Negative Melatonin Study

From eNewsletter 11/17/2025

DID YOU KNOW that gastrointestinal symptoms are frequently reported in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder?

A study from Autism followed gastrointestinal symptoms without a medical etiology in children with autism compared to similar aged participants with typical development starting at 2 and ending at age 12.

The children with autism presented with more gastrointestinal symptoms at each time point over the 10 year span, and they were also more likely to experience multiple and persistent gastrointestinal symptoms. The presence and number of gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with greater impairment in internalizing behaviors, sleep, communication, sensory processing, and repetitive behaviors.

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The Sugar Rationing Effect

From eNewsletter 11/12/2025

DID YOU KNOW that the results of a study from The BMJ, started in 1951, followed over 63,000 subjects to examine whether exposure to sugar rationing during early life (the first 1,000 days) was associated with a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood?

The only reason the study was performed was because of actual wartime rationing of sugar.

Researchers followed up with these subjects in 2023 and found that sugar rationing tracked to significantly less cardiovascular disease many decades later.

As we know, early exposure to excess sugar programs hyperinsulinemia, fat-making, epigenetic switches, taste circuitry and dopamine salience (lifelong preference shaping), and fermentation-first gut microbes that amplify cravings.

This should put the world on notice. Simply, added sugars have no place in early childhood.

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Bowel Disorders Reign

From eNewsletter 11/10/2025

DID YOU KNOW that adult-onset food allergy is much more common than you would think?

A JAMA Network Open study of 40,000 US adults found more than 10% reported an adult-onset food allergy. Among these food-allergic adults, 51.1% reported having had a severe food allergy reaction.

Just a few short decades ago, adult-onset food allergy was incredibly rare.

If you suspect that you have food allergies, it is best to test them away from the height of the pollen season for true readings. Please note that food allergies are different reactions than food intolerances.

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