Tag Archives: toxins

Autism PREVENTION part 4: Mast Cell Activation Disorders, Guest Post by Tiffany Blackden

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Empowered Advocacy

Editor’s note- I am so honored to feature the first Guest Blog Post on Babyfoodsteps.com and even more honored to introduce Tiffany Blackden as our first guest blogger. Tiffany and I met through on-line connections and then had the privledge … Continue reading →

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Autism PREVENTION Part 2: Mitochondrial Toxin Exposure

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Empowered Advocacy

Many, many studies have been published recently suggesting that Autism is not just influenced by GENETICS, but that ENVIRONMENT has a lot to do with this disorder also.  For a while now, I have intuitively known that, as we have navigated … Continue reading →

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What is Methylation?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

METHYLATION [meth ala shən] the introduction of a methyl group, CH3, to a chemical compound. {source:medical-dictonary} My favorite definition is this: Methylation is a process by which a gene’s behavior is altered, but the gene itself isn’t changed. This is … Continue reading →

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