Child Health Guide: Holistic Pediatrics for Parents
by Randall Neustaedter OMD
Child Health Guide is the first accessible, reliable, and complete medical manual on holistic pediatrics and natural treatment for children. Dr. Neustaedter provides the information parents need to integrate natural treatments into their children's medical care. He incorporates the philosophies of attachment parenting and holistic medical care, and offers practical solutions to the problems that all parents face. Preventive medicine is a cornerstone of natural health care, and this book empowers parents by giving them the tools to maintain their child's vibrant good health. The book also discusses holistic treatments for acute, recurrent, and chronic childhood illnesses.Parents can trust the Child Health Guide as a safe, effective resource for creating their children's path to optimal health, from infancy through the teen years.
Child Health Guide Table of Contents
Part I: Natural child care
Chapter 1: The basics
The choice to pursue a natural approach
Taking an alternative path
Integrating conventional and natural health care
Cornerstones of healthy child care
Developing with your baby
Chapter 2: Nutrition principles
Food guidelines
Organic foods and pesticides
Fats and oils for health
Vitamins A and D
Milk and calcium
Sugar and sweeteners
Fish unsafe for children
Soy unsafe for children
Nutritional supplements
Chapter 3: Healthy decisions
Sleeping arrangements
Drinking water
Water bottles
Shampoos, lotions, and powders
Environmental toxins
Drugs and medications
Sun and sunscreen
Fluoride
Chapter 4: The vaccine controversy
What is the problem with vaccines?
What is an adverse reaction?
Do vaccines work?
Making an informed choice
Vaccine exemptions
TB test
Part II: From birth through early childhood
Chapter 5: Baby is born
New life
The first moments of life
Newborn exams and procedures
The first day
Getting started with breastfeeding
The circumcision decision
Chapter 6: Your new baby
What you will need
Diapers: cloth or disposable?
Weight gain
Jaundice
Bathing and hygiene
Breastfeeding
If formula is necessary
The first weeks
Digestion
Chapter 7: Four to nine months
Nutrition and babies
Teething
The role of acute illness
Anemia and iron
Chapter 8: The toddler
Food and the toddler
Safety
Toilet training
Tantrums
Frequent colds and ear infections
Chapter 9: The school-age child
Nutrition and school lunches
Allergies and asthma
Bedwetting
Temperament styles
Attention
Learning styles
Electronics: Television, video games, and cell phones
Part III: Managing acute illness
Chapter 10: Home treatment
The role of natural treatment
When to treat illness at home
Safety and common sense
Home prescribing
Chapter 11: Treating common symptoms
Abdominal pain
Bites and stings
Chicken pox
Colds
Colic
Coughs
Diarrhea
Earache
Fevers
First aid and injuries:
sprains, strains, cuts, burns
Headaches
Rashes and hives
Red eyes
Sore throats
Styes
Teething
Thrush
Vomiting
Dr. Neustaedter is a member of Healthy Child's advisory board - see bio
He is also the author of The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults and Flu: Alternative Treatments and Prevention.
