Growing Healthy Children: A Framework for Understanding Health

Growing Healthy Children: A Framework for Understanding Health. Ellen Allen’s book refocuses the idea of health and growth “on what should be happening in development rather than on looking for symptoms of illness.” The author draws upon her holistic observations, as well as findings from scientific research, to lead the reader toward a broader understanding of many factors that contribute to the growth of a healthy child. Of particular interest is a discussion of how the experiences of some stress and illness should actually be considered essential milestones on the path to optimal health. This book presents child-care givers with numerous suggestions for simple interventions that will help children achieve happy, healthy lives. Ellen’s delightful prose rings with warmth and caring—like those of a trusted relative or friend, making the book easy to understand for the lay person. Optimal health is a universal goal. Ellen Allen’s book on children’s health presents a new paradigm for considering health and illness. Drawing on more than two decades of experience operating a holistic, naturopathic health clinic in Australia, she will describe the synergistic use of methods from the East and the West for the promotion of optimal health, especially in children. The book draws upon Ellen’s knowledge of energy work, nutritional therapy, herbal medicine, homeopathic and phenolic therapy, functional medicine, and food as medicine.