Entries by Meredith Gaston

Podcast Spotlight: Dr. Alice Honican on Inspired Living with Autoimmunity

The Beginner’s Guide to Bio-Energetic Testing for Autoimmune Relief What if the reason you’re not getting answers isn’t because your symptoms aren’t real, but because no one has identified what’s driving them? In a recent interview on Inspired Living with Autoimmunity, Dr. Alice Honican, Naturopath, Acupuncturist, and Bioenergetic Practitioner at Longevity Health Center, shares how […]

A Holistic Approach to Overcome PANDAS and PANS Part 4

Part 4: Treatment: From Acute Intervention to Long-Term Resilience By Cristina McMullen, Bioenergetic Practitioner, Longevity Health Center  When a child is in acute crisis, intervention must be decisive. In PANDAS cases, antibiotics are often the first step — a medical practice rooted in the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming. Some children improve dramatically within […]

A Holistic Approach to Overcome PANDAS and PANS Part 3

Part 3: Diagnosis & The Ongoing Debate By Cristina McMullen, Bioenergetic Practitioner, Longevity Health Center   If you’ve been navigating PANDAS or PANS with your child, you’ve probably already noticed something frustrating: Not everyone agrees on what it is, or how to diagnose it. Some clinicians believe these conditions are often missed. Others are more […]

Unlock the Power of Your Gut with GI-MAP Testing

By Mariela Amiri, Traditional Naturopath & Patient Coordinator, Longevity Health Center   Let’s talk about something that doesn’t always get the spotlight it deserves—your gut. Most people think of the gut as just part of digestion, but it’s so much more than that. It’s often called your “second brain,” and for good reason. Your gut […]

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A Holistic Approach to Overcome PANDAS and PANS Part 2

How Infections and Inflammation Reach the Brain By Cristina McMullen, Bioenergetic Practitioner, Longevity Health Center    In Part 1, we explored how an autoimmune response can target the brain in children with PANDAS and PANS. Now let’s go deeper. Because understanding how inflammation reaches the brain helps explain why some children spiral into chronic symptoms […]

The Holistic Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease Part 4

Healing the Terrain, Restoring Resilience, and Preventing Relapse  By Dr. Alice Honican, Lead Practitioner at Longevity Health Center Why the Gut Is Central to Recovery In chronic Lyme disease, healing does not begin with killing bacteria. It begins with restoring the internal terrain, and the gut is at the center of that process. As Hippocrates […]

A Holistic Approach to Overcome PANDAS and PANS Part 1

When OCD Isn’t Just OCD    By Cristina McMullen, Bioenergetic Practitioner, CTN, Longevity Health Center  There are moments in parenting that divide life into “before” and “after.” For some families, that moment isn’t a diagnosis of autism. It isn’t a traumatic event. It isn’t a long, slow decline. It’s a Tuesday. Your child goes to […]

The Holistic Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease Part 3

Treating Chronic Lyme Disease Through a Holistic Lens  By Dr. Alice Honican, Lead Practitioner at Longevity Health Center   A Holistic Path Forward: Comprehensive Approaches to Chronic Lyme Disease Despite ongoing controversy surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of chronic Lyme disease, there is genuine reason for hope. Many patients achieve meaningful improvement, and even remission, […]

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The Holistic Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease Part 2

The Progression of Lyme Disease and the Road to Chronic Illness   By Dr. Alice Honican, Lead Practitioner at Longevity Health Center   The Three Phases of Lyme Disease: Why Timing, Immunity, and Strategy Matter In Part 1, we explored why Lyme disease is so controversial, how it spreads, and why it is often missed […]