By Shonda Parker
Foreword by Dr. Mary Ann Block, author of No More Ritalin!
Information you need to safely and effectively care for your entire family, from rocking horse to rocking chair!
"It is three books in one! Mommy Diagnostics is a textbook of common ailments including definitions, course of the illness, and at-home treatment options. It is a How-To book on making, storing, and administering herbal preparations. It is a workbook for health building, maintenance, and recovery. Altogether Mommy Diagnostics is about equipping us to take responsibility for the health of those under our care."
—Naomi Chin, mother of nine, BS, BS, P.A.
The Basics:
- What can be safely treated at home?
- How do I treat with nutritional and botanical medicine?
- When do I seek professional help?
Evaluation and Decision Making:
- How to evaluate and form a plan for your family's health using the step-by-step process Shonda uses both personally and professionally to evaluate her own family and clients.
Harvesting Herbs and Making or Buying Herbal Remedies for the Home:
- When and how do I harvest herbs for medicinals?
- How can I make simple herbal remedies in my own kitchen?
- What should I purchase for my herbal medicine chest?
Mommy Diagnostics will guide you in learning to be a Mommy Diagnostician—which is the skill and the art of knowing our children, knowing our health care options, and knowing our limitations.
"Nobody knows more about family herbal health than Shonda Parker. Traditional medicine has given us shots, pills, and expensive treatments. Herbal health provides us with homegrown remedies that are easily available, inexpensive—and they work! Having Mommy Diagnostics in your home is like having your own personal physician, and the pharmacy, on call—24 hours a day!"
—Dr. Karen J. Hayter, Producer / Host of COPE
"Mommy Diagnostics . . . gives me the confidence I've lacked in this area of parenting by taking the mystery and confusion out of the use of herbs and other natural remedies. Much more than just a diagnostic reference volume, this book is an education! I highly recommend it."
—Rachel Green
About the Author:
Shonda Parker, Professional Family Herbalist and Certified Childbirth Educator, combines her previous medical assistant experience with years of practice in the Parker Home Health Unit, evaluating, diagnosing, and administering care to her seven children, while seeking outside care as necessary.
Softcover, 404 pages, revised and expanded