Lauren came to bioenergetics in search of healing her children and chose to make it her career after experiencing its success firsthand. In addition to a B.A. from Yale University and a Ph.D. from Cornell University, Lauren has a Master's in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. Lauren holds advanced certifications in Homotoxicology, BioSET, and Quantum Reflex Analysis and is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP), and a Board Certified Integrative Health Practitioner.Lauren is also a board member of Epidemic Answers, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to reestablishing vibrant health in our children and ourselves through education, empowerment, and prevention.Although she works with clients nationally and internationally, Lauren has a private practice in homotoxicology and nutrition located in Westport, CT.Lauren is the author of Everyday Immunity: A Wellness Primer and co-author of the book Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, AND Autoimmune Encephalitis.Severe clinical conditions require careful attention and management. This is why most parents get overwhelmed when their kids have PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome), PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections), or autoimmune encephalopathy, which are all complex conditions.Today, we'll discuss with Dr. Lauren Lee Stone, a dear friend and our family practitioner who is the founder of Althea Health & Wellness, all about healing PANS/PANDAS and AE. Lauren's story of having her first child with autismLauren is the perfect guest to discuss this topic with because she has firsthand experience dealing with these clinical issues with her children. She did a great job healing her children from autism, PANS, and PANDAS.She expected to have a young and healthy baby with the way she took care of herself while she was in graduate school – eating organically, exercising regularly, and taking prenatal vitamins daily. But instead, she never imagined her baby so sick, troubled, and in pain. Her baby's pediatrician reassured her that what her baby was feeling was normal. However, as Lauren's kid got older, he started to have seizures. They were so worried about their son's condition that they went to a neurologist and a psychiatrist until they took him to the Child Study Center, where he was diagnosed with autism. Lauren was told that there was nothing they could do and that there was a high possibility that her son would continue to regress and get institutionalized. It was their turning point in changing their lives, as Lauren refused to let that happen.Lauren researched more about her son's condition and became her son's advocate. Then, finally, she became a practitioner motivated to keep doing that kind of work because no one was providing the help she needed. And thankfully, all their time and efforts paid off as Lauren's son fully recovered and even got his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. What is homotoxicology, and how does it help people?Whereas the Western medical system views the body and health separately, homotoxicology considers them as one entire system and calls it the flow system. So what they try to do is to create a flow in the body because the flow disruption is what causes you to end up with a disease. Homotoxicology studies toxins and how they interact...