Summary of The Protocol

Based on the results of the blood test, QualiFam will recommend a course of generic antivirals, antibacterials, and/ or antifungals and perhaps others, to target chronic and latent infections or inflammation. 

As an example, to discover potential problems, we test for two types of antibodies. Although it was thought that one of them indicates past infections, we now know that it may demonstrate the presence of latent/chronic infection (which may reactivate from time to time), while the other antibodies show current or recent acute infection. 

It has been shown that the level of these antibodies can indicate the severity of the cognitive decline in people whose chronic viral infections affect brain function. Thus, the QualiFam Protocol focuses on disrupting the links of this vicious circle: inhibition of infection, recovery of the immune system, decrease of inflammation, and restoration of the gastrointestinal tract.

QualiFam will provide, free of charge, proprietary supplements that are specifically designed to provide autoimmune, inflammatory, gastrointestinal, and metabolic support. The supplements can help establish healthy microbiota, treat metabolic and endocrine abnormalities, and suppress infectious agents in the subject’s body. 

The supplements will be not be provided all at once, but in succession pursuant to an individualized plan, which will be adjusted periodically based on additional blood tests together with the progress demonstrated in subsequent blood tests and questionnaires.

The formulation of supplements that are available include:

Children with autism are typically highly selective eaters, with restricted diets and preferences for specific foods and/or textures.  As we all know,  sugar can affect behavior, focus and social interactions, but is often craved by autistic children. 

To maximize the benefits of the Protocol, we will provide personalized recommendations for foods and beverages that can be substituted for those that autistic child crave, but can negatively affect them. There will also be recommendations related to allergies that were uncovered in the Blood Test and that  certain foods that  exacerbate  symptoms should be avoided.

Examples of dietary recommendations include:

• Avoid: Sugar, certain dairy products, and seed oils. 
• Minimize: Carbohydrates, which the body breaks down into sugar 
• Maximize: Protein

One more aspect of the Protocol needs to be addressed, the gut-brain axis which is how  our “gut” and our brain influence each other. While the connection between the gut-brain axis and autism is complex, suffice to say that disruptions in gut health can contribute to the development or severity of the  symptoms of autism.