Behavior Disorders Treatment
Before labeling behavior, we investigate the medical causes that are often hiding beneath the surface
Understanding Behavior Disorders
When someone is struggling with behavioral challenges — aggression, defiance, emotional volatility, or oppositional behavior — the conventional approach often jumps straight to psychiatric diagnosis and medication. At Sancta Familia Center, we take a different path. We ask: What is the body trying to tell us?
Decades of clinical experience have shown Dr. Lewis that many behavior disorders have underlying medical causes that go undetected. Gastrointestinal illness, Pyrrole Disorder (Kryptopyrroles), chronic infections, blood sugar instability, food sensitivities, and nutritional deficiencies can all manifest as behavioral symptoms. A person in physical distress will express that distress through behavior — especially if they lack the words to describe what they're feeling.
Our approach begins with comprehensive medical investigation. By identifying and treating the physical causes behind behavioral symptoms, many experience remarkable transformations — without relying solely on psychiatric medications. We don't dismiss the behavior; we decode it.
Key Facts
- Hidden causes: GI illness, Pyrrole Disorder, infections, and nutritional deficits often drive behavior
- Pyrrole Disorder: Causes severe zinc and B6 depletion, leading to anxiety, rage, and mood instability
- GI connection: The gut-brain axis directly affects mood, behavior, and emotional regulation
- Our philosophy: Decode the behavior — don't just suppress it
Signs & Symptoms
Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
Frequent arguing with adults, refusal to comply with rules, deliberately annoying others, and blaming others for mistakes — often a sign of internal distress.
Aggression & Rage Episodes
Explosive anger, physical aggression, property destruction, or violent outbursts that seem disproportionate to the situation and may indicate biochemical imbalance.
Anxiety & Emotional Volatility
Intense worry, panic, rapid mood shifts, emotional meltdowns, and difficulty recovering from emotional upset — frequently linked to Pyrrole Disorder or nutritional deficiency.
Social & Academic Decline
Withdrawal from peers, declining school performance, loss of interest in activities, and behavioral problems at school that don't match the child's capabilities.
Additional Signs
Our Treatment Approach
Medical Investigation
Comprehensive testing for Pyrrole Disorder, GI dysfunction, food sensitivities, nutritional deficiencies, and hidden infections.
Gut-Brain Healing
Addressing GI illness, restoring gut microbiome balance, and healing the gut-brain axis connection that directly influences behavior.
Biochemical Restoration
Targeted supplementation for zinc, B6, magnesium, and essential fatty acids — especially critical in Pyrrole Disorder.
Family-Centered Support
Empowering families to understand the medical roots of behavior and providing ongoing guidance through the healing process.
"Everyone said our daughter was just "difficult." Dr. Lewis found Pyrrole Disorder and severe zinc deficiency. The child who emerged after treatment was the daughter we always knew was in there."
— Parent of behavior disorders patient
Frequently Asked Questions
There May Be a Medical Reason Behind the Behavior
Let us look deeper — because every child deserves to be understood, not just managed.