August 11, 2016
What if someone told you that a particular type of food or food additive was causing your child’s symptoms? It could even be something as simple as the daily apple your child eats. Phenols including salicylates and other food chemicals such as amines and glutamates are compounds found in many foods and additives that could be a major contributor to your child’s symptoms. Find out How Common Foods Can Trigger Your Child’s Symptoms and what you can do to identify what foods your child should avoid.
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July 14, 2016
More and more, we are seeing children with nutritional deficiencies, a phenomenon that studies show is even more apparent in children with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. Today we will explore what you need to know about the top nutrient deficiencies found in our children, including: what the research has shown to be the most common deficiencies, how the deficiencies contribute to their symptoms, why these deficiencies exist, how you can find out if your child is deficient and what you can do to correct the vitamin, mineral, fatty acid, amino acid and mineral deficiencies in your child. The good news is, nutritional deficiencies that are impacting your child’s ability to thrive can be corrected.
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March 31, 2016
The Book That Kickstarted My Childs Recovery. Probably like you, I have read many books on how to recover my child. Early on, when looking for answers to my daughter’s health issues, I didn’t know where to start because my daughter’s signs and symptoms didn’t really fit into any diagnostic box, so I was left on my own to figure it out. The one diagnosis we did eventually receive around the age of five was dyspraxia. Dyspraxia only accounted for a few of her symptoms, however, and most of the interventions were speech- and occupational therapy-based (which we pursued vigorously for several years and made gains as a result). Than there was The Book That Kickstarted My Childs Recovery.
One day, during a regular Google search for “dyspraxia,” I came across a book that stood out from all the others: Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS), Natural Treatment for: Dyspraxia, Autism, ADD, Dyslexia, ADHD, Depression and Schizophrenia by Dr. Natasha Campbell-Mcbride MD, MMedSCi (neurology), MMedSci (nutrition) and mom of a child she recovered from autism with the GAPS Nutritional Protocol she developed. This book was different. It taught me that these conditions could be reversed or significantly improved through diet and nutrients and that they were medical in nature. It gave me hope and scared me at the same time. (more…)
January 20, 2016
What am I talking about today?
Among the seemingly endless list of therapies and treatments that can help your child, the single most important intervention you can make is diet. Experts Agree Recovery Starts With Diet! If the thought of changing your child’s diet makes you panic, I know. I’ve been there. I felt it too. For many kids with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDs), eating is a challenge to begin with. Just the thought of overhauling your child’s diet when it’s difficult enough to get them to eat at all is terrifying. Maybe right now all you can manage to convince your child to eat is chicken nuggets, mac and cheese or cereal. Deep down you know, as I did, that you might need to make some changes, but your exhaustion by the many other challenges throughout the day prevent you from wanting to take on yet more difficulty. (more…)
