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Simply the most comprehensive, hip and accessible natural healthcare guide for kids available.
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Simply the most comprehensive, hip and accessible natural healthcare guide for kids available. As all parents know, a child's health is precious, but often disrupted by all manner of bugs, allergies and scrapes. Help is now thankfully here at hand from top integrated health practitioner Dr John Briffa. He has done all the homework a parent doesn't have time to tackle and provides easy-to-follow, sensible advice that really works, right from day one. Including every ailment known to modern parents -- from asthma to allergies, bee stings to the dreaded nits -- this is the perfect addition to any family.
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I bought this book after getting out of the library. I've found it a really good reference book for all of us, helping us to think about the resolution of problems in a different way, rather than rushing to the fridge to get the calpol out, and also providing guidance on a preventative/optimal approach to health and well-being. But his recommended multivitamin powder is, according to the book, produced by a company called Biocare, When I investigated them a bit further guess who owns Biocare....Dr Briffa! I would have preferred a more honest approach in the book e.g. "I thought all of the vitamins in the market were poor so I designed my own" rather than shameless self-publication.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
It is such a relief to have this reference book, which has helped to dramatically improve our toddler's health. The information is dense, well researched and reliable.
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Dr Briffa makes recommendations that are not based on evidence.
To pick just one example: Dr Briffa points out that children who seem more prone to coughs, colds and congestion may have a sensitivity to dairy food. Briffa also claims that if this is the case, it can lead to an increase in mucus production. This seems to be based on the popular belief that dairy food is mucus-forming. However, it has been reported in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN) that: "milk consumption does not lead to mucus production or occurrence of asthma." The authors of the JACN paper also point out that: "Milk and milk products are the main source of calcium in the diet, and they contain eight additional essential nutrients. Needless avoidance of dairy products can lead to limited intakes of these essential nutrients." [Reference: Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 24, No. 90006, 547S-555S (2005)]
Briffa also recommends that parents could seek guidance from a nutritionist.
Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. This title is not protected and practitioners are not regulated. There is no requirement for nutritionists to hold recognised qualifications. Those properly-qualified in nutrition are called dietitians and these practitioners are regulated.
To pick just one example: Dr Briffa points out that children who seem more prone to coughs, colds and congestion may have a sensitivity to dairy food. Briffa also claims that if this is the case, it can lead to an increase in mucus production. This seems to be based on the popular belief that dairy food is mucus-forming. However, it has been reported in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN) that: "milk consumption does not lead to mucus production or occurrence of asthma." The authors of the JACN paper also point out that: "Milk and milk products are the main source of calcium in the diet, and they contain eight additional essential nutrients. Needless avoidance of dairy products can lead to limited intakes of these essential nutrients." [Reference: Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 24, No. 90006, 547S-555S (2005)]
Briffa also recommends that parents could seek guidance from a nutritionist.
Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. This title is not protected and practitioners are not regulated. There is no requirement for nutritionists to hold recognised qualifications. Those properly-qualified in nutrition are called dietitians and these practitioners are regulated.
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