Autism File Presents Article on Camel Milk by Christina Adams
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Mother/Author’s Six-Year Camel Milk Quest Revealed
New Article Reports Significant Results for Autism, Diabetes and Machado-Joseph Treatment
Los Angeles, CA -- In an article published today, author Christina Adams reveals for the first time her secret six-year struggle to import raw camel milk from Israel to treat her son who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. Reporting that treatment with camel milk greatly improved her son’s autism symptoms, Ms. Adams, featured Autism File contributor and author of A Real Boy: A True Story of Autism, Early Intervention and Recovery (Berkley/Penguin), also points out scientifically documented information showing treatment potential for a range of diseases and conditions including diabetes, hepatitis, and food allergies. The article, appearing in the April/May issue of the Autism File magazine, breaks the news that camel milk is reportedly reversing symptoms in some patients with Machado-Joseph disease--a fatal inherited disorder with no previously known treatments.
In the article, Ms. Adams, a former NPR Day to Day commentator, explains the science behind the use of camel milk for treatment of various diseases. She also shares her personal story of being a newly single mom who reached across the world via Skype and telephone to form a bond with two Israelis, one an esteemed Israeli-American scientist, the other a camel milk producer. According to Ms. Adams, “They sent milk for my son, who showed remarkably better speech, attention and emotional connection the morning after drinking a half-cup of milk at bedtime.” Adams also contacted California camel farmer Gil Riegler of Oasis Camel Dairy, as seen on “Dirty Jobs,” “Larry King Live” and “Bizarre Foods” (upcoming), who brought her frozen bottles of milk in suitcases from Israel after she introduced him to her Israeli contacts—one of whom turned out to live next door to Gil’s brother.
Ms. Adams will give the first known US public lectures on camel milk’s healing properties in May at Oasis’s first “camel dairy” seminar in California and at the Autism One conference in Chicago, in her new “Practical Magic” lecture series. She is the first known person to get federal government permission to import camel milk for autism. “My son has been drinking camel milk for the last five years, making him probably the longest continual user of camel milk for autism treatment,” said Ms. Adams.
You can read the full article at Got Camel Milk? Anecdotal Evidence Suggests It May Improve Autism Symptoms But Getting it From the Desert to Your Door Isn't Easy. Excerpt below:
Nomads in Algeria have long said, “Water is the soul, milk is the life.” They may be proved right
by emerging reports that camel milk, the drink of nomadic peoples from Mongolia to India, may have a healing effect on various diseases.
Now parents from around the world, as I did in 2007, are also reporting reduced autism symptoms and increased skills in their ASD children. Better sleep, increased motor planning abilities and spatial awareness, more eye contact, better language and lessened gastrointestinal problems are now celebrated in global internet posts.
Nomads in Algeria have long said, “Water is the soul, milk is the life.” They may be proved right
by emerging reports that camel milk, the drink of nomadic peoples from Mongolia to India, may have a healing effect on various diseases.
Now parents from around the world, as I did in 2007, are also reporting reduced autism symptoms and increased skills in their ASD children. Better sleep, increased motor planning abilities and spatial awareness, more eye contact, better language and lessened
gastrointestinal problems are now celebrated in global internet posts.
Does the milk, lovingly called “absolutely exquisite… quite weird stuff” by longtime West African camel dairy owner Nancy Abeiderrahmane, deserve the praise bubbling from a global bucket of researchers and consumers? And is there an autism connection? I’ve researched the
milk since summer 2005… here’s the story. Got Camel Milk? Anecdotal Evidence Suggests It May Improve Autism Symptoms But Getting it From the Desert to Your Door Isn't Easy.
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Where can i buy a camel milk
Posted by: Judy | January 05, 2018 at 09:51 AM
What quantities of camel milk for an 8 year old boy?
Posted by: kath | September 25, 2017 at 05:01 AM
I would like to inform you about how drinking camel milk by autistic children is more than a "story"
Reuven
You mentioned me as the veterinarian in Israel but I was for many tyears a professor in the medical school (now retired)
Posted by: Reuven Yagil | December 07, 2015 at 02:54 AM
Mers virus found in camel milk.
Posted by: Martin | June 11, 2014 at 04:12 PM
I'm from Melbourne Australia and desparate to try Camels' milk for 4 yr old son with asd. Can anyone tell me where I can get a supply? Thank you, Angela
Posted by: Angela | March 19, 2012 at 12:49 AM
Not only has camel's milk helped my son tremendously and notably ... it has helped me as well ... Thank you for a beautifully written article.
Thanks to CM ... my diabetes is now totally under control ... something I could not say just 3 months ago. Thanks to CM my son is no longer searching for food non-stop ... and he has notably improved rapidly as documented in school notations ... His willingness to talk to others dramatically increased to the point he is now listed as partially verbal at school whereas before they listed him as non-verbal. (he spoke at home ... but his anxiety was so great he would not speak at school.) He is now willingly participating in speech class whereas before he simply would not ... The ONLY thing that has changed has been the introduction of CM in our lives .. We began drinking the milk in mid December by the time his IEP meeting in mid-Jan. they said "not sure what changed during Christmas ... but your son is a changed young man. Wow! was the speech therapist exact words." My son is 19.
Posted by: Melinda | March 17, 2012 at 02:50 AM
I wonder if yak milk would also have the same benefits...
Posted by: Sue Morgan | March 13, 2012 at 03:08 PM
nohumpshere,
Maybe you should change your name to nofactshere.
Personally, I don't care whether you use camel's milk, consume Twinkies or gorge on nitrate-filled hotdogs. So you needn't concern yourself with my dietary decisions for my family.
I am not a "desperate parent" thanks to the positive results of the biomed treatments I have selected. But I hope that parents who are desperate for effective treatment keep their minds open, not shut, like yours.
If you even are a parent, that's where your priorities should be - your kid, not mine.
Thanks to Donna and Christina for this valuable information.
Posted by: One hump or two? | March 13, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Camel milk is awesome! My son has been drinking it since last summer and he's doing great on it.
Posted by: Amy in Idaho | March 12, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Thanks to all for for reading the article. Camel milk information is still emerging and developing, but some US regulatory guidelines are clear.
The FDA states: “In 2009 the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shippers (NCIMS) voted to include camel’s milk as a Grade A product under the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). However, no milk can enter interstate commerce until there is a validated test for drug residues in camel milk. Products in intra-state commerce are regulated by state authorities.”
California's position: "California allows camel dairies and the sale of camel milk, provided it is produced and distributed from a properly permitted and licensed facility."
The FDA leaves most non-interstate regulation of camel milk production up to the states, as the article says.
There are some camels are in the US, but not a lot. Converting camels to larger-scale dairy use requires breeding expertise and milk production facilities. I hope my article furthers that goal here in the US. Feel free to write me if you want further information at [email protected]
Posted by: Christina Adams | March 12, 2012 at 08:47 PM
I will add to my comment below, perhaps cow's cream is just as good, and I don't have to got to Africa, or got ot great lengths to ship it over to the US of A.
Posted by: Benedetta | March 12, 2012 at 05:51 PM
The Ketogenic diet that has a cure rate of up over 35 percent of those with epilepsy has a lot of CREAM in that diet.
Everyone thinks milk is a protein drink. It is not. It is a carbohydrate drink.
It is the cream that has the fat, that is the cure.
So does camel milk have a lot of fat and not too much thin blue carbohydrate milk?
Posted by: Benedetta | March 12, 2012 at 04:26 PM
It is illegal in the USA to sell or purchase camel milk. FACT. Something that people pushing it forget to mention to desperate parents.
Posted by: nohumpshere | March 12, 2012 at 04:08 PM
Thank you for this information.
Perhaps, along these lines, I wonder if anyone has found access to A2 dairy here in the U.S. and if they have experienced any health benefits for their children or themselves?
http://www.beyondorganiclive.com/2011/05/08/beyond-organic-cows-milk/
Posted by: Jeannette Bishop | March 12, 2012 at 03:18 PM
For One Hump or Two:
There is a Facebook group you can join called Healing With Camel Milk and they have info on where you can get camel milk, as well as a ton of other info.
As far as casein, apparently the casein in camel milk is different from that of cow's milk. Here are a few links explaining that:
http://camelmilkforhealth.com/admin/uploads/pubs/etiology%20of%20autism%20-yagil.pdf
http://nourishinghope.com/2011/11/camel-milk-healing-or-hype/
http://www.camelmilkforhealth.com/symposium.php
You should probably also be aware that there is some fairly new info out concerning the use of camel milk in kids who have FRA (folate receptor) autoantibodies and how it may be problematical. Dr Rossignol and Dr Frye mention it in their article in this same issue of Autism File. (I guess like everything else in biomed, there's never an easy solution!)
Posted by: Donna L. | March 12, 2012 at 01:01 PM
Donna,
Thanks for the info. Can you provide any domestic sources? Also, what about the casein issue? Since the milk protein in both cow's milk and goat's milk is a problem for our kids - why is it not a problem in camel milk?
Posted by: One Hump Or Two? | March 12, 2012 at 11:01 AM
For One hump or two,
There are now a number of camel farms in the US providing camel milk for the autism population. I think it's just that five yrs ago, when Christina began using it, it was not easily available here.
Nice to see this article posted here. We've been using camel milk for my son and are seeing some improvements lately.
Posted by: Donna L. | March 12, 2012 at 09:12 AM
I don't understand why camel milk has to be imported from overseas. I've seen camels not only in zoos here, but on private property when driving through Texas. Why aren't camels being farmed for milk here? There's certainly the demand - with our growing autism population.
Posted by: One hump or two? | March 12, 2012 at 08:25 AM