What Your Doctor May Not tell You About Children's Allergies and Asthma: Simple Steps to Help Stop Attacks and Improve Your Child's Health (Paperback)

by Paul Ehrlich (Author), Larry Chiaramonte (Author) "If you are the parent of an allergic child, it is very likely that you are an allergy sufferer yourself..." (more)
Key Phrases: allergic child, one airway, pediatric allergist, New York, Sherlock Holmes, Skin Allergies (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"....Is a must read for parents...Rich with details, this matter-of-fact book answers questions you didn't know to ask" -- Allergies and Asthma Today (January 04)

"Dripping with experience, this threesome explores issues that matter to you. Factual, opinionated, compelling, enriching, comforting anf fun!" -- Mothers of Asthmatics Magazine (November 03)

Product Description
From two pediatric allergy and asthma specialists comes an important book that explains how to diagnose and treat your child's allergy and asthma problems. Allergies and asthma- particularly in children-are serious health problems in the United States. Over 15% of the population suffers from allergies and/or asthma, almost all of which have their beginnings in childhood. In this timely and informative book, parents will learn: why children with allergies are sometimes misdiagnosed as having other ailments; how to use alternative treatments and holistic remedies; simple methods to allergy-proof their homes and pets; the 10 things parents do that make their children's allergy symptoms worse; and much more.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; illustrated edition edition (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446679887
• ISBN-13: 978-0446679886
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #757,606 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #24 in	Books > Health, Mind & Body > Personal Health > Children's Health > Asthma
  #37 in	Books > Health, Mind & Body > Disorders & Diseases > Asthma
  #47 in	Books > Health, Mind & Body > Personal Health > Children's Health > Allergies

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New kind of medical book, December 28, 2003

By A Customer

This is a different kind of medical book from any I've ever looked at. The rest are predominantly lists and checklists, and dull as well. This one not only dispenses very helpful advice but gets inside the heads of children who have these conditions, their parents, and explains theory and practice behind the medical specialty itself. Some of the anecdotes about how non-specialists can botch treatment are shocking. Some if it is also quite funny. Also, it's nice to read a book by doctors who still clearly love the practice of medicine and doing good for people, in spite of all the changes that have happened to the profession in recent years. This book should make many lives better and even save some.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Water Downed Doctor version, December 17, 2008

By	Vegan and lovin it! "mother of 2/vegan/health... - See all my reviews

I agree with the other reviewers this is things I already know and have heard over and over. I was looking for something with more of a natural approach and this is not that. So if that's what you have in mind(natural approach) do not buy this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is EXACTLY what your doctor tells you, September 12, 2007

By	Kerrie (Visalia, CA) - See all my reviews

I found this book to be a regurgitation of what I had already been told by two pediatricians regarding my 4 year olds recently diagnosed asthma. Nothing new here at all. I was surprised that the doctors do not seem to acknowledge the large role diet plays in a condition such as asthma. I am not a doctor, however, even I can see the significant link between diet and health. Since my son's asthma diagnosis a month ago, I have dramatically restructured his diet and began supplementing him with magnesium. Guess what?! My son has shown significant improvement over the past 3 weeks! Even his allergies seem to have improved. I am proud to report my son hasn't taken a single asthma or allergy medication in two weeks. If you are resigned to a life of medication and supporting the multi-million dollar pharmaceutical company's, then this is the book for you.