We have been making some huge breakthroughs in helping kids with learning and behavioral disorders such as; ADD/ADHD and Autism, as well as, kids that have chronic ear infections and sicknesses. The key is to find out what is really behind these disorders and then help their bodies correct the problem naturally. We use a special type of exam procedure and holistic labs to find the weakness in your child’s body that might be contributing to the child’s sickness and behavioral or learning disorders.

The thing that many parents miss is that sickness, ADD, ADHD and other learning and behavioral disorders, have a cause. Meaning, how do they diagnose ADD and ADHD anyway? They ask you a list of questions such as;

• Is it hard for your child to sit still?
• Does your child act without thinking first?
• Does your child start but not finish things?
• Is it had for your child to stay focused on things?

If you answered yes to most of those they say, “OK your child has ADHD.” OK? But what does that mean? They haven’t said what is causing the ADHD.

At Alternacare we use a unique exam procedure combined with holistic lab work to help create a program that is designed to support your child’s ability to be healthy, have great behavior, and do well in school. After all, most parents are worried about their child’s future and to have a healthy child, who behaves well and does great in school can limit those worries.

Holistic Labs

Holistic Labs are not commonly done in medical offices. The purpose of the holistic labs is not to diagnose but to find out what stopping this organ or gland from functioning correctly. It’s designed to really get to the bottom of things. The labs may consist of urine (to find toxins), hair (to look at heavy metals) stool (to look at yeast, bacteria or parasites), blood (to look at the body’s reaction to certain foods) and a host of other labs. Not all children get every lab. The exam procedure helps us hone in on what labs will need to be done in your child’s case. Once we get the lab results back, we know exactly what is going on with your child’s body. We then create a customized nutritional program that is designed to help support your child’s ability to; learn, behave and most importantly be the healthiest he or she can be. The program may include dietary changes, pediatric nutritional supplements and more. The bottom line is we want your child doing great.

Is Food Stopping Your Child from Behaving and Learning?

Food is a substance that can have a positive or negative affect on a child’s body and mind. There is a condition called a Delayed Onset Food Sensitivity (DOFS). When a child has a delayed onset food sensitivity, it means that the food the child is eating is negatively affecting the child somewhere between 1 and 72 hours after the child ate the food. This is not a food allergy that you’d check for in a medical doctor’s office, this is different. The food itself can have a negative effect on the brain and nervous system, and in some cases, the food can also affect the intestines and immune system. Basically, the child can experience any of the below symptoms anywhere between 1 hour and 3 days after they ate the food that they were sensitive to. The problem with delayed onset food sensitivities, or DOFSs, is it is very difficult to trace the food. With an allergy it’s easy. The child eats shrimp and gets hives. You know he is then allergic to this food. With a DOFS, the reaction might not be for 3 days. It’s hard to know the piece of chicken little Timmy ate on Tuesday is connected to the irritability or problem focusing he’s having on Thursday.

Signs of Delayed Onset Food Sensitivity:

• Irritable
• Hard to focus on tasks
• Seems mentally slow at times
• Easily confused
• Gets skin rashes
• Upset stomach
• Constipation or diarrhea
• Bed wetting problems
• Can’t stay organized
• Ear infections

To check for Delayed Onset Food Sensitivities we use a specialized holistic lab that is performed through blood that looks at 96 different foods. It helps us determine the foods that the child is sensitive to. Once we know, a customized dietary program is created for the child and many of the above symptoms clear up. I had one young girl who was very shy, wouldn’t make eye contact and was not doing well in reading. After getting her off the foods she was sensitive too and handling some other problems she had, her mom now calls her, “chatty cat.” The young girl is also reading a grade level above her current class. The complimentary consultation we have with you, plus the exam performed by the ZYTO, can help us determine if this lab is right for your child.

Our Belief

Our belief is that your body has the ability to heal itself.

Our belief is that something is preventing your body from healing.

Our belief is to use scientific laboratory studies (holistic labs not normally done in traditional medical offices) to create a customized healthcare program for you.

Our belief is every patient is different and that is why no two patients have ever been on the exact same program.

Heavy Metals and Toxins can Affect Your Child’s Brain

Toxins are everywhere in our society. Our food source is being sprayed with dangerous pesticides, our meats injected with artificial hormones and our water sometimes contaminated with poisonous chemicals. These chemicals could potentially cause problems especially in children. The main organs of detoxification, the liver and the kidneys, are not fully developed until we reach about 21 years of age. Accordingly, when a child consumes toxins it may be much harder for his body to remove the toxins compared to an adult. In addition, the world was not as toxic a place 40 or 50 years ago so children in general have a much higher exposure rate to toxins then we did.

When Heavy Metals or toxins are in abundance in a young child’s body, damage can be done to the child’s brain and nervous system. As we all know, if the brain and nervous system are not functioning properly, it can affect a child’s ability to learn and behave. Sometimes we as parents get angry at the child for not behaving properly but in cases of toxicities, sometimes it’s not the child’s fault. The child wants to act normally but they can’t. Their brain just won’t function right. I had a young boy once say to his mom, “I want to be good. I really do. I just don’t know why I can’t.” It was a very tearful moment. In addition, children with toxicities sometimes get sick too often. The toxins and metals suppress the function of the immune system; before you know it, every time you turn around, they are getting sick.

Signs of Heavy Metal and/or Chemical Toxicity:

• Aggressive
• Doesn’t follow direction well
• Seems to be going off in all directions at once
• Doesn’t interact with other children as well as they should
• Doesn’t like to make eye contact when being talked to by an adult
• Slow learner
• Get sick fairly frequently
• Makes thoughtless remarks which can get him into trouble
• Joints ache or complains of growing pains
• Sleeping problems
• Bed wetting

There are a variety of labs that we do that can be done by hair, urine and stool to detect the exact type of toxins that the child has in his body. Once we know what type of toxin the child has we put him on the correct pediatric detoxification protocol. You need to know what toxin the child has in order to support the removal of it. In addition, adults and children do two completely types of detoxification. A child’s detoxification protocol must be very mild yet very effective! I had one child who tested positive for a chemical called xylene. We found out how she was getting exposed and then put her on the correct pediatric detoxification protocol for xylene and within a couple of months the child was doing wonderfully well.

My Best,
Dr. Rob