I firmly believe that the more you educate yourself and your family about holistic health and nutrition, the happier and more self-assured you will be in taking charge of your own well-being.
Below are links to articles and educational presentations that you may find useful in understanding principles of nutrition, holistic health and healing that you can use for the benefit of yourself and your family.
Some things I have written:
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-- Some articles I have written:
Exploring Dietary Intervention for Special Needs
Organic Produce: Is It Worth the Price?
Hidden Neurotoxins in Your Child's Food? The Top 5 to Avoid
--I am the Holistic Family Health Examiner writer for Staten Island, NY. I periodicially contribute articles about subjects pertaining to holistic family health.
Hidden dangers in those "healthy" cereals?
-- My speech at World Autism Awareness Day 2010 at NY City Hall
Some resources for more information on nutritional solutions:
-- Educational site and articles on causes of autism and developmental delay
Helen Ratajczak's article in the Journal of Immunotoxicology on the Autism/Vaccine connection
Science Daily on the link between autism and mercury-firing coal plants
The Link between Autism and Genetically Modified Foods
Environmental Circumstances that Can Damage the Developing Brain
Do Chemicals Cause Autism? by NY Times reporter Nicholas Kristof
Autism: It's Not Just in the Head, DISCOVER magazine, by Jill Neimark
-- Introductory information about Homeopathy
Homeopathy for Smart, Frugal and Tenacious Moms by Joette Calabrese
A Mother Discovers Homeopathy to Help Her Vaccine Injured Child
-- Helpful Resources
Environmental Working Groups guide to pesiticides in produce
-- Resources and information about different dietary interventions:
Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
The Autism Web's Guide to the GFCF diet
The GFCF Diet Autism Diet Resource
Resources for the Gluten free traveler
The Gut & Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS)
Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
Body Ecology Diet (BED)
Low Oxalate Diet (LOD)
The Feingold Diet
The FailSafe Diet
The Ketogenic Diet (The Epilepsy Foundation)
The Ketogenic Diet (The Charlie Foundation)
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
The Yeast Connection
The Lyme-Autism Connection
Enzymes and Autism
Special Diets Resource Guide
-- Documents and sites with information about alternative therapies
The Autism Research Institute
Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD by Dr. William Shaw (requires Adobe Reader)
Psychology Today Article on Homeopathy for Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Max's Story: A Homeopathic Cure for Autism
-- Great Blogs by parents making progress
Great stories of hope and recovery from autism
WhatToFeedYourKids.com
One mom's story of recovery from autism through Homeopathy
Drew's mom's blog
I received my training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's cutting-edge Health Coach Training Program.
During my training, I studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts. My teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities.
My education has equipped me with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Drawing on these skills and my knowledge of different dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce real and lasting results.
If you are interested in learning more about Integrative Health's education program, please contact me. I will be happy to answer your questions.