Food Sensitivities and Intolerances
Food sensitivities and intolerances are almost a given in children with chronic health conditions. Using an elimination diet to determine which foods your child may be sensitive is one of the best ways to alleviate many of your child’s symptoms.
Food Sensitivities and Intolerances Articles
How to Reduce Inflammation
It's important to know how to reduce inflammation if your child has a neurodevelopmental disorder, mood disorder, autoimmune disorder or other chronic health condition. Inflammation is the body’s way of fighting against harmful pathogens and toxins and protecting itself. An ... Read More
Food Affects Mood
How Does Food Affect Mood? No one likes to hear the old adage "you are what you eat", but food affects mood, especially for children. Children in general can be very sensitive to foods, resulting in mood changes very quickly ... Read More
Autism Prevention with Early Choices
In this post, lactation consultant Lorna C. Aliperti, APRN, IBCLC discusses autism prevention with these early choices in birthing and newborn practices. A Good Start is Important If you are concerned about the health of your new baby, you have ... Read More
NAET for ADHD and Autism
by Devi S. Nambudripad, DC, LAc, RN, PhD Alexander has dark circles under his eyes and a constant "cold." After finishing off macaroni and cheese, he throws a temper tantrum when asked to hang up his jacket. He wants ice ... Read More
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, autoimmune disorders and more. Food Allergies More Common Intolerance to certain foods, especially gluten (wheat related grains) and casein (milk ... Read More
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 detectives. Teach them to investigate their own bodies and to determine whether they have food allergies that affect their behavior ... Read More
Asthma and Dairy
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains the link between asthma and dairy, and how removing dairy helped her sons heal from asthma and acid reflux. My older son got sick a lot, especially after he started preschool when ... Read More
Failure to Thrive: Red Flags All Over the Place
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong descibes the frustration she felt at having her son's multiple red flags repeatedly dismissed by pediatricans and other doctors. Red Flags Some of the first red flags I had from my older son ... Read More
Food Sensitivities and Intolerances Stories
Anthony: Autism and Apraxia
Anthony was 3-1/2, and he still had no words. That's how this story always starts out... He had been in speech therapy since he was 18 months old, and he started occupational therapy when he was 2. He was diagnosed ... Read More
Nathan: Sensory Processing Disorder, Reflux and Asthma
My sons have healed from Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), acid reflux, asthma and eczema. I used to wonder a long time ago if these issues were related to each other and to their developmental delays, anxiety, failure to thrive and ... Read More
Maggie: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Because of my experiences with my older daughter who had Sensory Processing Disorder, allergies and eczema, I caught my second daughter's biomedical issues at a much earlier stage. My second daughter, Maggie, developed oral thrush within one week of birth ... Read More


