Dan Swearingen | March 26, 2010
We’ve been avoiding corn in our household since 2005 when our son started refusing corn foods and I found I had day-after migraine headaches whenever we had corn in our meals. Like we often do, we went EXTREME and also banned high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
There have been rumors and anecdotal evidence that HFCS was not [...]
Dan Swearingen | March 11, 2010
Autistry Studios First Annual Spin-A-Thon
Please join us at the first Autistry Studios fundraiser – a Spin-a-Thon graciously hosted by Michael Lopez at his Body Image Personal Fitness Center.
Info: (see flyer for more information)
The funds raised will be used in our Opportunity Fund which allows us to offer services on a sliding scale to lower [...]
Dan Swearingen | January 2, 2010
We have been Gluten-Free Casein-Free (GF-CF) around our house for over ten years. For us it was a no-brainer. After only a few days of trial a few benefits were immediately apparent:
improved energy which improved mood.
clearer sinuses, better sleep.
improved ability to withstand sensory input.
Over the next few months more benefits became apparent:
For our son, we [...]
Dan Swearingen | November 3, 2009
We’re a gluten-free casein-free (dairy free) house and a couple years ago we added corn to the list of no-nos.
There is a very interesting article by Mark Hyman over on HuffPo about common food allergies like gluten, dairy, eggs, corn, yeast, and peanuts and sometimes soy and how there seems to be a relationship between [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | October 18, 2009
People are always asking about the brownies that we serve here at Autistry Studios. They couldn’t be any easier to make!
Here is my secret: I use Pamela’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Mix. There are several recipes on the package. I use the the Original Oil Recipe.
But, and [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | July 4, 2009
Our family has been on a Gluten Free / Dairy (casein) Free (GFCF) diet for over 10 years. In the beginning it was very difficult. There were few products available for home cooking and eating out was just not an option.
In the last few years this has changed dramatically. Pamela’s Products baking mixes have [...]
Dan Swearingen | June 15, 2009
NPR had a piece this morning about a boy who found he had celiac disease at age 13 and needed to go on a gluten-free diet. They noted that there are many more products available today to help provide a “normal” assortment of foods like sandwiches and cookies.
We have been on a Gluten Free [...]
