Monday, July 26, 2021

Autism and Breastfeeding

This picture was taken in September 2018 a few weeks after I stopped breastfeeding Isaac. I breastfed Isaac until he was 18 months old and I wish that I had been able to continue for longer. Breast milk contains a substance called alpha-lactalbumin which 'causes macroautophagy' helping the body to clean out damaged cells and regenerate healthy new cells. According to a study published in Neuron, Autistic people have problems with Autophagy which causes issues with social interaction. There are a number of ways to induce autophagy including exercise, fasting, green tea and ketosis. However, exercise is the only suitable option for children (in my opinion). 

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