The Science of How a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet Improves Autism
In my years of helping children with autism, I have heard many times (erroneously) that there is no science behind diet for autism, or the gluten-free casein-free diet (GFCF diet) for autism. This is simply not true. There is a great deal of research illustrating why...
Microbiome & Diet: The Two-Way Relationship
And How to Select the Right Therapeutic Diet for Your Client’s Personalized Nutrition Needs If you’re a nutrition or healthcare professional, you’ve definitely run into clients with at least one of the following conditions: Gastrointestinal disorders Neurologic...
What Is Personalized Nutrition and Nutrigenomics?
Nutrigenomics studies how the genes of individuals interact with their diet and how it impacts their physiology and health. This was made possible by the Human Genome Project. Research continues to uncover why some individuals respond differently to the same...
Could Food Be Causing Your Client’s Aggression?
Aggression is a difficult and sometimes devastating symptom that occurs in children for varied reasons—some known and some unknown. The correlation between food and behavior intrigued me 20 years ago, and sparked my career as a nutrition researcher and clinician. And...
One Principle That Changed My Practice
Most thriving nutrition practitioners have a few “secret tools” and strategies that get them results, even for some of the most “difficult cases.” Throughout my 18+ years as a nutrition professional working with complex neurological and...
Life-Changing Genius
How would you like it if your clients described you as a “life-changing genius?” I believe that most of us become nutrition professionals to help change lives. So today, I’d like to share how BioIndividual Nutrition is helping practitioners like you do just that. The...
Anxiety: How Toxins Reduce Neurotransmitters and Supplements That Can Help
Ruminating thoughts, worry, fears, OCD or obsessive tendencies or thoughts, PMS, sleep issues, anger, rage… Do you or a loved one experience these symptoms? How about, butterflies in your stomach, physical tension in your muscles, pain… or self-medicating with...
What You Need to Know About a Low Histamine Diet
Do you have clients who are experiencing regressions right now? Inflammatory response going haywire, despite their usual dietary patterns? Maybe you work with autism families and they are reporting that their children seem to be going through a yeast flare despite...
Personalized Nutrition is the Future
For our clients and patients, changing diet requires time, energy, and money. When they’re not well, there’s no time to waste on approaches that are not helpful. So if your recommendations are “wrong,” they may lose confidence in you as a professional. I believe that...
Oxalate and Sulfation Genes: AGXT, DAO, SUOX, SULT, SAT1 and BioIndividual Nutrition
Oxalates are finally getting their due! When I started working with the low oxalate diet 15 years ago, no one was talking about oxalates at all (outside of kidney stones). But I’m noticing a big awareness of oxalate in recent months which I am very excited about. If...