From sleep, to staying healthy, to growth impairments, and even avoiding infections, Special-Needs Kids Go Pharm-Free covers most aspects of true health in children, and especially special-needs children. It offers parents a non-pharmaceutical approach to health for children. The author, Judy Converse, a dietitian specializing in children, does an excellent job of breaking down nutrition in a way that’s easy to understand, yet not condescending. She explains all aspect of nutrition and how and why diet can dramatically change a child’s behavior and prognosis. Stepping in where many doctors have failed parents, Converse clearly knows what she’s talking about when it comes to health in children.
“Despite more options for children than ever before from the pharmaceutical industry, more doctors’ visits annually than in years past, and more prescription drug use than ever among children, our children are doing more poorly, according to data from private and government sources.” This statement is so profound to me and should be to every parent. We have so much medical intervention these days, yet our children are doing far worse ever before and are plagued by diseases that rarely or even never plagued children before.
Being a natural health enthusiast, I was glued to this book immediately and read it cover-to-cover, even the parts that didn’t pertain to my children. I think this is another invaluable resource for parents of all kids, not just special-needs ones. If you are interested in natural health or are looking for an alternative way to deal with problems invading your family’s life, Converse’s book is right up your alley.
You can purchase Special-Needs Kids Go Pharm-Free from US.PenguinGroup.com, Amazon.com, and other major book retailers. It retails for $15.95 in paperback and $9.99 in eBook format.
Thank you to the Penguin Group for sending us a complimentary review copy of this book to base this article upon.
Great info, especially from a fellow natural health enthusiast!
Posted on December 31, 2010 3:30 PM
Thanks, Benny! I love learning about true health for my family and especially love learning ways to get away from Pharmaceuticals. Glad you enjoyed the review!
Posted on January 1, 2011 8:51 PM
As a former special ed. grad student I was glad to read that the information is presented in an understandable way in your review of this book. There have been a number of nutritional theories on approaches to autism, for example, that are not necessarily fully explained or easily understandable for parents. Special needs or not, a healthy nutritional approach is so valuable to raising children; not only to address behavioral issues, but for making healthy living a habit into adulthood. Thanks for the review.
Posted on January 6, 2011 4:50 AM
I had a daughter who died at age 5 from complications of her severe cerebral palsy. I was amazed at all the different opinions on how to help her & others in her situation. Most were confusing, non-sensical and of little help. When we just used our own common sense, good nutrition, and more involvement in family activities, things were much better. This sounds like a great book.
Posted on January 27, 2011 11:18 PM
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