Vitamin E

What Is MTHFR? MTHFR is a common genetic “mutation” with two primary variants: C677T and A1298C. If you get two copies of one variant, you are called homozygous; just one copy makes you heterozygous. People with a mutation have at ... Read More

When Picky Eating Feels Concerning If your child eats only a handful of foods or refuses most nutrient-dense options, you’re not alone and your concerns are valid. Nutrition plays an essential role in growth, brain development, immune function, and emotional ... Read More

Whole-Body Apraxia and Speech-Related Apraxia As parents, we anticipate that our children will meet all their developmental milestones without any significant challenges. For instance, simple daily tasks and normal everyday intentional motor planning movements we may take for granted as ... Read More

In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman explains how certain mitochondria-boosting supplements can help with hyptonia. Hypotonia Common in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Many children with developmental delays have low muscle tone, or hypotonia, because external factors that impact the ... Read More

Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, explains how good fats are essential for your child's brain, motor planning and dyspraxia program. Children with developmental delays demonstrate varying degrees of difficulty with motor planning. This disorder is called dyspraxia, a technical term derived ... Read More

Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND writes about nutritional interventions for children with mitochondrial dysfunction and autism. Mitochondrial dysfunction and autism often go hand in hand. William is a six year old with an autism diagnosis. He made encouraging initial gains with ... Read More

In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, explains the folic acid paradox and what can be done about it. What Is Folate? Folic acid (or folate) is one of the most deficient and problematic nutrients in the American diet ... Read More

In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, explains why nutrition is helpful for autism, ADHD, SPD and other developmental delays. An astounding study found a strong correlation between nutrient status and better performance on difficult visuo-spatial and abstraction tests ... Read More