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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastrointestinal disorders such as acid reflux are a common soft sign of children who later develop chronic health conditions such as autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune conditions. Microbial dysbiosis is a common cause of these disorders, and neurotransmitter imbalances are a common result.

Gastrointestinal Disorders Articles

A Disrupted Circadian Rhythm Can Negatively Affect Health

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. The most common circadian rhythm is the sleep-wake cycle, and that’s what this article discusses. For simplicity, the sleep-wake cycle ... Read More
Symptoms in Babies

Symptoms in Babies

In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains why symptoms in babies such as colic, acid reflux, chronic ear infections, low muscle tone and cradle cap are red flags for development. Soft Signs in Babies Do you have an infant ... Read More
Cradle Cap

Cradle Cap Main Info Page

What Is Cradle Cap? Cradle cap, “infantile seborrheic dermatitis”, is a collection of odd patches of a thick, yellowish, oily, greasy, scaly, dry, crusty skin condition that can soon develop on your baby’s scalp shortly after birth, for seemingly no ... Read More
Why Is Digestion Important?

Why Is Digestion Important?

In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman writes that understanding the process of digestion is necessary before understanding what goes wrong in children with chronic disorders such as autism, ADHD, allergies and asthma. Digestion starts in the mouth. Each bite ... Read More
Healing the Gut

Healing the Gut

Healing the gut begins with Hippocrates' concept of “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates, the Greek physician in 400 BC, also stated: “All diseases begin in the gut”. The concept has definitely been around for ... Read More
gastrointestinal disorders

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What Are Gastrointestinal Disorders? Living with gastrointestinal disorders is very painful and distressful for children and heartbreaking for parents, especially when a child has limited language to express how they feel. One thing is certain: the faces of children with ... Read More
Leaky Gut

Leaky Gut

Many children with developmental delays, allergies, asthma, autoimmune conditions or other chronic illnesses have what is known colloquially as a "leaky gut," or intestinal hyperpermeability. What Is Leaky Gut? The lining of the digestive system is a selective screen. It ... Read More
Parasites Can Cause Seemingly Unrelated Symptoms

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 understand how my seemingly unrelated symptoms of dental, digestive and respiratory issues as well as obesity were all due to ... Read More
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Gastrointestinal Disorders Webinars

Autism as a Whole-Body Condition: Inside the Documenting Hope FLIGHT™ Study
Tongue Tie and Its Effect on the Whole Body, Growth and Development
Soft Signs of a Compromised Immune System

Gastrointestinal Disorders Stories

Marilee and Douglas: Overcoming Kidney Failure and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Marilee and Douglas: Overcoming Kidney Failure and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

This story is used with permission from Marilee Nelson, the founder of Branch Basics. Perspective and Awareness: What I Wish I Had Known Years Ago Perspective on any topic is based on an understanding of the available information that pertains ... Read More
Noelle: How Tossing the Toxins Improved PMS, Mood and Digestion

Noelle: How Tossing the Toxins Improved PMS, Mood and Digestion

My story started with stomach pains, fatigue, and overall brain fog that I had experienced for several years. I had a lot of bloating and painful periods and thought this was normal. My husband and I were also trying to ... Read More
Syler: Recovery from Autism

Syler: Healing from Autism

Regression Into Autism Syler was born with autoimmune neutropenia and a urinary tract infection (UTI). He was under observation for a couple weeks to see if his white blood cells went up on their own, but first they put a ... Read More

Gastrointestinal Disorders Books

The Wahls Protocol
Almost Autism: Recovering Children from Sensory Processing Disorder, A Reference for Parents and Practitioners
Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, and More