11 Aug 2025 12:00

Personalized Nutrition for Autism: Diet To Transform Neurodevelopmental Health With Julie Matthews

Episode Highlights With Julie

  • What we know about autism and why it isn’t just isolated to the brain
  • Where she starts when working with people with autism and how removing inflammatory foods and adding nutrient dense foods can help
  • The top things she recommends avoiding in general and especially for anyone with autism
  • Types of improvements she sees in her work with children and how much improvement parents could expect 
  • They saw 4.5x age-related developmental improvement in their research
  • Different interventions they looked at and studied 
  • Their study showed that diet was statistically even more significant than supplements for improvement
  • About 30% of kids with autism have mitochondrial dysfunction, so carnitine can be helpful for some
  • Lifestyle factors we can implement to support kids, especially those on the spectrum
  • What studies say about nature, light exposure, and physical activity for kids
  • How sleep comes into play and can be a big challenge for children on the spectrum

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