Hosted by Julie Matthews, MS
Improve Behavior, Focus, and Health with a Personalized Approach to Nutrition
Guided Event For Parents and Practitioners Supporting Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, and Related Conditions
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Day 1:
Julie Matthews, MS:
The Missing Piece: Why Food Is the Most Powerful Tool You Have for Your Child’s Brain, Behavior, and Health.
Elisa Song, MD:
Why Your Child’s Gut Is Driving Their Behavior, Mood, and Focus
Steven Wright:
Why Your Child Reacts to “Healthy” Foods — and What That’s Actually Telling You
Brendan Vermeire:
Brain on Fire -How Neuroinflammation Fuels Behavior, Anxiety, and Developmental Challenges
Evan Brand, CFMP:
Could Hidden Mold Be Making Your Child Sicker? Environmental Toxins and the Brain-Behavior Connection
Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH:
When Infections Trigger Behavioral Crisis: Understanding PANDAS, PANS, and Immune-Driven Symptoms
Julie Matthews, MS:
Making Sense of It All – The Root Patterns Behind Your Child’s Symptoms
Day 2:
Julie Matthews, MS
Why Some Diets Work Better: The Science and Clinical Application of Personalized Nutrition
Bridget Briggs, MD
Your Child’s Genes Are Not Their Destiny: How Methylation Shapes Brain Chemistry, Mood, and Behavior
Kurt Woeller, DO
Why Your Child’s Brain May Be Running on Empty — and How to Restore Cellular Energy
Suzanne Goh, MD
The Pediatric Brain and Mitochondria: How Cellular Energy Affects Your Child’s Development, Learning, and Behavior
Albert Mensah, MD
The Biochemistry of Behavior: How Zinc, Copper, Methylation, and Targeted Nutrients Transform Mental Health in Children
Reed Davis, FDN
Stop Guessing: The Lab Tests That Finally Reveal What Your Child’s Body Actually Needs
Julie Matthews, MS
Reading the Clues: How to Find the Right Starting Point for Your Child
Day 3:
Julie Matthews, MS:
Your First 30 Days: A Simple, Step-by-Step Plan to Start Seeing Real Changes
Julie Matthews, MS:
Using Symptoms to Personalize Diet: What Our Research Reveals About Therapeutic Diets in Autism (+ ADHD and more)
Trudy Scott, CN:
Calm in 5 Minutes? How Targeted Amino Acids Can Rapidly Reduce Anxiety, OCD, and Aggression in Children
Kiran Krishnan:
What’s Living in Your Child’s Gut Is Affecting Their Brain: Rebuilding the Microbiome for Better Behavior and Health
Silvija Abele, PhD:
How the GAPS Diet Heals the Gut-Brain Connection — and Which Children It Helps Most
Mary Wilde, MD
Treating the Whole Child: Integrative Nutrition Strategies That Calm Anxiety and Improve ADHD in Real Life
Julie Matthews, MS:
You Don’t Have to Figure This Out Alone: Your Clear Path Forward
If you are new or just getting started on a diet and nutrition journey, be sure you to watch
- The Missing Piece: Why Food Is the Most Powerful Tool You Have for Your Child’s Brain, Behavior, and Health Julie Matthews, MS:
- Why Your Child’s Gut Is Driving Their Behavior, Mood, and Focus – Elisa Song, MD
- Treating the Whole Child: Integrative Nutrition Strategies That Calm Anxiety and Improve ADHD in Real Life – Mary Wilde, MD
If you are advanced with nutritional intervention you won’t want to miss:
- Why Some Diets Work Better Than Others: The Science and Clinical Application of Personalized Nutrition – Julie Matthews, MS
- How the GAPS Diet Heals the Gut-Brain Connection — and Which Children It Helps Most by Silvija Abele, PhD
- The Biochemistry of Behavior: How Zinc, Copper, Methylation, and Targeted Nutrients Transform Mental Health in Children by Albert Mensah, MD
Bonus Resource: Parents Share Results

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Hi, I’m Julie Matthews. I’ve been working clinically with children with complex special needs (including ADHD, autism, anxiety, Down Syndrome) and getting stellar results using personalized nutrition since 2001. In addition to being an author and published researcher, one of my passions is teaching parents and practitioners how to utilize my proven methodology and get the results you are looking for. I’ve served thousands of families around the world and trained 800+ practitioners how to transform lives through the science and practice of personalized nutrition
Julie Matthews, MS
Founder: Nourishing Hope & BioIndividual Nutrition Institute
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