Healthy Child, Whole Child: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine to Keep Your Kids Healthy

Should you give your child nutritional supplements? Are vaccinations safe? Why are more and more children becoming couch potatoes? In Healthy Child, Whole Child, doctors Stuart H. Ditchek and Russell H. Greenfield answer these questions and more, offering authoritative, cutting-edge information on all aspects of children's health and wellness. Taking the position that conventional and alternative approaches to pediatric care are not mutually exclusive, they provide the newest science and most up-to-date information on:

• The 6 myths (and one true statement) about vaccinations
• The 10 powerhouse foods for your kids
• The 7 questions you need to ask to find out if your child is overweight
• The 16 herbs that are safe and effective for children
• How to receive more integrative care from your current pediatrician
  And more

Author: Stuart H. Ditchek, Russell H. Greenfield
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 01/27/2009
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.12h x 7.36w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780061685989

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/15/2008 pg. 90

About the Author
Ditchek, Stuart H.: -

Stuart H. Ditchek, M.D., holds faculty appointments at both NYU-Tisch Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center. He is in private practice in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his family.

Greenfield, Russell H.: -

Russell H. Greenfield, M.D., is one of the first four fellows of Dr. Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family.