Address: 150 Little Falls St. | Falls Church, VA 22046
Rating: 5.00 (3 reviews)
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About Zizania - Falls Church
Our Functional Medicine programs are personalized and customized for YOU. Regardless of your diet choice, philosophy, or food preference, we will make recipes that you will love to eat. Our Zizania coaches have been serving Northern Virginia residents with more than 20 years of experience working with all types of conditions, food preferences, ethnic and age groups. Our youngest client is 1 year old; our oldest is 92.
Zizania’s functional medicine and nutrition specialists have traveled to many countries around the world, understand many cultures, and can create any exotic recipe of your choice, such as Thai, Indian, Chinese, Middle-Eastern, or North-African. If you have a shy palate, but still want to experience these flavors, we can create a version tailored to your specific taste.
In our initial meeting, we conduct a full physical exam and discuss your health history, your symptoms, and your goals. Once we have this information, we can establish a health profile and provide you with a comprehensive feedback regarding your nutritional deficiencies, cravings, and
Dominique did an excellent job working with me. She is very knowledgeable and comfortable to work with. Overall as long as you are committed and listen to...
Travis P.
April 23, 2018
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I began working with Dominique after seeing the fantastic results my sister in law and her mother achieved with her guidance. I finally resolved after 10...
Brittany P.
July 21, 2013
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I have two young kids now 6 8 plus work full time. Luckily I met up with Dominique in my quest to become healthier early in 2011. What I love about...
Lynn B.
October 26, 2012
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, picky and selective eating is actually a quite common concern for children with autism. If you rolled your eyes looking at the steps above because your child with autism has never had a full day's serving of vegetables in their life, you are definitely not alone. As if getting kids to eat their veggies isn’t challenging enough, research shows children with autism have significantly more eating challenges than their peers who are not autistic.
In addition to sensory difficulties that can lead to a lot of anxiety with food, autistic children are 4x more likely to have gastrointestinal issues such as stomach pain and discomfort. This creates the perfect storm for extra extra picky eaters - and a lot of added obstacles and concerns for parents.
The difficulties associated with autistic children and food can cause a wide range of concerns from children being underweight to overweight (overweight children can still be at risk for nutritional deficiencies!). This can lead to slower than normal growth and nutritional deficiencies like low vitamin D and calcium levels. Even when given multivitamins, many children with autism are still found to have some of these nutritional deficiencies.
Here are some tips:
Keep to a schedule - setting schedules for meal and snack time can help picky eaters build up their appetite throughout the day
Minimize distractions - removing distractions like screens and toys can help your child be more engaged at mealtime
Approach new foods together - Make new foods less scary by trying them together. Touching and smelling the food together before tasting it
Support choice & control - Allowing your child to pick which foods they eat will help them feel more in control
It may not seem obvious, but eating is a complex behavior that involves perceptual, emotional, and cognitive processes. And we know that children with autism process things differently. While many of us look forward to things like our afternoon snack, it may be an activity that causes a lot of anxiety for your child.
Parents describe food selectivity being determined by a few of the following factors: texture (69%), appearance (58%), taste (45%), smell (36%), and temperature (22%). Uniform texture, bland and neutral color foods are reported to be overwhelmingly preferred by more than 90% of children with ASD.
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