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The Parent Perspective: Kelly Meehan, OD
One of my favorite segments of the My Child Will Thrive Podcast are the interviews I do with all parents and caregivers. While our episodes with experts are packed with invaluable information, the parent interviews on The Parent Perspective are so insightful,...
Phenol and Salicylate Sensitivities: How Foods Impact Your Child’s Behavior and How to Fix the Root Cause
The amount of diets circling around out there is overwhelming. How do we even begin to determine which diet is best for our children’s symptoms? Diet is one of the most important parts of a healing journey, but there’s so much information out there that it's difficult...
Why Do I Need a Food Journal?
One of the most common questions I get here at My Child Will Thrive is why do I need to keep a food journal for my child? Having a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder usually comes with a lot of frustrating nights searching the web to find something that may help...
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Reversing the Irreversible: One doctor’s journey adopting a child with Cerebral Palsy that changed his approach to medicine
Today I am really excited to bring to you an interview with Dr. Aaron Hartman. Dr. Hartman is not only a functional and integrative physician, but he is a parent of a child with Cerebral Palsy. Becoming a parent to his daughter has changed the way he practices...
Phenol and Salicylate Sensitivities: How Foods Impact Your Child’s Behavior and How to Fix the Root Cause
The amount of diets circling around out there is overwhelming. How do we even begin to determine which diet is best for our children’s symptoms? Diet is one of the most important parts of a healing journey, but there’s so much information out there that it's difficult...
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Experts Agree Recovery Starts With Diet
What am I talking about today? Among the seemingly endless list of therapies and treatments that can help your child, the single most important int...
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The Book That Kickstarted My Childs Recovery
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 answ...
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Top Nutrient Deficiencies Found in Our Children—What You Need to Know
More and more, we are seeing children with nutritional deficiencies, a phenomenon that studies show is even more apparent in children with neurodev...
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Phenols—How Common Foods Trigger Your Child's Symptoms
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...
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Top 10 Therapeutic Diets and How They Can Help Your Child
There are many dietary approaches you can use to help your child with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Today I am going to rev...