While theories on the cause of autism are becoming more plentiful, one thing is clear - a better plan of treatment with our probiotic diet as the foundation is crucial and deserves our utmost attention. And perhaps even more importantly, we must also begin placing much more focus on prevention. 

But can you find a way to prevent something when you believe that there is no known cause? 

At Body Ecology we feel autism can be prevented. We believe it begins in the womb and that a fungal infection is playing a key role. Weakened immunity, the lack of an inner ecosystem, toxins accumulated over generations and detoxification pathways that don't eliminate the toxins also is a factor as well. 

It's a hard cold fact but today's parents-to-be are not very healthy and this is reflecting in their children.

70% of Americans have fungal infections (candida) and the parents conceiving children today will be passing this infection onto their baby. 

Since the Body Ecology program was designed to heal fungal, viral and bacterial infections, we have the premier approach for getting well BEFORE conceiving. 

Fungal Infections - The Hidden Culprit 

All of the mothers I have spoken to say that they have struggled with yeast (fungal infections) prior to conceiving. Many have even taken antibiotics before or during their pregnancy. 

Last May when I was in Australia speaking at the MINDD conference one pretty young mother told me that she agreed with me on the cause of her son's autism. She has struggled with a life-long fungal infection and it made sense to her that her son had been infected in her womb. She had no mercury in her own body, her son had no mercury in his and he had never been vaccinated. Like many of our children, her son was born with cradle cap, a sign of candida.

Doctors are not familiar with the true causes or the seriousness of fungal infections. 

Antibiotics are often over prescribed and there is little awareness of their long term consequences. Your doctor most likely will never explain to you that antibiotics will destroy the friendly microflora in your intestines and leave you with a fungal overgrowth. Not understanding the role of the inner ecosystem they also will not teach you how to reestablish it again after the antibiotic therapy is finished. 

Few doctors will explain to you that antibiotics, a high sugar diet, stress and drugs like cortisone will destroy your inner ecosystem. They all kill off your precious healthy microflora and when this happens you will have lost about 80% of your immunity. Indeed you will soon be back for that next course of antibiotics and drugs. 

Few women are taught that when they become pregnant their immune system will be naturally suppressed. This is nature's way of ensuring that the mother's own immune system will not attack her baby. 

Also, because of the natural rise in progesterone that occurs during pregnancy, a woman's blood sugar also elevates, making any existing infections even more acute. Since a mother transfers her own infections to her baby, her baby will enter the world with these undetected infections including fungal and viral infections. If the inner ecosystem is not established at birth her baby's immunity could be compromised for the rest of his life. 

At Body Ecology we view autism as a brain infection with inflammation and a gut infection with gut inflammation. 

As mentioned above physicians are now beginning to realize from doing the research that the brains of autistic children are inflamed and even enlarged. How does the brain become infected? Could the infection begin in the womb also? 

Yes, indeed, because the blood brain barrier is not fully formed until six weeks after birth. It is also possible that the fungus can penetrate the blood brain barrier. Even viral infections can enter the brain and we believe this happens upon inoculation with the MMR vaccine (three viruses given around 18 months) a frequent time for regression into autism. 

While a baby may have no signs of a fungal infection, there may be some early indicators of the problem, like constipation, rashes, eczema, cradle cap, and colic. Since doctors are not taught that this could happen to babies while they are in the womb, these fungal infections can easily go undetected. 

From birth to 2 years old, a baby gets 24 doses of vaccines, which can be devastating to his health if his immunity is already compromised.

Remember that vaccines were originally developed for older and much hardier generations, not babies with any lowered immune system. Anyone with a compromised immune system should never be vaccinated. 

Over the past 2 years, we've been talking to doctors and our information is being well-received. Once we show the link between a mother's health, fungal infections and how vaccinations can predispose an ill child with lowered immunity to autism, doctors have embraced our information enthusiastically. 

For more details on how the health of both parents, the health of the mother and the health of baby is affected by fungal infections, read: The Myths and Truths of the Mercury/Autism Connection and What Every Girl and Woman Needs to Know if They Ever Want to Have a Baby. 

The entire world needs happy, healthy babies. Focusing on the health of the parents-to-be is vital before they create their baby. It is also an essential first step for ending childhood disease. Then once conception occurs, fetal nutrition becomes the most critical indicator of a baby's long-term health. The pregnant mother's healthy diet directly impacts her child's life.

Body Ecology's Protocol for Prevention and Treatment 

Healing your inner ecosystem before conceiving and focusing on creating a healthy inner ecosystem for your baby is critical for strong immunity.

Following the Body Ecology program is the way to build a healthy inner ecosystem. 

Focus on fermented foods and drinks, like cultured vegetables and probiotic liquids for your health and throughout your baby's life. 

Fermented foods and drinks lay the foundation of healthy microflora (beneficial bacteria and yeast) that help boost your immunity and provide important vitamins and minerals. 

For a more detailed Body Ecology protocol, read: What Every Girl and Woman Needs to Know if They Ever Want to Have a Baby.

Heed Nature's Call 

Unfortunately, we have moved so far away from our ancestor's traditions of whole foods and fermented foods and drinks that we've lost the understanding about how Nature vaccinates us. 

Drugs and vaccines have a place in our lives at this moment in time, but we must stop looking to them for prevention of disease and for answers. 

The more we go back to nature and work to master the laws we were given to live by, the more we can prevent autism and childhood disorders. Just like in Nature, when an ecosystem is strong and healthy, everything stays in balance. The negative cannot take over. It is only when the ecosystem gets out of balance that insects take over and plant and animal life suffer. 

Our children are providing a wake up call and it is our mission to take action. 

Since going back to Nature is not a billion dollar business, getting the word out often results in grassroots efforts, rather than media blitz. 

We are very grateful that you have subscribed to this newsletter so you can play your role in getting the word out. Please forward this to anyone planning to have a baby, so we can prevent autism and other childhood illness. 

Let's heed the message our children are giving us...let's focus on creating vibrant health for ourselves and future generations. 

Read more about the Body Ecology system of health and healing and discover tasty recipes for you and your baby in The Body Ecology Diet. 

Donating to BEFORE BIRTH AND BEYOND is another way you can contribute to creating healthy families and babies. Before Birth and Beyond is a non-profit foundation (5013C) created by Donna Gates in order to reduce the incidence of childhood diseases like autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities and asthma. 

Our goal, accomplished through funding in-depth research and educational programs, is to provide the nutritional guidance for creating healthy, happy children for our rapidly changing world. We intend to educate parents-to-be and also their supporting community. BEFORE BIRTH AND BEYOND is working to contribute to a bright future for generations of children to come. 

For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation, call 888-489-3438. 

Sources

1 Weiss, Rick. 1 in 150 Children in U.S. Has Autism, New Survey Finds. Washington Post. February 2007.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020801883.html

2 Facts About Autism. Autism Speaks.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/whatisit/facts.phpphp
http://www.autismspeaks.org/whatisit/facts.phpphp

Vaccines and Autism
Bedrok community also believes that if a parent is educated on the immune system that you can make an informed decision on when to start vaccines; if you should chose to vaccinate at all.  There are things you can look for that will indicate that your child's immune system and there also tests that can be preformed.  Often when a child has a compromised immune system the vaccine is only recognized as a "pattern of interference". 

We have a two-part series teleconference call that is taped and available for listening.   Each call lasts a little over two hours and you can download and burn onto a CD.  Please share these with your friends.