Published by Omega Functional Health | Wheat Ridge, Colorado There is a question that rarely gets asked in a standard developmental evaluation, even though the research increasingly points to it as one of the most important factors in child developmental delay. That question is whether a child’s primitive reflexes have been properly integrated. Most parents […]

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Published by Omega Functional Health | Wheat Ridge, Colorado When a child is not hitting milestones on schedule, when they are slower to walk, struggling to coordinate movement, difficult to regulate emotionally, or falling behind socially in ways that do not match their obvious intelligence, the conversation that follows usually leads to a diagnosis. ADHD. […]

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Published by Omega Functional Health | Wheat Ridge, Colorado If your child has struggled with developmental delays, sensory sensitivities, learning challenges, or motor coordination difficulties, you have likely worked through a familiar cycle: pediatrician referrals, specialist evaluations, waiting lists, and recommendations that address symptoms without a clear explanation of why those symptoms exist. For a […]

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  When it comes to understanding your child’s development and daily challenges—from tantrums and sleep struggles to tummy aches and sensory meltdowns—there’s one powerful part of the nervous system that often goes overlooked: the vagus nerve. This incredible nerve runs from the brainstem down through the neck and into major organs like the lungs, heart, […]

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In today’s world, we are seeing more children than ever before struggling with focus, attention, emotional regulation, developmental delay, anxiety, sleep, immune function, digestion, and sensory processing. As parents, we look at our child’s behavior and wonder: What’s going on? Why are they struggling so much? And the traditional model often offers limited answers: medication, […]

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