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If your kid is struggling in their development, why should you see a chiropractor? I get this question a lot and personally, as a chiropractor, I do find it very important. I am going to explain why it is important from a developmental perspective.  When you develop in the first six months of life, theContinue reading “Why is Chiropractic Care Vital for Developmental Care?”

Today, I want to share something that I often see in kids with PANS/PANDAS. As we know, many of these kids have immune system challenges. They aren’t getting rid of infections appropriately, and their immune system isn’t functioning well in general. There are a lot of different compounding factors that can play into that. TheContinue reading “High Oxalates and Yeast in children with PANS/PANDAS”

When it comes to playing sports and getting ready to play sports, it is imperative to make sure your child has no reflexes present. If children do, what happens is movements that should be automatic, are not and development is halted by these reflexes. Some of the most common reflexes we see with kids thatContinue reading “Getting Rid of Primitive Reflexes”

Army crawling and crawling are two basic but very important things that need to occur for proper development. I find that a lot of parents don’t really understand why this is important. I often ask them “Hey, did your kid ever army crawl”? For almost every kid, especially with behavioral issues, reading issues, or eyeContinue reading “The Importance of Crawling and Army Crawling”

For kids the recommended dose of exercise a day is 3-4 hours. I don’t know very many kids these days, especially the patients I see that have developmental issues that actually get 3-4 hours of exercise a day. Most of them get gym at school 2-3x a week or maybe recess, and that’s it. AndContinue reading “Change your child’s environment to change your child’s life: P.6”

What I see in a lot of kids with developmental delays and learning disabilities is that their diet is really horrific. The United States has the highest BMI in kids, and we also are one of the most nutrient deprived countries in the world. Kids are overweight and malnourished which leads to abnormal brain andContinue reading “Change your child’s environment to change your child’s life: P.5”

Electronic use is another big environmental stressor that we didn’t have 50 years ago. It is recommended now that kids don’t use electronics until the age of 2 or 3. This is a wonderful article that gives reasons on why electronics can be harmful for children: https://www.drbeurkens.com/dangers-overexposure-electronics-kids-mental-physical-health/. From my experience, I don’t recommend electronics forContinue reading “Change your child’s environment to change your child’s life: P.4”

Food that is devoid of nutrients is an epidemic in our world today. This affects a lot of people, especially kids, because it leads to poor diets and poor nutrient statuses. We hardly see any nutrients in our food unless we eat organic or whole foods. The foods that we eat are ruining our gutContinue reading “Change your child’s environment to change your child’s life: P.3”

If you are unaware of what gluten is, it’s a protein found in wheat. Many people will say their kids have been tested by an allergist, but they don’t test all aspects of your immune system against all the proteins in wheat. They may only test IGM or IGE response and not even look intoContinue reading “Change your child’s environment to change your child’s Life P.2”

The world that we live in has drastically changed in the last 40-50 years. As humans, we can only adapt to changes or stressors at a specific rate. Our bodies and brains have taken thousands upon thousands of years to adapt to the stresses of life and the environment around us. When our environment andContinue reading “Change your child’s environment to change your child’s life: Part 1”