Helps parents explore the possible food, gut, inflammation, and emotional stress connections behind recurring skin, digestion, mood, sleep, focus, and behavior patterns, so what once felt confusing can start to make sense.
If you have ever stood in your kitchen thinking, "I know something is off, but I do not know what is connected," this is for you.
You are not lazy. You are not careless. You are overloaded, under-guided, and stuck in decision fatigue. That is a very different problem, and it has a way out.
The skin flare-ups, stomach complaints, big emotions, sleep struggles, focus issues, and constant immune challenges may be clues worth looking at together. When families try to solve each thing separately, it can lead to more guessing, more spending, and more overwhelm.
We help parents explore the possible connections between food, gut stress, inflammation, emotional overload, and recurring patterns, so what once felt scattered can start to make sense.
Answer a few simple questions about what you have been noticing in your child. In two minutes, you will see the likely pattern behind it all, instead of a pile of worries that never seemed connected.
Your results walk you through how food, gut stress, and inflammation may be working together behind what keeps circling back. Everything is explained in the same words you would use at your own kitchen table, along with the first things worth looking at.
From a simple guide, to testing, to full support, you choose how far to go and at the pace that feels right for your family. No pressure. No more guessing.
You are far from the only one. Thousands of families are living this same pattern right now.
rise in new inflammatory gut conditions in children in a single generationIs It the Food? Our Story From Confusion to Clarity, Dr. Kristin & Madisyn Kidgell
of children and young people now live with a chronic condition, up from 26% over a 17-year span17-year study, JAMA
more likely a child is to have a chronic condition today than in 2011Is It the Food? Our Story From Confusion to Clarity, Dr. Kristin & Madisyn Kidgell
This is not a rare problem. It is a very common pattern that too many families are managing signal by signal, instead of connecting the dots.
"She truly cares about the families she works with and goes above and beyond to help. She takes the time to understand both you and your child, clearly explains what's going on, and walks you through what you can do next. I always get off the call feeling supported and more confident about my child's health, and I could not recommend her enough."
"What can I say. Dr. Kidgell really knows what she's doing. She gets to the root of what matters and has a natural sense for where to focus. It felt thoughtful, precise, and effective. I would absolutely recommend her."
"As a parent, it meant a lot knowing Dr. Kristin has been in a similar place herself. Working with her felt calm, even though at times it seemed overwhelming. We finally felt like we weren't alone and were moving in the right direction as a family. It may not be easy but it is doable and we really need to make changes."
"Since working with Dr. Kristin, we've seen positive changes in our child that finally feel meaningful. Things feel more and more steady, things are smoother, and our child just seems more like themselves again. Yay! It's been such a relief to finally see things moving in the right direction."
Meet the Mother-Daughter Team Behind Is It the Food?
Helping Families Connect the Dots Between Food, Gut Health, Inflammation, and the Patterns They Are Noticing
Dr. Kristin Kidgell and Madisyn Kidgell are the mother-daughter co-founders of Is It the Food?, an educational family health company built from more than 25 years of professional experience and a deeply personal family journey.
Together, they teach a testing-first, whole-person approach designed to help moms and caregivers better understand the patterns they are noticing, organize the clues, and make more informed decisions about their family's next steps.
Their philosophy is simple:
Test, do not guess.
Co-Founder of Is It the Food? · Founder of Natural Doctors Solutions · Family Gut Health Educator · Certified Naturopathic Practitioner · Author and Speaker · Florida Chiropractic Physician
Dr. Kristin Kidgell is a family health educator, author, speaker, and co-founder of Is It the Food? and founder of Natural Doctors Solutions.
For more than 25 years, she has helped people make sense of recurring health patterns through a whole-person, testing-first approach. Her work is centered on helping moms and parents alike connect the dots among food, gut health, inflammation, lifestyle, and the common bodily "signals" they notice in their children and families.
Rather than viewing every concern as a completely separate issue, Dr. Kidgell teaches families how to notice the clues, recognize meaningful patterns, and move forward with greater confidence and clarity without overwhelm, even with hectic schedules.
The framework she teaches today was shaped not only by her professional experience, but also by her own family's journey. When her daughter, Madisyn, began experiencing recurring digestive issues, sleep disturbances, nausea, and other unexplained symptoms, Dr. Kristin found herself searching for answers despite her clinical background. Individual concerns were often addressed one at a time, yet the bigger picture remained unclear.
The turning point came when she stopped looking at each symptom in isolation and began asking a different question: What if these clues are connected?
That experience deepened her belief that a concerned mother is not overreacting; she often simply has not been given a clear framework for understanding what she is seeing.
Today, through Is It the Food?, Natural Doctors Solutions, family gut health programs, educational testing resources, books, and speaking engagements, Dr. Kristin helps families find a clearer starting point when they know something is "just not right" but are unsure how the pieces fit together or where to start.
She now teaches alongside her daughter, Madisyn, whose childhood experience helped inspire their shared mission. Together, they are co-authors of Is It the Food? Our Story From Confusion to Clarity.
Co-Founder of Is It the Food? · Certified Naturopathic Practitioner · Certified Holistic Health Coach · Family Health Educator · Author
Madisyn Kidgell is a Certified Naturopathic Practitioner, Certified Holistic Health Coach, family health educator, author, and co-founder of Is It the Food?
Her passion for helping families didn't begin in a classroom. It began as the child at the center of her own family's health journey.
For much of her childhood, Madisyn struggled with symptoms that no one could seem to connect. She experienced ongoing digestive issues, frequent nausea, disrupted sleep, and skin rashes, along with periods where she simply didn't feel like herself. Like so many children, she couldn't fully explain what she was feeling; she only knew something wasn't right.
Appointments often ended with reassurance that everything looked "normal," yet the symptoms continued. While others saw isolated problems, her family was living through a pattern that no one had yet recognized.
Rather than accepting that this was simply how life would be, her family began asking different questions. They explored the connections between food, gut health, lifestyle, and the body's ability to function as a whole. As they slowly uncovered the missing pieces, everything began to make more sense.
Living through that experience gave Madisyn something no certification alone ever could: a firsthand understanding of what it feels like to be the child who is struggling without the words to explain why.
She knows how discouraging it can be for families searching for answers. She also understands that children are rarely "just being dramatic." Their symptoms are often meaningful signals that deserve to be heard, organized, and thoughtfully explored.
Today, Madisyn combines that lived experience with professional training to help families better understand the bigger picture. Working alongside her mother, Dr. Kristin Kidgell, she helps parents recognize patterns, interpret information with greater clarity, and feel more confident about their next steps.
As co-founder of Is It the Food?, Madisyn brings a unique perspective that bridges professional education with personal experience. She understands both sides of the journey, not only as a practitioner, but as the child who once needed someone to connect the dots.
Madisyn is also the co-author of Is It the Food? Our Story From Confusion to Clarity, where she shares the family's journey in hopes that other parents and children feel seen, understood, and empowered to begin asking better questions.
We believe families deserve more than disconnected information, endless guessing, and another shrug.
Our work is designed to help moms and caregivers:
We do not believe a worried mom is the problem.
We believe she has often been given disconnected pieces without a clear way to see the full picture.
That is why we created Is It the Food?
To help families stop guessing, begin connecting the dots, and find a clearer place to start.
Take the free two-minute quiz. See the likely pattern behind what you have been noticing, and the first clear step toward calmer days. Not more guessing. You, finally leading the way with a plan.
Free, and yours in two minutes. The clearest first step you have had in a while.
"This is the conversation I wish someone had started with me over a decade ago, when they were young!" Dr. Kristin Kidgell