Healthy child, whole child
Subtitle: integrating the best of conventional and alternative medicine to keep your kids healthy
By: Stuart H. Ditchek, Russell H. Greenfield with Lynn Murray Willeford ; foreword by Andrew Weil
Contributors: Greenfield, Russell H.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperResource
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780062737458
Subjects: Alternative treatment; Diseases; Health and hygiene; Children; Alternative medicine
Description: At a time when caring for your children has become increasingly complex and parents are bombarded with new and conflicting information, Doctors Ditchek and Greenfield provide authoritative and thorough advice for raising healthy kids. As devoted fathers and as open-minded but conventionally trained physicians, they blend the best of conventional medicine with alternative approaches for keeping children healthy.

With the goal of optimizing children's natural healing systems, the authors offer reliable information on the prevention of as well as the latest conventional and alternative treatments for common childhood ailments -- from colic to ear infections, asthma, allergies, viral illnesses, and more -- and explain which therapies are safe and effective for children. You will learn how to prevent ear infections without having to resort to powerful antibiotics, why immunization is important, and what you can do about childhood obesity, the number-one health problem among American children today. In Healthy Child, Whole Child, you'll find a complete program to keep your children healthy from birth to their preteen years; you'll receive practical suggestions on how you can incorporate healthy behaviors and attitudes into your family's daily lives; and you'll learn about other healing approaches such as mind/body medicine, herbs, and acupuncture, which can be included in good pediatric care.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-417) and index.
Table of contents: title: Integrative Medicine for Children; title: Read This First: What You Need to Know to Get the Most from This Book; title: Your Child's Invisible Shield: Immunity and How to Optimize It; title: A Shot in the Arm (or the Leg): A Balanced Look at Vaccinations; title: Drugs and Bugs: The Proper Use of Antibiotics; title: The Joy of Eating: It's a Family Affair; title: Don't Just Sit There: Exercise and Physical Fitness; title: Just Sit There: The Importance of Rest and Relaxation; title: It's Not Only What They Breathe: Protecting Your Child from Environmental Hazards; title: Aliens Are Brainwashing My Kids! Protecting Your Child from Unhealthy Aspects of the Culture; title: Complementary Therapies for Children; title: Little Bodies, Big Minds: Mind/Body Medicine for Children; title: The Healing Touch: Manual Medicine for Children; title: "Herbs and Spices" Botanical Medicine for Children; title: Like Cures Like: Homeopathic Medicine for Children; title: A Billion People Can't Be Wrong: Chinese Medicine for Children; title: Good Vibrations: Energy Medicine for Children; title: Integrative Treatment of Common Childhood Illnesses; title: Cold and Flu Defense: Common Respiratory Illnesses; title: Is It Strep? Sore Throats; title: Listen Up! Ear Infections; title: Cry Babies, Cry Parents: Colic and Reflux; title: Tummy Troubles: Abdominal Complaints; title: It's Not All in Your Head: Headache; title: Sneezes and Wheezes: Allergies and Asthma; title: A Rash of Complaints: Skin Problems; title: "What Did You Say?" Problems of Attention; title: The Healthy Child, Healthy Family Program.