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Power Of Diet

Healing program takes aim at
intestinal and autism disorders.

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heryl Steinberg, a local well-
She used the SCD diet to treat her
ness consultant, believes it is
own son's autism. Her clinic treats
time the Jewish community
children with neurological issues.
becomes aware of how to overcome
She states she has never seen an ASD
illnesses using Specific Carbohydrate
child without digestive disorders.
Diet (SCD).
"Her message is, `As you heal the
She says the SCD
gut first, the neurology can begin to
diet, a trademarked
recover,"' Steinberg says.
name, is revolution-
According to Steinberg, the use of
izing the way people food as part of a healing program
are healing from
is not new. It was Hippocrates, the
some diseases previ- founder of modern medicine, who
ously believed to be
said, "Let food be thy medicine."
incurable,
including
Dr. Sidney Baker, founder of Defeat
Cheryl
Autistic
Spectrum
Autism
Now! (DAN!), says,"SCD is
Steinberg
Disorders (ASD)
the best treatment I have found so
and chronic digestive illnesses.
far for many children on the Autistic
"SCD is not some fad diet for the
Spectrum. No other among the doz-
purpose of losing weight — it is a
ens of biomedical therapies has met
proven, scientifically based intestinal
with such consistent success."
healing program specifically cre-
SCD eliminates all complex car-
ated to heal chronic diseases," says
bohydrates because they no longer
Steinberg, who is based
are properly digested by
in Southfield but has
most compromised guts,
clients worldwide.
which leads to an explo-
The Jewish com-
sion of harmful yeast
d
munity is not immune
and bacteria. This causes
to digestive illnesses,
damage to the gut lining
including Crohn's,
and creates a steady flow
celiac, irritable bowel
of harmful toxins, which
disease, acid reflux and
can lead to disease. "SCD
leaky gut. The Jewish
removes all starches and
community also is
sugars, which ultimately
affected by Autistic
contribute to feeding
- Che ryl Steinberg, the disease process:'
Spectrum Disorders,
which includes ADD/
weline ss consultant Steinberg says.
ADHD, Asperger's and
SCD was developed
PDD. These neurological illnesses are
by Jewish gastroenterologist Sidney
being reported in increasing numbers, Haas more than 50 years ago.
according to the Atlanta-based Centers Utilizing SCD, he cured 98 percent
for Disease Control.
of his celiac patients. He published
Medical professionals in the ASD
his findings in the medical book The
recovery movement have discovered
Management of Celiac Disease.
that the core of the neurological prob-
His work was continued by a Jewish
lems afflicting ASD children is directly biochemist, Elaine Gottschall, whose
associated with the condition of the
daughter was cured by Dr. Haas and
gut, Steinberg says.
his SCD treatment. Gottschall went on
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride,
to write the book, Breaking the Vicious
a neurologist, points this out in her
Cycle, which has sold almost 2 million
book Gut and Psychology Syndrome.
copies worldwide.

"SCD is not
some fa
diet for the
purpose of
losing w eight."

Cheryl Steinberg is president of Spirit of Motherhood LLC. She is a
wellness consultant, SCD startup specialist, author and Emotional
Freedom Techniques advanced practitioner. For questions about SCD,
contact her at cheryl@spiritofmotherhood.net . Her next class, "Heal
Yourself and Your Family with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD),"
will be held at the Birmingham Community House 7-9 p.m. Tuesday,
June 23. To register: (248) 644-5832 or www.communityhouse.com .

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