Our Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Causes, Solutions, and a New Prognosis
In this post, Carla Atherton, Director of the Healthy Family Formula, relates how she discovered that functional medicine has better answers for why her daughter developed type 1 diabetes. What Are We Missing in Conventional Care for Type 1 Diabetes? When I got the...
How Do Family Constellations Work?
Mary B. Rentschler MEd discusses family constellations in this intriguing post. Do you ever wonder why some families, like the Kennedys, have so much tragedy and pain, and seem almost to be “jinxed?” As parents, our deepest wish is that our children thrive and...
Seizures Main Info Page
What Are Seizures? Seizures can be a co-morbid condition associated with a disability such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or mitochondrial dysfunction, although they also occur in children without any of these conditions. The brain has thousands of neurons,...
Patricia Lemer Retires from Epidemic Answers Board
Patricia Lemer, better known as Patty, has served the families and communities of children with educational and developmental challenges for over 40 years. She holds a Masters of Education in Counseling and Learning Disabilities, a Masters of Business, and a license...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
What Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation? Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive treatment method that uses precisely calibrated special magnets to normalize neural activity. The strong magnetic field generated by a wire coil in this system can...
Sleep Solutions
Because sleep-related problems affect an estimated 50-70 million Americans of all ages and socioeconomic classes, we’ve put together some tips about sleep solutions. We have all heard it… “You spend about 1/3 of your life in bed.” While we may spend 1/3 of our...
School Lunch Programs: Feeding Mind, Body and Soul
Alyce Ortuzar fills us in on what’s in a school lunch, how it relates to your child’s health, how to improve it and how to get your kids involved in the process. What’s For Lunch? It’s lunchtime at school. What are your kids eating? Here are some...
Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains the history of Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing Disorder. If any sense is inefficient, the integration process can be disrupted, and Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) – a term coined by A....
Sensory Diet
In this blog post, Bonnie Hanschu OTR and Myania Moses OT explain what a sensory diet is and how to incorporate it into everyday life. What Is a Sensory Diet? What helps you get started in the morning? Hot shower? Cold shower? Your regular exercise routine or morning...
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 Disorder in a high-risk infant. Three-year-old Charlie was recently diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and his parents were relieved to...
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 blog post. What Are Phthalates? Phthalates (pronounced THAY-lates) are plasticizers used to add texture and luster to hair spray, deodorant, nail...
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