On eczema and allergies:
- Solveeczema.org
Naturally, my recommendation for reading about solving eczema is my web site.
- Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton
This classic pediatric text gave us the key part of the puzzle when we were problem solving. (Thank you again, Dr. Brazelton!) Good section on preventing allergies. - Green Up Your Cleanup by Jill Schoff
Written by a mom who used Solveeczema to solve her baby’s eczema. Cleaning recommendations should fit within Solveeczema guidelines. (Disclaimer: I posted feedback from Jill Schoff on the web site, and have read the first online pages of her book that describe its content, but I have not yet seen or used the book.)
Best early childhood development guide:
- University of Wisconsin Extension web site.
I found many great guides for the first year, such as What to Expect the First Year, but this site publishes what I believe is the best month-by-month development guide for the toddler and preschool years. (They are redesigning the site – if the link is broken, look at www.uwex.edu under family publications.)
For encouragement and wisdom when problem-solving a chronic undiagnosed medical problem:
- Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancers, Heart Disease, and Other Deadly Ailments by Paul W. Ewald
Biology professor Paul Ewald provides compelling evidence for the role of microbes in unsolved diseases often ascribed to genetic or psychological susceptibilities. - A Dose of Sanity: Mind, Medicine, and Misdiagnosis by Sydney Walker III, M.D.
Neurologist/psychiatrist Dr. Sydney Walker “explains why it’s not all in your head.” A helpful perspective on what disease is and isn’t. - Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag
Classic supportive text for patients who are blamed for their illnesses. Written at a time when cancers were routinely blamed on patients’ emotional susceptibilities.
Miscellaneous:
- How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Well-written, well-researched and interesting book about how human beings make decisions under stressful conditions. Though not intentionally, the book contains numerous leads for problem-solving heretofore unsolved medical problems.
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Just a great read.
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