Photo credit: joshDubya on VisualHunt / CC BY By guest writer, June Pearl The first sign I had of wisdom teeth was when my lower left tooth erupted when I was 15. My dentist was seriously surprised, seeing I was so young, but assured me …
A Time of Transition
Looking around the Healthy Home Body website, you may notice that quite a few things are different! Certain pages and posts are disappearing, there's a new design, and ... what happened to all the essential oils? In order to be able to focus more on GAPS, natural health, and autism, and be able to speak …
The Benefits of Water Kefir
Many of us have by now heard about the benefits of taking a daily probiotic. It has been touted as the “cure” from everything from constipation and GI complaints to depression and even autism (read about the “groundbreaking” study here: Autism’s Gut-Brain Connection) I’ve also discussed the benefits of taking probiotics on this …
Anxiety and OCD in Autism Spectrum Disorders
If you love someone with autism who also has anxiety and/or OCD, this is a great lecture to watch by Dr. Suruchi Chandra, as found on the Autism Research Institute's website. Dr. Chandra was one of the first doctors that we saw soon after my son's autism diagnosis, and she helped to start him on …
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Honey Infused Garlic
It seems like there are more people sick this year with colds and flus than I remember in past years. Hopefully, this early stretch of sickness will be the worst of it this winter, but it's always good to be prepared! In our house, we use natural methods for keeping healthy and healing when we …
