Episode 59: The Chronic Effects of Gluten On Children’s Health and Behavior

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Dr. Tom O’Bryan,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">an internationally recognized, admired and compassionate speaker focusing on <strong>food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune diseases.</strong> In November 2016, Dr. O’Bryan released</span> <a href= "http://old.thedr.com/betrayal-docuseries/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, an investigation into why our immune system, designed to protect us, begins attacking our own tissue (autoimmunity). He holds teaching Faculty positions with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the National University of Health Sciences. He has trained and certified tens of thousands of practitioners around the world in <strong>advanced understanding of the impact of wheat sensitivity and the development of individual autoimmune diseases.</strong> He is the founder of</span> <a href="https://thedr.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">theDr.com</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the visionary behind</span> <a href= "http://old.thedr.com/the-gluten-summit/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Gluten Summit – A Grain of Truth</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, bringing together 29 of the world’s experts on the gluten connection to diseases, disorders, and a wide range of symptoms and ages.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. O’Bryan and I discuss the <strong>chronic effects of gluten on children’s health and behavior.</strong> Dr. O’Bryan shares how and why bad glutens, such as wheat, rye, and barley can affect chronic health issues and presents thorough information on accurate <strong>food sensitivity testing routes plus easy nutritional shifts families can implement immediately.</strong> Parents looking to help their c