What Is Homotoxicology? The Benefits of This Gentle Detox for PANS/PANDAS
Over the past couple of months we’ve been taking a deep dive into PANS/PANDAS. We’ve talked about the symptoms and the triggers, along with how to get your child diagnosed. And since PANDAS is triggered by a group A strep infection, we talked about strep as well. Because PANS/PANDAS are illnesses of the immune…
Read MoreThe Strep Story, Part 2: The Battle for a PANS/PANDAS Diagnosis
Last week we connected the dots between group A strep and PANDAS. If you missed it, you can read more here. Strep is a difficult and dangerous bacteria. Iit disguises itself as body tissues like the heart, skin, joints, and brain. So it takes the immune system a while to identify it as a…
Read MoreThe Strep Story, Part 1: Why Group A Strep Is the Villain in the PANDAS Story.
For the past few weeks we’ve been talking all about the immune system — how it works and what happens when things go awry. If your child has PANS/PANDAS, their immune system is one of your primary concerns. In fact, the “A” in these diseases stands for “autoimmune”, which is what happens when the immune…
Read MoreDistressed by PANS/PANDAS? Clearing Up the Confusion on Autoimmune Disease
For the past few weeks we’ve been talking about immunity and the importance of the immune system in healing PANS/PANDAS. The immune system is a complex and marvelous thing that protects the body from invaders that may cause illness. The organs of the immune system which include the thymus, spleen, tonsils, and appendix,…
Read MoreImmune System 101 — What You Need to Know to Help Your Child With PANS/PANDAS, Part 2
If you’ve got a child with PANS/PANDAS, you’re looking for answers. PANS/PANDAS are autoimmune conditions, which means the immune system has gotten off-track and has started attacking the cells of the body. But before we get into what happens when the immune system goes wrong, it’s important to understand what happens when it works…
Read MoreImmune System 101 — What You Need to Know to Help Your Child With PANS/PANDAS, Part 1
The immune system has been a hot topic over the past couple of years. I’ve seen theories being thrown out right and left. But honestly, most people really don’t know that much about how the immune system actually works. The immune system is extremely complex. And often people don’t take the time — or…
Read MorePANS/PANDAS, Total Toxic Load and the Multifactorial Disease Model
If you’ve been watching the news lately, it will come as no surprise that our children are sick — and getting sicker. According to a 2011 study in Academic Pediatrics, 54% of American children are living with a chronic illness. Think about that… One in two children today are chronically ill. What does it…
Read MoreWhat is PANS/PANDAS? And How Can I Help My Struggling Child?
If you’re here, it’s likely you’re concerned about your child and want to know more about PANS/PANDAS. Maybe you have a diagnosis, maybe you don’t. But as a parent, there’s nothing worse than watching your child struggle — especially if you’re not sure how to help them. If you’ve seen dramatic and sudden changes in…
Read MoreHealing the Emotional Body
Did you know that emotions can be measured in terms of vibration and frequency? We’ve all felt the energy in a room change when a person enters charged with a specific emotional frequency, and how those frequencies emanate out looking for resonance and amplification. We have all felt the pressing weight of someone else’s…
Read MoreWhy Viruses Mutate and What You Can Do About It
With so many new viral variants on the rise, I thought it might be a good time to re-explore the basics of how viruses function and strategies to stay healthy. Viruses are everywhere. By some estimates, viruses are the most plentiful organism on the planet. Did you know that between 4-8% of your human genome…
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