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NOTMILK - A Very Personal Letter From Kimberly

 

 

 

 

 

A Very Personal Letter From Kimberly

 

When I asked Kimberly for permission to share her letter

with you and urged her to have the courage to include her

email address so that you might communicate with her, she

responded:

 

" Please do share any of my stories or comments with your

readers...we will never return to dairy products. Our health

and life depends on avoiding this poison! "

 

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kimkc @verizon.net wrote:

 

Dear Robert aka Notmilkman,

 

Thank you for raising awareness about autism and dairy consumption.

As I had written to you before, I found out for myself that my

daughter, Molly, was addicted to dairy while she was experiencing

regressive autism between 2 and 2 1/2 years-old (March 2005-November

2005). Temper tantrums, loss of language, not ticklish or feeling

pain, kicking the walls during the night, not sleeping through the

night, not hearing or answering when spoken to, no eye contact at

all, stimming and many other autistic tendencies had taken over

her sweet personality and covered up her incredible intelligence.

 

Taking her off of dairy was the first step on her road to recovery

from autism, although we still have a long way to go. The opiate

effect of dairy is very real as I took her off of dairy 'cold turkey'

and she went through a miserable withdrawal the second week off of

all dairy.

 

The withdrawal included her trying to break the child safety

latch on the refrigerator and screaming at the refrigerator for

'cheese' (one word she didn't lose through regression)!

 

My journal indicates that this happened 3x on 11/17/05 just

13 days after taking Molly off of all dairy. She was quite pale

and experienced night terrors at this time so we were all cranky

from lack of sleep. We knew nothing about autism or the effects

of dairy on the brain but we did know our daughter was truly

addicted to mac'n cheese, string cheese, Ovaltine in cow's milk,

toasted cheese sandwiches, cheesy fish crackers, Go-Gurt, Ranch

dressing and many other dairy products while avoiding the healthier

foods that we served.

 

Within 9-12 days of dairy withdrawal, Molly was using more words

and speaking in simple sentences especially when she wanted something.

To make life easier for family life and my food preparation for a

large family, we all gave up dairy along with Molly and we all

benefited since many annoying and undesirable side effects from

dairy disappeared in every family member. Molly has been on a

casein-free diet since November 2005 and gluten-free since January

2007 with many organic, whole foods in her diet. We have no desire

to go back to consuming dairy products and we still can't believe

that it took our family 3 months to get over the cravings for cheese!

 

Move forward to almost a year of developmental preschool, minimal

school progress was made by Molly in preschool through December

2006 (very disappointing) but home progress had improved after

giving up dairy. We took Molly to a DAN! (Defeat Autism Now!) doctor

in late January 2007 and spent the next month having Molly's urine,

stool, blood and hair samples sent into labs for analysis (of course,

this is not covered on insurance).

 

The results indicate that Molly has environmentally-induced autism or

'regressive' autism caused by food intolerance, intestinal dysbiosis,

environmental allergies, impaired detoxification, exposure to toxins

in childhood immunizations/flu shot, and a family medical history

that is typical of autistic children. This 'leaky gut' and

malabsorption problem has caused Molly to have low vitamins/minerals/

amino acids and high levels of some metals/minerals/etc. Therefore,

Molly basically has a screwed up digestive system that is affecting

her delicate brain and causing these autistic symptoms.

 

I should also mention that Molly threw up colostrum in the hospital

and vomited breast milk daily until 10 months of age, as well

as frequent diarrhea as a toddler. I believe that Molly was

allergic to casein in cow's milk products that I consumed so

faithfully while breastfeeding her. My doctor said I needed the

calcium from dairy and that Molly had an 'immature' stomach.

Molly has always met baby milestones (2 year-old appointment

indicated language was advanced for her age!) and was at the

top of the height/weight chart so our doctor wasn't concerned.

Zantac didn't work either.

 

The end of February, we started Molly on supplements that are

typical of the DAN protocol and within days of starting some

supplements we observed many improvements. She has much better

eye contact, better receptive language, calm/focused times of

the day, better balance, more cautious, and a very happy

disposition with a smile on her face! Within 48 hours of a

supplement called DMG, her expressive language was more

spontaneous and improved. We are happy to see our sweet,

highly intelligent, little girl coming back to us.

 

Her school progress report was wonderful in late March including

many 3s and 4s which means she is making progress and mastering

some skills for the first time in developmental preschool. We are

overjoyed!

 

This was even with many days absent from school due to diarrhea

from detox-type symptoms from starting the new supplements,

snow/flooding in our area, and flu/viruses that Molly was

exposed to since her immune system isn't working efficiently.

Molly is not on Ritalin, Adderall, or any other ADD/ADHD

medications that a regular MD may prescribe for autism/ADHD.

 

We tried Adderall for Molly's ADHD in October 2006 but she

became violent and didn't sleep well at night. She is taking

supplements like Digest Right, Minerall, evening primrose oil,

Super Nu-Thera, black current oil, probiotic, CoQ-10, melatonin,

DMG and prescriptions for deficiencies indicated in thorough

lab reports like glutathione, carnitine, and amino acids her

body is lacking. At the playground with my kids just this

afternoon, I realized that nobody would have been able to tell

that Molly has autism! Grandparents, friends, teachers and even

the family dentist have noticed the huge changes in Molly during

the last few months.

 

There are many children out there that are going through a DAN

doctor (along with behavioral therapies) and actually recovering

from autism or at least improving greatly after their guts are

healed. Unfortunately, there are also many children out who have

parents/grandparents in denial of an autism diagnosis and

continue to feed their child's sickness with dairy, wheat,

pesticides, preservatives, dyes, processed foods, and many

other toxins. I also need to mention, my oldest son had food

and environmental allergy testing which the lab results indicated

an extreme allergy to dairy!

 

Our DAN/allergy doctor was shocked to see such a high number on

the dairy allergy results especially considering that my son has

been dairy-free for over a year, even bringing alternate foods

to parties, school, and church functions to avoid the powdered

milk/whey/casein in cakes, cookies, crackers, and so many other

foods that contain hidden dairy by-products. Also, he is

allergic to 'cow' food: hay, grasses and pollen so he will be

starting allergy desensitization soon.

 

The genetic tendencies or family history that set Molly up for

regressive autism include family members with many autoimmune

problems like thyroid problems, diabetes, food allergies, cancer

(breast/stomach/prostate/lung), environmental allergies,

medication allergies, asthma, arthritis, eczema/rashes, and

digestive problems including 'leaky' diarrhea in an obese

12 year-old niece who is still consuming high volumes of

dairy products.

 

We also have family members (some slender and some obese)

with heart disease, high cholesterol/triglycerides, IBS, high

blood pressure, ADHD/ADD characteristics, sleep apnea and

depression. It is amazing but true that we have family

members in their 30's and 40's with 6-12 prescription

medication for their health problems! Except our immediate

family (2 adults and 5 children), our extended family is

still consuming a diet heavy in meat products and have an

addiction to dairy products even though we have shared our

story with them, your NotMilk emails, and information from

many books that I have read during this past year of autism

and diet research.

 

Thanks again for your NotMilk article raising awareness about

autism and the dairy connection.

 

Best regards,

 

Kimberly Currier

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Should you have the need for a listening ear, or a compassionate

mom who has 'been there' please get in touch with Kimberly.

kimkc @verizon.net

 

Robert Cohen

http://www.notmilk.com

i4crob <i4crob%40earthlink.net>

[Guest guest]

that is such a wonderful story --- i, too, know of a family who had

unbelievably outstanding results with their son who was autistic

simply by stopping any and all wheat/gluten products. the mother

herself was overwhelmed when she saw the difference and the boy is now

eighteen at a technical college and about to get his driving

licence!!!!!!

 

all of the above was unthought of only four years ago --- when it was

considered that he would likely stay at home, or in a special

" half-way " home for the rest of his life considering how severe his

autism was at that time.

 

i am so pleased for the author of this letter - such wonderful news

for all!

 

 

 

, Nandita Shah <shahnandi

wrote:

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> cohensmilk1 <cohensmilk1

> <notmilk-owner >

> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:31:29 -0000

> <notmilk >

> NOTMILK - A Very Personal Letter From Kimberly

>

>

>

>

>

> A Very Personal Letter From Kimberly

>

> When I asked Kimberly for permission to share her letter

> with you and urged her to have the courage to include her

> email address so that you might communicate with her, she

> responded:

>

> " Please do share any of my stories or comments with your

> readers...we will never return to dairy products. Our health

> and life depends on avoiding this poison! "

>

> ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~

>

> kimkc @verizon.net wrote:

>

> Dear Robert aka Notmilkman,

>

> Thank you for raising awareness about autism and dairy consumption.

> As I had written to you before, I found out for myself that my

> daughter, Molly, was addicted to dairy while she was experiencing

> regressive autism between 2 and 2 1/2 years-old (March 2005-November

> 2005). Temper tantrums, loss of language, not ticklish or feeling

> pain, kicking the walls during the night, not sleeping through the

> night, not hearing or answering when spoken to, no eye contact at

> all, stimming and many other autistic tendencies had taken over

> her sweet personality and covered up her incredible intelligence.

>

> Taking her off of dairy was the first step on her road to recovery

> from autism, although we still have a long way to go. The opiate

> effect of dairy is very real as I took her off of dairy 'cold turkey'

> and she went through a miserable withdrawal the second week off of

> all dairy.

>

> The withdrawal included her trying to break the child safety

> latch on the refrigerator and screaming at the refrigerator for

> 'cheese' (one word she didn't lose through regression)!

>

> My journal indicates that this happened 3x on 11/17/05 just

> 13 days after taking Molly off of all dairy. She was quite pale

> and experienced night terrors at this time so we were all cranky

> from lack of sleep. We knew nothing about autism or the effects

> of dairy on the brain but we did know our daughter was truly

> addicted to mac'n cheese, string cheese, Ovaltine in cow's milk,

> toasted cheese sandwiches, cheesy fish crackers, Go-Gurt, Ranch

> dressing and many other dairy products while avoiding the healthier

> foods that we served.

>

> Within 9-12 days of dairy withdrawal, Molly was using more words

> and speaking in simple sentences especially when she wanted something.

> To make life easier for family life and my food preparation for a

> large family, we all gave up dairy along with Molly and we all

> benefited since many annoying and undesirable side effects from

> dairy disappeared in every family member. Molly has been on a

> casein-free diet since November 2005 and gluten-free since January

> 2007 with many organic, whole foods in her diet. We have no desire

> to go back to consuming dairy products and we still can't believe

> that it took our family 3 months to get over the cravings for cheese!

>

> Move forward to almost a year of developmental preschool, minimal

> school progress was made by Molly in preschool through December

> 2006 (very disappointing) but home progress had improved after

> giving up dairy. We took Molly to a DAN! (Defeat Autism Now!) doctor

> in late January 2007 and spent the next month having Molly's urine,

> stool, blood and hair samples sent into labs for analysis (of course,

> this is not covered on insurance).

>

> The results indicate that Molly has environmentally-induced autism or

> 'regressive' autism caused by food intolerance, intestinal dysbiosis,

> environmental allergies, impaired detoxification, exposure to toxins

> in childhood immunizations/flu shot, and a family medical history

> that is typical of autistic children. This 'leaky gut' and

> malabsorption problem has caused Molly to have low vitamins/minerals/

> amino acids and high levels of some metals/minerals/etc. Therefore,

> Molly basically has a screwed up digestive system that is affecting

> her delicate brain and causing these autistic symptoms.

>

> I should also mention that Molly threw up colostrum in the hospital

> and vomited breast milk daily until 10 months of age, as well

> as frequent diarrhea as a toddler. I believe that Molly was

> allergic to casein in cow's milk products that I consumed so

> faithfully while breastfeeding her. My doctor said I needed the

> calcium from dairy and that Molly had an 'immature' stomach.

> Molly has always met baby milestones (2 year-old appointment

> indicated language was advanced for her age!) and was at the

> top of the height/weight chart so our doctor wasn't concerned.

> Zantac didn't work either.

>

> The end of February, we started Molly on supplements that are

> typical of the DAN protocol and within days of starting some

> supplements we observed many improvements. She has much better

> eye contact, better receptive language, calm/focused times of

> the day, better balance, more cautious, and a very happy

> disposition with a smile on her face! Within 48 hours of a

> supplement called DMG, her expressive language was more

> spontaneous and improved. We are happy to see our sweet,

> highly intelligent, little girl coming back to us.

>

> Her school progress report was wonderful in late March including

> many 3s and 4s which means she is making progress and mastering

> some skills for the first time in developmental preschool. We are

> overjoyed!

>

> This was even with many days absent from school due to diarrhea

> from detox-type symptoms from starting the new supplements,

> snow/flooding in our area, and flu/viruses that Molly was

> exposed to since her immune system isn't working efficiently.

> Molly is not on Ritalin, Adderall, or any other ADD/ADHD

> medications that a regular MD may prescribe for autism/ADHD.

>

> We tried Adderall for Molly's ADHD in October 2006 but she

> became violent and didn't sleep well at night. She is taking

> supplements like Digest Right, Minerall, evening primrose oil,

> Super Nu-Thera, black current oil, probiotic, CoQ-10, melatonin,

> DMG and prescriptions for deficiencies indicated in thorough

> lab reports like glutathione, carnitine, and amino acids her

> body is lacking. At the playground with my kids just this

> afternoon, I realized that nobody would have been able to tell

> that Molly has autism! Grandparents, friends, teachers and even

> the family dentist have noticed the huge changes in Molly during

> the last few months.

>

> There are many children out there that are going through a DAN

> doctor (along with behavioral therapies) and actually recovering

> from autism or at least improving greatly after their guts are

> healed. Unfortunately, there are also many children out who have

> parents/grandparents in denial of an autism diagnosis and

> continue to feed their child's sickness with dairy, wheat,

> pesticides, preservatives, dyes, processed foods, and many

> other toxins. I also need to mention, my oldest son had food

> and environmental allergy testing which the lab results indicated

> an extreme allergy to dairy!

>

> Our DAN/allergy doctor was shocked to see such a high number on

> the dairy allergy results especially considering that my son has

> been dairy-free for over a year, even bringing alternate foods

> to parties, school, and church functions to avoid the powdered

> milk/whey/casein in cakes, cookies, crackers, and so many other

> foods that contain hidden dairy by-products. Also, he is

> allergic to 'cow' food: hay, grasses and pollen so he will be

> starting allergy desensitization soon.

>

> The genetic tendencies or family history that set Molly up for

> regressive autism include family members with many autoimmune

> problems like thyroid problems, diabetes, food allergies, cancer

> (breast/stomach/prostate/lung), environmental allergies,

> medication allergies, asthma, arthritis, eczema/rashes, and

> digestive problems including 'leaky' diarrhea in an obese

> 12 year-old niece who is still consuming high volumes of

> dairy products.

>

> We also have family members (some slender and some obese)

> with heart disease, high cholesterol/triglycerides, IBS, high

> blood pressure, ADHD/ADD characteristics, sleep apnea and

> depression. It is amazing but true that we have family

> members in their 30's and 40's with 6-12 prescription

> medication for their health problems! Except our immediate

> family (2 adults and 5 children), our extended family is

> still consuming a diet heavy in meat products and have an

> addiction to dairy products even though we have shared our

> story with them, your NotMilk emails, and information from

> many books that I have read during this past year of autism

> and diet research.

>

> Thanks again for your NotMilk article raising awareness about

> autism and the dairy connection.

>

> Best regards,

>

> Kimberly Currier

> ~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~

>

> Should you have the need for a listening ear, or a compassionate

> mom who has 'been there' please get in touch with Kimberly.

> kimkc @verizon.net

>

> Robert Cohen

> http://www.notmilk.com

> i4crob <i4crob%40earthlink.net>

>