Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child : A Practical A-To-Z
Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Infants
and Children
by Janet Zand, Rachel Walton (Contributor), Robert Rountree, Bob Rountree
Synopsis
Health-care practitioners are a polarized lot: generally speaking, either they subscribe
wholeheartedly to conventional medical treatments, or they eschew them altogether. This
can be a great source of frustration to parents, whose natural response to a child's illness
is a desire to do everything possible to make that child well. Written by a
natural-medicine practitioner, a traditionally licensed doctor, and a pediatric nurse,
Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child presents an integrated approach to children's
health care that allows a parent to do just that. This excellent reference applies a full
spectrum of responses to common childhood health problems: conventional medical
treatments, dietary guidelines, nutritional supplements, herbal treatments, homeopathy,
and acupressure; for each ailment, general recommendations and preventive measures are
also offered. The book's authors explain that their approach to health care "considers all
treatment possibilities and draws on what works. Sometimes this will be an herb,
sometimes an antibiotic, sometimes both." This well-researched, balanced, and clearly
written reference belongs on every parent's bookshelf.