Have you failed at diets? Given up on your fitness plan? You wanted to lose weight and started running or biking only to give up in a matter of weeks. You stuck to a diet and lost the weight, but you got busy with life and you gained it back? There is one key to reaching your fitness goals. That key is CONSISTENCY. Don’t take up a workout plan with an hour of cardio a day if you hate cardio….
A seemingly easy thing to do is make some diet changes. Many children with PANDAS develop restrictive eating. When that happens any diet changes can be extremely challenging. I feel you there loving parents. When your child will only eat 4 food items, diet changes are impossible. Do what you can, and don’t stress yourself about it. Make one manageable change at a time. Don’t try to do too many at once. Remove artificial dyes and flavors Remove dairy Remove…
Family Life Cycle Analysis “Families are the foundation of our experience of the world, our first relationships, and are often where we first feel a sense of belonging to a group” (Peixoto-Freitas et al., 2020, p. 300). Individuals are developing through their own life cycle, while simultaneously being a part of the family life cycle. There are six stages to the family life cycle. The beginning of each stage brings new transitions that the family system must work through….
Detox was the first thing I discovered and researched on our PANDAS journey. When the immune system kills pathogens, toxins are released into the body. The body has a way of removing these toxins, but sometimes, it becomes overwhelmed and can’t keep up. Other times, the body is lacking in nutrients necessary for removing these toxins. There are some things you can do to help the body when this happens. I think detox is a vital part of the initial…
Are you completely lost with a recent Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections, also known as PANDAS, diagnosis for your child? Not only has your child changed overnight, or has slowly been slipping away from you day after day, but you have been given this scary and mysterious explanation. You are definitely not alone. I remember when my son was diagnosed with PANDAS. I was relieved to have an answer, but there was so much left unanswered. It…
Nothing quite prepares you for what you will feel. I lied on the floor staring at the ceiling. I didn’t know how long I’d been there. Minutes. Hours. Likely hours, as my lower back ached from this position. Eight months since my divorce was final, and over eighteen months since we separated. This is not what I expected to feel at this point. Numb. I was no longer angry, sad, nor even depressed. I was numb. Stages of Grief That…