Seven years ago, I never would have imagined that my daughter’s sensory processing issues, anxiety, general hypersensitivity, emotional immaturity, shyness, allergies and immune problems could all be linked to an infant reflex that was preventing her brain from functioning optimally. The Moro Reflex is one of the most commonly retained reflexes that causes all kinds…
Continue ReadingMom guilt and not having enough time are two of the biggest drains on the moms I work with. They feel guilty for all the things they think they should have done differently that they didn’t know about. They put extra icing on that guilt-laden cupcake because they feel guilty because they don’t have the…
Continue ReadingThere are no bad kids. Don’t worry. I’m not going to say that part about bad parents. What I have learned from working with even the crankiest, toughest, most difficult kids is that kids don’t want to be ‘bad’. There Are No Bad Kids They don’t want their teacher to hate them or to disappoint…
Continue ReadingAre anti-histamines the new Ritalin? If you ask the mom of a boy I was working with last week she would say “yes!” Spring had caused her son to regress; everything was worse from hyperactivity, to tics to aggression. She saw my video on YouTube and tried the antihistamine test and sure enough her son’s…
Continue ReadingNutritional deficiencies are often overlooked when addressing the causes and treatment of childhood disorders like dyslexia, ADHD and other brain disorders. The idea that certain key vitamins, minerals or fats could wreak such havoc on your child may seem preposterous. Yet extensive research over the last several decades has revealed irrefutable research that certain nutrients…
Continue ReadingThere is an expression in the nutrition world that goes, “no zinc, no think.’ Zinc is the second nutrient I always check for when working with children who have brain disorders because zinc is essential for proper functioning of the nervous system and for brain activity. It also has a key role in immunity and…
Continue ReadingI have written extensively about how important adequate amounts of essential fatty acids are for brain health. B vitamins are also an ingredient in restoring brain health because they are needed for the absorption of minerals such as magnesium and also work in conjunction with essential fatty acids such as omega 3’s. Unfortunately, they are…
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