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Ever year in the U.S., over two million children are given the drug Ritalin to combat Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Now, Dr. Mary Ann Block shows why Ritalin may be very dangerous to a child's health--and offers parents safer and more effective alternatives. Using thorough research and actual case histories from her clinic, Dr. Block provides powerful evidence that a drug-free approach works.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My eyes are now open., April 12 1999

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This review is from: No More Ritalin (Mass Market Paperback)

I had both of my sons on ritalin, but after I read this book I took my kids off the drug. Everyone should know there are alternatives to drug therapy. I am now activily trying to find allergens that can be causing my sons to display add symptoms. I have found that sugar in one of my sons causes his writing and thought pattern to worsen. It is a wonderful book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book I've read in a long time., Sep 23 1997

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My daughter has ADHD and I am totaly against prescribing drugs to anyone, but even more so to young children. Dr. Block's book is a masterpiece and an important tool for ALL parents, even if their child does not have ADHD. Reading it restored my faith that there are doctors out there who care about more than making money. Her extensive research and life's work should serve as an inspiration to us all. She explains everything in very simple terms, that everyone can understand, and then backs it up with an impresive bibliography. Her beleif that we need to desolve the roots of the problem and cure our children, is something that most doctors have seemed to have forgoten. They would rather use drugs to treat only the symptoms, and then prescribe more drugs to treat the side-effects from the first drug. It is about time that someone stands up for our health. I sincerely feel that every doctor should read this book and have copies of it in their waiting room.

James Hardie, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
James@bookfiles.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for it's side of the argument., Aug 24 2001

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This review is from: No More Ritalin (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this book and it helped me learn about osteopathy. At times i felt I was reading an info-mercial for osteopathy. The book also gave several other possibilites for having ADHD symptoms. It is very compelling though not super detailed. I would recommend this book to EVERY parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD. I would also highly recommend reading another book that would provide the other side of the argument

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too Used
I did received this book much quicker than I was told which was great. The thing I wish I would have been aware of was that this book was FULL of underlines from the previous... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Gina

5.0 out of 5 stars Ritalin is not the only answer to ADD
I was so happy to find a book that supported the idea that ADD might be managed by other methods than medication. Read more

Published on Oct 4 2002 by Jason Mark Alster M.Sc