A Disrupted Circadian Rhythm Can Negatively Affect Health
What Is Circadian Rhythm? Any bodily process that occurs regularly on a 24-hour cycle is known as a circadian rhythm....
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Acetaminophen and The Autism Connection
Acetaminophen is the generic name for Tylenol, and it is also known as paracetemol in countries outside of the United...
What Is Autism, Really?
Autism is a term that is reasonably new in the modern lexicon. While the term autism was first coined in 1912, a...
The History of Total Load
Total Load Theory “Total Load Theory” is a widely used engineering term that, for decades, has been applied to explain...
The Five Levels of Healing According to Dietrich Klinghardt MD PhD
Patricia Lemer MEd NCC describes the five levels of healing from autism and other chronic health conditions according...
Anesthesia and Autism
Parent advocate Alyssa Davi explains the risks of anesthesia and autism in this article. The purpose of this article...
Preventing Sensory Processing Disorder in High-Risk Infants
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LDN discusses how a good neurological diet and healing the gut may stave off Sensory Processing...
Phthalates in Personal-Care Products
Patricia S. Lemer, MEd, NCC fills us in about the dangers of phthalates, another family of toxic chemicals, in this...
Parasites Can Cause Seemingly Unrelated Symptoms
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer MEd relates her personal experiences in dealing with parasites. It took me years to...
Undiagnosed Lyme Disease
Nika Hamblin relates her personal story of dealing with undiagnosed Lyme disease in this post. Many years ago, my...
Vitamin D Deficiency
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman explains why vitamin D is so helpful to the immune system and neuroimmune conditions...
How Nutrition Affects Hypotonia
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman explains how certain mitochondria-boosting supplements can help with...
Flame Retardants: A Threat to Our Children‘s Development?
Patricia Lemer, M. Ed., NCC, discusses the danger of flame retardants to a child's neurological and endocrine...
Epigenetics: Genetics and Environment
Epigenetics is the biology of how external modifications to an individual’s DNA can turn genes “on” or “off” with...
Tonsils Removal or Regeneration
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND walks us through her thought process on the subject of tonsils removal. A study from 2015...
EMF Dangers
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains how EMF dangers affect your child's health. Chronic exposure to...
The Importance of Soil Microbes
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains the importance of soil microbes to our gut microbiome and health. Why...
Immune System and Nervous System
In this post, Kelly Dorfman MS LND discusses how allergens such as mold and pollen affect the immune system and...
Holistic Dentistry
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong relates her personal experience with holistic dentistry. My Personal Experience...
Why TV and Video Devices Are Bad for Your Child
In this blog post, Susan R. Johnson, MD, behavioral and developmental pediatrician and certified Waldorf teacher,...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Autism
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND writes about nutritional interventions for children with mitochondrial dysfunction and autism....
Schizophrenia and Nutrition
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer how symptoms of schizophrenia are affected by nutrition: foods that are eaten as...
Mercury Amalgam Toxicity
Adapted from information provided by National Integrative Health Associates (NIHA) in Washington, D.C. In Lewis...
Why Is My Child Always Sick?
In this blog post, Kelly Dorman MS, LND answers the question, "Why is my child always sick?" and offers ways to help...
Ear Infections and Autism
Kelly Dorfman MS LND discusses the relationship between ear infections and autism in this post. Many years ago, a...
Metallothionein and Autism
In this blog post, William J. Walsh, PhD explains the connection between metallothionein and autism. At the DAN! 2001...
Child Malnutrition
In this blog post Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, discusses child malnutrition in the form of empty-calorie malnutrition....
Pesticide Risks
This article is condensed with permission from Pesticides and You, the quarterly publication of Beyond...
Understanding Heavy Metal Toxicity and Chelation
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LN writes about the impact of heavy metal toxicity on children with neurodevelopmental disorders....
Does Mitochondrial Dysfunction Finally Connect the Diverse Medical Symptoms We Now See in Children With Various Health Problems?
by Alyssa Davi, Parent Advocate What is mitochondrial dysfunction and why may it be important to a child with:...
Vision Therapy for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong discusses vision therapy and why it's so helpful for neurodevelopmental...
Pediatric Chiropractic for Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and Developmental Delays
Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP explains why pediatric chiropractic can be helpful for children with autism, ADHD, Sensory...
IgG Allergies in Autism, ADHD, Asthma, Autoimmune and More
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LN discusses the role of IgG allergies and symptoms of autism, ADHD, asthma,...
Is Your School Suffering from Sick Building Syndrome?
Margaret Wulf, MS, explains how many school buildings may be suffering from sick building syndrome because they are...
Teacher Says: Help Kids Become Food Allergy Detectives
By Evelyn Porreca Vuko Science teachers and parents can turn kids from elementary to high school age into food allergy...
Toxins in Water
Ensuring that our drinking water is pure is one of the most important steps we can take for children with chronic...
Thyroid Dysfunction and Autism, ADHD, SPD and Other Developmental Delays
Excerpted from Resistance to Thyroid Hormone: Implications for Neurodevelopmental Research on the Effects of Thyroid...
Sugar and Candida
In this blog post by Christine Winderlin and Dr. Keith Sehnert that is reprinted with permission from Taylor...
Greening Your Home, School and Life
bMarcia F. Marks, ACSW, LCSW, an environmental health consultant discusses greening your home, school and life with...
Fat and Brain Development
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, co-founder, of Developmental Delay Resources, discusses how different types of fats affect...
Sensory Integration and Vestibular Processing
What Is the Vestibular System? Sensory integration and vestibular processing: Of all the sensory systems that we talk...
Autism and Vision
Donna Wendelburg and Kathy Nurek, vision therapists and founders of Achievers Unlimited, Fond du Lac, WI, discuss the...
The Vestibular System and Auditory Language Processing
The vestibular system and auditory language processing: Children with vestibular dysfunction may also have auditory...