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

"Healthy Halloween alternatives" seems like an oxymoron given that Halloween is the greatest yearly candy night for children of all ages. No child wants to be different than any other child. So, the question is “how do we make Halloween ... Read More

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

What Is the Ketogenic Diet? The ketogenic (keto) diet was originally developed in 1923 by a doctor at the Mayo Clinic to help control seizures in children with epilepsy. These days, it is used for controlling or reversing symptoms of ... Read More

Effects of Unbalanced Blood Sugar Unbalanced blood sugar places a real strain on the adrenal glands and the body's resources because, unless one is in a state of ketosis, the body runs on sugar - glucose - that's circulating in ... Read More

What Are Neurotransmitter Imbalances? Neurotransmitter imbalances are common in mood and behavior disorders such as: Bipolar disorder Depression Anxiety Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Pyrrole disorder Eating disorders Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ADHD/ADD Schizophrenia Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Addictive behaviors Many ... Read More

In this post, Carla Atherton, Director of the Healthy Family Formula, relates how she discovered that functional medicine has better answers for why her daughter developed type 1 diabetes. What Are We Missing in Conventional Care for Type 1 Diabetes? ... Read More

In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman tells us why breakfast is important and how to choose what's for breakfast. Manage Glucose Levels Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! We’ve all heard that maxim. What is a ... Read More

My story started with stomach pains, fatigue, and overall brain fog that I had experienced for several years. I had a lot of bloating and painful periods and thought this was normal. My husband and I were also trying to ... Read More

My oldest son has healed from the symptoms of Asperger Syndrome as well as the following symptoms. Symptoms Chronic explosive diarrhea from age 18 months to six years Multiple food allergies and chemical sensitivities, that lasted until 6th grade Candida ... Read More

I have two daughters ages 13 and 10. My second daughter, Terrie*, has many labels including PDD-NOS (which is now an autism spectrum disorder), hypotonia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). She has come a long way in ... Read More