How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor | Robert S. Md Mendelsohn

How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor | Robert S. Md Mendelsohn | MUST HAVE FOR ALL NEW PARENTS!

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	How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor Robert S. Md Mendelsohn Ballantine Books, 1987 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 70 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Very Helpful Book

Dr. Mendelsohn's book is clear, concise and well written. It offers very helpful information for 1st time parents who are scared to death about doing anything wrong (like me). I have picked it up more times that I can count over the last 18 months and been reasurred each time. It also provides valuable information when I need to question my son's pediatrician.

MUST HAVE FOR ALL NEW PARENTS!

This book is a wonderful source of information, insight and strength for all parents wanting the best for their child, and not planning on leaving the health of their child up to the medical community. Reveals many truths and surprises, great reference for middle of the night emergencies. Very easy to read and to relate to. You can look for hous on the internet or just have this book handy when you need it. Trust me, you'll be shocked by what's inside!

This book is priceless!

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A Visionary!

This is a fantastic book! I could hardly believe how visionary Dr. Mendesohn was, as many of his warnings are now medical news, such as the overuse of antibiotics, the dangers of vaccines (well, medicine has caught up with him on some vaccines), the benefits of breastfeeding and co-sleeping, and the risks of injury, illness, or death caused by medicines, doctors, and hospitals. Particularly important to me was his assertion that improved living conditions, not vaccines, are the reason for the decline in many communicable diseases. This information made it much easier for me to decide to suspend my children's vaccinations (I have 2 children on the autism spectrum).
I do have 2 (fairly minor) complaints about this book. First, I don't agree with his assessment of discipline and punishment. I don't believe that punishment is necessarily meted out in anger; however, his warnings are excellent for steering parents from that dangerous extreme. Second, I wish that there were an updated version of this book, as some information has changed (ie--DPT has become DTaP) and I would appreciate the views of someone with his medical expertise and belief in the wisdom of parents.
Overall, I recommend this book highly. I refer to my chiropractor's copy frequently for guidance on how (and whether) to treat my baby's occasional fevers and sniffles. (Hmmm, I guess I'll have to get my own copy soon!)

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Good Book Outdated information

I bought this book because the title grabbed me, and I guess I didn't look into it enough first. But when I took it home to read, I started thinking some things in the book were strange. Like what kind of doctor would really try and talk you out of breast-feeding and into bottle feeding? I was inundated with literature, advice etc. on the benefits of breast-feeding when I had my baby five years ago in the hospital. And since when do even hospitals, not allow you to see your baby after its born. I think even very traditional places, now-a days let you see the baby after its born and let you keep it in your room if you want, with no problem.
Also, I really can't speak for how it is around the country, but I think something has changed with the attitude of doctor's around the country since the prevalance of HMO's. Now I don't see pediatricians pressing too many expensive tests or unneseccary visits. Perhaps this is because doctors are not getting paid in cashlike they were back in the seventies and eighties.
Don't get me wrong, this is a good book, and for anyone who has always completely relied on their pediatrician or physcian without question, this book is an invaluable first step into taking your families' health in hand. I guess I was looking for more specific up-to-date advice, and Dr. Mendelsohn just kind of lectures in an overview fashion.
His most valuable advice was about earaches and the over use of antibiotics. I really tend to think that doctors have cut back a little on the haphazard prescription of antibiotics but, its good for every parent to know its danger.
--Also ear-mark the pages on ingesting poisonous substances, and memorize them as it often difficult to think clearly in those emergency cases.
--Also very important (and I wish we had the latest data on this) p. 40 the dangers of pre-natal Ultra-Sounds.
All-in-all a good read, if it had been more expensive, I would have been really upset. I'm just interested in more up-to-date specific information.

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