Monday, March 25, 2013

article from NYtimes about Autism and Omega 3 deficiency


Below is an article found from the New York Times Sunday Review Opinion Pages.
It shows much information about Inflammation being at the root of Autism 
and many other other diseases. 

Eleanor Davis
OPINION

An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism



IN recent years, scientists have made extraordinary advances in understanding the causes of autism, now estimated to afflict 1 in 88 children. But remarkably little of this understanding has percolated into popular awareness, which often remains fixated on vaccines.                                                                                                             So here’s the short of it: At least a subset of autism — perhaps one-third, and very likely more — looks like a type of inflammatory disease. And it begins in the womb. 
It starts with what scientists call immune dysregulation...


The rest of the article can be found at-

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/opinion/sunday/immune-disorders-and-autism.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&



It has been shown that children with autism
 have much lower levels of Omega-3s than healthy children.  
MILA has 3g of Omega-3s per serving.




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