Toxicity

Ensuring that our drinking water is pure is one of the most important steps we can take for children with chronic health conditions because of the toxins in water. Even a pristine mountain stream can contain pathogens (bacteria, viruses, and ... Read More

bMarcia F. Marks, ACSW, LCSW, an environmental health consultant discusses greening your home, school and life with specific ideas in this blog post. Daily news reports alarm us about the hazards of living in a toxic world.  Parents sometimes feel ... Read More

Tommy's Story - by Liane Holder All seemed well as we began our life with our newly adopted son. His birth mother's questionable background was not a concern because surely we could provide all the love and security and parenting ... Read More

Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, co-founder of Developmental Delay Resources, tells us how to improve liver detoxification pathways in this post. Phenol Sulfo Transferase-P (PST-P) Enzyme Research on children with autism in England and hyperactive youngsters in the United States has ... Read More

In this blog post, Deborah Z. Altschuler, President of the National Pediculosis Association, discusses head lice treatment alternatives that are healthier for your child. Many diseases affect our child population today, but few are as communicable and widespread as head ... Read More

Patricia Lemer discusses environmental toxins in this article as this generation of children is liv­ing in a world with more toxicity than any before. Toxicity Everywhere This generation of children is liv­ing in a world more riddled with chemicals, toxins, ... Read More

In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND details how the total load theory can explain why so many children today have neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as other chronic health conditions. An increasing number of children are being diagnosed with ... Read More

In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, discusses ADD and ADHD causes and potential solutions. What Is ADD/ADHD? Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), with or without hyperactivity, is a subjective diagnosis that physicians apply to a standardized cluster of behaviors ... Read More

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

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

Johnny and Nate's autism-recovery is excerpted from A Compromised Generation:  The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America's Children. Johnny was born in 1997, a year when the word autism was just beginning to make its way into the mainstream media ... Read More