Skin Problems
What Are Skin Problems? Skin problems are very common in children and may even be evident at birth due to some...
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Neurological Symptoms
What Are Common Neurological Symptoms in Children? When children do not meet speech/language, motor, or other...
Structural Issues
What Are Common Structural Issues Seen in Children Today? Often overlooked in children's chronic illnesses, but...
Lenses and Prisms
Developmental optometrists, also known as behavioral optometrists (OD), can correct the following visual dysfunctions...
Vision Therapy
Vision therapy is very often overlooked in children with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder...
Neurofeedback, LORETA, QEEG, LENS
Neurobiofeedback (NBF) is for the brain, and is typically known as just neurofeedback. Biofeedback training was...
Chiropractic Neurology
The main goal of chiropractic neurology is a well integrated body and a well integrated brain. Chiropractic...
Reflex Integration
Svetlana Masgutova PhD, renowned reflex integration specialist, describes a reflex as an "automatic response of the...
Oral Motor Therapy
Children with autism spectrum disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders may have...
Auditory Therapy
There are a few different types of auditory therapy that can retrain the brain to help normalize hearing, senses and...
Chiropractic Care
Healthy lifestyle, wise dietary choices and nutritional supplementation cannot replace the body’s need for structural...
Osteopathy
What Is Osteopathy? Osteopathy is a very unique philosophy of healing and medical care that treats the bones, muscles...
Endocrine Disruptors
Endocrine disruptors have been defined by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences as chemicals that...
Catecholamines
Catecholamines are naturally occurring amines that function as hormones and neurotransmitters in the body. In...
Thyroid Gland
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland that has two lobes situated on either side of the windpipe (trachea). It...
Allergies and Sensitivities 101
It is so common to hear someone say “my child has allergies” when in fact they are often sensitivities or...
How to Reduce Inflammation
It's important to know how to reduce inflammation if your child has a neurodevelopmental disorder, mood disorder,...
Gut-Brain-Immune Axis
Abnormal neurological functioning of children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, learning...
Household Checklist
Implementing our household checklist can remove unnecessary additional stressors from your child's total toxic load,...
Low Blood Sugar
What Is Low Blood Sugar? The body typically uses glucose - a simple carbohydrate - for its immediate energy needs; the...
Essential Nutrients
Due to soil depletion and farming practices, many of the crops grown today (even organic) are missing essential...
Healing Diets and Foods
Keeping the gut clean and not continually having your child eat foods with toxins and chemical preservatives will help...
Nutrition 101
In nutrition 101, the name of the game is to be able to get your children to eat more nutritiously in all of the...
The Epidemic
While you may not hear about it on the news or at your doctor's office, we are witnessing one of the most devastating...
Breathing Difficulties
It can be a very scary time for parents when your child develops breathing difficulties or some sort of respiratory...
Hypotonia and Hypertonia
What Are Hypotonia and Hypertonia? Children with muscle tone disorders usually have either hypotonia or hypertonia....
Thyroid Conditions
What Are Thyroid Conditions? Most childhood chronic conditions such as autism, ADHD, SPD and autoimmune disorders are...
Retained Reflexes
What Are Retained Reflexes? We all have reflex reactions to certain stimuli without even consciously thinking and an...
Learning Disability
What Is a Learning Disability? A learning disability may come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the...
Environmental Toxicity
Today we live in a world of full of environmental toxicity and potential toxic exposures. Every inch of the planet has...
Behind the Statistics
Understanding what's behind the statistics of autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma and other chronic childhood conditions...
The Startling Statistics
The startling statistics are that millions of American children live with diagnosed chronic illnesses. According to a...
Family Constellations
Family Constellations are a way of healing dysfunctional relationships and the psychological wounds that impact these...
Speech and Language Issues
What Are Speech and Language? Speech and language issues are common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders such...
Sound-Based Therapies
This excerpt is provided with permission from the book "Outsmarting Autism: The Ultimate Guide to Management, Healing...
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...
Health Benefits of Going Outside
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong discusses the health benefits of going outside and getting some fresh air. Kids...
Holistic Dentistry
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong relates her personal experience with holistic dentistry. My Personal Experience...
Guiding a Child to Good Health
Lesson 1 Quiz Answer Key Class 2: Guiding a Child to Good Health Instructor: Maria Rickert Hong Maria Rickert Hong is...
Staff
BETH LAMBERT Executive DirectorBETH LAMBERT is a former healthcare consultant and teacher. As a consultant, she worked...
Professional Advisory Board
ANNALISA BEHLINGANNALISA BEHLING, ND received her Bachelors in Psychology at Duke University in Durham, NC and...
Pragmatic Language
Joanne Hanson, MS, CCC-SLP helps us understand why pragmatic language skills are necessary for social skills....