Common allergy tests in infants with cow’s milk allergy This is a very interesting article that highlights the frustration physicians that use functional medicine experience in dealing with mainstream physicians. I very frequently hear of my patients going to an allergist for allergy tests, to be told that they were allergic to dust, pollens and […]
Maternal Lead, Infant Weight, Weight Gain at One Month Heavy metals, despite their lack of importance in mainstream medicine, continue to play a major role in human health and disease. Hair and urine analysis are an excellent method to determine overall lead burden and we should begin to strongly consider them with all women considering […]
I hate to bore you with another probiotics are good for you blog post, but I’m going to anyway. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Destruction of the normal bacteria flora in an infant or toddler’s body is one of the worst things that can be done to his or her long […]
Prenatal and Postnatal Flavor Learning by Human Infants I’ve heard this concept before I think it gives us the most incredible tool yet to ensure that our children will eat healthy. Basically, whatever a mother eats towards the end of her pregnancy will leave the developing fetus with a taste for that food. That way […]
Type of Intestinal Bacteria May Affect Humoral Immunity in Infants The therapeutic benefits of probiotics both for treating human disease as well as modulating human defenses continues to mount. Establishing and maintaining healthy intestinal flora, I believe, is one of the most important events that occurs in a newborn and infant. The GI tract is […]
