Vagal Tone

The most widespread emotion experienced in today’s world just might be anxiety. This is of no surprise given how stressful things are these days. The accelerated pace of life can impact our lives whether we are ready or not. The ... Read More

Children are increasingly being prescribed pharmaceutical medication to help them deal with emotional and behavioral problems as well as mood symptoms. What Types of Emotional, Behavioral and Mood Symptoms Are Commonly Seen in Our Kids? Depression: May be exhibited as ... Read More

What Is Diarrhea? Diarrhea is the body's way of saying something in the gut needs attention. A short bout often clears an infection or irritant. But when loose stools linger or keep coming back, they usually point to deeper imbalances ... Read More

What Is Constipation? Constipation is among the most common gastrointestinal complaints, but it is especially common in children with autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, allergies, eczema, asthma, autoimmune disorders and mood disorders. As the gut and the brain are tightly ... Read More

Home health testing and simple daily measurements offer solid opportunities to track health patterns and progress as well as ways to identify potential imbalances in your child’s health. Below are simple, accessible tools that can provide powerful windows into physiology ... Read More

A Helpful Lens for Health and Wellness In energy medicine, the mind-body-spirit framework is often used to describe the different dimensions through which energy is expressed, exchanged, and experienced. While conventional medicine primarily focuses on measurable physical processes, energy medicine ... Read More

For decades, autism has been framed through a variety of lenses including genetics, behavioral, neurological, microbiome, metabolic, and more. But what if these perspectives are all describing different pieces of a deeper, unifying biological process? Dr. Robert Naviaux, a physician-scientist ... Read More

How Does the Nervous System Affect Digestion? Digestion is not simply a mechanical or chemical process, and gut health is not simply a function of how well someone digests food or what type of food enters and exits the system ... Read More