Statistics show that up to 40 percent of children in the United States suffer from allergies and at least 10 percent suffer from asthma. That translates into almost five million American
children affected by both allergies and asthma. And as Dr. Allen J. Dozor, head of one of the largest pediatric pulmonary practices in the United States, has seen among his patients, some of the most upsetting effects of allergies and asthma are the psychological wounds inflicted on a child's self-image. There is the constant protectiveness from caregivers, confusing limits and rules, headaches, obesity,
shortness of breath, and sleep deprivation. In some cases these side effects, such as stress and obesity…
I don't usually buy books about health inssues, but we've been struggling with my daughter. She has allergies and asthma and I am so
afraid of the medicines and my doctors never seem to have enough…
