Blood-Sugar Dysregulation
Blood-sugar dysregulation is a large contributor to most chronic health conditions, including mood disorders, cancer, autoimmune conditions and neurodevelopmental disorders. Learn how this may be the case, even if your child doesn’t have diabetes.
Blood-Sugar Dysregulation Articles
Using Heavy Work to Help Regulate Your Child’s Nervous System
What Is Heavy Work? Heavy work is a term commonly used by occupational therapists and other developmental therapists to describe activities that push or pull against the body’s muscles and joints, offering deep sensory input and engagement. While the name ... Read More
How the Body Maintains Homeostasis and Optimal Function with Bioregulation
What Is Bioregulation? The human body is a complex and dynamic system designed to maintain stability and function in the face of internal and external changes. This process is known as homeostasis and is essential for survival and well-being. Bioregulation ... Read More
Using Lab Tests and Assessments to Uncover Root Causes in Children’s Health
When a child is struggling with health or developmental challenges, addressing symptoms alone may not provide lasting relief. To promote true healing and development, it’s important to look for root causes—underlying imbalances in the body that may be contributing to ... Read More
What Is Causing the Autism Epidemic?
During an April 10, 2025 Presidential Cabinet meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. indicated that “By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic.” “And we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures,” Kennedy asserted ... Read More
Metabolism: The Hidden Engine of a Child’s Health
What Is Metabolism? In today’s modern world, our understanding of children’s health must evolve beyond simply managing symptoms. For children with chronic health conditions and developmental challenges—including those on the autism spectrum—it is especially important to consider the deeper systems ... Read More
Metabolic Psychiatry
What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Metabolic psychiatry is an emerging field that explores the connection between blood-sugar dysregulation and mood disorders, behavioral challenges, mental health challenges and neurodevelopmental challenges. Research shows (see Sources & References, below) that correcting blood-sugar imbalances can ... Read More
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
Which Diet Is Best for a Child with Autism?
Parents have been implementing special diets for years to help improve the health of and reduce symptoms in their children with autism. Given the number of cookbooks and blogs dedicated to this subject, it appears the gluten-free/casein-free (GFCF) diet was ... Read More
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