About ME
Improving my mental and physical health with food
I was diagnosed with Autism later in life as level 1, as per the DSM-5.
From an early age I knew I was different from all my other friends I didn’t understand how I fitted in and communicate. I was very happy on my own always was nervous and anxious with social interactions.
When I was young 70’s/80’s there was not much awareness and education around this. I remember something my late mother once said, when I told her I have Autism the response was “now I know why you where always quite and didn’t interact with all the other children”.
Today I hold a very respectable job, inclusion and diversity is very big and getting awareness out there is important to me.
“I share with one I share with many”
One thing, I do not provide medical and nutritional advise. I share knowledge and experiences.
Mind Body & Health
Putting the pieces together and promoting a healthy brain
After year of eating all the wrong food groups, eating the same food repetitively.
I started to research food and affects on the brain related to Autism.
One thing I found was some key foods that affected cognitive behavior and mental health within neurodiversity.
Sugar
Dairy
Gluten
Proteins
Then to improve mental health we look at exercise and eating good food to support mental health.
“Putting the pieces together one by one”
Feed The Brain Function
If we look at this diagram, these simple changes can make a massive impact to your life.
As research is still ongoing within this area. There is connections which suggest it may assist with, improved cognitive behavior, reduce sensory overload and meltdowns.
This doesn’t mean it is a miracle cure “NO” !!
What it means it helps reduce the severity of these symptoms.