Dr Leila Masson is an integrative paediatrician who combines Western medicine with a nutritional, environmental and biomedical approach in her practice helping to alleviate Challenges for Growing Children.
Challenges for Growing Children
A growing child may exhibit a range of challenges, with physical and emotional symptoms, and their ability to interact effectively in social situations…
- Behaviour problems
- ADHD
- Anxiety, anger or OCD behaviour
- Recurrent infections
- Allergies
- Autism spectrum disorders
By adopting a holistic, biomedical approach Dr Masson aims to treat any potential gastro-intestinal, metabolic, immunologic, or other problems that may impact a child’s physical and mental health.
Nutritional Deficiencies Contribute to Childhood Challenges
Dr Masson finds that nutritional deficiencies often affect a child’s focus, attention and learning. Hyperactivity and ADHD it often aggravated by poor diet and inappropriate lifestyle influences.
Dr Masson’s Clinical Experience
Dr Masson shares her clinical experience of how resolving a child’s physical symptoms (for example painful constipation), can benefit the child’s behaviour and social interactions and assist in overcoming challenges for growing children. Her integrative approach is focused on the goal of the child’s optimal health and development.
In her presentation at the Mindd Practitioner Forum 2017, Dr Masson will discuss the importance of proven nutritional corrections and lifestyle factors. The specifics of dietary adjustments, quality of sleep and active play in green outdoor spaces can all contribute optimal health outcomes and a child’s ability to experience quality focus and attention.
Dr Masson’s wealth of experience and generous sharing of her clinical knowledge will certainly give practitioners a practical understanding of wellbeing for children – and families from a paediatric perspective.
Register here for the Mindd International Practitioner Forum 2017…
