ADHD Alternatives: A Natural Approach to Treating Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide)

Aviva Jill Romm, Tracy Romm

ISBN 10: 1580172482 / ISBN 13: 9781580172486

Published by Storey Books 2000-07-01, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ADHD Alternatives: A Natural Approach to Treating Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Storey Medicinal Herb Guide)
• Publisher: Storey Books 2000-07-01
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580172482
• ISBN 13: 9781580172486
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed, and misdiagnosed, disorders in children. This guide focuses on the root causes of ADHD and offers a natural and holistic approach to combat the disorder, encouraging families to find solutions that don’t rely on psychostimulant drugs like Ritalin. Discover the many benefits of treating ADHD with a mixture of nutritional supplements, herbal medicines, and parenting techniques that foster self-esteem, creativity, self-discipline, and confidence.

About the Author

Aviva Romm is a certified professional midwife and president of the American Herbalists Guild. She has been an herbal medicine consultant to Reader's Digest Books and Baby Talk, Self, and New Woman magazines. She is co-author of ADHD Alternatives (Storey Books) and Naturally Healthy Babies and Children as well as The Natural Pregnancy Book. Aviva lives with her husband and her four children in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.


Tracy Romm, Ed.D., co-authored ADHD Alternatives with Aviva Jill Romm. Tracy is director of a high school for gifted students, where there is a large population of students diagnosed as ADHD.


Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc, is the author of Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide. He is an internationally renowned mycologist, herbal clinician, licensed acupuncturist, botanist, and research scientist with over 40 years of experience in herbal medicine. The author of more than 20 books, he lectures on herbal medicine worldwide. Hobbs has taught at universities and medical schools such as Stanford Medical School, Yale Medical School, Bastyr University, UC Berkeley, and the National School of Naturopathic Medicine. He lives in the Sierra foothills of California.