Many people have room for improvement in their food choices. For busy parents it can be difficult to juggle making healthy meals with everything else on the schedule such as: work, helping the kids with homework, and traveling to and from soccer games, scout meetings, and the likes. Many people have found that keeping healthy […]
The High Price of Convenience (Video)
January 22, 2011 By
Our society has changed drastically in the last half century, especially in the area of eating and nutrition. In the past, many women stayed home and took care of the family. This meant home cooked meals on a regular basis, with plenty of fruits and vegetables. Over time, with women joining the workforce and many […]
Autism and Neurofeedback - A Promising Future (Video)
January 22, 2011 By
Treating the autistic brain is never easy and different children respond to different modalities. It may take time to find what works best for your child; however, many families are discovering that neurofeedback is a great addition to treating the autistic brain. Neurofeedback has shown success with helping attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety, […]
Outfitting the Home Gym
January 20, 2011 By
Recently, my husband and I have turned a spare part of our basement family room into a home gym. By moving clutter out of half the family room, we’re better utilizing otherwise wasted space and reducing the amount oftime (and money) we have to spend in search of a good daily workout. Necessary Equipment Once […]
Helping the Brain to Calm Down - Autism (Video)
January 14, 2011 By
Neurofeeedback for autism has proven to be very beneficial for many children. Autism is marked by failure to have proper social interactions, lack of verbal and nonverbal communication, and limited interests in activities that include playing or doing things that are outside of a normal routine. There is no one type of treatment that is […]
ADD/ADHD Treatments - Positive Results
January 12, 2011 By
If you have a child that has recently been diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), it is important to know how to treat it. There are two main types of therapies used in treating ADD/ADHD. Many doctors believe that treatment should have more than one type of therapy, and […]
Sobering Statistics about Epilepsy (Video)
January 11, 2011 By
When a child is first diagnosed with epilepsy it can be very scary, especially if the parents are not familiar with the disorder. The unfortunate reality is that over 40 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy. It is estimated that between 40-60% of those people have no response to medications. Approximately 1% of those people […]
What to Do if Your Doctor Doesn't Believe in the Ketogenic Diet (Video)
January 8, 2011 By
If you have a child who suffers from epilepsy, it is natural to want to try everything possible to help them. Unfortunately, there are some doctors who are opposed to the Ketogenic diet and feel that there is still not enough research to support putting a child with epilepsy on it. If you think the […]
Does the Ketogenic Diet Work for Adults? (Video)
January 6, 2011 By
The Mayo Clinic Ketogenic diet offers parents hope in ending seizures in their children. As it becomes more and more common for doctors to try the Ketogenic diet in children, it only makes sense that an adult with epilepsy would want to know if they too could be helped. According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine […]
Epilepsy - A Long History (Video)
January 5, 2011 By
It has long been known that a person can achieve seizure control through diet. Fasting was even discussed in biblical times. In the Bible, it talks about how Jesus healed a boy with an unclean spirit. According to Mark 9:14-29, a man brought his child who was having seizures to see Jesus. The father described […]