Klaire Products：Often Selected by Practitioners for Autistic Children

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are associated with an array of gastrointestinal, immune system, and metabolic abnormalities.

Many of these children on the autism spectrum exhibit sensitivities to foods and environmental toxins.
Clinical and laboratory evidence has been steadily accumulating implicating these multisystem abnormalities and sensitivities in the pathogenesis and perpetuation of ASD symptomatology. An ever increasing number of parents and practitioners are finding that a biomedical approach to ASD that addresses these issues can improve outcomes in children on the autism spectrum. Probiotics, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and specialty supplements are
key components in the biomedical approach to ASD either as primary interventions or as adjunctive measures.

Over the years, health practitioners have come to rely upon Klaire Labs™ for nutritional supplements designed to address the special needs of children on the autism spectrum.

Klaire’s hypoallergenic line of probiotics, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and specialty supplements contain ingredients well tolerated by children on the autism spectrum
and are often the practitioner’s preferred choice to support gastrointestinal, metabolic, neurological, detoxification, and immune system functions.
As no two individuals on the autism spectrum present with the same pathologies, treatment protocols vary and are tailored to each child’s needs.

Certain Klaire products, however, have become standouts among practitioners treating ASD and are widely used to provide foundational nutritional support for these children.

Probiotics
Children on the autism spectrum have significant gastrointestinal pathology which may include overgrowth of microbial pathogens, such as Candida albicans and Clostridium species, increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut), and malabsorption.

Additionally, diarrhea and/or constipation are often present, either as a result of gastrointestinal pathology or in response to antibiotic therapy and other medications.

Probiotic supplements containing live beneficial microorganisms are frequently used as one of the first nutritional interventions for children on the autism spectrum.

Use of appropriate probiotics helps eliminate pathogens, restore and maintain a healthy balance of intestinal flora and support healthy gastrointestinal and immune system function.

Restoring balance to the gastrointestinal system is crucial for proper nutrient digestion and absorption, protection against intestinal toxins and pathogens, bowel regularity, and immune
system enhancement.
High-potency Ther-Biotic® Detoxification Support with 50+ billion CFUs per capsule is often selected to help restore a healthy balance of intestinal flora during detoxification protocols such as broad-spectrum antibiotics, anti-fungal medications or metal chelating agents.

Toxins and metabolic by-products generated during use of these agents can disturb
the healthy balance of intestinal microflora or exacerbate existing intestinal dysbiosis.

Ther-Biotic® Detoxification
Support provides two colonizing Lactobacillus and one endogenous Bifidobacterium probiotic species that support the body’s natural detoxification processes by metabolizing or reducing uptake of toxins by the gut.
Ther-Biotic® Complete, the most comprehensive, maximum-support probiotic formula in the Klaire line, contains 12 certified probiotic species and provides broad coverage to encourage a healthy balance of microflora across the entire gastrointestinal tract.

Ther-Biotic® Complete is recommended for initial, aggressive dosing to regain gastrointestinal
microbial synergy as well as for daily maintenance once a healthy balance of the gut microflora is restored.

It is available in both an ultra-high potency powder providing 100+ billion CFUs per 1/4 teaspoon (400+ billion CFUs per teaspoon) and in vegetarian capsules, each providing 25+ billion CFUs.

Saccharomyces boulardii is a powerful, non-pathogenic, transient yeast probiotic long-used for various types of diarrhea.
It is a hardy, acid-resistant, temperature tolerant microorganism that is not affected by antibiotics. S. boulardii is often used to assist individuals with antibiotic-associated diarrhea, acute or chronic diarrhea, traveler’s diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal infections, including Candida albicans.

Overgrowth of pathogenic Candida yeast species is a frequent, often recurrent, problem in children on the autistic spectrum.

Many practitioners rely on S. boulardii for its ability to produce antifungal toxins and organic acids known to naturally inhibit or kill disease causing Candida yeast species. S. boulardii is generally used for short-term gastrointestinal support and is also animportant ingredient in ABx Support™.

ABx Support™ is designed to be used concurrently with antibiotic therapy.

ABx Support™ contains a carefully researched blend of Saccharomyces boulardii with Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Bifidobacterium breve, probiotic microorganisms documented to support against antibiotic-associated diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated bowel disorder, intestinal and vaginal yeast overgrowth, and vaginal dysbiosis.

Digestive Enzymes
One of the most frequent problems found in children on the autism spectrum is inadequate production and function of digestive enzymes resulting in impaired digestion and contributing to common symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, gas, dyspepsia, gastric reflux, constipation, and diarrhea.

Incomplete enzymatic digestion of ingested grain protein gluten and milk protein casein results in the generation of neurologically active peptides called exorphins.
Exorphin peptides are opiate-like substances that adversely affect development and signal processing in the brain.
Supplemental digestive enzymes can facilitate the breakdown of exorphins as well as generally support the digestion by mediating the breakdown of food carbohydrates, fats, peptides and proteins, facilitating macro- and micronutrient absorption, and reducing the number of large and potentially inflammatory molecules leaking through the intestinal membrane.

Vital-Zymes™ Complete and Vital-Zymes™ Chewable are high-potency, multi-enzyme formulas with a complete range of plant/microbial-based enzymes that work in concert to maximize the breakdown, absorption, and utilization of macronutrients from a wide spectrum of foods, including proteins and peptides, complex carbohydrates, disaccharides, fats, and vegetable fibers.
SerenAid®, a proprietary, high-activity vegetarian enzyme blend of Peptidase and Protease with Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DDP-IV) activity, has long been the standard for hydrolysis of small protein peptides, including exorphins from casein and gluten.

Vitamin and Mineral Support
Dietary supplementation with vitamins and minerals is often used to help correct the nutritional deficits so common in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

The gastrointestinal pathology associated with ASD is linked to significant malabsorption of
vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.

Children on the autism spectrum have been shown to have a variety of metabolic abnormalities including impaired methylation and transsulfuration biochemistry, increased oxidative stress, and altered energy production that may respond to robust vitamin and mineral repletion.

Klaire Labs™ provides practitioners with a wide selection of single- and multi-nutrient formulas to assist them in meeting individual patient needs. Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (P-5-P), Micellized Vitamin A, Methylcobalamin, Zinc Plus, and Magnesium Glycinate are a just a few of the single-nutrient formulas often incorporated into ASD protocols.
VitaSpectrum™ is a powdered multiple vitamin and mineral supplement containing 28 highly bioavailable essential nutrients in forms, quantities, and ratios designed to address nutritional disturbances commonly observed in children on the autism spectrum.

Biologically active forms of folate, B12, and B6 along with naturally sourced vitamins A, E, and D are included for optimal nutrient utilization. Iron and copper, often contraindicated in ASD, are excluded.
VitaSpectrum™ is affordably priced and provides a comprehensive group of vitamins, minerals, and trace elements in a single product.

The Klaire Labs™ Commitment
Klaire Labs™ was founded in 1969 to provide nutritional support for individuals with severe food allergies and environmental sensitivities.

Klaire products utilize well-tolerated, highly bioavailable ingredients, free of common allergens. Klaire Labs™ works closely with clinicians and researchers to formulate innovative products that can be used with confidence by individuals with special needs such as childrem on the autism spectrum.

Klaire Labs™ maintains an ongoing commitment to product purity, hypoallergenicity, and rigorous quality control.

Active and inert ingredients used in Klaire products are free of common allergens, including dairy, wheat, corn, yeast, and gluten. No sugar, starch, maltodextrin, stearates, artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, salicylates or preservatives are used in manufacturing
making Klaire Labs™ products widely-preferred and suitable choices in the biomedical management of ASD.

Candida glabrata – the new threat? 新品種假絲酵母?

Although Candida albicans is a yeast fungus that is relatively easy to treat with fungicides it is increasingly being replaced, after treatment, by the more resistant Candida glabrata. Candida glabrata is common in humans, usually on the skin where it does little harm. But if it enters the blood system, it can be directly life threatening to people with poor immune defence, such as cancer and AIDS patients.Professor Jure Piškur of the Department of Cell and Organism Biology at the Lund University in Sweden has discovered that Candida glabrata can mutate surprisingly rapidly by reorganising its chromosomes and making extra copies of large chromosome pieces. As a result Candida glabrata can survive ten times the normal dose of the fungicide fluconazole. However, Professor Piškur stresses that people whose immune defence is normal run very little risk of being affected by this life-threatening form of fungal infection in the blood system.More at http://tinyurl.com/cpw9yz via JS(Source: FoodsMatter)
Little Giant: Saccharomyces Boularrdii (S.B.) is really effective against Candida. Ladies or kids who are attacked by Candida should consider taking S.B. and good probiotics.

Klaire Products：Often Selected by Practitioners for Autistic Children

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are associated with an array of gastrointestinal, immune system, and metabolic abnormalities.
Many of these children on the autism spectrum exhibit sensitivities to foods and environmental toxins.Clinical and laboratory evidence has been steadily accumulating implicating these multisystem abnormalities and sensitivities in the pathogenesis and perpetuation of ASD symptomatology. An ever increasing number of parents and practitioners are finding that a biomedical approach to ASD that addresses these issues can improve outcomes in children on the autism spectrum. Probiotics, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and specialty supplements arekey components in the biomedical approach to ASD either as primary interventions or as adjunctive measures.
Over the years, health practitioners have come to rely upon Klaire Labs™ for nutritional supplements designed to address the special needs of children on the autism spectrum.
Klaire’s hypoallergenic line of probiotics, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and specialty supplements contain ingredients well tolerated by children on the autism spectrumand are often the practitioner’s preferred choice to support gastrointestinal, metabolic, neurological, detoxification, and immune system functions.As no two individuals on the autism spectrum present with the same pathologies, treatment protocols vary and are tailored to each child’s needs.
Certain Klaire products, however, have become standouts among practitioners treating ASD and are widely used to provide foundational nutritional support for these children.
ProbioticsChildren on the autism spectrum have significant gastrointestinal pathology which may include overgrowth of microbial pathogens, such as Candida albicans and Clostridium species, increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut), and malabsorption.
Additionally, diarrhea and/or constipation are often present, either as a result of gastrointestinal pathology or in response to antibiotic therapy and other medications.
Probiotic supplements containing live beneficial microorganisms are frequently used as one of the first nutritional interventions for children on the autism spectrum.
Use of appropriate probiotics helps eliminate pathogens, restore and maintain a healthy balance of intestinal flora and support healthy gastrointestinal and immune system function.
Restoring balance to the gastrointestinal system is crucial for proper nutrient digestion and absorption, protection against intestinal toxins and pathogens, bowel regularity, and immunesystem enhancement.High-potency Ther-Biotic® Detoxification Support with 50+ billion CFUs per capsule is often selected to help restore a healthy balance of intestinal flora during detoxification protocols such as broad-spectrum antibiotics, anti-fungal medications or metal chelating agents.
Toxins and metabolic by-products generated during use of these agents can disturbthe healthy balance of intestinal microflora or exacerbate existing intestinal dysbiosis.
Ther-Biotic® DetoxificationSupport provides two colonizing Lactobacillus and one endogenous Bifidobacterium probiotic species that support the body’s natural detoxification processes by metabolizing or reducing uptake of toxins by the gut.Ther-Biotic® Complete, the most comprehensive, maximum-support probiotic formula in the Klaire line, contains 12 certified probiotic species and provides broad coverage to encourage a healthy balance of microflora across the entire gastrointestinal tract.
Ther-Biotic® Complete is recommended for initial, aggressive dosing to regain gastrointestinalmicrobial synergy as well as for daily maintenance once a healthy balance of the gut microflora is restored.
It is available in both an ultra-high potency powder providing 100+ billion CFUs per 1/4 teaspoon (400+ billion CFUs per teaspoon) and in vegetarian capsules, each providing 25+ billion CFUs.
Saccharomyces boulardii is a powerful, non-pathogenic, transient yeast probiotic long-used for various types of diarrhea.It is a hardy, acid-resistant, temperature tolerant microorganism that is not affected by antibiotics. S. boulardii is often used to assist individuals with antibiotic-associated diarrhea, acute or chronic diarrhea, traveler’s diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal infections, including Candida albicans.
Overgrowth of pathogenic Candida yeast species is a frequent, often recurrent, problem in children on the autistic spectrum.
Many practitioners rely on S. boulardii for its ability to produce antifungal toxins and organic acids known to naturally inhibit or kill disease causing Candida yeast species. S. boulardii is generally used for short-term gastrointestinal support and is also animportant ingredient in ABx Support™.
ABx Support™ is designed to be used concurrently with antibiotic therapy.
ABx Support™ contains a carefully researched blend of Saccharomyces boulardii with Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Bifidobacterium breve, probiotic microorganisms documented to support against antibiotic-associated diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated bowel disorder, intestinal and vaginal yeast overgrowth, and vaginal dysbiosis.
Digestive EnzymesOne of the most frequent problems found in children on the autism spectrum is inadequate production and function of digestive enzymes resulting in impaired digestion and contributing to common symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, gas, dyspepsia, gastric reflux, constipation, and diarrhea.
Incomplete enzymatic digestion of ingested grain protein gluten and milk protein casein results in the generation of neurologically active peptides called exorphins.Exorphin peptides are opiate-like substances that adversely affect development and signal processing in the brain.Supplemental digestive enzymes can facilitate the breakdown of exorphins as well as generally support the digestion by mediating the breakdown of food carbohydrates, fats, peptides and proteins, facilitating macro- and micronutrient absorption, and reducing the number of large and potentially inflammatory molecules leaking through the intestinal membrane.
Vital-Zymes™ Complete and Vital-Zymes™ Chewable are high-potency, multi-enzyme formulas with a complete range of plant/microbial-based enzymes that work in concert to maximize the breakdown, absorption, and utilization of macronutrients from a wide spectrum of foods, including proteins and peptides, complex carbohydrates, disaccharides, fats, and vegetable fibers.SerenAid®, a proprietary, high-activity vegetarian enzyme blend of Peptidase and Protease with Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DDP-IV) activity, has long been the standard for hydrolysis of small protein peptides, including exorphins from casein and gluten.
Vitamin and Mineral SupportDietary supplementation with vitamins and minerals is often used to help correct the nutritional deficits so common in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The gastrointestinal pathology associated with ASD is linked to significant malabsorption ofvitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
Children on the autism spectrum have been shown to have a variety of metabolic abnormalities including impaired methylation and transsulfuration biochemistry, increased oxidative stress, and altered energy production that may respond to robust vitamin and mineral repletion.
Klaire Labs™ provides practitioners with a wide selection of single- and multi-nutrient formulas to assist them in meeting individual patient needs. Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (P-5-P), Micellized Vitamin A, Methylcobalamin, Zinc Plus, and Magnesium Glycinate are a just a few of the single-nutrient formulas often incorporated into ASD protocols.VitaSpectrum™ is a powdered multiple vitamin and mineral supplement containing 28 highly bioavailable essential nutrients in forms, quantities, and ratios designed to address nutritional disturbances commonly observed in children on the autism spectrum.
Biologically active forms of folate, B12, and B6 along with naturally sourced vitamins A, E, and D are included for optimal nutrient utilization. Iron and copper, often contraindicated in ASD, are excluded.VitaSpectrum™ is affordably priced and provides a comprehensive group of vitamins, minerals, and trace elements in a single product.
The Klaire Labs™ CommitmentKlaire Labs™ was founded in 1969 to provide nutritional support for individuals with severe food allergies and environmental sensitivities.
Klaire products utilize well-tolerated, highly bioavailable ingredients, free of common allergens. Klaire Labs™ works closely with clinicians and researchers to formulate innovative products that can be used with confidence by individuals with special needs such as childrem on the autism spectrum.
Klaire Labs™ maintains an ongoing commitment to product purity, hypoallergenicity, and rigorous quality control.
Active and inert ingredients used in Klaire products are free of common allergens, including dairy, wheat, corn, yeast, and gluten. No sugar, starch, maltodextrin, stearates, artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, salicylates or preservatives are used in manufacturingmaking Klaire Labs™ products widely-preferred and suitable choices in the biomedical management of ASD.

Antibiotics - long-term changes in the bacterial population of the human gut

Antibiotics can cause long-term changes in the bacterial population of the human gut 抗生素對人類腸道菌落的長期影響
Using a sophisticated novel technique, scientists at the Marine
Biological Laboratory at the Josephine Bay Paul Center in Massachusetts, have completed the most precise survey to date of how microbial communities in the human gut respond to antibiotic treatment.
Using very conservative criteria, the scientists identified at least 3,300 to 5,700 genetically distinct types of bacteria in the human distal gut, and antibiotic treatment influenced the abundance of about a third of them.
Antibiotic treatment caused shifts in the structure of the microbial community. Some bacteria that were in low abundance prior to treatment became more abundant, and bacteria that were dominant decreased in abundance.
Some of these shifts can be persistent; some individuals may recover quickly, and others won't recover for many months.
In all the individuals tested in the study, the bacterial community recovered and closely resembled its pre-treatment state within four weeks after the antibiotic course ended, although several types of bacteria failed to recover within six months.
This raises questions about the health effects of the changes to the bacterial population of the gut, which may occur with antibiotic treatment.
Previous studies have related changes in the bacterial population of the gut to cancer and obesity so changes in this population could have important, but as yet undiscovered, health effects.

More at http://tinyurl.com/csnhh3
Nov 18 issue of PloS Biology via JS
(Source: FoodsMatter)

Childhood constipation as serious as asthma or ADHD 兒童便秘

Childhood constipation as serious as asthma or ADHD
兒童便秘跟哮喘及過動症一樣嚴重
Having studied data on children under 18 who were diagnosed with constipation or prescribed a laxative over two consecutive years (2003 and 2004), researchers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital at Ohio State University suggest that the burden of illness in children suffering from constipation, and the costs associated with this condition, are roughly of the same magnitude as those for asthma and ADHD, but that constipation does not receive anywhere as much attention in public health campaigns.
Despite being considered by many a relatively benign condition the day-to-day struggle caused by constipation can often be emotionally devastating, and can impact on the overall health and well-being of affected children and their families.
One in four children will have constipation at some point, caused by a number of things such as not eating enough fibre or fruit and vegetables, not wanting to use unfamiliar toilets and ignoring the urge to go while playing.
Parents should talk to their children about their toilet habits and make sure they are having a bowel movement at least every other day.
For mild cases of constipation, prune or apple juice, high-fibre cereal, or over-thecounter softeners or laxatives made for children may help.
If the problem persists, parents should seek the advice of a doctor.
The study is to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics in early 2009
More at http://tinyurl.com/5uzysl
via JS

(Source: FoodsMatter)

Little Giant: The best way to cope with constipation is intake of
1. fibre e.g. pysllium husk, cellulose, bran;
2. probiotics e.g. Klaire Labs probiotics - one of the few dairy free, hypoallergenic probiotics in the world;
3. MAGNESIUM CITRATE. You are almost sure to have bowel movement in 2-8 hours after taking magnesium citrate. IT WORKS!