Some kids with PANS, PANDAS, or autism look “gut sick” no matter what you do. Bloating that never shifts. Constipation that drags on. Energy crashes. Food refusal. OCD and mood swings out of nowhere. Often, the thyroid is hiding in the background. Low-functioning thyroid, even when blood tests look “normal”, can quietly stall the gut…
INSPIRING HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING FOR THOSE ON SPECIAL DIETS
OCD in PANDAS: Symptom or Habit?
10,000 Followers and Your Top Questions This week we reached a milestone – 10,000 followers on Facebook. To celebrate, I asked you to send in the questions you most want answered about PANS and PANDAS. The response was overwhelming. So many thoughtful, heartfelt questions came in from parents navigating these complex conditions every day. Over…
Back-to-School Immune Survival Guide for Kids with PANDAS, PANS, and Autism
If you have a child with PANDAS, PANS, or on the autism spectrum, you’ll know how September feels. The school bell rings, routines shift overnight, germs multiply, and stress levels rise. For some children, this change doesn’t just cause tiredness or the odd cold. It can tip the immune system into chaos – flare-ups of…
Wired at Night The Hidden Histamine Link in PANS and PANDAS
Some kids with PANS or PANDAS look “allergic” without ever testing positive for allergies. No IgE spike. No hives. But they’re flushed, sweaty, restless, and can’t switch off. This is often non-allergic mast cell activation. Mast cells release histamine in response to infection, toxins, or stress. In these kids, histamine isn’t just about runny noses…
Why Vitamin A Backfires in Sensitive Kids
Vitamin A is essential. For the immune system. For the brain. For copper metabolism. And for so many of the functions we support daily in children with autism, PANS, and PANDAS. But some children react to it – even the cleanest, gentlest forms. Cod liver oil, retinyl palmitate, whole food supplements. What should help instead…
Iron Isn’t the Answer: Why Low Ferritin Is a Warning Not a Deficiency
Recently I attended a seminar with Professor Douglas Kell and Morley Robbins. Their focus? The tangled relationship between iron, copper, and something called microclotting, and how this triad underpins many of the chronic symptoms we see in children with autism, PANS, and PANDAS. Much of what they shared echoed what we already work with clinically.…
When Folate Can’t Get In: The Hidden Block That’s Sabotaging Your Child’s Brain
Folate and the Brain: Why Leucovorin Alone Is Not the Answer If you’ve been told your child might have low folate in the brain, you may have come across terms like folinic acid, leucovorin, MTHFR, or folate receptor antibodies. For many families, the next step seems obvious: add folate. But in practice, the story is…
Case Study: From Meltdowns to Milestones: Joseph’s Transformation
Case Study: From Meltdowns to Milestones: Joseph’s Transformation Before Joseph was four, diagnosed autistic, with a speech delay dominated by echolalia. His diet was alarmingly restricted: only crisps, fruit puree pouches, and occasional crackers. As a baby, he had eaten well, but after hospitalisation for bronchiolitis at eight months involving multiple procedures, he began rejecting…
Spike Protein: What You Need To Know
Two days ago, I attended a webinar that I can’t stop thinking about. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t cautious. But it was urgent, direct, and for many of our patients essential. If your child has PANS, PANDAS, long COVID, or sudden, unexplained neuropsychiatric symptoms, what was discussed needs to be on your radar. The Spike…
Case Study: Ava’s Journey – Reclaiming Calm, Cognition and Confidence
Case Study: Ava’s Journey – Reclaiming Calm, Cognition and Confidence Before Ava was 14 and falling apart. Once top of her class, she’d stopped going to school. She was awake all night, eaten up by anxiety, haunted by intrusive thoughts, refusing most food, and unable to cope with noise or light. Her mum said it…
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