Nature Deficiency
Modern children often have nature deficiency, which contributes to poor motor skills, low vitamin D, and a lack of grounding and exposure to soil microbes.
Nature Deficiency Articles
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 ... Read More
Low-to-No Cost Detoxification Strategies
In today’s world, our bodies are exposed to a constant stream of toxins from food, air, water, and even household products. Detoxification, or detox, is the process of helping your body eliminate these harmful substances along with the body’s own ... Read More
Foundations of Health
What Are the Foundations of Health? When facing a complex chronic health or developmental condition, it's easy to fall into the mindset that only something highly sophisticated—like stem cell therapy or a cutting-edge biologic drug—holds the key to healing. This ... Read More
The Cost of Modern Living
Why does the cost of modern living make people in the Western industrial world so sick, fat and tired? How can we have a state-of-the-art healthcare system but also have one of the sickest populations on the planet? The truth ... Read More
The Importance of Soil Microbes
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains the importance of soil microbes to our gut microbiome and health. Why Are Soil Microbes Important? Kids who live and work on farms have far less allergies, asthma and autoimmune disorders. Researchers ... Read More
Health Benefits of Going Outside
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong discusses the health benefits of going outside and getting some fresh air. What Happens When Kids Don't Go Outside? Kids (and adults) these days have what Richard Louv, author of Last Child in ... Read More
Why TV and Video Devices Are Harmful for Your Child
In this blog post, Susan R. Johnson, MD, behavioral and developmental pediatrician and certified Waldorf teacher, explains why TV and video devices such as iPads and smartphones are bad for your child. My son’s birth brought home to me the ... Read More
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