My son tested low on magnesium and I did some research on magnesium and allergies. It turns out that when you are low on magnesium you are more likely to have conditions such as ADD, allergies, asthma, and migraines. Interestingly, these conditions often occur together. In addition, when you are low in magnesium you can […]

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  • Betsy - I would be willing to bet that both of my children have low magnesium, but I have no clue how much mag to give. Are you using a product made for children?ReplyCancel

  • Lynna Kay - Both of my boys are low in Magnesium. Makes sense. Wonder if I am! My kids take a supplement for it from Kirkman’s.ReplyCancel

Several neurologists examined my daughter when she was 19 months old and not walking. We got comments like “Well, she is never going to get an athletic scholarship. But you don’t need to worry.” “It runs in your family.” People were impressed by her precocious language ability, her fine motor skills and her cute, round, […]

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  • Territory Mom - Okay, this is us. My son has the same diagnosis with a little hyper activity. He is in an autistic special ed. class, but I know he will come out of this. I’ve asked doctors about the GF diet and they say if he hasn’t been diagnosed with celiac disease then its not necessary. I guess I should start with getting “Evidence of Harm”. I need some advice. ThanksReplyCancel

  • gfcfmom - Here is the journal article that made me realize that my daughter had celiac:

    Range of Neurologic Disorders in Patients With Celiac Disease ReplyCancel

    • Tressa Kenna - My daughter is nine and diagnosed as Hypotonic at about age three. This affects our daily lives. I've been reading about gluten. Out of curiosity I did a search for "gluten and Hypotonia". This has blown my mind. I don't know anyone else that deals with this. My daughter can't play outside running or riding her bike for long because she gets leg cramps at night. ReplyCancel

  • Territory Mom - I read the article. Right on the money. I’ll get started. Thank you.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - My daughter, now 2 1/2 has Hypotonia, with no other symptoms. We had searched with blood work, but they have been negative.
    She walked at 19 months but is still quite clumsy and doesn't regularly sit up straight unless i remind her. She quickly gets tired as well. I knew there had to be a diet that would help. I ask the geneticist and she said no. I am going to try it and she what happens. Wish me luck because she LOVES to eat and is very strong willed.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - Hi and thank you for writing your post about Low Muscle Tone. Our daughter too has grown up with low muscle tone and was diagnosed with something called Ehlers Danlos Syndrom. Just before turning five, we read what you wrote here about Gluten allergies and thought that you were writting about our daughter. Now 3 months later, she has been diagnosed with Coeliac disease, something that her doctors chuckled about when we said we wanted to test for it. We have started with a Gluten free diet now and hopefully she will be running and jumping like her 5 year old friends soon. Thanks again your your post. It pointed us in an entirely new direction that none of my daughter's doctors could foresee. MoJReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - Our son is 18 months and was diagnosed with Hypotonia at 4 months old. He is sitting, crawling, & standing, but not yet walking. They've haven't yet been able to find a reason behind his condition, and I've often wondered about dietary factors. HE often will cry after eating and is very fussy. He's absolutely fine in all other areas, and even his fine motor/speech is perfect. I'm going to explore this more so thanks so much for this post!!ReplyCancel

  • varsha - My daughter, now 23 months has been diagnosed "Benign Congenital Hypotonia", with no other symptoms. The problem she is having is with anti gravity activities. She can walk well but she cannot sit up from lying position and cannot stand up from sitting position. She needs our support to do these activates. She even cannot climb by her own.

    Neurologist has suggested her to give for 3 months PT. Do we need to do any other tests or do we require to give her Gluten Free diet?

    Please suggest.

    Thanks a lot.ReplyCancel

  • anna - Do NOT ever do a gluten free diet, it taught my daughter how to diet and then caused anorexia which caused inpatient and long term residential do NOT do thisReplyCancel

    • Anonymous - Anna this is irresponsible of you to post this. These people are allergic to gluten, and diagnosed as celiac.It acts like an autoimmune disorder. I highly doubt that a "diet" caused anorexia. Anorexia is a mental disorder.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - My daughter has the same diagnosis. I actually cried when I read your post. I have non-celiac gluten intolerance. I did not relate her condition to mine. Now I can do that. Does your daughter also have any learning disabilities? Mine seems to have dislexia..ReplyCancel

  • gfcfmom - email me sometime. the link is on the right near the top. no we don't have any learning disabilities that we know of–but I know people and have told parents to do research and investigate fish oil and their kids have REALLY gotten better from LDs by increasing healthy fats. You might want to listen to the videos of kelly dorfman in my VIDEO section about the importance of fat for the brain.ReplyCancel

  • gfcfmom - Anna,
    I am so sorry a gluten free diet contributed to your daughter's eating disorder–but I imagine that there were many other contributing factors. Also, a lot of people with celiac/gluten intolerance have eating issues because they don't feel well when they eat. I hope your daughter is doing better. And I would suggest that whatever diet she is on–that you make sure that she has optimal levels of vitamins. Low zinc can cause anorexia type of symptoms and loss of appetite. Since wheat and fortified foods are a source of zinc, it is possible that removing these foods caused zinc levels to go even lower. So, I would recommend if someone on a gluten free diet has any type of eating issues that they be checked for vitamin and mineral deficiencies (B12, zinc, copper, vitamin D)ReplyCancel

  • Hayyah - About learning disabilities, they could actually be vision problems that are common in hypotonic children, such as tracking issues, binocular vision, strabismus, etc. I recommend going for an evaluation with an optometrist /at a vision therapy center/. Not just a regular optometrist. And this stuff doesn't show on an eye chart exam. I am an English teacher with a gifted 5 yo son whom I thought was perhaps double gifted, meanin with a disability. We started with an OT for visual integration and bilateral coordination issues and that's where I finally was told he's hypotonic. His doc never told us. So then I took him for a very comprehensive eval at a vision therapy center. We never suspected bad eyesight because he never complained, he passed the eye chart, and he reads 5th grade chapter books. But he can't write a letter or catch a ball. We found out he has terrible eyesight. His eye muscles are not working together. This is a medical condition that eyeglasses can't fix. Hence, insurance should cover the 9 months of therapy and possible surgery. But anyway, these problems, when undetected, are often passed off as learning disabilities. Your daughter could have dyslexia, or she could have weak and uncoordinated eye muscles causing her to see the print in a distorted way. These vision problems can also cause ADD or ADHD like behavior, school problems, and a very slow working speed. They more commonly affect reading and/or comprehension level, but somehow for our son it's just the writing, precision, and speed affecting him. ReplyCancel

  • Tressa Kenna - I am in disbelief right now because most of the posts sre describing my daughter now nine. She never held her own bottle to drink. Had major tremors especially in the morning due to anything anti-gravity. Wa continually falling. Also had miraine variants. Neurologist said it was genetic but wanted to do a muscle biopsy but wanted to save that as a last resort. It wasnt until after the ago of sux that she could button a shirt. Just iver the last two years…shes now nine…shes been able to likft a gallon of milk. She cant pour a glass if the gallon is full but she can carry the gallon. ReplyCancel

This is a one page weekly food diary that you can use to keep track of what you eat. I got this form from Dr. Morton Teich, who is an environmental allergist. The great thing about this form is that there is space to enter medication/supplements and symptoms. It’s a handy sheet to take to […]

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  • Anonymous - Thank you for this print out.

    Just found your blog yesterday and having been pouring over the archives. You are a God-send. Thank you!

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We used to make this iced tea when I worked at Barefoot Contessa. It looks and tastes like fruit punch. It is a great drink to make for kids for a special treat. 6 Bags Red Zinger Tea1 lemon1/4 cup-1/2 cup honey Boil water and steep tea bags in 2 cups boiling water. After 15 […]

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  • Our Family Is His - I have had this tea and it’s yuuuummmyyy!!!! Thanks for reminding me to try it again. It’s been quite a while.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - is tea decaf?ReplyCancel

  • Lexie - Super! I've been struggling with keeping my boys hydrated and have thought of turning to tea. Thanks for the tip on Red Zinger : )ReplyCancel
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