Will & Gracealum andGood Luck Charliestar Leigh-Allyn Baker opens up about motherhood and her sons daily battle with dyspraxia in an exclusive five-partPEOPLEseries. (Read part 1here, part 2here, part 3hereand part 4 here.)
You wont find any gluten in Leigh-Allyn Bakers home but dont call it a junk-free space.
They dont eat chemical junk, but they still get to eat junk they just eat natural junk, Baker tells PEOPLE of her and husband Keith Kauffmans two sons:Baker James, 4, and Griffin Samuel, 8.
When theres a birthday party, my kids get a cake, they just get one without gluten, soy and dairy, and without artificial colors, she adds.
Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter.
RELATED VIDEO:Will & Grace Alum Leigh-Allyn Baker on Learning Her Son Has Dyspraxia
Baker whose older son Griffinhas thedevelopmental disorder dyspraxia says that her familys gluten-, dairy-, soy- and artificial-color-free diet has been really important to keeping her kids healthy.
Scientists know, doctors know: Heal the gut, heal the brain, says theGood Luck Charlieactress. And so I want to create the best atmosphere possible for neurons to fire in his brain. So, to do that, I heal his gut.
The star says that the diet has had positive results with Griffin and Baker, explaining, Its been evident in the blood work.
FROM PEN:Girls Trip Star Jada Pinkett Smith on Being There for Son Jaden During The Pursuit of Happyness
RELATED:Leigh-Allyn Bakers Son Gets Frustrated at School: He Tries His Hardest But Its Exhausting with Dyspraxia
Additionally, little Baker whom the actress previously revealed suffers from speech issues has celiac disease. In fact, when she removed gluten from her younger childs diet, his nearly year-long struggle to speak ended.
Thats how important it is to the brain, Baker says. They do not eat any artificial dyes or food coloring. We happen to be very reactive to that. A rash will appear all over our body. Its not just hyperactivity or bad behavior or memory loss thats incurred on the body.
Baker is opening up more about how dyspraxia has affected her family in a Thursday Facebook Live chat with Dyspraxia Foundation USA, starting at 7:30 p.m. EST.
