The Holistic Pediatrician, Twentieth Anniversary Revised Edition: A Pediatrician's Comprehensive Guide to Safe and Effective Therapies for the 25 Most Common Ailments of Infants, Children, and Adolescents

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"Dr. Kemper has written the most important and comprehensive book you can read to ensure the health of your child. The information on evaluating treatments-from standard medications to homeopathy, from surgery to acupuncture, from herbs to prayer-is invaluable. This delightful, informative, and indispensable holistic guide to children's health will become a classic."Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Making the Body, Mending the Mind

If youre one of the thousands of parents who feel frustrated and overwhelmed by the different kinds of medical advice youre getting from doctors, homeopaths, and others, then you will find comfortand answersin this comprehensive guide to integrative medicine for children.

Fully updated and revised to reflect the numerous recent advances in this field, Dr. Kempers The Holistic Pediatrician incorporates the best of both mainstream and alternative medicine to aid parents in dealing with the most common health problems confronting todays youth. From ear infections to anxiety, fevers to fatigue, colds to pain, this invaluable guide provides factual advice to heal the whole child. Four new chapters reflect the changing needs of American families, and offers updated information on anxiety, autism, fatigue, and pain. This edition also includes a new foreword by Dr. Andrew Weil.

Based on scientific evidence and written in commonsense language, The Holistic Pediatrician is the first place any parent should turn for authoritative and empowering advice on all aspects of their childrens health.

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"This delightful, informative, and indispensable holistic guide to children's health will become a classic." -- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Making the Body, Mending the Mind "A must read for all pediatricians and the families they serve." -- Dr. Henry Bernstein, DO, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

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Kathi J. Kemper is a pediatrician who founded the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Integrative Medicine and authored its definitive book on integrative approaches to promote optimal mental health, Mental Health Naturally. She is known internationally as the founder of the field of integrative pediatrics, and is sought out by major media such as ABC News, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribute, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Kemper is the editor-in-chief of the international journal, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, and is engaged in research to promote optimal health and well-being in health professionals as well as the children and families they serve.