So…I was supposed to be blogging today. You know how it goes… we have to keep churning out the latest research on how to stay healthy and prevent disease. We know it sure as heck isn’t coming through mainstream media. We have to talk to our patients about unpopular views of health and wellness every…
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Understanding Methylation Treatments for Autism
Have you heard that methyl B12 injections can help children diagnosed with autism? Defeat Autism Now! (DAN doctors) and MAPS doctors use methyl B12 injections to improve language, social and cognitive skills while helping to reduce “autistic” behaviours that are often a result of methylation impairment. Watch this video from Dr. Sonya to…
Read MoreAutism Recovery – A Journey, Not a Destination
Autism Recovery – How long and what is it going to take? This is a question that I frequently get from new biomedical parents. And it’s a doozy. For those of you who have been on this journey, you know what a loaded question it is. Recovering your child takes everything you have and more. …
Read MoreEye contact, visual stimming and side glancing in Autism
Why does your child with autism have trouble making eye contact, look out of the sides of their eyes, stim in front of their eyes or look at toys and people very closely (sometimes moving like a camera lense in and out)??? Years ago I watched a Ted Talk called How Brains Learn to See.…
Read MoreTreating Autism with diet
As a Naturopathic Doctor who has been focused on treating autism for 14 years, I continue to be amazed at the impact of dietary changes on autism spectrum disorder. I initially trained as a DAN! doctor, which stands for Defeat Autism Now! DAN doctors recommended removing gluten, dairy, soy, sugar and corn. Thousands of…
Read MoreAre you worried your child has autism?
It is estimated that 1 in 6 Canadian children has a developmental delay. The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder has increased over 2000% in the last 10 years. Up 30% in the last two years alone. If this isn’t an epidemic, I don’t know what is. 1 in 68 children is now estimated to have…
Read MoreAre you pregnant, planning pregnancy or a parent of young children?
Please join us on June 4th for our PREVENTION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY and OPTIMIZING DEVELOPMENT lectures at our 6th Annual Biomedical Conference. Lectures include: The Golden Hour and the first 1000 minutes in Newborn Care; Is it all about Breastfeeding? Come learn from Attie Sandink, nurse and lactation consultant from Birth and Baby…
Read MoreBiomedical Treatment of Sensory Integration Disorder
For those of you who know your child has SID (Sensory Integration Disorder) or, as it is often called, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), I don’t need to tell you that kids who have sensory pain can be a nightmare to parent. A nightmare to discipline. A nightmare to figure out. A nightmare for teachers. A nightmare…
Read MoreAutism and Methylation – Are you helping to repair your child’s methylation cycle?
Biomedical treatment relies heavily on methylation biochemistry for its success. Some of you may be familiar with methylation and the role it plays in autism, ADHD and Down Syndrome. For some, methylation may be a new term. The important thing to know is that if you have a child with suspected or diagnosed autism…
Read MoreIf your child is developmentally delayed, you need to understand more about motor planning.
How’s that for a blog title????? Children diagnosed with autism and ADHD have tremendous difficulty with motor planning. New areas of research are showing that motor planning problems can be prevented, treated and reversed. So, what does that mean for your child? Better communication, less sensory issues (which means more social interaction), openness to new…
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