Functional Medicine and Nutrition Virtual Classroom 313 - Functional Approach to Pediatrics

Course overview

Describe how pediatric constipation presents through stool patterns, behavior, and bloating, and apply functional medicine interventions targeting diet, fiber, magnesium, and dysbiosis. Identify evidence-based herbs and nutrients that shorten common cold duration and recognize anatomical and dietary factors contributing to pediatric ear infections. Differentiate non-immune intolerances, IgG sensitivities, and IgE allergies, and explain how gliadin-induced zonulin release promotes intestinal permeability. Apply nutritional and botanical interventions for pediatric asthma and evaluate age-specific presentations and acute treatments for childhood headaches and migraines. Analyze the rising epidemic of chronic pediatric illness through a functional lens examining gut, immune, metabolic, and mitochondrial systems. Explain how methylation, MTHFR variants, and mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to chronic pediatric illness through impaired detoxification and cell danger response. Demonstrate foundational gut-healing strategies using diet rotation, allergen removal, probiotics, and rotating antimicrobial herbs to address dysbiosis and biofilms. Evaluate the roles of iron, selenium, and essential fatty acids, and identify environmental toxins, adrenal adaptogens, and sleep strategies supporting pediatric health.