The wonder of vitamin C

He has been having cough & cold for more than a week, and I am devastated as the medicines from GP don't seem to cure his ailment. So, I decided to read up on some books about supplements; DR. JANSON'S NEW VITAMIN REVOLUTION & CONQUERING AUTISM Reclaiming Your Child Through Natural Therapies by Stephen B.Edelson, M.D.
Edelson believes strongly that the main culprit that causes autism is toxins in the body system. And he believes STRONGLY that autism is reversible, and it's even easier in younger children. You must be thinking how can those toxins end up in these little bodies? Well, we live in this world full of toxins, detergent, heavy metals; lead, mercury, copper, etc. And what makes matter worst is we live in Jurong (industrial area). I have been always thinking that the water here is dirty, and now it turns out that this fact might be true. When a pregnant lady drinks from this contaminated water, the chance of her having baby with problem, like autism, down syndrom, etc is bigger. Now i am thinking we should get a good water filter..... eventough PUB always say that it's not necessary, but better be safe than sorry.

Edelson mentioned about the abnormality of liver in autistic individual, that causes them not being able to do natural detoxification process, which add up to the situation, the toxins are all build up inside that little body and causes a lot of abnormal bodily functions, leaky gut, blood supply to the brain is not enough, can't absorb enough nutrients from foods, low immune system, and the list can go longer as our body is just like a machine which needs all the organs to be working properly to produce a healthy individual.

In his book, he mentioned about some treatments to autism; detoxification, chelation therapy, natural supplements (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, enzymes & amino acids), & early intervention program (behavioral modification, ST, OT, Loovas therapy, ABA, etc). I believe all of these works together in order to see some improvements. Currently Darren is on chelation, natural supplements & early intervention program. But we have not done detoxification, Edelson suggested using sauna to achieve the wanted result, 30 mins per day, everyday. So, after papa get his membership card done at arena country club, we will be having the sessions there everyday. I hope he will be able to improve......

Looking at his condition, cold & cough very often. I decided to up his intake of vitamin C, I was giving him 750 mg/day, but now I am giving 2000mg/day. I started it yesterday, and his cold is gone by today, but he is still coughing ocassionally. I think, he just need more vitamin C to help his weak immune system. And to my surprise, vitamin C helps with his speech too, he is babbling even more today. Making a lot of noise at home, at school & in the bus. People turn and look at him in the bus because of his funny speech, but I don't really care, as I am happy to hear him babbling away. haha.