Screen LibraryHealthy food, healthy gut, happy child : the real dirt on raising healthy kids in a processed world /
From allergies and ADHD to mental illnesses and obesity, new studies show the alarming rise of chronic diseases in children. A traditionally trained paediatric neurologist and a parent herself, Dr Maya Shetreat-Klein encountered the limits of conventional medicine when her son suffered a severe epis...
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Bluebird, an imprint of Pan Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2016 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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From allergies and ADHD to mental illnesses and obesity, new studies show the alarming rise of chronic diseases in children. A traditionally trained paediatric neurologist and a parent herself, Dr Maya Shetreat-Klein encountered the limits of conventional medicine when her son suffered a severe episode of asthma on his first birthday and began a backward slide in his development. Treatments failed to reverse his condition, so Dr Shetreat-Klein embarked on a scientific investigation, discovering that food was at the root of her son's illness, affecting his digestive system, immune system and |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 374 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781509816101 1509816100 |
| CLC: | R153.2 |
| Call Number: | R153.2/S554 |
| Contents: | Part I. Welcome to Healthy food, healthy gut, happy child. Where true health begins ; Learning to listen to the body: what symptoms tell you ; Healthy body, healthy brain ; Time to clean up -- Part II. Step one: heal. Food allergens and sensitivities: how "healthy" foods can hurt ; Artificial food: flavorings, dyes, preservatives, and other toxic additives ; Sickly sweet food: sugars and sweeteners -- Part III. Step two: nourish. Soil power: organic fruits, vegetables, and plants ; Unlocking seeds: nutritional powerhouses ; Meet your meat ; Milk: pasture-ization over pasteurization ; Knowing |