FoxCare Integrative Health LLC

21/02/2022

Please share this important information as dysregulated eating is a major symptom of PANS.

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Week is taking place Monday, February 21 - Sunday, February 27, 2022. This is an annual campaign to educate the public about the realities of eating disorders and to provide hope, support, and visibility to individuals and families affected by eating disorders.

ASPIRE: The Alliance to Solve PANS and Immune Related Encephalopathies
is a NEDAwareness Week 2022 Collaborator again this year. Restricted Eating and OCD are the two major symptoms in the diagnostic criteria for PANS. Roughly 50% of PANS patients will have some degree of restrictive eating, and about 17% will have life-threatening issues as a result.

Learn more about:
-PANS & Restricted Eating
-Treatment for Restricted Eating Due to PANS
-Restrictive Eating at School
-Relevant Studies
-Other Eating Disorders

All the resources you need are at:

https://lnkd.in/eF-ytQGD

https://lnkd.in/exMwpPQW

One of the primary symptoms of PANS is Severe Eating Restriction. Over 50% of PANS patients will have non-life threatening eating restrictions but more severe than picky eating. While 17% will experience such severe eating restrictions that it has become life-threatening due to extreme and rapid wei...

02/02/2022

A helpful tip for a healthier lifestyle!

03/01/2022

Mindfulness and meditation are very helpful for managing anxiety, especially with the physical symptoms that can go along with ongoing anxiety. Article from the New York Times with a few suggestions including Headspace, Calm and HM (Healthy Minds Program). Start 2022 with beginning a regular practice regimen.

Wirecutter: The Best Meditation Apps

After researching 21 apps and testing 18, we think Headspace is the best meditation app.

29/12/2021

Good advice for using a humidifier: you need to keep it clean!

Wirecutter: Humidifiers Get Gross Fast. Here’s How to Clean Them.

Your humidifier can turn into a cesspool of bacteria and mold without regular maintenance and cleaning.

08/11/2021

It was time for a makeover and we have a new website! We are still working on updating content.
Reminder, we are still accepting new patients!
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27/10/2020

Here she is!
Baby Addison, born 10/23/2020 at 2:03 am. 8 lbs 6 oz.
Annie and baby girl doing well at home.
Congratulations to Mommy Annie and Daddy Matt!

24/09/2020

What I’ve been concerned about for quite a few years: that toxicity is behind the massive increase in chronic medical issues due to the effects on the immune system.

PFAS, industrial chemicals used to waterproof jackets and grease-proof fast-food containers, may disrupt pregnancy with lasting effects.

04/09/2020

This is a really good article and has two practical suggestions to help with back to in person school.
I don’t like calling it OCD; I much prefer calling these behaviors OCb (obsessive compulsive behaviors).

How parents can distinguish between hand-washing that is a reasonable reaction to a real threat and something more concerning.

10/08/2020

We’ve been waiting for this for many years. It is now approved by the EPA!
Should be on the market soon.

The E.P.A. has approved nootkatone, which is found in cedars and grapefruit. It repels ticks, mosquitoes and other dangerous bugs for hours, but is safe enough to eat.

23/07/2020

One of my PANS/PANDAS parents came up with this adorable idea to help her daughter with improving behaviors. Isn’t this clever?
Prizes change regularly.

18/06/2020

This is the most efficient way to remove ticks (from pets and humans). It is called a tick key and available at most pet stores as well as online. Better than tweezer as you don’t squeeze the tick and thus risk injecting contents of tick into the bite site.