The Holistic Rx for Kids

As physical and mental health conditions and destructive behaviors skyrocket, Dr. Saeed uncovers how our children’s brains, bodies, and behaviors are being hijacked and presents evidence-based actionable steps parents can take to help their children make better decisions, build resilience, and heal and prevent acute/chronic conditions at any age.

Holistic, functional, integrative medicine meets the parenting world!

Board-certified holistic family physician and author of The Holistic Rx Madiha M. Saeed, MD shifts the focus from adults to children in her timely new book. The Holistic Rx for Kids offers holistic parenting guidelines for raising the whole child—healthy brain, body and soul—in a changing world.

As chronic physical and mental health conditions and destructive behaviors are on the rise, we need to shift the way we parent our children to address these concerns. Based on the latest science, Dr. Saeed uncovers how our children’s brains, bodies, and behaviors are being hijacked and presents real-life, actionable steps parents can take to help their children make better decisions, build resilience, and heal and prevent acute and chronic conditions at any age.

The Holistic Rx for Kids gives readers, parents, and their children everything they need to know without overwhelming them. As a physician mom of four young boys, Dr. Saeed offers evidence-based, easy, time- and cost-effective recommendations. Accompanied by the author’s clinical and personal experience, this book also features easy action plans based on age, weaning guides, shopping lists, and kids’ brain- and body-friendly recipes for any busy parent’s lifestyle.

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction – Medical Doctor to HolisticMom, MD

Part 1: Parenting Today’s Child

Chapter 1: Today’s Dilemma: Our Changing World Threatening Our Future?

Chapter 2: The Science of Holistic Parenting

Part 2: Real Life Parenting Solutions for the Whole Mindful Resilient Child

Chapter 3: Digestive Health and Detoxification

Chapter 4: Foundations of Holistic Parenting: The Four S’s

Part 3: The HolisticMom, MD Rx: Holistic, Functional and Integrative Modalities Approach to Sickness

Chapter 5: Helping Your Child’s Body with Sickness

Chapter 6: Testing and Integrative Modalities for Healing

Conclusion – Love, Educate, Empower, Hope

Appendix

Bibliography

Notes

Index

About the Author