Improve Your Child's Sleep

Sleep is vital to health. Sleep deprivation has been linked to inability to focus, irritability, increased anxiety, lowered immune function, and even depression and anger. Sleep is a time for restoration, growth and healing.

Unfortunately, many kids are not getting enough adequate sleep. This is especially true for children with autism and ADHD. Kids 5 to 12 years old need 9 to 12 hours each night. Lack of sleep can lead to impaired motor coordination, loss of good judgment, slower reaction time and poor memory.

Below are some tips to optimize the best sleep for your child.

Proven Tips to Holistic Approach to Seasonal Allergies

Trees are starting to bloom! As beautiful as it is, this can lead to seasonal allergies for many. Seasonal allergies can be downright dreadful and when your child is suffering from them it can be heartbreaking. Many children with autism and ADHD suffer from multiple allergies including all things seasonal. Some of the over-the-counter medications can have side effects that are equally as bad, especially for sensitive kiddos. Below are some tips that are very beneficial in helping reduce seasonal allergies.

Wellness SpeaksMarch 6, 2023children's health, seasonal allergies, allergies in kids

How to Get Children with Autism to Eat their Greens

For many parents, getting their children to eat vegetables can be a challenging task. But for the millions of parents raising children with autism, the challenge can be significantly harder due to sensory and health issues associated with the disorder. Eating nutritious meals is key for proper growth development, but experts say that it can take children on the spectrum longer to learn how to accept new foods and flavors. Read on for some tips and suggestions on how to encourage better nutrition in these young ones despite the difficulty they may face when it comes to mealtime.

Protect Them While They're Young: Shaping A Healthy Eating Lifestyle For Your Children

When it comes to establishing healthy eating habits for kids, the key is to start early. Children are learning about healthy eating habits at a very young age. The earlier a child learns, the more likely they are to make healthy food choices later in life. This makes it crucial that you take time to teach them the importance of eating healthy as well as teach them how to make healthy food choices. The earlier you do, the better off they'll be.

Wellness SpeaksDecember 12, 2022nutrition for autism, child's health, childrens health, picky eating

5 Tips To Help Your Picky Eater

Picky eating is an umbrella term used for a spectrum of food refusal behaviors and is something that many families struggle with at some point in their child’s life, even with our non-fussy eaters. Helping picky eaters find confidence and comfort with trying new foods is challenging, and sometimes frustrating. Read further for 5 tips to help your picky eater be more comfortable at mealtime.

Guest UserAugust 16, 2021picky eating, autism picky eating, autism biomedical, autism functional medicine

Tips for traveling with a sensory sensitive child

As an adult traveling alone, anticipating the unexpected makes for less stress when the unexpected indeed happens. When traveling with sensory sensitive children this is even more important.

The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Neuroinflammation in Autism

The neuroprotective effects of omega-3 fatty acids are multifocal: they provide structural integrity to the membrane of brain cells, promote neuronal plasticity and healthy cell signaling, counter neuroinflammation, support blood brain barrier integrity, increase cell membrane fluidity, and play a role in modulating neurotransmitter activity.

Detox Baths: Why You and Your Child with Autism or ADHD Should Take Them Often

Heat is a permeation enhancer (CPE) that increases the permeability of the tough skin barrier, and soaking in a hot bath is a natural way to increase the skin's permeability. Absorption, facilitated by hair follicles and glands, can also be a way to take in certain nutrients that support our body’s systems.

DetoxGuest UserMay 24, 2021detox baths, detox baths with borax

Sulforaphane: The Natural Compound Being Studied For Autism

Sulforaphane is an organosulfur compound, found in cruciferous vegetables, that has been associated with anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and cardioprotective effects. In addition to the health benefits provided, research has shown that sulforaphane can be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms associated with autism.

5 Nutrients That Reduce Anxiety

For many people, this past year or so has pushed them out of their mental health comfort zone. However, emerging research is also finding a correlation between certain nutrients and positive mental health outcomes.

Guest UserMay 10, 2021healing anxiety naturally, natural anxiety cures

The Gut-Brain Axis and ADHD

The connection between the gut and the brain is a sensitive balance of interdependence. Healthy brain function is dependent on the neurotransmitters and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced in the GI tract. Conversely, the GI tract, and the microbiome that inhabits it, are sensitive to changes in the brain, such as stress.

Gluten-Free Flour Alternatives

There are a ton of gluten-free flour options available these days, but some flours achieve better results than others depending upon the recipe. If you are trying to reinvent your favorites, it's important to know which gluten-free flours and baking techniques might work best for what you are trying to make.

Food Sensitivity or Food Allergy? What is the Difference?

Having an unpleasant reaction to something you've eaten is a common experience. But if you have a sensitivity to a particular food, you may find you experience these symptoms frequently along with additional side effects.

Sensory Seeking vs. Sensory Avoiding Behavior in Children

Children sometimes struggle with loud noises, being touched, eating a variety of foods and more. These all fall under the umbrella of sensory experiences. Learn more about what types of sensory experiences can be upsetting and what you can do to help your child.

Guest UserFebruary 15, 2021autism, sensory processing disorder

Unburden Yourself! Ways to Reduce Your Body's Toxic Load

Every day we are exposed to a variety of environmental toxins and this can lead to chronic conditions and symptoms that can negatively impact us. However, there is a lot we can do to keep ourselves healthy. Here are some tips to help you reduce your exposure to environmental toxins.

Guest UserFebruary 1, 2021toxin free living, toxin free household cleaners

The Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in ADHD

How Omega-3-s can improve brain health and help alleviate symptoms in ADHD

Guest UserJanuary 25, 2021autism omega 3, autism nutrition, autism, autism functional medicine, autism biomedical

Going Gluten Free 101

A guide detailing the foods and products gluten can be found in and tips on how to begin going gluten-free.

Guest UserJanuary 18, 2021glutenfree, new to gluten free

Traumatic Brain Injury Protocol

Whether your child is playing high impact contact sports or not, knowing how to effectively offset the downstream cascade of effects from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) should be an essential part of your at home treatment. Secondary to the initial event of TBI is potential secondary damage that results from inflammation, oxidative stress due to fee radicals, chemical imbalances due to cytotoxicity and high calcium influx to neurons, loss of circulation, and insufficient oxygenation. All of these lead to permanent tissue and neuron damage if left unchecked.

Wellness SpeaksJuly 31, 2020

Kale Yeah! Tips for added Veggies!

The age old question for every parent, throughout time….

HOW DO I GET MY KID TO EAT MORE VEGGIES?!

Children's HealthWellness SpeaksFebruary 26, 2020children's health, kid friendly food

A Guide to Surviving the Holidays (Part 3)

What would a three-part guide to surviving the holidays be without our favorite recipes? Our graphic shows some super easy swaps for your own recipes, plus we’re sharing our favorite holiday recipes.

Wellness SpeaksFebruary 26, 2020