For the medical information about this topic, please see Family Wellness Tips. Our pediatrician, Dr. Ana Maria Temple, and her husband, Dr. John Temple, are explaining the science behind histamine intolerance on their blog today. While they explain the technical side, I’m hopefully going to help navigate how and what to eat to help remedy […]
Why We Chose Functional Medicine + A Holistic Approach to Healing Eczema
Switching to functional medicine has made a huge impact on our family’s health, and I wanted to share more about that here. Our journey into functional medicine started with trying to find a holistic approach to healing Ridge’s eczema (read more about that here and here). We have since moved both of our boys to […]
Functional Medicine for Children and an Update on My Son’s Leaky Gut
As I am still feeling inspired from last night’s Wellness for Children event, I wanted to share more about our journey to finding a functional medicine pediatrician, and to give an update on my youngest son’s leaky gut. Last night several other health-minded influencers and small business owners gathered at Integrative Health Carolinas to chat […]
Supplements and Vitamins for Our Kids
I want to start off by saying that this topic is personal, and that our choices for supplements and vitamins for our kids have been specifically directed by our doctor. I have received so many questions about it, though, that I said I would share on my blog. Please do not automatically go and do […]
Notes from the Gluten Free Dairy Free Class
I’m sorry it has taken me a few weeks to get this posted! I recently led a discussion at Integrative Health Carolinas about how we are helping heal our son’s leaky gut. It was mostly about eliminating gluten and dairy from his diet, and I wanted to share all of the points we discussed during […]
Helping Ridge’s Skin: How We Diagnosed and Are Healing My Son’s Leaky Gut
I shared a bit, mainly on instagram, that our youngest son, Ridge, had some health issues this summer. It started flaring up when the weather turned warm in May, and then became much more exacerbated as the summer continued. He had a terrible red “rash” on his face, and honestly his mood was rough. I […]