Youtube Account: Josh Axe

Autism, ADHD & the Nervous System

Why are autism, ADHD, anxiety, sensory issues, and other chronic childhood health challenges becoming so common? Dr. Tony Ebel has spent his career studying the role the nervous system may play in pediatric health — and he believes one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle is being overlooked. Instead of looking only at genetics, toxins, diet, or inflammation, Dr. Ebel argues that parents need to look further upstream at chronic nervous system stress, prenatal stress, birth trauma, and a child who may be stuck in “fight-or-flight.” In this conversation, Dr. Ebel and Dr. Josh Axe break down how early-life stress may affect the developing nervous system, why the vagus nerve and parasympathetic state matter, the potential impact of birth interventions, and why diet, supplements, and detoxific…