Fox Valley Natural Medicine

02/07/2026

Patients often ask how to make plastic free coffee. This is our new obsession! Enjoy

No plastic ever touches your water or coffee—just glass and stainless steel. Enjoy a cleaner, more vibrant cup free of off-notes or microplastics.

09/26/2025

When the determinants of health (for example exercise, clean food and air, sleep, mindfulness and spirituality, nature time and relationships) are not met their absence becomes an obstacle to cure

time and junk food aren't harmless - they permanently wire developing brains in ways that limit potential.

To dive deeper, enroll in the Kharrazian Institute’s Childhood Developmental Disorders course at https://pages.kharrazianinstitute.com/childhood-development-disorders

👉 👉 👉 On iTunes and major podcast platforms: ⁠
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🎙️ Episode 54: Functional Medicine Approaches to Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders

🎙️ Solving the Puzzle with Dr. Datis Kharrazian

05/07/2024

Say it with us!

The mind is a powerful healer. Affirming our inherent healing ability verbally, visually, in writing, or with other expressions reminds us of our bodies' true potential.

Discover ways to enhance mindfulness in your daily life: https://naturemed.org/mindfulness-in-everyday-life/

05/06/2024

Insecticides and herbicides are poison to plants, insects and humans. When you come to our office you will see LOTS of dandelions and other weeds in our yard. In fact, if you drove by Dr. Fabbi's house, her yard is one of very few in her entire neighborhood with lots and lots of weeds and dandelions. We are here living this life with you. Stay true to you. Stay true to health

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a widespread and growing public health challenge, affecting as many as 17% of children in the United States. Recent epidemiological studies have implicated ambient exposure to pyrethroid pesticides during pregnancy in the risk for NDDs in the unborn child. Using a litter-based, independent discovery–replication cohort design, we exposed mouse dams orally during pregnancy and lactation to the Environmental Protection Agency's reference pyrethroid, deltamethrin, at 3 mg/kg, a concentration well below the benchmark dose used for regulatory guidance. The resulting offspring were tested using behavioral and molecular methods targeting behavioral phenotypes relevant to autism and NDD, as well as changes to the striatal dopamine system. Low-dose developmental exposure to the pyrethroid deltamethrin (DPE) decreased pup vocalizations, increased repetitive behaviors, and impaired both fear conditioning and operant conditioning. Compared with control mice, DPE mice had greater total striatal dopamine, dopamine metabolites, and stimulated dopamine release, but no difference in vesicular dopamine capacity or protein markers of dopamine vesicles. Dopamine transporter protein levels were increased in DPE mice, but not temporal dopamine reuptake. Striatal medium spiny neurons showed changes in electrophysiological properties consistent with a compensatory decrease in neuronal excitability. Combined with previous findings, these results implicate DPE as a direct cause of an NDD-relevant behavioral phenotype and striatal dopamine dysfunction in mice and implicate the cytosolic compartment as the location of excess striatal dopamine.

Read full article here: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/4/pgad085/7128809

05/05/2024

We will be forever grateful for the contributions to mother and baby by Penny Simkin

Penny Simkin, the woman who helped spark the doula movement by providing support and comfort for families in the delivery room and after childbirth, has died at 85. NBC’s Joe Fryer remembers a life well lived on Sunday TODAY.

04/04/2024

YUCK! Just say not to hormone disrupting chemicals!

04/04/2024

April is Cesarean Awareness Month. Our doctors can help to prevent cesarean with effective preconception planning to help optimize a health pregnancy. Our doctors have advanced training in infertility, preconception, pregnancy, and post partum care. We support our mothers with maternity referrals who support vaginal birth. If you want a natural pregnancy and birth seek natural care first.

11/04/2023

All things EWG we are so grateful! And now a parenting guide!
https://www.ewg.org/consumer-guides/for-parents-and-caregivers?utm_campaign=EWG+Content&utm_content=&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3TQI026s91YHgaWUC6mM4Yo-fjlTnkPSZzGDE-mS49cZrDiV7GsWp_qJU

EWG has compiled information on our top resources — consumer guides, tip sheets and videos to make it easier for parents and caregivers to make safer and healthier decisions when it comes to getting your family to start eating healthier, avoiding the impact of toxic chemicals, choosing safer produ...