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
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
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
Acid Reflux in Children
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND writes about non-pharmaceutical ways to address acid reflux and GERD in children. What Is Acid Reflux? Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD) is a diagnosis I have encountered in my practice with increased ... Read More
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? What is mitochondrial dysfunction and why may it be important to a child with: Developmental delays Low muscle tone Gastrointestinal problems Seizures Feeding problems Failure to gain weight Autism Diabetes Neuropsychiatric ... Read More
Secretin and Gut Neuropeptides
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND explains how secretin can help to correct digestive dysfunction and thus cognitive function in children with autism. What Is Secretin? Secretin is a hormone that induces the pancreas to release bicarbonate, thereby ... Read More
What Is Wrong With Milk?
"Drink your milk so that you will grow up big and strong." How many of us heard those words as young children and still heed them? This wisdom is being renewed by advertisements showing our favorite stars with milk mustaches ... Read More
How to Heal a Child from Autism, ADHD, Asthma and More
In this blog post, Executive Director Beth Lambert has a big idea for helping children heal from autism, ADHD, asthma and more. I have an idea about how we can heal our children. It's a great idea. No, it's a ... Read More
Gastrointestinal Disorders Stories
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
Kyle: Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD
Where do I begin? Should I start with my being pregnant and working at a stressful job in New York City? Maybe I should first write about my family history of celiac and not knowing that having undiagnosed celiac/gluten intolerance ... Read More
Cole: Allergies
Food sensitivities or intolerances are often overlooked by many doctors because they are not considered to be "true" allergy (IgE-mediated). This does not mean they are not clinically meaningful. Many people with food sensitivities do not even know that they ... Read More
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