How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor

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Summary: Dr. Mendelsohn dares to tell the truth
Review: This physician gives you the truths hidden by a medical profession more interested in profit than real health. Homebirthing is truthfully depicted as safer than hospital birth with its constant interventions into what should be a natural process, and the REAL RISKS of "preventive" medicine such as vaccinations. Those of us who were injured by "just in case" medical procedures and parents of child victims finally have the documentation from a real doctor to back up our convictions. Every new parent should read this book.

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Summary: Grandmother loves this book
Review: Three children, 4 GC later, this book is still timely. I give it for Baby gifts. Two GC reared by this book are never sick. The two reared by the pediatrian are always sick, always on some kind of medication. Unfortunately, the medical community in the USA has a whole lot to learn about keeping the body healthy.

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Summary: dangerous advice
Review: While I respect the right of every patient to chose their doctor and to participate fully in their care, I recognize that in order to do so they must be well-informed. This book fails to provide safe, unbiased information to parents. What it does provide is anectdotal and inflammatory personal opinions, as well as a clear agenda against medical professionals. I have to wonder if Dr. Mendelsohn truely believes what he professes, or if this is just another extremist approach to sell a book. I am sure that anyone who reads this book will form an opinion--either that all doctors are opportunistic child abusers or that all parents who want to dicuss integrative ways to treat their child are lunatics. I would hesitate to recommend this book to anyone, except as an example of how extremist attitudes can be used to hurt all of us.

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Summary: Give your kids Brandy and Whiskey....
Review: YEAH, THAT sounds like GREAT ADVICE. I am so sorry I bought this book. Into the trash it goooooeeeessss.