Monday, June 18, 2007
About Myself
Since I have a brother who is autistic (did not speak until age 5) and a son, Mike, who has the CBS biggie mutation, it is logical to suppose that I also have the mutation. For some reason females are less likely to display autism than males; perhaps there is some genetic reason for that, or possibly estrogen provides a beneficial shield from the effects of the gene.
Personally I have been struggling with my health since the age of 42 when I entered peri-menopause. (Previously I had some problems with hypoglycemia, but they were resolvable with diet.) I don't want to go into a big long list of my complaints, but they have included depression, thinning skin, foggy thinking at times, and excess insulin in my bloodstream. (For the past few years I have treated myself for these by putting myself on a very low carb diet, which allows me to get along OK.) All my complaints can be caused by the excess ammonia caused by a CBS up-regulation mutation. My autistic brother has also had increasing problems in his mid and late forties.
So I am interested in trying the CBS up-regulation regimen too. I will try it first on Mike, as agreed on with my husband. There is a cost involved, of course, and handing it all out to nearly everyone in the family would be expensive.
Personally I have been struggling with my health since the age of 42 when I entered peri-menopause. (Previously I had some problems with hypoglycemia, but they were resolvable with diet.) I don't want to go into a big long list of my complaints, but they have included depression, thinning skin, foggy thinking at times, and excess insulin in my bloodstream. (For the past few years I have treated myself for these by putting myself on a very low carb diet, which allows me to get along OK.) All my complaints can be caused by the excess ammonia caused by a CBS up-regulation mutation. My autistic brother has also had increasing problems in his mid and late forties.
So I am interested in trying the CBS up-regulation regimen too. I will try it first on Mike, as agreed on with my husband. There is a cost involved, of course, and handing it all out to nearly everyone in the family would be expensive.
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This blog describes how we started out on the protocol by Dr. Amy Yasko, who many say has cured or improved children with autism using a genetic-based nutrition therapy.