Upon completion of this module, the participants will:

• Understand that the health of the mother when she is pregnant greatly impacts the health of the child
• Review the literature on metabolic approaches to prenatal health
• Learn antecedents and mediators that affect the development of ADD/ADHD
• Learn nutrients that have been shown in medical trials to aid in the treatment of ADD/ADHD
• Understand the importance that gastrointestinal health plays in ADD/ADHD
• Learn the side effects of conventional treatments for ADD/ADHD
• Recognize the behaviors and symptoms of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Learn the common factors present in ASD children
• Discover laboratory profiles to identify unique treatment options available for ASD
• Review the literature on the history of vaccinations
• Understand the role that detoxification plays in ASD
• Recognize the role oxidative stress plays in ASD
• Look at microglial activation in ASD
• Ascertain the possible role allergies may play in ASD
• Look at nutritional supplementation that has been found successful in the literature in the treatment of ASD
• Review a new study on hyperbaric treatment for children with autism
• Look at the role of antibiotic use in children
• Learn herbal therapies that may function as antibiotics
• Review the current statistics on childhood obesity
• Gather new information on metabolic modalities to treat and prevent childhood obesity
• Review a metabolic approach to the treatment of childhood allergies
• Realize that insulin resistance may begin in childhood
• Understand the role that exercise plays in overall health in childhood
• Learn metabolic approaches for the treatment of infections
• Know detoxification therapies for children
• Learn treatment modalities for teens with aggressive behaviors
• Recognize the role diet plays in the psychological health of a child
• Learn metabolic treatments for childhood depression
• Understand the importance of bowel health in a child
• Learn metabolic and functional treatments for asthma
• Know metabolic therapies for learning disabilities