Gut Dysbiosis

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

Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism Autism is a subjective diagnostic label that covers a cluster of symptoms or stereotypical behaviors. While conventional medicine often describes autism as a predominately genetic condition that results in a set of ... Read More

What Is Whole-Systems Biology? Children’s bodies are dynamic and rapidly developing, with their physical, mental, and emotional systems evolving simultaneously. When a child develops a chronic health condition, a whole-systems biology perspective can help to: Identify Root Causes: Symptoms in one ... Read More

The gut microbiome plays a significant role in our overall health and well-being. Emerging research (see Sources & References, below) has begun to uncover profound connections between gut dysbiosis—an imbalance in our gut flora—and various health conditions, including autism. Recent ... Read More

Fecal Transplants: A Promising Treatment for Gut Health Fecal transplants, also known as fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) and microbiota transfer therapy (MTT), have emerged as a promising treatment for various health conditions such as autism related to gut-microbiome imbalances. This ... Read More

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

What Is the Gut-Brain-Immune Axis? Abnormal neurological functioning of children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities and Sensory Processing Disorder now takes on a whole new meaning in light of recent research on the gut-brain-immune axis, which ... Read More

What Is 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. The lining of the digestive system is a selective screen. It ... Read More

I am releasing this story here as a means to get this story out to as many people as possible. I am a physical therapist for 14 years, a healthcare provider; I am a husband and a Dad. I do ... Read More

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

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