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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.9297
EAN num: 9780688119072
ISBN number: 0688119077
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 624
Printing Date: September 15, 1991
Publishing house: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: September 15, 1992
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IS THIS YOUR CHILD?
These are the major symptoms of potentially unrecognized allergies. Does your child suffer from any of the following?
• Allergic Nose Rub • Eye Circles • Red Ears • Red Cheeks • Eye Wrinkles • Aggression • Lack of Alertness • Mottled Tongue •
In this breakthrough book, Dr. Doris Rapp offers a simple yet effective approach to handling 'problem' children. Is This Your Child? shows parents how to identify the common foods, chemicals, or common allergic substances that could be the culprits that cause some children or adults to feel unwell or act inappropriately. If your child is always sick, hyperactive, a slow learner, or cranky, the very first question you should ask is not 'What drug should be prescribed?' or 'What have I done wrong as a parent?' Instead, find out the cause.
Dr. Rapp gives sensible suggestions about how these reactions to foods and environmental factors can be recognized, prevented, and treated. With this information, many affected children should feel, act, behave, and learn better. If you can detect unsuspected environmental illness in your child--or yourself--you can change your lives so you're more content, happy, and free of illness.
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This is the fourth time I have purchased this book. I have given away all three previous issues to parents struggling with their children's needs. We were able to pinpoint serious allergic reactions our son was having and keep him away from those foods/additives. I would highly recommend this book to anyone whether they think they have allergies or not. It gives one the chance to understand what can trigger adverse behavior in children and adults.
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Back in 1993 my mother saw this book and skimmed through it. She found several symptoms that I had been exhibiting. She took me to that allergist and found I was allergic to Milk, Corn, and Sugar. My allergist was so impressed with the study that he bought several copies and lent them to his other patients.
The book is easy to read and easy to understand. It shows that allergy symptoms can very greatly with every child. Even though the book was published in 1991, I still apply it to my diet to this very day.
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This book has long been considered the bible on allergies. Dr. Doris Rapp explains how allergies can present as ADD, learning disabilities, headaches, poor writing or writing backwards, hyperactivity, aggression, and many other health and behavioral issues, not just the traditional snotty nose.
She tells you how to recognize unsuspected allergies such as:
· Excessive ticklishness
· Excessive perspiration
· Unpleasant foot odor
· Pale face, expressionless face
· Red nose tip
· Bags, dark circles, and wrinkles under the eyes
· Red ears, recurrent ear infections
· Bright blue cheeks
And those are just a few of the signs.
She explains how to do an elimination diet so you can determine what foods your child is reacting to, and how to keep a detailed log of reactions. She covers allergy testing, the pros and cons, because it is an imperfect science. She talks about reducing exposure to allergens, the yeast connection, the rotation diet, and food drops.
The book is overwhelming to some due to its 600+ page count, but if you or someone you love suffers from allergies, it is well worth the effort.
For anyone with allergies I also recommend He's Not Autistic But...: How We Pulled Our Son From the Mouth of the Abyss. While the title may not sound like an allergy book, both the boy and the mother in this true story suffer from numerous environmental and food allergies and they both make a full recovery.
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I read this book many years ago when my now 14 year old son was an infant. As a baby he exhibited odd behaviors, cried most of the time, and had horrible tantrums. He had frequent ear infections and I was reluctant to continue prescribing antibiotics for fear they would destroy his immune system. It was very difficult to parent him and I was left exhausted, lonely, and desperate to find the cause of his problems. I found this book and began reading it in the bookstore; I was very emotional because so much of what I read rung true for me and my son's condition. When we began to implement suggestions and diet changes outlined in the book, we saw dramatic results immediately. This book turned our lives around, honestly.
I now buy this for friends when they are having a hard time with their children. It is ALWAYS worth checking out the allergy/behavior/health connection. Who knows, it could make all the difference for you as it did for me.
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I liked this book because it explains that allergies are so much more than sneezing and a runny nose. For children it can be fatigue, inability to concentrate, hyperactivity, really just about anything. She shows amazing examples of how artwork and writing change after a child is exposed to an allergen. She tells incredible stories of how children's behaviors change as they get their allergies under control.
I was pleased to hear from an expert that the scratch tests are wildly inaccurate, and that only the difficult, and sometimes traumatic p/n testing can be trusted.
She talks about how babies that hiccup in the womb are allergic to something the mother is eating or drinking, and that toe-walking is a sure sign of allergies. She provides an immense amount of information about food allergies.
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