Before you try another medication, reward chart, therapist, or parenting strategy — discover what nobody has checked yet.
Your child is bright. But they can't seem to focus.
Homework ends in tears. Every night.
Teachers keep calling. You brace for it now.
Medication helped... or maybe it didn't. It's hard to tell.
You've tried the charts. The books. The routines. The supplements. The therapists.
Everyone has a different opinion. Nobody has a real answer.
And deep down, you still don't know why this is happening.
Or maybe nothing has broken down — you just don't want to wait until it does.
What if the behavior isn't actually the problem?
What if it's your child's brain trying to tell you something biological is going on — and nobody has thought to look?
Low Vitamin D, iron, magnesium, and omega-3 can look exactly like ADHD — poor focus, irritability, mood swings, sleep problems. Blood sugar and metabolic health matter too. Almost nobody tests for this before prescribing.
Your child's genetics determine how their brain responds to medication. Without this, every prescription is a guess. We don't guess.
Chronic inflammation, gut health, and environmental exposures can drive behavior that looks like ADHD, anxiety, or mood disorders. We measure all of it.
of children ever receive this level of biological workup before a treatment decision is made
of the children we've tested had at least one abnormal finding — a deficiency, inflammation, exposure, or immune reaction
abnormal biomarkers per child on average at intake, when measured against optimal pediatric ranges
A good mechanic runs diagnostics before deciding what's wrong. We do the same for your child.
Low iron, Vitamin D, or omega-3 can look exactly like ADHD. So can gluten sensitivity, sleep disorders, and anxiety. The list is long, and almost nobody checks it before making a treatment decision. We do.
| Symptom | ADHD | Nutritional deficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Trouble focusing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Can't sit still | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mood swings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Difficulty sleeping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Big emotional reactions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Irritability | ✓ | ✓ |
Same starting point — a parent saying "something's off." Three completely different biologies underneath. The checklist alone would have missed all three.
"Working with Nira gave me so much clarity at a time when I felt really unsure."
Maxed out on every ADHD rating scale — 9 of 9 in both inattention and hyperactivity. His mom wanted answers before any label or medication. Labs found elevated inflammation, depleted omega-3 and zinc, gluten reactivity, and an MTHFR gene variant. None of this shows up on a checklist.
"The anger was zero to sixty. It was like a switch flipped and the rational kid was just gone."
Explosive anger episodes, oppositional behavior, anxiety. Everyone assumed ADHD. On formal rating scales, he didn't meet criteria. Labs found elevated copper and a strong gluten reaction — both directly driving the anger and emotional dysregulation. Not ADHD at all.
"Every medication either made her a zombie or made her angry. On one of them we watched her lose her sparkle."
Diagnosed twice, tried eight-plus stimulants over two years. Some turned her zombie-like. One took away her "sparkle." Pharmacogenomic testing revealed her genes made that entire medication class a poor fit from the start. The question nobody had asked was not "which medication next" — but why has every medication gone wrong?
Names, ages, and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy.
Individual outcomes shown; results vary by child.
The goal is never a label. The goal is the morning everything shifts.
"Working with Nira Health gave me so much clarity at a time when I felt really unsure about how to support my children. I was second-guessing a lot of their behavior, and this helped me understand what was actually going on inside of them instead of just guessing."
— Jacklene C., Nashville, TN"Nira never pushed one solution. They gave us options backed by research, and we walked away with a clear plan for our daughter. For the first time, I feel like we're making informed decisions instead of guessing."
— Jason M., Atlanta, GA"The exact second a parent sees their child's results and realizes that every instinct they ever had was correct. That they were not overreacting or imagining it. There were always answers, and someone finally just looked."
— Dr. Muneer Ali, Chief Medical OfficerStart with a free 15-minute call. No referral. No prior diagnosis needed. We'll listen and tell you exactly what we'd look at.
