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	<title>Comments on: Folic Acid in Pregnancy</title>
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		<title>By: Eselpee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eselpee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am diagnosed w/autism and was a recent participant in an extensive nutritional study of autistics (I have amazing amounts of info about my nutritional status from lab results rarely seen by the average person). 

Two of the items analyzed were folate receptor binding and blocking autoantibodies. Apparently reducing dairy and increasing folinic acid could improve symptoms of cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) syndrome, which may be an explanation for some of the S/S leading to a Dx of autism. 

In trying to understand this, my &quot;google research&quot; revealed that one should supplement w/folinic acid and avoid folic acid. Also, it seemed that people use &quot;folate&quot;, &quot;folinic acid&quot;, and &quot;folic acid&quot; interchangeably, although folic acid is “bad’ and folinic acid is ‘good’. This was all discussed in terms of supplements (available for purchase by the site) and not part of a sensible whole foods diet discussion. 

Would &#039;eat your leafy-greens and don’t drink your milk’ be the whole food dietary “cure” for CFD syndrome?

BTW, my autoantibodies (blocking = 0; binding = 1.08) were low, and probably due to following a plant based diet…..?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am diagnosed w/autism and was a recent participant in an extensive nutritional study of autistics (I have amazing amounts of info about my nutritional status from lab results rarely seen by the average person). </p>
<p>Two of the items analyzed were folate receptor binding and blocking autoantibodies. Apparently reducing dairy and increasing folinic acid could improve symptoms of cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) syndrome, which may be an explanation for some of the S/S leading to a Dx of autism. </p>
<p>In trying to understand this, my &#8220;google research&#8221; revealed that one should supplement w/folinic acid and avoid folic acid. Also, it seemed that people use &#8220;folate&#8221;, &#8220;folinic acid&#8221;, and &#8220;folic acid&#8221; interchangeably, although folic acid is “bad’ and folinic acid is ‘good’. This was all discussed in terms of supplements (available for purchase by the site) and not part of a sensible whole foods diet discussion. </p>
<p>Would &#8216;eat your leafy-greens and don’t drink your milk’ be the whole food dietary “cure” for CFD syndrome?</p>
<p>BTW, my autoantibodies (blocking = 0; binding = 1.08) were low, and probably due to following a plant based diet…..?</p>
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		<title>By: Valerie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Reed,

Great article, enjoyed the read thoroughly, I  have recently written an article that covers the same subject but truely a great piece of writting.

You may want to take a look at mine? 

&lt;a href=&quot;FolicAcidPregnancy.co.uk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Folic Acid Pregnancy&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Reed,</p>
<p>Great article, enjoyed the read thoroughly, I  have recently written an article that covers the same subject but truely a great piece of writting.</p>
<p>You may want to take a look at mine? </p>
<p><a href="FolicAcidPregnancy.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Folic Acid Pregnancy</a></p>
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