General Health

24 posts

Why Diet and Nutrient Changes can be Beneficial for Children with Autism

  Dr. Danielle O’Connor ND explains the importance of treating the medical aspects of autism.  She explains dietary and nutrient interventions and the biochemistry behind their application.  If you have a child on the spectrum and are interested in seeing if dietary changes can improve their behaviour, sleep, speech and […]

Nurtition for Autism – 5-Day Smoothie Challenge

Even in the past 3 years we have seen many scientific studies on the benefits of a healthy diet on behaviour and cognition in autism.  Gluten-free, casein-free, and modified ketogenic are amongst the most recently studied.  In clinical practice I use a specific autism diet that is a combination based […]

3 Tips to Lower Childhood and Teen Anxiety

I am very fortunate to love what I do, but i must say, some days are more difficult than others.  A large part of my practice is focused on childhood and teen anxiety  (i also see adults), and it is so upsetting to see the frequency of children coming in […]

How to Start the New Year Healthy!

How to Start the New Year Healthy Now is the time when many people make their resolutions for the New Year, and very often they include health goals. This should be a time to reflect upon where you are now and where you want to be, what will get you […]