Predicting and Preventing Autism, ADHD, and Chemical Intolerance 11-14-2023 - Flipbook - Page 38
All Disease = Genes x Environment
Early autism research focused on genetics.
There are no genetic epidemics.
Researchers agree that both genes and the
environment underlie 85% of autism.
Studying environmental contributors is
difficult.
The QEESI is unique: it identifies chemical
susceptibility/intolerances.
Early research on autism focused on genes. However, it has become clear that genes alone do
not explain most cases of autism. Researchers today agree that both genes and
environmental factors contribute to 85% of autism. Despite substantial progress, exactly what
causes autism remains unknown. Past researchers have found it very difficult to identify
environmental contributors to autism.
As we and dozens of other researchers around the world have shown, the QEESI is a unique, 50question diagnostic tool that helps identify people who have lost their tolerance for everyday
chemicals, food, and drugs. Our most recent publications strongly suggest that these
individuals’ mast cells have been altered by toxic xenobiotics and subsequently react
adversely to formerly well-tolerated xenobiotics such as foods, food additives, and drugs.
These can include chocolate, beer, red wine, coffee, MSG, aspartame, food colors, and
many others. Notably, the largest load of xenobiotics we face is the pounds of foods we
ingest. Correspondingly, mast cells densely populate our digestive tracts.
Reference:
Miller CS, Palmer RF, Kattari D. et al. What initiates chemical intolerance? Findings from a large
population-based survey of U.S. adults (2023). Environ Sci Eur 35, 65.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00772-x
Ratajczak HV. Theoretical aspects of autism: Causes4A review (2010).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/1547691X.2010.545086
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