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Biological Stress in Womb Can Impact Early Life

Stress is a two-way street. When we think of stress, it’s usually about emotional stress, known to cause physical illness. But what about stress in womb? Physical imbalances can lead to emotional stress. This article will explore an underlying mechanism of both roads to stress: the gut-brain. Emotional stress is known to lower counts of […]...

September 10, 2015 1:26AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Every Child Deserves to be Healthy

Having a child present with chronic illness at birth is a real game-changer. It allowed me to genuinely refocus what “healthy” meant as recovery was the only option. You can hear our encouraging message on Fearless Parent Radio, Episode #69 — “Fostering Nutrition.” It took us a few years to begin sharing our discoveries. We’ve […]...

August 7, 2015 1:23PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Five Scripts for Building Resilience in Children with Chronic Conditions

Imagine this: you’ve had a long day—stress at work, an argument with your spouse, an unexpected bill to deal with—and on top of everything else, your teenager, whom you’ve asked three times to take out the garbage, still won’t get off his computer. You snap and tell him that he’s being selfish, then instantly regret […]...

July 24, 2015 6:14PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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Recreating A Tribal Childhood

“When many people are parents to a child, it makes it possible for the child to go to anybody and just sit and talk…. If we don’t encourage our children to talk and be open, they learn other ways to let their voice out, and this energy can become highly destructive to them.” — Sobonfu […]...

July 22, 2015 11:48AM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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What About the Immunocompromised?

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Immunocompromised: immune system suppression due to any medical condition, drug or treatment. Proclaiming the need to protect immunocompromised children from the unvaccinated is the cause du jour, isn’t it? Let’s force-vaccinate the American population of children in order to protect all of their immune-deficient classmates. Herd immunity! Protect those that can’t be vaccinated by vaccinating […]...

March 10, 2015 10:30PM      FACEBOOK   /   TWEET   /   EMAIL

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