatic activity is critical and iron also helps assist the many functions associated with it. Th ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
3M ago
There are many types of viruses and they can cause many different health related neuro-developmental issues. In this podcast we will discuss many of these that relate to common symptoms of autism including speech, autoimmunity, cognition and our ability to think.
Viruses and Autoimmunity
Many viruses can adversely affect the immune system, either by suppressing its function, or causing it to mistakenly attack the cells and tissues of the host body. This is called autoimmunity. We must not overlook the harmful effects of overstimulating the immune system. The brain’s immune system co ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
3M ago
JAMA Pediatrics Study: October 2023 released a study, Persistence of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Early Childhood Through School Age.
Findings Of the 213 children in this cohort study, 79 (37%) had non-persistent ASD. Higher baseline adaptive functioning and female sex were associated with non-persistent ASD.
Oct. 11, 2023 – According to a new study from Boston Children’s Hospital researchers found that more than a third of toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder outgrew the disorder by the time they were about 6 years old. The findings were publis ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
4M ago
Studies show that martial arts can be an effective way to build motor control through the repetition of movement in people on the autism spectrum. This helps both the motor and planning areas of the brain. It is also offers a great form of exercise in a group setting where socialization can be increased, while still allowing the individual to move at his or her own pace. Martial Arts is a great way to keep them physically active and engaged. This improves overall physical and emotional well-being.
Meet Sensei Al Loren
Al Loren has taught over 300,000 martial arts classes in 27 years. Al i ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
4M ago
Trusts and wills for children with special needs are essential to have in place now, so their future is well prepared in advance. We need to be sure our children with special needs are cared for with or without us when we are either incapable, or no longer here.
In this podcast episode I interview attorney, Blake Baxter, on the subject of trusts and estate planning for children and adults with special needs.
Some of the questions we address in making sure the trust is set up correctly to protect your family are:
Who do you talk to about setting up a trust?
What kind of trust to have?
W ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
5M ago
Mary is a true inspiration of a mother’s unwavering love and persistence to find the answers to give her autistic son Kevin his best life possible. Mary has gone from “being at the end of her rope” to finding triumph and success for Kevin. She says, “Consistency with the right roadmap make all the difference”.
Please listen to Mary’s inspirational story, and share it with those you know on the autism journey who could also use some inspiration.
From Mary regarding her son’s autism journey:
October 2023
Currently Kevin 16 year old, 10th grade
Background
Diagnosed 2009 (2yrs)- speech impair ..read more
Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
5M ago
Oxalates, salicylates, and phenols may be the culprit of new physical and/or emotional symptoms. They can trigger histamine intolerance and lead to many unwanted symptoms.
A low histamine, low oxalate, low salicylate, low phenol diet along with support for detoxification, including liver support and healing the gut, and balancing candida, are all crucial. There are some enzymes that can help along the way as we work on the underlying root cases, but we need to reduce the amounts of these foods our child is eating, especially if we notice symptoms after eating.
Histamines
Close to 100% of child ..read more