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

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.

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!

Barbara M. Bibel - Library Journal

At a time when parents wonder whether vaccines are safe and worry about the impact of video games on their children, Ditchek (pediatrics, New York Univ.) and Greenfield (director, Carolinas Integrative Health) offer a welcome new edition of their childcare guide, first published in 2001. They believe that conventional and alternative medicine are complementary and that both offer tools for promoting health. This revised edition contains the latest information on immunization, nutrition, stress management, and dealing with popular culture. The doctors emphasize the importance of good nutrition, exercise, and protection from environmental hazards. They discuss the proper use of antibiotics, treatment for specific conditions such as asthma, digestive disturbances, and skin conditions, and the use of alternative therapies (e.g., massage, Chinese medicine, guided imagery, and botanicals). Their sound advice and supportive tone, along with their useful resource guide, will help parents care for their children in a complex world. Highly recommended for public and consumer health libraries.