RecoveringNicholas’s homeopath, Pierre Fontaine, has published a new book titled, “One Heart, One Mind – The Case for Healing Autism” which takes a look at several of his cases in which he recovered children from autism. He’s shared this book with me so that I can share it with all of you. It has been […]
Pierre Fontaine has shared a new case and the results have been phenomenal! DOB: 1/15/2008 ASD / PANDAS During pregnancy Mom was sick (nauseous), had sun poisoning, was Strep B positive and had to take a high dose of penicillin before birth. Parents were stressed (selling home and building a new one). Dad had just […]
To those of you who have emailed to check up on us, thanks so much – its so nice to hear from those of you who are still fighting so vigilantly to heal your children from autism, aspergers and adhd!! I hope that you all find the path to recovering your child! Nicholas continues to […]
Thank you all for the emails inquiring about Nicholas. We’re all doing great and continue to be ecstatic with his progress with homeopathy! Autism took away so much of our lives for too long, as I am sure you can imagine… whether it’s one day or three years, it’s all too long when you are […]
June 4th, Pierre Fontaine joined me live on Biomed for Autism’s radio show to discuss classical homeopathy for children with autism. You can listen to the archive here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/biomed-for-autism/2010/06/04/classical-homeopathy-with-pierre-fontaine Visit the Biomed for Autism Facebook page to keep up on future events! Pierre Fontaine, RSHom (NA), CCH, has been a professional Homeopath in New York […]
April 22nd, 2008 
Mom Another thing that has me wondering… why would Escherichia coli (e. coli) be listed under Beneficial Bacteria on Nicholas’s Microbiology results? Anytime I’ve ever heard of e. coli, it hasn’t been good.
Well, from what I understand, there are different strains of this bacteria. The one I am referring to is a common bowel bacteria that we all carry and is apparently harmless.
My next question would be – can this ever become a problem? Does this mutate?
April 22nd, 2008 Mom So, I’ve revamped Nicholas’s supplement routine, which included the removal of Kirkman’s Pro-Bio Defense. He will be on the SCD diet and this is illegal on this diet, because of the bifidus, but I’ve been curious to know, “What’s wrong with the bifidus?” Afterall, I’m searching for yogurt to make my own with and wouldn’t you know, I can’t find one without it. So after much digging, here’s what I was able to find…
Resources:
April 19th, 2008 Mom Spectrum Support Vitamins
– Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina – 4000 IU
– Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) – 500mg
– Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) – 200 IU
– Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) – 125 IU
– Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) – 30mg
– Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) – 25mg
– Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) – 40mg
– Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Alpha-Ketoglutarate) 10mg
– Folinic Acid (Calcium Folinate) – 100mcg
– Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) – 100mcg
– Biotin – 300mcg
– Vitamin B-5 (Calcium Pantothenate) – 125mcg
– L-Glycine – 300mg
Spectrum Support Minerals
– Calcium D-Glucarate – 100mg
– Magnesium (Krebs Chelates) – 60mg
– Zinc (krebs Chelates) – 15mg
– Selenium (Selenomethionine) 100mcg
– Manganese (Succinate) – 2mg
– Chromium – 25mcg
– Molybendum (krebs chelates) – 200mcg
– Potassium (Alpha-Ketoglutarate) – 25mg
– Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) – 200mg
Nordic Naturals Complete Omega 3-6-9 Liquid – 1 teaspoon
– EPA – 675mg
– DHA – 450mg
– GLA – 165mg
– OA – 400mg
– Other Omega 3’s – 287mg
– Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) – 30IU
Nordic Naturals Arctic Cod Liver Oil – 1 teaspoon
– Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) – 30IU
– Vitamin A 1500-2950 IU
– Vitamin D 1-20 IU
– EPA – 410mg
– DHA – 625mg
– OA – 600mg
– Other 3’s – 225mg
– Total 3’s – 1260mg
– Nordic Naturals EPA – 1 capsule every morning
– MB-12 Injections – Every morning – works so much better for Nicholas than at night
– Kirkman Enzym-Complete/DPP-IVV – 1 capsule per meal
– Kirkman Lactobacillus Acidophilus – 1 capsule/day
– Kirkman Saccharomyces Boulardii – 1 capsule/day
– Vitamin C – buffered, 1/2 teaspoon per day – 1050 mg
– Vitamin D3 – Carlson’s Solar D Gems – 400iu – 1 capsule/day (includes 1000IU Vitamin A from Fish Liver Oil)
– Vitamin World d-Alpha Tocopheryl Vitamin E – 400 IU
– Kirkman DMG (125mg) with Folinic Acid (400mcg) and B-12 (6 mcg) – 2 Capsules
– Kirkman GABA – 250mg – 2 capsules/day (one in am juice, one in pm juice)
– Zinc – 20mg – 2.5 capsules/day
– Inositol Powder from Kirkman – 2 scoops/day = 1 gram
– Grapefruit Seed Extract – 5-6 drops – once in the morning, once at bedtime (recently switched back to liquid as the capsules were no where near as potent as the liquid drops)
– Enzymedica Virastop – 3 capsules/day (Protease Enzyme Supplement)
– Evening Primrose Oil – 1000mg (includes Gamma Linolenic Acid 90mg and Linoleic Acid 1000mg)
– L-Theanine (Suntheanine) from Nutricology– 100mg capsules – 1 capsule 3x per day
– Liver life (15 drops 2x/day)
– Planetary Formulations Calm Child Herbal Liquid – Half a dropperful 3x per day. I bought this at the Vitamin Shoppe and I’m glad I took the chance on it. Here are the ingredients: Chamomile Aerial Parts, Jujube Seed, Hawthorn Berry, Catnip Aerial Parts, Lemon Balm Leaf, Long Pepper Fruit, Licorice Root, Amla Fruit, Magnesium Taurinate, Calcium Carbonate, Gotu Kola Aerial Parts, and essential oils of Anise Seed, Cassia Bark, and Clove Fruit. (This stuff is amazing!)
http://www.planetaryherbals.com/products/GP1610/
– Oxypowder (to keep his bowels moving) – 1 capsule per day as needed (this stuff is fantastic!) – I add a sprinkle here and there – as I’ve noticed if I give him the whole thing at one time that it discolors the juice and makes him not want to drink it. (seems to taste the same though)
– Houston Nutraceuticals No Phenol – as needed for phenol effects
– Houston Nutraceuticals Peptizyde – (as needed)
– Houston Nutraceuticals Zyme Prime – (as needed)
April 19th, 2008 Mom and here’s why…. ever since I stopped the pro-biotics for 4-5 days and then restarted them (for his microbiology stool test) – something hasn’t been right. Now, he apparently has strep bacteria and is showing signs of PANDAS, which he NEVER did before. I just read that it’s been mentioned by parents who have noticed a connection between probiotics containing Streptococcus __________ and the symptoms of PANDAS coming out. GEEZ! This is not the first time this week I’ve removed a supplement, so guess what, I am starting OVER right now.
What have I removed this week?
What have I added recently?
What will I be adding this coming week?
What have I reduced the dosage on?
Which supplement brands are being switched so they’re SCD-legal?
April 19th, 2008 Mom Nicholas seems to be getting back to being himself. Although it’s getting hard to keep him IN the house. It’s been beautiful here – and he just wants to be outside at all times!
Grandma and Mommy took Nicholas to Chili’s today for lunch. He was a bit apprehensive about getting into the booth – it took about 15 minutes to get him to sit down with us (and that usually does not happen anymore) – once he got into the booth, he was fine. Whew!
April 18th, 2008 Mom He seems to be getting better. Not pooping much, even with oxypowder – which says that he’s terribly constipated due to the yeast die-off. Gotta up the oxypowder…
We spent alot of time outside today. He really loves being outside. Playing in water, the sandbox, driving his car, etc – just loves it. I cringe thinking about the day when he asks to go camping – because of course, my idea of camping is staying at a 5 Star hotel. Thank goodness the boy scouts camp – daddy can handle that one.
April 17th, 2008 Mom Nicholas hasn’t been himself since we started the diflucan. He’s not necessarily being bad, he just isn’t “him”. Tonight after his bath, he climbed into our bed and just lied there watching tv – it was not like him at all. I’m sure he feels awful – his appetite at dinner seems smaller. After school, he’s still eating almost 8 chicken nuggets, I know he works up an appetite at school.
He came off of the bus all sweaty and red (face and ears) today. Turns out he had a HUGE temper tantrum when it was time to go inside from the playground to go home. He had a tantrum until he realized the bus was there, then got on and came home. I feel so bad, he just doesn’t understand sometimes.
April 16th, 2008 Mom I threw in the towel on fighting the yeast myself and had the dr call in an Rx for diflucan. Here’s hoping it does something!!
April 11th, 2008 Mom I have so much floating around in my head this past week, I need a place to keep my thoughts straight – here it is. If you have something to contribute – by all means – email me at momatrecoveringnicholas.com, replace “at” with the @.
Here’s my laundry list:
I have Nicholas’s current microbiology results back. Two kinds of strep, a staph, and two other bacteria’s I am looking up. I am not finding much information on what these strains of bacteria actually are – but I haven’t given up quite yet. The strep I had a feeling about – this probably points to PANDAS (pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections) – he has a bit of OCD lately with certain things – once he gets an idea in his head – there is literally no standing in his way or you will have a non-re-directable temper-tantruming child on your hands. Glad I know this, now I can work to get rid of it.
I also have Nicholas’s IgG and IgE Food Antibody Assessments back so I can remove the offending foods from his diet and not just replace them with other offending foods. My head is spinning with this, so I’m leaving this alone for a bit. I’ll be back. — IgG’s can trigger an allergic response 3 days later.
I have to check the amount of folinic he is getting – I want to make sure I am not giving him too much.
Ever since we stopped his yeast-protocol for the microbiology test, his stomach blew up – most likely filled with yeast. I’ve gotten it down over an inch (we measured him, his belly was 25 inches!) – but his belly isn’t going down any more – and his poop has been consistently yeasty – so what is going on here? Perhaps I need Nystatin and really knock it out.
I put biotin on hold for a bit – I know it’s supposed to fight yeast, but I am wondering if it’s causing it here.
I’m looking into getting the Glutathione cream. GSH is the main anti-oxidant which prevents free radical=inducded cellular damage from oxidative stress and maintains mitochondrial integrity. (I’d get the caps, but I hear that they can cause irritability or hyper – yeah, no thanks, we’ve got enough of that here)
I’m looking into P5P – pyridoxyl-5-phosphate (B6)
B-1 – Thiamine – supplementing this is a useful adjunct to chelating agents in removal of lead and other metals — keeping this one on the back burner until we’re ready to chelate.
K – protects cell membranes from oxidative stress damage, prevents cell death associated with glutamate toxicity and glutathione depletion in neurons, decreases inflammation, also for oxalates
I’ve gotten the impression that I should not be giving Nicholas a calcium supplement – need to do more research on this one.
I need to check on selenium – as his selenium status wil need to be monitored because of potential toxicity at high levels. (Upper limit on this supplement is 400-450mcg per day for an adult)
N-Acetyl cysteine replensihes GSH stores and is shown to chelate mercury, cadmium, boron, arsenic
oxytocin nasal spray helps to improve socialization and decrease fearful responses – have to do more research here.
I have to check into pecanbread site for the raw milk yogurt which will remove the casein.
Broccoli sprouts were mentioned at the recent DAN! conference – need to look into that more.
Look into VSL3 probiotics
April 11th, 2008 Mom Spectrum Support Vitamins
– Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina – 4000 IU
– Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) – 500mg
– Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) – 200 IU
– Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) – 125 IU
– Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) – 30mg
– Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) – 25mg
– Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) – 40mg
– Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Alpha-Ketoglutarate) 10mg
– Folinic Acid (Calcium Folinate) – 100mcg
– Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) – 100mcg
– Biotin – 300mcg
– Vitamin B-5 (Calcium Pantothenate) – 125mcg
– L-Glycine – 300mg
Spectrum Support Minerals (regular Minerals, not ultra sensitive)
– Calcium D-Glucarate – 100mg
– Magnesium (Krebs Chelates) – 60mg
– Zinc (krebs Chelates) – 15mg
– Selenium (Selenomethionine) 100mcg
– Manganese (Succinate) – 2mg
– Chromium – 25mcg
– Molybendum (krebs chelates) – 200mcg
– Potassium (Alpha-Ketoglutarate) – 25mg
– Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) – 200mg
Nordic Naturals Complete Omega 3-6-9 Liquid – 1 teaspoon
– EPA – 675mg
– DHA – 450mg
– GLA – 165mg
– OA – 400mg
– Other Omega 3’s – 287mg
– Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) – 30IU
Nordic Naturals Arctic Cod Liver Oil – 1 teaspoon
– Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) – 30IU
– Vitamin A 1500-2950 IU
– Vitamin D 1-20 IU
– EPA – 410mg
– DHA – 625mg
– OA – 600mg
– Other 3’s – 225mg
– Total 3’s – 1260mg
– MB-12 Injections – Every morning – works so much better for Nicholas than at night
– Vitamin C – buffered, ¼ teaspoon per day – 1100mg
– Vitamin D – Carlson’s Solar D Gems – 4000iu – 1 capsule/day (includes 1IU Vitamin E Natural d-alpha tocopherol and 500mg norwegian CLO)
– Vitamin World d-Alpha Tocopheryl Vitamin E – 400 IU
– Kirkman DMG (125mg) with Folinic Acid (400mcg) and B-12 (6 mcg) – 2 Capsules
– Kirkman GABA – 250mg – 2 capsules/day (one in am juice, one in pm juice)
– Zinc – 50mg – 1 capsule/day
– Inositol Powder from Kirkman – 2 scoops/day = 1 gram
– Kirkman Folinic Acid – 2 capsules in the morning, one in the evening- 1200mcg (includes 18mcg Vit b-12 methylcobalamin)
– Grapefruit Seed Extract – 5-6 drops – once in the morning, once at bedtime (recently switched back to liquid as the capsules were no where near as potent as the liquid drops)
– Culturelle Probiotic – 1 capsule per day
– Pro-Bio Defense by Kirkman – 1 capsule per day
– Threelac – 1 packet/day
– Enzymedica Virastop – 3 capsules/day (Protease Enzyme Supplement)
– Evening Primrose Oil – 1000mg (includes Gamma Linolenic Acid 90mg and Linoleic Acid 1000mg)
– L-Theanine (Suntheanine) from the Vitamin Shoppe – 100mg capsules – 1 capsule 3x per day
– Iron – 5mg Hypo capsules from Kirkman
– Liver life (15 drops 2x/day)
– Cellfood (as of today, we’re up to 4 drops 2x per day) Note added: questionable ingredients in this supplement, I’d skip this one
– Planetary Formulations Calm Child Herbal Liquid – Half a dropperful 3x per day. I bought this at the Vitamin Shoppe and I’m glad I took the chance on it. Here are the ingredients: Chamomile Aerial Parts, Jujube Seed, Hawthorn Berry, Catnip Aerial Parts, Lemon Balm Leaf, Long Pepper Fruit, Licorice Root, Amla Fruit, Magnesium Taurinate, Calcium Carbonate, Gotu Kola Aerial Parts, and essential oils of Anise Seed, Cassia Bark, and Clove Fruit. (This stuff is amazing!)
http://www.planetaryherbals.com/products/GP1610/
– Oxypowder (to keep his bowels moving) – 1 capsule per day as needed (this stuff is fantastic!) – I add a sprinkle here and there – as I’ve noticed if I give him the whole thing at one time that it discolors the juice and makes him not want to drink it. (seems to taste the same though)
– Houston Nutraceuticals No Phenol – as needed for phenol effects
– Houston Nutraceuticals Peptizyde – (as needed)
– Houston Nutraceuticals Zyme Prime – (as needed)
What’s different?
The kirkman micellized vitamin A has been replaced with the Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil. We switched back to the liquid GSE. Removed Biotin. Reduced E down to 400 IU, removed additional selenium (didn’t realize he was getting enough in his multi vitamin/mineral supplement).
