| Autism
Breakthrough By Dr. Michael Breen Chicago Monday, October 07, 2002 10:03 AM  There has been a major breakthrough in the treatment of autism. A supplement that you can get at health food stores has been shown to make a major difference. Dr. Michael Breen reports the details. Parents with autistic children are saying that a natural compound in a person’s body called carnosine have helped their kids. Carnosine combines with transmitters deep in the brain. Rose Stodola a mother of autistic child said, “Almost immediately within the first week I noticed a change.” “The gym teacher came up to me and said my gosh he's like a different child,” added Maureen Sieger. Four-year-old Nicholas Stodola would not talk to anybody. But then he took carnosine and there was a noticeable change. (Nick shakes Dr. Breen’s hand.) Dr. Charles Chez found that kind of change was typical for 80 percent of these and other autistic children. Some jumped eight months in their reading scores and their behavior also changed. He said, “Response time, and eye contact and social awareness improved, play skills improved as a general rule.” What's really exciting is because carnosine works by stabilizing and protecting brain cells and helping patients like Nicholas may be just the beginning. Carnosine may help patients with Alzheimer's, an illness similar to autism and it has already helped some Alzheimer patients. Carnosine's also helped some other children. Dr. Chez said, “We've had parents report improved reading skills with dyslexic tendencies...just improved test scores with kids who've had borderline attention disorder.” Soon other parents may have the same reaction Nicholas' have.
“Carnoware and Dr. Chez have given us our son back,” said Stodola. Dr. Michael Chez |