Over 100M adults struggle to sleep. Discover the hidden medical causes and get the rest you need.7/22/2026
A good night’s sleep typically leaves us feeling alert, refreshed, energetic, and more optimistic. Unfortunately, there is a long list of things that can be behind sleep problems, including noise, stress, light, disease, temperature, travel, medications, ageing, food, pain, and more. Since many health choices are in our hands, there’s a lot we can accomplish on our own, once we know what to do.
Research on the necessity of good sleep shows just how important it really is. Sleep is when the brain clears out toxins, so it can function at its best. Poor sleep can leave us feeling worn out, anxious, irritable, and accident prone. An ongoing lack of sleep has been linked to high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, obesity, diabetes, and lower fertility rates. In this Live event, you will learn some specific remedies for getting a better night’s sleep: • Analyzing and improving the sleep environment • Better food and beverage choices • Acupuncture and neuro-feedback • Breathing techniques • Sleep enhancing supplements LEARN WHY UNDIAGNOSED THYROID CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FATIGUE, WEIGHT GAIN, ANXIETY, POOR SLEEP & MORE7/8/2026
What an enlightening video from Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Williams about a little known medical condition. The thyroid is a small gland with an enormous impact on our health. When it isn't functioning properly, symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, depression, anxiety, brain fog, constipation, and poor sleep, can make everyday life challenging. Many patients are told that thyroid medication is their only option, yet they continue to struggle with symptoms while taking it, even when their lab tests appear normal.
Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's and Graves' disease: Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Williams, went beyond the typical treatments that simply replace thyroid hormone. They revealed the underlying factors that contribute to thyroid dysfunction. Our doctors address the root causes in addition to the symptoms, so our patients experience significant improvement. You will learn: • The hidden effects of environmental toxins and chemicals on thyroid health. • The essential nutrients and medicinal herbs that naturally improve healthy thyroid function. • Why balancing adrenal function is a critical part of successful thyroid treatment. • The powerful natural medicines that help regulate the immune system in autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease. • Compelling case examples of patients who are now enjoying better health Whether you have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, or wonder if your thyroid isn’t functioning as it should, you will learn how to better understand what’s going on in your body. Join Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Williams as they reveal how naturopathic medicine restores healthy thyroid function and improves the lives of people struggling with thyroid disorders. Dr. Taketa-Wong wants parents of children with autism to know that there ARE answers and their child CAN get better. Diagnosing and treating the medical conditions that give rise to autistic behavior makes a world of difference.
When parents first receive an autism diagnosis for their child they’re frequently confused, desperate, frustrated and hopeless at the lack of answers. The situation often leaves them feeling stressed, exhausted, and worn down, affecting the marriage and the rest of the family. Once an autism diagnosis has been made, what then? What should the parents do next? They’re sometimes advised to put their child in behavioral therapy of some kind, but often have to figure out which one on their own. Many families are unaware of the medical conditions that can cause autistic behavior because there hasn’t been a medical diagnosis to go along with the autism finding. That’s crucial to any successful treatment protocol. Autism symptoms include social avoidance, restricted interests, speech and language disorders, tantrums, and meltdowns, to mention just a few. Fortunately, there are solutions. Just about all of the children with autism have underlying medical conditions that the child is reacting to. Digestive issues like constipation, diarrhea, and acid reflux affect up to 84%. And up to 80% suffer from sleep disorders. These children typically can’t say what hurts, so they wind up acting out. It’s their way of “explaining” what they’re unable to communicate. When their medical conditions are diagnosed and treated, it’s like they’re a different child. Anxiety is a very common condition, with about 31% of adults in America experiencing it at some point in their lives. Pharmaceutical drugs can be effective for a time, but often come with undesirable side effects. They can be harmful if taken long term.
ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN & TEENS SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE HAS ANSWERS6/10/2026 Sadly, autism, anxiety, depression, behavior problems, and other mental health conditions are afflicting more of our keiki. These brain/gut/neurological conditions have similar treatment protocols. While traditional mental health therapies like psychology, psychiatry, and counseling help our youth understand and come to terms with their concerns, many mental health conditions have their roots in physical imbalances.
Similar medical issues underlie many mental health conditions. Children’s and teens’ unhealthy eating habits is one. That typically leads to poor gut health, and our gut is where brain neurotransmitters are made. Neurotransmitters are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry signals that influence muscle movement, sleep, hunger, emotional balance, mood, blood pressure, and memory. Dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins are fairly well known neurotransmitters. Gut imbalances can make them all less effective. The doctors explain how other influences also undermine our keiki’s mental health – like methylation problems, toxins in our food and the environment, blood sugar imbalances. And let’s not forget excessive screen time, with its own, powerful, negative effects on children’s mental health. While improving mental health isn’t quite as simple as adopting a health-promoting diet and lifestyle, those are the major building blocks for happier keiki. Medical grade herbs, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients – based on a child’s lab tests – can offer a big boost to their mental as well as physical health. Dr. Williams, our women's health specialist, went through some difficult women's health issues herself. With naturopathic medicine and acupuncture, she was able to overcome them. That experience served to deepen her dedication to helping her patients do the same. (Acupuncture can help with much more than back pain.)
Some women experience such extreme symptoms around their monthly cycle that the medical community has determined them to be a specific condition, called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). It manifests as a highly disruptive emotional and physical experience, including severe anxiety, anger, panic attacks, depression, extreme fatigue, insomnia, and joint/muscle pain. Our patients have found remarkable improvement in even the most severe conditions. You’ll learn the process our doctors use to diagnose what’s going on and the natural medicines and remedies that bring a woman’s body back into balance, bringing relief from the often debilitating symptoms. Dr. Williams' 3 case histories of patients' success are inspiring. Both she and Dr. Taketa-Wong are trained to seek the specific underlying causes affecting each individual woman, with a special focus on hormone imbalances. (Regular medicine options are typically limited to antidepressants, hormonal birth control, and ibuprofen, though exercise, stress reduction, and dietary changes are sometimes also advised.) Dr. Taketa-Wong and Dr. Anderson team up to reveal how to avoid pharmaceuticals and OTC products when treating children with eczema, asthma, and allergies. Not only can naturopathic medicine work as well or better. It can spare children from needing stronger and more problematic drugs as they get older.
Eczema, asthma, and allergies are sometimes referred to as the allergic triad. In all three conditions, the body has an allergic reaction that’s triggered by the over-production of histamine. Normally, histamine, a chemical compound produced by immune cells, aids in digestion, the sleep-wake cycle, and in cuing inflammation to fight infections. When histamine is out of balance, the immune system can overreact to certain foods (like peanuts, dairy, fermented foods) and environmental allergens (like pollen, dust mites, pet dander) which are typically harmless. That’s when a person has symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes, itchy skin, and sneezing. Pharmaceutical drugs, especially steroids, are often prescribed for eczema and, at times, asthma as well. But steroids suppress the entire immune system, meaning children can become more susceptible to colds, flu, and other viruses. Some antihistamine drugs, such as Benadryl, taken over a long period of time, have been linked to cognitive decline as people reach 65 and beyond. Our doctors know how to help kids thrive and enjoy their childhood without the drugs. Their approach is always to first determine the cause(s) of a child’s allergies, asthma, or eczema. Why is their immune system attacking substances that normally it wouldn’t? Once they have the answers, a healing food plan is tailored for each individual child. To further treat symptoms and promote overall strengthening, the doctors may prescribe medical grade natural remedies. These are laboratory certified, health-promoting vitamins, minerals, nutrients, supplements, herbs, peptides, low dose immunotherapy, and other healing remedies from the U.S. and all over the world. Video Transcript:
Aloha. I’m going to talk with you today about leucovorin and autism. Since 2011, I’ve been able to use my specialize medical training and clinical experience to help hundreds of children with autism get better. I’ve been prescribing leucovorin for 15 years to counteract a serious impairment shared by shared by 75% of children with autism. Folate receptor antibodies. I’ll get to those in a moment. Let’s get some clear definitions to start. The names are similar, but the consequences couldn’t be more different. Folate is the natural form of vitamin B9 and is only found in food – things like leafy green vegetables. Folic acid is a synthesized version of folate, it’s created in a laboratory. Folinic acid is derived from food. Leucovorin is a specialized version of folinic acid. Now we come back to those folate receptor antibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system. Most children’s brain’s aren’t hindered by the antibodies. But for children with autism, most forms of folate can’t get past the antibodies and into their brain. Worse yet, the synthetic form, folic acid, actually makes the condition worse. In short, children with autism have antibodies prevent most forms of folate from being absorbed by the brain. Folinic acid, prescribed under the name leucovorin, is the exception. It is able to bypass the blockages. Why does this matter? In early pregnancy folate is essential in the formation of the brain and spine. Without it, there can be speech and language delays, movement disorders, sleep disturbances, irritability and seizures. And, actually, throughout life, folate remains important for our nervous system to function properly. By including leucovorin as a part of our complete autism treatment protocol, I’ve seen some remarkable improvement in many, manay children. However, I will also stress that I think it is vitally important to work with a practitioner who understands autism. With autism, every child’s system is unique and requires advanced laboratory testing in order to arrive at the appropriate treatment protocols. With leucovorin, those tests help us to determine the appropriate dose over a certain time period. We then follow-up and regularly adjust the dosage. Parents may get lucky using it without oversight, but they might also get unlucky, and there are many examples of leucovorin making a child’s condition worse. They could become hyperactive, have more tantrums, worsening sleep patterns, and more repetitive and self-injurious behavior. In fact, here’s a word of caution about leucovorin tablets: The lowest dosage for one tablet is 5mg. But one tablet is actually a high dose. I never start children on the tablets. There is a liquid form, and I always start with one drop. That’s because one drop is one-seventh of the lowest dose leucovorin tablet. And it’s also the typical amount of folate you’d get in a substantial multivitamin. By starting on a low dose, the children are more able to tolerate it and the outcome is better. This is why, when it comes to leucovorin, it’s much, much safer and more effective to work with a doctor or practitioner who understands autism. That said, for many of the children I’ve treated, leucovorin can be like a miracle cure. There was a 2 year-old boy with only 15 words, just single words, not sentences. He also had frequent melt downs and tantrums. I started him on leucovorin as a part of my treatment protocol. I also worked with the family to start the boy on a gluten free, dairy free diet along with other measures to clear up his gut issues. Three months later, he started talking and his language continued to improve, and I could tell that came along with the leucovorin. A year and a half later, you couldn’t even tell he had autism. I’m also treating an older child, a 9 year-old girl with autism as well as ADHD – it was hard enough for her to pay attention and focus, but she also had hyperactivity and impulsivity. She could speak, but was only able to use simple words and form short sentences and had difficulty understanding what was told to her. I’ve been working with her and the family for 3 years, with leucovorin a part of our treatment protocol. We’ve gradually increased the dosage along the way, and I can definitely state that the leucovorin has helped her make steady improvement. Her language now is very close to being typical for her age. She also has a social life, engages in conversations, has friends, she can focus and is no longer is hyperactive or impulsive. In general, for children with autism, the best source for making sure their brain is getting enough folate are whole foods. Things like dark leafy greens, lentils, peas, beans, broccoli, nuts, and bananas. What you want to avoid are food products like bread, pasta and other fortified products. They are typically “fortified” with folic acid. In fact, with packaged foods of any kind, be sure to read the label carefully. Just about all the big food corporations use folic acid, which, as you now know, is not the form that will help a child with autism.. I trust our conversation about leucovorin and autism has been valuable for you. With our no-charge consultation, you’re welcome to talk with me personally about any health concerns you may have so that you, too, can be empowered with your health. Video Transcript:
CHIROPRACTOR’S BRAIN-FOCUSED TREATMENT PROTOCOLS IMPROVE SYMPTOMS IN AUTISM, ADHD & MOOD DISORDERS10/22/2025
The doctor is pleased to be joined by Dr. Cassandra Peterson. She specializes in children (and adults) with behavioral, learning, and socialization challenges. Dr. Taketa-Wong has autism and ADHD patients she has referred to her.
Many people think of chiropractors as doctors that “crack your back.” Dr. Peterson’s pediatric techniques are gentle and do not involve forceful twisting or compression of the vertebrae. Her purpose is to correct impaired joints or spinal dysfunction, which allows improved spinal cord signaling to the brain. Prior to treatment, Dr. Peterson does thorough neurologic testing along with reflex and range-of-motion checks. Her whole-body approach includes gut health/nutrition, methylation, and home-based exercises. Find her at https://mamabearchiro.com/ |
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