Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health
By (Author) Aviva Jill Romm
Foreword by William Sears
Celestial Arts
Celestial Arts
6th August 2003
United States
General
Non Fiction
Cultural and regional medicines, health and healing techniques
Dietetics and nutrition
615.321083
Paperback
448
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 28mm
539g
In Natural Healthy Babies And Children, midwife and herbalist Aviva Romm offers an A-to-Z handbook that addresses common health issues of children, from newborns to pre-adolescents. Aviva's whole-child approach integrates herbal remedies, nutrition, hygiene, and alternative health techniques with supportive, informed parenting. This book is indispensable reading for families seeking safe, effective ways to practise healing techniques at home.
This way of caring for babies and children helps parents get to know their child, to be more sensitive to the well child, and therefore to know more intuitively how to treat the sick child.William Sears, M.D., from the forewordLike having a wise woman neighbor to call in times of need.Peggy O'Mara, Mothering magazineAnother strand of our Wise Woman wisdom is spun and woven in this delightful book by Aviva Romm.Susun Weed, author of Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing YearsI would wish this book for all new families, community libraries, and waiting rooms.Jeannine Parvati Baker, author of Prenatal Yoga
AVIVA JILL ROMM is a midwife and herbalist who has been the director of the LifeCycles Center for Midwifery and Botanical Medicine since 1985. Current president of the American Herbalists Guild, she is the author of several books and many articles on natural healing and pregnancy issues. Ms. Romm lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and four children.