Biohacking Autism with Nadia Elkhatib.

Hosted by Nadia Elkhatib, Biohacking Autism is the go-to podcast for parents, caregivers, and families navigating the complex world of autism. Each week, we explore the biological root causes behind the toughest challenges in autism, from autism anxiety and sleep disruption to neuroinflammation, MCAS, gut health, seizures, and nervous system dysregulation, alongside evidence-informed integrative approaches that actually help. We also cover caregiver health and longevity for parents raising autistic children, because your health matters just as much as your child's. From caregiver burnout and stress management to practical longevity strategies, these episodes are for the parent who is running on empty and ready to invest in themselves, too. Whether you're just beginning your autism journey or deep into biomedical interventions, this podcast gives you the research, the real talk, and the practical tools to make informed decisions for your child and for yourself. Popular Topics Include: autism anxiety, autism sleep, gut health autism, MCAS autism, neuroinflammation, nervous system dysregulation, peptides for autism, functional medicine autism, integrative health autism, caregiver health, autism parent burnout, caregiver burnout, longevity for parents, caregiver longevity, autism supplements, sensory processing, autism diet, autism parent support, vagus nerve stimulation autism, bioregulators for autism, HRV training for caregivers This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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  Scott Forsgren’s 16-Step Chronic Illness Roadmap: What Autism Families Can Learn

  Aug 31, 20261h 50m

  When a child or adult with autism has multiple overlapping health concerns, where do you start, what comes next, and what may need to wait? Scott Forsgren, founder of BetterHealthGuy, joins Nadia to walk through the 16-step roadmap he developed from nearly three decades of navigating complex chronic illness, and to explore what autism families may be able to learn from that framework. The conversation begins with nervous system regulation, mast cells and histamine, detoxification and drainage, and the external environment. Scott then explains why sleep, movement, nutrition, the microbiome, mitochondria, immune modulation, coagulation, microbial burden, dental health, structure, and regeneration may belong in a broader sequence rather than a collection of disconnected interventions. They also discuss mold illness, Lyme disease, MCAS, sensitivity to interventions, why “more aggressive” is not always better, and how autism families can use a chronic-illness framework like this to ask better questions with qualified practitioners. Connect with Scott Forsgren BetterHealthGuy: https://www.betterhealthguy.com/ BetterHealthGuy Podcast: https://www.betterhealthguy.com/podcast Episode Resource Scott Forsgren’s 16-Step Health Recovery Framework and downloadable slides: https://www.betterhealthguy.com/steps Disclosure Scott Forsgren has disclosed relationships with FREmedica / WeAreNIKKI as an advisor, Ravel Health as an ambassador and investor, Prodrome as an affiliate, and advertising relationships through BetterHealthGuy. These relationships are disclosed for transparency. Medical Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health protocol or your child’s protocol. This discussion includes personal experiences, prescription and off-label references, emerging regenerative approaches, and category-level discussion of peptides and peptide bioregulators. It is not a recommendation or individualized treatment plan. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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  Autism Gut Health: Peptide Signaling, Inflammation, and Oral Delivery | Kyal Van Der Leest

  Aug 24, 20261h 3m

  Why can some peptides work orally while others struggle to survive the gut? In this episode of Biohacking Autism, Nadia Elkhatib talks with Kyal Van Der Leest, CEO, founder, and formulator of LVLUP Health, about autism gut health, peptide signaling, inflammation, oral bioavailability, and what formulation changes when peptides have to travel through the digestive system. Kyal starts with one of the clearest explanations of peptides we have heard on the podcast: “Amino acids are letters, peptides are words, and proteins are sentences.” From there, Nadia and Kyal explore why the size and structure of a peptide matter, what happens when peptides encounter stomach acid and digestive enzymes, and why delivery technologies such as delayed-release capsules may affect whether a compound survives long enough to act. They also go deeper into the gut barrier, tight junctions, histamine, inflammation, and the gut-brain connection. Kyal explains how he thinks about combining different compounds within a formulation, why some effects may remain local to the gut while others may be systemic, and how his approach to formulation has evolved as manufacturing and testing technology have improved. The conversation also explores Kyal’s personal experience with peptides, his family’s experience with brain health, Nadia’s experience navigating complex health issues with her son Jimmy, and the larger question at the center of Biohacking Autism: how do we better understand what is happening biologically beneath symptoms and behaviors? IN THIS EPISODE • What peptides are and how they signal in the body • Why some peptides are more difficult to deliver orally • Oral peptide bioavailability and absorption • The gut barrier, tight junctions, and intestinal permeability • Histamine, inflammation, and gut-brain signaling • Oral versus injectable peptide delivery • Why different peptides may be combined in a formulation • Peptides and brain health • Glutathione, neuroinflammation, and cognition • Formulation, manufacturing, and quality control • Why the sequence of interventions can matter in complex chronic health issues CONNECT WITH KYAL VAN DER LEEST Kyal Van Der Leest is the CEO, founder, and formulator of LVLUP Health. LVLUP Health: https://leveluphealth.com Kyal has a financial interest in LVLUP Health and in products discussed during this conversation. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health protocol or your child’s protocol. Several compounds discussed in this episode are investigational or are not FDA-approved for the uses discussed. Biohacking Autism does not provide individualized treatment protocols, dosing instructions, or sourcing guidance for regulated compounds. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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  Autism Gut Issues and Bioregulators: A Clinical Pharmacist Explains | Dr. Grace Liu, PharmD

  Aug 17, 20261h 3m

  Autism gut issues, the gut-brain axis, and bioregulators come together in this conversation with Dr. Grace Liu, PharmD. Grace explains why she approaches the gut and the brain as one interconnected system rather than working through them in sequence, what peptide bioregulators are and how they differ from signaling peptides, what the research actually shows, and why highly reactive children need a very different clinical lens. For most families the starting point is not theory. It is constipation, diarrhea, extreme food selectivity, and the behavior changes that seem to track alongside them. Grace talks through the microbiome picture underneath those symptoms, why some children react to almost everything including their own probiotics, and what she watches for when nothing is tolerated. She is also direct about the limits of the evidence. Much of the bioregulator literature sits outside peer-reviewed Western research, and she says so plainly rather than overselling it. The conversation closes on caregiver health, and why the twenty and thirty year horizon for parents belongs in the same roadmap as their kids. IN THIS EPISODE Why Grace approaches the gut and the brain as one system What separates a bioregulator from a signaling peptide What the research base actually looks like, and where it thins out Why reactive children need a different clinical lens Why caregiver longevity belongs in the same conversation "They have to be healed in parallel." Dr. Grace Liu, PharmD CONNECT WITH DR. GRACE LIU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gut_goddess/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drgraceliu CONNECT WITH BIOHACKING AUTISM Website: https://biohackautism.com Instagram: @biohackautism TikTok: @biohackingautism YouTube: @BiohackingAutism LinkedIn: /in/nadiaelkhatib SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to Biohacking Autism for real solutions for people with autism and the ones who love them. PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED DISCLOSURE: Dr. Grace Liu is the founder of The Gut Institute and formulates and sells microbiome products discussed in this episode. The Gut Institute. Dr. Liu's clinical practice and clinician education platform, referenced throughout the conversation. Microbiome Mojo and Bifida Max. The probiotic formulations Dr. Liu developed and discusses on air. 7 Steps to Heal SIBO. Dr. Liu's book on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The published work of Professor Vladimir Khavinson. The peptide bioregulator research Dr. Liu trained under, and the origin of the cytamin, cytomax, and cytogen classification discussed in the episode. Partty A, Kalliomaki M, Wacklin P, Salminen S, Isolauri E. "A possible link between early probiotic intervention and the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders later in childhood: a randomized trial." Pediatric Research, 2015. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25760553/ The study referenced on air. Worth opening rather than taking secondhand: it is a 75-infant pilot, which is useful context for how the finding lands in the conversation. The Profound Health Summit. The October peptide and bioregulator meeting Dr. Liu mentions she is speaking at. MORE FROM BIOHACKING AUTISM Episode 26 with Dr. Debby Hamilton on mast cell activation and MCAS Episode 16 with Dr. Krishna Doniparthi on the cell membrane Episode 2 on peptides and bioregulators ABOUT DR. GRACE LIU Dr. Grace Liu, PharmD is a clinical pharmacist with a doctorate in pharmacy and more than twenty years in practice. She is trained through A4M and IFM in regenerative and functional medicine, and she is the founder of The Gut Institute. Her work focuses on rebuilding the microbiome after the damage modern living does to it, using nutrigenomic tools, advanced testing, and peptides and bioregulators to address gut dysbiosis and chronic illness. She completed peptide and bioregulator training with Professor Vladimir Khavinson, is adjunct faculty at Peptide University and HealthMasters, and is the best-selling author of 7 Steps to Heal SIBO. She works with executive clients and elite athletes on lifespan, energy, and endurance, and she formulates her own products, including Microbiome Mojo and Bifida Max. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health protocol or your child's protocol. Bioregulators, peptides, and the compounds discussed in this episode are not approved by the FDA for any use in the United States and carry no pediatric labeling. This conversation does not provide sourcing, dosing, or individualized recommendations, and nothing in it should be used as a plan for a specific child. Biohacking Autism with Nadia Elkhatib explores integrative and functional approaches to autism gut issues, the gut-brain axis, the microbiome, leaky gut, food sensitivities, and caregiver health, for people with autism and the ones who love them. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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  Autism Biology | The Blood Work I Wish I Had Checked First

  Aug 10, 202637 min

  Autism blood work rarely comes first. In this solo episode Nadia Elkhatib explains why she now starts with baseline biology before choosing the next specialty treatment for her son Jimmy. For twenty years she worked on Lyme, mold, gut, mast cells and detoxification, and that work helped. What she skipped was the foundation underneath it: thyroid function, sex hormones, insulin and metabolic health, the lipid panel, and nervous system regulation. Nadia walks through the difference between a laboratory reference range and the working targets her practitioners use, how a specialist's lens shapes the direction a family takes, and why anxiety, poor sleep, low motivation or withdrawal deserve a whole-body review rather than being filed under autism. She shares her own family's numbers, including the years when Jimmy's fasting glucose and insulin were drifting while his diet was already completely sugar free, and what changed once they measured instead of assumed. In this episode: Why normal is not the same as optimal How a specialist's lens shapes what gets treated first Why thyroid problems can look like behavior Why fasting glucose alone can miss the metabolic story Why caregiver health belongs in the same roadmap "The specialist cannot decide the entire order for us. That is our job as parents." NOTES ON WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE Jimmy's history includes IVIG. That is one family's experience under medical care. IVIG has no FDA-approved indication for autism. Nadia describes tirzepatide being started with Jimmy's clinical team for a metabolic problem they had measured, and a HOMA-IR that moved from 3.34 to 1.56. Tirzepatide is approved for type 2 diabetes and for chronic weight management in qualifying adults. It is not approved for autism. This is one family's experience under clinical supervision. No doses and no sources are given anywhere in this episode. The optimal ranges Nadia refers to are the working targets she uses with her own practitioners. A HOMA-IR under 1 is her working target, not a laboratory reference range and not a consensus clinical guideline. Working targets vary by laboratory method, assay, age, treatment status and clinician. Reverse T3 is a test many integrative and functional practitioners use, and Dr. Amie Hornaman explains her reasoning in episode 25. Routine clinical guidelines generally do not recommend it for standard thyroid evaluation. Dr. Dayan Goodenowe is a guest on an upcoming episode of this podcast. He researches plasmalogens and also sells plasmalogen products. This episode discusses his published research only. RELATED EPISODES Episode 25 with Dr. Amie Hornaman, on thyroid: Episode 24 with Carole Petersen, on sex hormones: Episode 20, solo, on weight loss and metabolic health: Episode 10, solo, on anxiety: Episode 5, solo, on sleep: Episode 2, solo, on peptides and bioregulators: RESEARCH REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE Sex hormones and autism Croonenberghs J, Van Grieken S, Wauters A, et al. Serum testosterone in male adolescents with autism. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2010;31(4):483-488. PMID 20802443. Thyroid and autism Desoky T, Hassan MH, Fayed HM, Sakhr HM. Biochemical assessments of thyroid profile, serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and cluster of differentiation 5 expression levels among children with autism. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017;13:2397-2403. PMID 28979127. Cohen DJ, Young JG, Lowe TL, Harcherik D. Thyroid hormone in children with autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 1980;10(4):445-450. PMID 6927746. This older and larger study found no group difference, and is included for balance. Lipids and autism Kim EK, Neggers YH, Shin CS, Kim E, Kim EM. Lipid profiles in boys with autism. Nutr Res. 2010;30(4):255-260. PMID 20534328. Plasmalogens, autism and Alzheimer's disease Pastural E, Ritchie S, Lu Y, et al. Novel plasma phospholipid biomarkers of autism: mitochondrial dysfunction as a putative causative mechanism. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2009;81(4):253-264. PMID 19608392. Goodenowe DB, Cook LL, Liu J, et al. Peripheral ethanolamine plasmalogen deficiency: a logical causative factor in Alzheimer's disease and dementia. J Lipid Res. 2007;48(11):2485-2498. PMID 17664527. PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Hunter Williams Dr. Amie Hornaman Carole Petersen Nathalie Niddam Zora Benhamou Dr. Dayan Goodenowe Len Arcuri CONNECT WITH BIOHACKING AUTISM Website: biohackautism.com Email: nadia@biohackautism.com Instagram: @biohackautism TikTok: @biohackingautism YouTube: @BiohackingAutism LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nadiaelkhatib SUBSCRIBE If this episode helped you, please follow Biohacking Autism wherever you listen, and share it with a parent, caregiver, adult with autism or practitioner who might need to hear it. Sometimes one different question changes the entire direction of a family's care. ABOUT NADIA Nadia Elkhatib is the host of Biohacking Autism. She is not a physician. She is a mother who has spent more than twenty years learning from clinicians and researchers, collecting data, changing direction, and working to understand her son as a whole person. DISCLAIMER This episode describes one family's experience under clinical supervision and names prescription and hormone-related products that are not approved for autism. It is not medical advice and contains no doses, sources or treatment instructions. Please discuss any testing or treatment with a qualified clinician who knows the person's history. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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  From Student to PE Teacher and Autism Advocate: NVLD and Adult Life | Ryan Lund

  Aug 3, 202651 min

  Ryan Lundy was diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disability as a child and with autism at 40. In between, he got through school with a 504 plan, a resource teacher, a private tutor, and a lot of family support. Today he teaches physical education at a school for students with special needs, coaches adaptive tennis, and has just been accepted into the Autism Speaks Advocacy Academy. He has sat on both sides of the desk. He was the student who needed the support, and he is now the educator providing it. There are not many people who can speak to both. In this episode: What NVLD actually is, and why the name confuses almost everyone who hears it Why Ryan pursued an updated assessment at 40, and what the autism diagnosis clarified What strong verbal ability concealed from his teachers and clinicians for decades The supports that got him through school and college: PT, OT, speech, tutoring, a 504 plan, a resource teacher, and extra time How a PE teacher figures out what a student who does not speak is telling him What he wants families to do differently, and why starting early matters so much How to evaluate an adaptive sports or recreation program, and what to watch for Whether a job interview is really a social test, and how Ryan actually got hired Disclosure at work, and what one manager did that made the difference Living at home at 40, and the honest uncertainty about what comes next Becoming an advocate, and learning how to sit down with lawmakers "My parents are still concerned that when they're not here, what, how am I gonna survive?" CONNECT WITH RYAN LUNDY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lundy/ Ryan is available for speaking engagements and is responsive on LinkedIn. CONNECT WITH BIOHACKING AUTISM Website: biohackautism.com Email: nadia@biohackautism.com Instagram: @biohackautism TikTok: @biohackingautism YouTube: @BiohackingAutism LinkedIn: /in/nadiaelkhatib SUBSCRIBE New episodes every Monday. Subscribe wherever you are listening right now, and if this episode gave you something, send it to one person who needs it. A parent, a grandparent, a teacher, or an adult who has been wondering about themselves for a long time. RESOURCES MENTIONED The NVLD Project https://nvld.org/ Awareness, research, and education on nonverbal learning disability, plus the ambassador program Ryan is part of. Autism Speaks Advocacy Academy https://www.autismspeaks.org/AdvocacyAcademy The year-round volunteer training and leadership program Ryan was recently accepted into, built for people who want to do federal and state advocacy work. Autism Speaks https://www.autismspeaks.org/ Advocacy, resources, and support across the lifespan. Els for Autism https://www.elsforautism.org/ The Florida campus where Ryan works the camps and serves on an advisory board. Speech and occupational therapy, parent trainings, and resources for families who do not live nearby. Love Serving Autism https://loveservingautism.org/ Adaptive tennis, pickleball, and padel for people with autism, founded by speech-language pathologist Lisa Pugliese-LaCroix. Programs across multiple states. Atlantis Academy https://chancelight.com/locations/brands/atlantis-academy/ The South Florida school for students with special needs where Ryan teaches physical education. ACEing Autism https://aceingautism.org/ National tennis programming for children and adults with autism. Ryan found it through his own research. Special Olympics https://www.specialolympics.org/ Year-round sports training and competition. Ryan coached basketball, tennis, and track with them in Pennsylvania. The Miracle League https://www.miracleleague.com/ Baseball for children and adults with disabilities, built so that every player bats and every player scores. TOPSoccer https://www.usyouthsoccer.org/topsoccer/ Free, low-pressure community soccer through US Youth Soccer. Ryan takes clients to the program near where he lives. TERI, Inc. https://www.teriinc.org/ The California campus Ryan names as the one comparable facility he found when researching where families move for services. RELATED EPISODE Jobs for Adults With Autism: What This Investor and Father Learned in 15 Years, with Brian Jacobs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jobs-for-adults-with-autism-what-this-investor-and/id1882362264?i=1000774681949 Ryan pushes back on an idea from this conversation, that a job interview is really a social interview, and explains why it did not match his own experience. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health protocol or your child's protocol. This conversation includes one guest's personal account of anxiety, depression, therapy, and medication. It is his experience alone and is not a recommendation, a diagnostic guide, or a prediction for anyone else. ABOUT THE SHOW Biohacking Autism with Nadia Elkhatib looks for real solutions for people with autism and the ones who love them. Each week Nadia talks with clinicians, researchers, educators, and adults with autism about integrative and functional approaches, adult outcomes, employment, and what actually helps families. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

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