A podcast that explores Learning and Brain Health from the inside out in children with disabilities such as Autism and Down Syndrome. Follow to learn how to optimize your child's learning using -Nutrition -Communication Strategies -Education Tools -Gut Health, and more
http://www.functionalnutritionforkids.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 10 hours 48 minutes
18 Choosy Eating, Traditional Foods and Strategies for moderately choosy eaters
When picky eating is not a pathological condition, or severe sensory issues, or extreme gut inflammation, what can you do to help your child eat more diverse, complex, and flavorful foods. That's what Julia Markova talks about in this podcast.
17. Myelination, Learning, and Nutrition
Myelination is an important neurological process that impacts almost everything I care about in my child: motor coordination, learning, focus, moods. And there are some easy ways to impact Myelination: Practice, Nutrition, and one more key...
16 Motor Issues, Cognition and Myelination with Elizabeth Vosseller
Elizabeth Vosseller is a speech therapist and founder of S2C (Spelling to Communicate). She talks to me this week about how motor issues can seem like cognitive disorders. "What we observe often is the body. We can't really observe intelligence...
15. Accessing an Equal Education in Children with Down Syndrome, part-2 with Geralyn Spiesz
In part-2 of this stimulating conversation, Geralyn leads us through common misconceptions and wrong labels that get attached when a child lags behind neurodevelopmentally. We also chat about the role of diet in brain development.
14 Accessing an Equal Education in Children with Down Syndrome with Geralyn Spiesz
Geralyn Spiesz, a path-breaking thinker, leader and mother who also has a son with Trisomy 21 shares her unique thoughts and findings on teaching a child with Down Syndrome in this paradigm shifting episode. Particularly how a simple shift from focus...
13. Twelve Key Takeaways for Learning and Nutritional Adequacy
Let's a take a brief look back at the 12 key learning points on our journey in Functional Nutrition and Learning. And so, the podcast gets gently renamed. So much more to learn ...
12. Gut Microbiome and Brain Function
Dr. LaRosa explains the detailed connection between the microbiome, disruptions (dysbiosis), and immune and brain function. It is quite impossible to optimize brain activity, whether focus or regulation, in the absence of a diverse and healthy gut...
11. Micronutrients, ADHD and Functional Nutrition
Among the significant natural factors known to help symptoms of ADHD, micronutrient supplementation is a big one! Here's a short dive into the many ways micronutrients can help you child, and when they may not work.
10. Strategies for Anti-Inflammatory Diet Planning with Andrea Livingston
Andrea Livingston, expert holistic chef and recipe developer shares the simplicity with which she plans anti-inflammatory meals for kids. Tune in to hear the utter ease with which Andrea approaches meals. The world of Gluten, Dairy, and even Egg-Free...
9. Strategies for Picky Eaters with Katharine Jeffcoat, (RDN LD)
Listen to Portland based nutritionist Katharine Jeffcoat as she discusses the intricacies of dealing with picky eaters and talks about how she helps parents raise mindful and competent eaters. How do taste and smell play into picky eating? I am...