FROM THE FOREWORD BY ANDREW WEIL, MD ~ For 20 years, Dr. Sandy Newmark has specialized in successfully treating children diagnosed as having ADHD usingmethods other than psychostimulant medications. Now he has put his best advice into this book for all parents, educators and other physicians to read.He explains how to treat the whole child, not just the symptoms of ADHD, using safe and natural methods. For any child diagnosed with ADHD, even those already taking medication, this book will prove invaluable for their health, happiness, and success. I strongly recommend this book to all parents, relatives, and friends of children with ADHD, as well as the teachers, doctors, and other professionals who work with them. Before going to the pharmacy, we can use an integrative approach to help these children succeed and fulfill their true potential. Dr. Newmark tells us just how to do that. ~ Excerpted from book's foreword by the renowned Dr. Andrew Weil.
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Dr. Newmark has finally crafted the book that I have long been wishing for: a wonderful self-help guide for parents looking for a thoughtful and sciencebased natural approach to treating ADHD. This integrative/holistic style reduces or eliminates the need for stimulant medications and offers sound advice about diet, sleep, nutrients, herbs and other key modalities. The book radiates a balanced wisdom that comes so rarely from practicing physicians today. --Scott Shannon, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist; author of Please Don t Label My Child; editor of Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health
If I had one book to read about ADHD, this is it. It is well-written, practical and filled with the uncommonly good common sense of an experienced and compassionate clinician with fair-minded and rigorous reviews of the state of the science. --Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH; Director, Center for Integrative Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, Social Science Health Policy, and Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. --Timothy Culbert, MD, FAAP, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician; Medical Director of Integrative Medicine Program at Children s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
If I had one book to read about ADHD, this is it. It is well-written, practical and filled with the uncommonly good common sense of an experienced and compassionate clinician with fair-minded and rigorous reviews of the state of the science. --Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH; Director, Center for Integrative Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, Social Science Health Policy, and Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. --Timothy Culbert, MD, FAAP, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician; Medical Director of Integrative Medicine Program at Children s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
If I had one book to read about ADHD, this is it. It is well-written, practical and filled with the uncommonly good common sense of an experienced and compassionate clinician with fair-minded and rigorous reviews of the state of the science. --Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH; Director, Center for Integrative Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, Social Science Health Policy, and Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. --Timothy Culbert, MD, FAAP, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician; Medical Director of Integrative Medicine Program at Children s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
If I had one book to read about ADHD, this is it. It is well-written, practical and filled with the uncommonly good common sense of an experienced and compassionate clinician with fair-minded and rigorous reviews of the state of the science. --Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH; Director, Center for Integrative Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, Social Science Health Policy, and Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. Parents are keenly interested in finding non-drug, holistic strategies that support their child s natural healing systems and that help build healthy brains. This excellent new book artfully blends the best of conventional and complementary options for kids with ADHD. Over years of clinical practice and scientific study, Dr.Newmark has developed a balanced, safe, natural approach that I will wholeheartedly recommend for all of my patients with ADHD. --Timothy Culbert, MD, FAAP, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician; Medical Director of Integrative Medicine Program at Children s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
About the Author
Sanford Newmark, MD, is a physician with 23 years of experience in pediatrics. He received his medical degree in 1984 from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and three years later completed his pediatrics residency there. For the next 14 years, Dr. Newmark practiced general pediatrics but took special interest in behavioral problems such as ADHD and autism. In 2000, he graduated from the two-year fellowship program in integrative medicine at the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, which was founded by and continues to be led by Dr. AndrewWeil. Dr. Newmark was the first graduate from this program to practice general pediatrics and is now part of the program faculty. For five years, he was Director of the Center for Pediatric IntegrativeMedicine, a Tucson, AZ, clinic for children with a wide variety of medical issues. In 2009 he relocated to California to join Whole Child Wellness, an integrative pediatrics practice near San Francisco. Dr. Newmark lectures frequently on ADHD, autism, and integrative medicine, and has contributed three chapters to academic integrative medicine textbooks. Dr. Newmark has been married to his wife, Linda, a psychologist, for 36 years. They have two children.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Tammy Small
As a long-time educator and school counselor, my heart breaks each time a young child's diagnosis of ADHD is addressed with chemicals as the first protocol, altering the young developing brain with drugs. Dr. Sandy Newmark's carefully researched and documented new book supports alternatives to drugging our intensely, delightful youth, giving parents and educators tools to tackle real issues of focus and the under-developed executive functioning. This book is exactly the resource I have needed to combat the ever-growing demand made by well-intentioned parents, physicians, educators when they query, "Have you considered putting him/her on medication?" Rather, have you considered ADHD Without Drugs? Bringing out the best version of our children without drugs - who doesn't want that?
Tammy F. Small, M.Ed., Educator for 27 years, School Counselor and Certified Advanced Nurtured Heart Trainer working with educators, families and WONDERFULLY INTENSE children
Tammy F. Small, M.Ed., Educator for 27 years, School Counselor and Certified Advanced Nurtured Heart Trainer working with educators, families and WONDERFULLY INTENSE children
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
As a parent and therapist I am constantly looking for common sense, holistically based resources. It has been impossible to find unbiased, holistic, and accurate information from the medical community-until now. Dr. Newmark provides parents with accurate information that is untainted by the pharmecutical companies. He provides real tools for navigating an ADHD diagnosis and dispells common myths and fallacies about how to treat it. His book brings hope to all parents facing this challenge in a practical and supportive way. Thank you Dr. Newmark, for changing everything about the way we view ADHD!
- Lisa Bravo, MC,LPC,LISAC,NCC and parent
- Lisa Bravo, MC,LPC,LISAC,NCC and parent
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
"Dr. Sandy Newmark is a visionary, ethical and compassionate pediatrician whom is taking his expertise to STOP the INSANITY occurring with our children, adolescents and even adults! It is with great disappointment and frustration that a majority of physicians reach for their Rx pads BEFORE even considering a holistic approach. I could only wish they were in homes and classrooms when we are observing the deleterious side effects that create chaos and broken spirits along the way. I can attest to the atrocities that are associated with medication cocktails and what is perceived as guinea pig like experimentation through my leadership in our in-home program. Dr. Newmark is a great humanitarian to use his wisdom, skill and power in such a magnanimous way to make much needed change in the field of pediatrics and psychiatry. More importantly in the lives of the people we serve! Dr. Newmark is to medicine what Marty Seligman is to Positive Psychology igniting the change we need! "
Sherry A Blair, MSSW, MA--LCSW, BCPC
CEO/Founder ISIS Innovative Specialists Inspirational Services, LLC
Sherry A Blair, MSSW, MA--LCSW, BCPC
CEO/Founder ISIS Innovative Specialists Inspirational Services, LLC
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding resource and treatment approach for children with ADHD
I like that the author is an MD. He uses research as the basis for his recommendations. His approach is a common-sense one. Read more
Published 26 days ago by La Canada mom
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Wonderful book!
I was very torn on giving my daughter medication for ADD. I found this book to be very informative and helpful in my choice.
Published 1 month ago by Rebekah J.
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Great resource for parents
I am not quite finished reading the book yet but feel it is a great resource. The doctor provides a solid background on adhd along with many recommendations to try prior to meds.
Published 4 months ago by amyo
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resource for ADHD
This is an incredible resource tool for families who don't want to use drug approach for ADHD.(located it when recommended by Andrew Weil) Wish it came in condensed form for... Read more
Published 13 months ago by middle school nurse
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Newmark's talk is on the web
Buying this book is a no-brainer if you are concerned with ADHD. I only want to add that Dr. Newmark gave a 56-minute talk entitled "An Integrative Approach to ADHD" at the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jim2996
2.0 out of 5 stars
This MD does NOT understand the science of ADHD
Hint: If you don't want to look like a charlatan, don't use "ADHD without DRUGS" in your title. When you do, it's so obvious that you're trying to cash in with the fearmongering,... Read more
Published 17 months ago by TrueVerdure
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Great book, no problems with delivery.
Everything was as I would expect from buyer and the book met my expectations.
Everything was as I would expect from buyer and the book met my expectations.
Published 20 months ago by diane
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very well done
I am a physician who evaluates children for ADHD, often I have wished for solutions besides medication to offer--now Dr. Read more
Published 21 months ago by mary kathryn brown
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This Book is Fabulous!!
My 9 year old son was just diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type. This book has been so helpful. From the brain chemistry to how to deal with teachers and schools to the different... Read more
Published on October 14, 2010 by GAelementarymom
5.0 out of 5 stars
A thorough overview and thoughtful education on ADHD treatment options
As an elementary school Social Worker, I am so grateful for Dr. Newmark's book. Every school year, I work with children and families who are facing this issue and this information... Read more
Published on June 20, 2010 by S. Berry
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