Support Your Child's Development with Natural, Drug-Free Care
Finding healthcare for your child is very challenging these days. Fortunately, drug-free, lightly dosed herbs and supplements, and food-centered solutions are here at Hackett Holistic Health. From infants to teens, Dr. Hackett has treated many common complaints in a calm, relaxed setting.
Is acupuncture right for your child? Maybe, maybe not. There are many options we can use to address the same problem. Dr. Hackett offers these modalities for pediatric care:
- Japanese style needling – shallow depth with very thin needles
- Toyohari – Japanese style meridian therapy that doesn’t puncture the skin)
- Nearinfrared canopy – covers entire table, you two can curl up together for the treatment with cool sunglasses for the littles
- Tuina+GuaSha – usually for infants and very young children that is a type of gentle stretching and massage. Dr. Hackett can teach how to continue this treatment yourself at home, too.
Cold and Flu Care
Long nights and rough days of illness can create a lot of stress for the whole family. That cycle of reinfection can be curtailed or even eliminated with the correct prevention strategy.
At Hackett Holistic Health, Dr. Hackett, offers a gentle, root-cause “And, Both” approach to pediatric colds, flu, and recurrent respiratory infections. Combining time-tested Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with modern functional medicine, she supports your child’s innate healing ability while strengthening their immune terrain—so they recover faster and stay healthier longer.
Dr. Tracy’s Integrative Approach Includes:
Personalized TCM Patterns & Treatments — Gentle pediatric acupuncture (or needle-free laser/TuiNa options), age-appropriate herbal formulas, moxibustion, and pediatric GuaSha and TuiNa to clear pathogens, reduce fever, ease cough/congestion, and resolve phlegm without harsh side effects.
Functional Medicine Root-Cause Support — Targeted lab review (if needed), nutritional optimization, gut-immune axis healing, and micronutrient repletion to address underlying vulnerabilities (e.g., weak Wei Qi, microbiome imbalances, or nutritional gaps) that lead to frequent reinfections.
Prevention & Resilience Building — Customized immune-fortifying protocols, including Dr. Hackett’s Lonjiva Method-inspired herbal strategies, dietary guidance, and lifestyle practices drawn from classical TCM and modern immunology. These help rebuild your child’s defensive energy (Wei Qi) and reduce susceptibility to seasonal viruses.
Parents appreciate Dr. Hackett’s whole-child focus: she treats the acute symptoms while equipping the immune system for long-term resilience. Many families see fewer sick days, milder episodes, and improved energy, sleep, and overall vitality in their children.
Whether your child is struggling with lingering cough, recurrent ear infections, or simply seems to “catch everything going around,” Dr. Hackett partners with you for compassionate, evidence-informed care that honors both Eastern wisdom and Western science.
Schedule a pediatric consultation at H3’s Palm Beach Gardens office (or explore virtual follow-ups for established patients). Help your child thrive naturally—book today and give them the gift of stronger, more resilient health.
Effective Allergy Relief for Sensitive Systems
Pediatric Allergies & Immune Support: Gentle TCM + Functional Medicine for Lasting Relief
At Hackett Holistic Health, Dr. Tracy Hackett, DAOM, Lac, offers a compassionate, root-cause approach to pediatric allergies and related immune challenges. Combining time-tested Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with modern functional medicine, we help children find effective, natural relief from seasonal, environmental, and food-related symptoms while building long-term immune resilience.
Effective Relief for Pediatric Allergies
We provide straightforward, evidence-informed solutions to reduce or eliminate symptoms such as sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion, eczema, hives, and food sensitivities. With over 21 years of experience, Dr. Hackett has successfully helped many children overcome these issues through personalized, gentle care.
Standard food allergy testing often provides an incomplete picture of your child’s unique patterns. That’s why we explore the full natural history of symptoms alongside specific triggers, environmental factors, and immune responses. Children’s bodies are remarkably resilient and respond quickly to targeted treatment, so we focus on approaches that deliver noticeable improvement in a short time—adjusting quickly, if needed, for optimal results. Your child’s improvement and resolution of symptoms are the ultimate goal.
Support and Care for Common Pediatric Symptoms
Younger children often struggle to clearly describe what they’re experiencing, while older kids may normalize chronic discomfort. Dr. Hackett uses gentle, effective TCM and functional medicine methods to ease these common issues:
– Diarrhea and constipation
– Reflux and colic
– Thrush/candida overgrowth
– Skin issues (including acne, eczema, and allergic rashes)
Restorative Sleep Solutions
Restlessness and disrupted sleep cycles can be particularly challenging for children. Sleep requirements obviously differ significantly from adults, and melatonin is not always the most appropriate option—which is why Dr. Hackett rarely includes it in pediatric protocols.
Instead, we typically recommend single-remedy herbals, gentle supplements, and homeopathics tailored and dosed for children’s TCM patterns and functional needs. Too often, adult dosages are given to small children. We will thoroughly review everything you’ve already tried and create a clearer, more effective path forward.
Natural Support for Anxiety & Emotional Balance
Anxiety and other emotional challenges are increasingly common in children today. We offer safe, drug-free solutions that support healthy brain development and emotional regulation.
To achieve this, we look closely at your child’s whole health. We carefully evaluate dietary habits, digestion, sleep regulation, and emotional triggers. Additionally, we introduce simple mindfulness techniques to help your child feel more in control of their own internal world.
Our whole-child evaluation considers diet, digestion, sleep, and emotional triggers. We incorporate simple, age-appropriate mindfulness techniques alongside TCM and functional support to help children feel more balanced and in control of their internal world.
Accelerate Injury Recovery for Young Athletes and Active Kids
Children often respond exceptionally well to acupuncture, with noticeable improvements appearing relatively quickly. Needle-phobia is completely normal, and Dr. Hackett works gently—using as few needles as possible (or needle-free laser, Toyahari method, and tuina options) to achieve fast relief and dynamic healing with her Kinetic Chain techniques. Get your young one back in action faster.
Dr. Hackett successfully treats a wide range of physical complaints in active kids, including:
– Pain: head, neck, shoulder/arm, back, leg, foot
– Hypermobility issues
– Fracture or sprain recovery
– Muscle spasms, shin splints, TMJ, and concussion support
– Plantar Fasciitis
H3 Integrative Approach for Allergies & Beyond
Gentle TCM Treatments — Pediatric-friendly acupuncture (cold laser, ARPwave, BioWave, TuiNa stretching when preferred), age-appropriate herbal formulas, moxibustion, and cupping to clear wind-heat/dampness, calm histamine responses, and strengthen Lung and Spleen Qi.
SAAT (Soliman Auricular Allergy Treatment) — A precise auricular technique that helps reprogram specific immune responses for lasting allergy relief, often combined with personalized support.
Functional Medicine Root-Cause Care — Lab-guided insights into the gut-immune axis, microbiome balance, nutritional status, and inflammation to address underlying vulnerabilities.
Prevention & Resilience — Customized immune-fortifying strategies, nutrition, and lifestyle guidance to reduce flare-ups and recurrent issues.
Families appreciate Dr. Hackett’s collaborative, whole-child focus: many children experience fewer symptoms, reduced need for medications, better sleep, clearer skin, improved energy, and greater overall resilience.
Schedule a pediatric allergy consultation today at my Palm Beach Gardens office (3375 Burns Road, Suite 203). Virtual follow-ups are available for established patients. Help your child breathe easier and thrive naturally.
The younger the child, the more difficult it is for them to tell you what they are experiencing in clear terms. Even older kids who aren’t used to being unwell or are used to discomfort and living around it have trouble expressing it.
Dr. Hackett can help with:
- diarrhea and constipation
- reflux and colic
- thrush/candida
- skin issues
Restlessness and inability to settle into a healthy sleep cycle can be challenging for some children. Sleep hygiene is a different for kids than adults. Melatonin is not always the answer. Dr. Hackett rarely adds that to her protocols.
Single remedy herbals, some supplements, and/or homeopathics are the typical go-to options. We review everything that you’ve tried so far and work from there.
Anxiety and other common emotional problems plague kids these days. There are natural, drug-free ways to resolve these issues that support the best development of your child’s brain.
We discuss your child’s whole health: dietary habits, digestion, sleep regulation, triggers and history, and simple mindfulness techniques to help your child feel more in control of their own internal world.
Children respond well to acupuncture and relatively quickly to treatment. Needle-phobia is perfectly normal and we work through it gently. Dr. Hackett uses as few needles as possible to get relief and healing for your child.
Neck, shoulder, and back pain or injury, hypermobility issues, fracture and sprain healing, muscle spasm relief, shin splints, TMJ, and concussion recovery are all common issues that Dr. Hackett treats successfully.
