The Wellness Mama Podcast

PANDAS/PANS: Understanding and Thriving Through Childhood Neuroimmune Disorders With Dr. Jaban Moore

Katie Wells/Dr. Jaban Moore Episode 966

Episode Highlights With Jaban

  • What PANS and PANDAS are, and what the key differences are
  • The different causes of the same neuropsychiatric symptoms and figuring out the underlying issue
  • There are adult versions of these conditions as well
  • Early warning signs of PANS and PANDAS to watch for in children and the autism connection
  • Autoimmune encephalitis symptoms in kids and why this can be so dramatic
  • Why this can be a very fast onset and can be triggered by illness 
  • 75% of adults in the US have some form of chronic symptom
  • Kids have a less developed blood-brain barrier and can experience these symptoms more strongly 
  • What recovery from PANS and PANDAS looks like, and what factors to address
  • Why not take an extreme treatment approach that overwhelms the body
  • What his roadmaps for healing look like and the order he follows to best support the body
  • Supplements that are specifically helpful with things like PANS and PANDAS
  • When medications are helpful and what else to do alongside them
  • When you remove the reasons the body is stressed, it's no longer stressed
  • The top diet and lifestyle supportive steps to let the body heal he most commonly uses and why he doesn’t do long term restriction

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