Functional Medicine
Functional medicine uses comprehensive clinical, biological and diagnostic testing techniques to find and address the root causes of chronic illnesses.
Functional Medicine Articles
The Value of a Root-Cause Practitioner
What Is a Root-Cause Practitioner? When navigating your child’s healing journey, having the right healthcare partner can make all the difference. An integrative, functional-medicine or holistic practitioner focuses on uncovering the root causes of health challenges rather than just managing ... Read More
Working with an Integrative, Functional or Root-Cause Oriented Practitioner
An Invaluable Part of Navigating Your Child's Healing Journey Working with an integrative, functional or root-cause oriented practitioner can be invaluable while navigating your child’s healing journey. Rather than simply addressing symptoms, it allows you to focus on uncovering and ... Read More
Top Five Supplements for Anxiety
Learn more about our recommendations for our top five supplements for anxiety: Magnesium, GABA, cannabidiol (CBD), vitamin D and probiotics; all of this is backed up by peer-reviewed medical literature that you'll find below under "Sources & References". Plus, you'll ... Read More
Anesthesia and Autism
Parent advocate Alyssa Davi explains the risks of anesthesia and autism in this article. Why Some Types of Anesthesia Can Be Harmful The purpose of this article is to highlight the medical issues surrounding anesthesia and autism so parents are ... Read More
How to Heal a Child from Autism, ADHD, Asthma and More
In this blog post, Executive Director Beth Lambert has a big idea for helping children heal from autism, ADHD, asthma and more. I have an idea about how we can heal our children. It's a great idea. No, it's a ... Read More
Healing Modalities
Mainstream Medicine Has Little to Offer for Chronic Illnessess While we would love to list organizations and healing modalities that are backed by leading medical institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, or Mt. Sinai, the truth is ... Read More
Functional and Diagnostic Testing
Below are listed a few companies that offer comprehensive diagnostic testing and biological analysis. Read up on the tests offered by these companies and ask your healthcare provider if there are certain tests that might be appropriate for your child ... Read More
Functional Medicine Stories
Tony: Healing from PDD-NOS/Autism with Homotoxicology
Where to begin on this eight-year journey… Regression at 17 Months My son had a developmental regression at 17 months old and as a new mother, I heard a lot of “you’re crazy” talk from family and friends, but I ... Read More
Syler: Healing from Autism
Regression Into Autism Syler was born with autoimmune neutropenia and a urinary tract infection (UTI). He was under observation for a couple weeks to see if his white blood cells went up on their own, but first they put a ... Read More
Ben: Pervasive Development Disorder (Autism)
At a three-year-old well visit, Ben’s pediatrician diagnosed him with Pervasive Development Disorder, an autism spectrum disorder. His mother was told, “You have to find a way to wrap your head around this. A kid like him, if we are ... Read More
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