The worldwide epidemic of allergies and related diseases continue to explode, taking a particular toll on children. This eBook contains 89 original posts from Asthma Allergies Children, the web's liveliest source of information about allergies and asthma, which was launched in tandem with publication of "Asthma Allergies Children: a parent's guide" because "medicine moves faster than print." These short essays are written mostly by doctors, with a few mothers included for their insights in...

Food Allergies: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and the Search for a Cure Take a look behind the scenes at a physician and researcher who bridges two great traditions in her search to win the fight against disease. Born and educated in China, Dr. Xiu-Min Li trained in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Author Henry Ehrlich calls her a “Rosetta Stone” for her ability to think simultaneously in both systems and to recognize the potential of Chinese herbal ...

Asthma and allergies are at epidemic proportions. It doesn't have to be that way. Two experienced pediatric allergists tell everything a conscientious parent needs to know about these conditions, the best in approved treatments, behavioral changes that can help control them, what families can do to reduce the toll that even severe asthma and allergies take on their lives, the myths and realities of alternative treatments and food allergies, skin allergies, advice for support groups, lists,...

'It was August 1, a time when New York children are generally wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts. My first patient was 18 months old and dressed more appropriately for late fall. When we took off his clothes I saw why. He was covered head-to-toe with oozing, staph-infected lesions, which he promptly began to scratch. That explained the overdressing — it was the only deterrent to scratching ... I had expected quick resolution using oral medication–teas — based on my experience in China...

This book represents a new and hopeful paradigm for treatment of diseases that are spreading globally as countries adopt Western lifestyles and standards of living. It describes the phenomenal science and clinical efficacy of the work of Dr Xiu-Min Li across a broad array of immune and inflammatory diseases. These include food allergies, asthma, eczema, 'new' diseases such as mast cell disorders, obesity, and mental health problems that are part of a worldwide 'epidemic of progress'.The mo...