Dr. Barry Sears as a Guest Expert on Dietary Therapy for Autism. He is a leading authority in anti-inflammatory nutrition, president of the non-profit, Inflammation Research Foundation, and author of the Zone Diet book series, (which now includes his newest release, The Resolution Zone).

Here's Dr. Sears' commentary:

Managing autism requires reducing neuroinflammation. A true anti-inflammatory diet is a balanced calorie-restricted diet such as the Zone diet. However, to truly reduce neuroinflammation, any anti-inflammatory diet requires significant supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids that generate the hormones (i.e., resolvins that stop inflammation). The goal is the reduction of cytokines in the brain. Cytokines are also the driving force for the symptoms of Covid-19, chronic disease, and aging.. One blood marker that tracks the rise and fall of cytokines is the AA/EPA ratio.

I'd be happy to send along my published article fromNutritional Neuroscience on how the use of omega-3 fatty acids to reduce the AA/EPA ratio with resulting improvement in behavior in those with autism spectrum disorder and is a safe-effective therapeutic approach for core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. The same is true of ADHD which involved the use of omega-3 fatty acids in addition to the anti-inflammatory Zone diet.

Parents should know that consistent dietary intervention can significantly improve behavioral outcomes in children with a wide range of neurological conditions.

About Dr. Barry Sears

Dr. Barry Sears has dedicated the last 35 years of his research career to studying the links between diet, hormones, and health and is dedicated to restoring a state of health that can be controlled by reducing inflammation in your body. In his research, he studies dietary control of hormonal response and develops innovative approaches to help treat and reverse silent inflammation, the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and Type-2 diabetes. His research has led to his best-selling books The Zone, Mastering the Zone, Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes, and had additionally penned The Soy Zone, The Anti-Aging Zone, The OmegaRx Zone, Toxic Fat, A Week in the Zone, Zone Meals in Seconds, Top 100 Zone Foods, The Mediterranean Zone, and his newest release, The Resolution Zone.