I have been working with children with special needs close to 20 years.  When I started this business, insurance wouldn't pay for a diagnosis, so parents paid over $5000 to get one from a developmental pediatrician.  Doctors didn't know anything about autism but assumed it was "refrigerator mom" syndrome (what a joke).  No one was knowledgeable about autism and there were no treatments.  Even then,  ABA was over $100,000 a year and parents had to pay out of pocket.  Pediatricians thought giving a child a probiotic was risky and unnecessary.  It was interesting times.  Autism was 1 in every 368 kids, primarily boys.  Things have changed in 20 years, but now the diagnosis is 1 in every 32 kids will get autism.  So many more children are now developmentally delayed, have behavioral challenges or are academically behind more than ever before. 

 

What is happening?

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Why are many children regressing in overall health?  It could possibly be due to our air, water and food that are so different in the last 30 years.  In some ways better, but in many ways much worse.  The advancements in technology and medicine are wonderful things, but for our environment, these advancements are hurting our health.  Our water supply has chemicals, pharmaceuticals and many other toxins in it that even the EPA advises people who are immune compromised to be cautious.  Our food supply is so heavily processed, our fruits and vegetables are genetically engineered, and meat we eat doesn't come from healthy animals. 

To make things worse, now the new technology of nanoparticles that enter into the environment is another challenge.  These toxic chemicals are so small, they can't even be detected by many microscopes!  We, as humans suffer from these unhealthy environments, but especially our children.  Because of such changes to our environment, our entire bodies had to change with it.  What changed the most?  Our microbiome.... our gut Microbia!

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Our microbiome, the bacteria and fungi that live in our gut make up over 100 TRILLION cells in our body!  They live everywhere, in our gut, nose, ears, skin mouth, pretty much everywhere!  You may want to reach for the hand sanitizer right now but wait!  We need them!  Research now shows that these microbes can control our immune system, how nutrients are absorbed, our emotions and mood, our weight and our overall health. 

We are learning more about these little "buggers" the good and the bad so we can learn to grow the healthy ones and combat the ones that try to hijack  our body.  Because of the challenges in our everyday environment, I believe it has had a direct effect on our gut, primarily the ones that are most vulnerable:

 

Our children. 

 

So we need to do everything we can to find the underlying causes and treat them.  Naturally.​  I hope I can earn your trust so we can both see your child reach their full potential.  With specialized supplements, testing and proper monitoring of your child's progression, I'm optimistic we can do it together!

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​Dr. Angela Karvounis

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