Does your child have gut dysbiosis? Has improving their gut improved other symptoms as well? Is there some science to back that? Welcome to my video series on microglia. In this post, we will explore the microbiota and microglia. There is now compelling scientific data suggesting that the intestinal microbiota can play a causative role […]
Does your child have learning issues? Do they seem to forget things that they knew well one day? Are you concerned about their brain health? Understanding the microglia which are brain cells will help you answer those questions. Welcome to my series on microglia. I’ll teach you what microglia are, what they do, and how […]
Does your child have brain inflammation? Has a doctor spoken to you about microglia? Do you want to know about these brain cells? Originally, microglia were thought to be immune responder cells within the central nervous system. But scientists have now discovered their complex role in neurodegenerative disorders, including autism. Microglia were first described in […]
Research has shown that somewhere around 80% of those with autism will have difficulty with sleep at some point in their life. We all know when we don’t sleep, the next day is pretty rough. And with each night of not sleeping, the following day gets tougher and tougher and tougher. It becomes hard to […]
Scientists don’t have all the answers all the time. Our bodies are so complex that it’s a fallacy to think that we know how our bodies fully operate. We don’t. And when we have wrong information, we can make really bad decisions because we didn’t understand the entire situation. This is happening in the scientific […]
Olive leaf extracts – were you told that your child should take them? Or maybe you read about it in a Facebook group? Does it seem kind of mysterious? Maybe you’ve heard some good things, but then maybe you also heard some bad things. You might be curious, but just not sure about trying it. […]
Does your child take a digestive enzyme? Does it have Dipeptidylpeptidase IV in it? We abbreviate that to DPP-IV. Is it really necessary to have DPP IV in the digestive enzyme? Is Dipeptidylpeptidase IV digestive enzyme needed? Let’s talk about nutrition. Nutrition strongly influences many chronic inflammatory diseases, with food metabolism being closely linked to […]
Ever wonder why camel milk has become popular? Why do some parents insist that camel milk helped their child with autism? Camel milk in the US is exotic. However, parents have been spending quite a bit of money to buy it. In other parts of the world, camel milk is common and those parents are […]
Sounds like something for the future, but it’s here now! If you’ve ever wondered how your child might react to a particular medicine before they actually take it, then this post is for you. OneOme and Autism Pharmacogenomics – This is a relatively new field in medicine. It combines pharmacology, which is the science of […]
There is a great research article on how to teach a child to lay still for an MRI. Such great research. So many parents don't do MRIs because of not wanting to sedate their children. Totally understandable. Now there's another option backed by published research. This is an important option to know about.
