PEDIATRIC masterclass

Brought to you in collaboration between Always Growing Nutrition and Well Fed Health, we developed our pediatric masterclass to support both parents and practitioners in supporting your child holistically through diet and lifestyle with a focus on digestive well-being.

Deidre Bloomquist is a Colorado mom and the owner of Always Growing Nutrition for the past 10 years. She is a FNTP and Master RWP who became passionate about children’s functional health after battling her son’s eczema. She has seen firsthand the gap in care provided to children that simply provide a bandaid approach, without addressing the root cause for dysfunction, and create long-term complications for children. She’s dedicated to supporting the coming generation’s health by addressing gut health, immune dysfunction, and reducing toxicity for our children.

Julia Mims is a Louisiana mom of two littles, and has been in practice as an FNTP, RWP for five years. She began working with children after seeing a gap in holistic care for kids in working with her own son who has had his own medical and developmental complications. It is her heart to see other families receive comprehensive and compassionate holistic care, to set their littles on a path towards a healthy and resilient childhood. Julia focuses on gut and immune health for children with a variety of digestive, skin, and behavioral concerns such as eczema, allergies, constipation, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and more.


FOR PARENTS

This option is designed to support parents interested in creating a robust toolkit for their children to thrive through diet and lifestyle by supporting digestive well-being. We’ll be covering a wide range of topics with time for questions at the end. We want to provide as much information for you to implement the most effective and sustainable practices at home.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Blood sugar management

  • Tips for picky eaters

  • Concerns about nutritional intake

  • Creating a whole-foods approach to nutrition for children

  • Potential foods to consider for elimination

  • Strategies for supporting eczema

  • Constipation relief

  • Supporting healthy sleep habits

  • Gentle supplements for children including digestive aids, gut healing, supporting detoxification and drainage, and therapeutic nutrient replenishment

  • Dosage guidance and tips for helping children take supplements (even when they can’t swallow capsules)

Included with the Masterclass:

  • Opportunity for Q&A for those who attend live

  • 90-minute call recording

  • Slides from our presentation

  • Exclusive access to our Acute Illness Support Guidebook which provides holistic at-home guidance for:

    • Asthma

    • Anxiety

    • Diaper rash

    • Cradle crap

    • Constipation

    • Bug bites

    • Burns (Sunburns)

    • Chicken pox

    • Cold (upper respiratory)

    • Coughs

    • Dental cavity

    • Diarrhea

    • Ear infections

    • Eczema

    • Fever

    • Headaches

    • Influenza

    • Molloscum

    • MRSA & Skin infections 

    • Pertussis (whooping cough)

    • Pink eye

    • Pneumonia

    • Ringworm

    • RSV/ Bronchitis

    • Stomach bug

    • Strep throat

    • Teething

    • Urinary tract infections


FOR PRACTITIONERS

This option is designed to support practitioners interested in working with pediatric clients who feel they are lacking the skills and knowledge to do so safely and confidently. This option includes two sessions to cover some of the basics of working with children, in addition to therapeutic supplementation and testing strategy. 

NOTE: Attendees are expected to have an existing background in education for the interpretation of functional testing. All attendees must send their certification or degree (NTP, RD, ND, RN, DC, etc) to deidre@always-growing.com by August 28 for entry into the class. Those who do not provide proof of certification will have their money refunded less the $197 for session one.

Session 1: Please see above for all of the details on what will be covered in that initial session recording. . You’ll also have access to the slides and our Acute Illness Support Guidebook.

Session 2: During this 2-hour call we discuss what we see most effective with our pediatric clients. Note that we will not be teaching interpretation of stool or other functional tests, only discussing presentations and strategies specific to pediatrics. 

Topics to be covered for practitioners include:

  • How to assess children for health issues

  • Understanding scope or practice and referring to outside modalities

  • Importance of oral function & red flags

  • Therapeutic dietary interventions & elimination diets

  • Implementing lifestyle strategies such as castor oil packs, detox baths, and EMF considerations

  • Supporting short-term symptom relief

  • Ensuring drainage ahead of eradication

  • Eradication strategy for key presentations

  • Differences in binding strategy for children

  • Managing herx reactions in pediatrics

  • Tips for helping children take supplements (even when they can’t swallow capsules)

  • Testing strategy for a variety of presentations (constipation, diarrhea, eczema, autism, ADD/ADHD, etc)