Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Vitamin B12 Deficiency

by Sally M Pacholok, Jeffrey J Stuart

Overview

An urgent warning to parents about the crippling dangers of B12 deficiency...

Your child is unsocial, moody, and not hitting standard development milestones. Is it autism? A developmental disability? Or could it be as simple as B12 deficiency? Millions of children and adolescents are at risk of developing serious neurological disorders caused by B12 deficiency, yet B12 deficiency often goes misdiagnosed as autism, depression, and mental illness. B12 deficiency is treatable—but if you don’t catch B12 deficiency in time, it can cause permanent nerve damage and disability.

Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition is the only book for parents that offers a complete guide to detecting and preventing pediatric disorders caused by B12 deficiency. Written by Sally Pacholok and Dr. Jeffrey Stuart, authors of the acclaimed Could It Be B12?, this book offers parents critical information about protecting children from B12 deficiency from early fetal development through adolescence.

Written in a highly accessible style that makes complex medical information clear to general readers, Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition presents strategies for healthy nutrition for mothers during pregnancy and breastfeeding, early intervention for infants and young children, and detecting subtle to severe symptoms of B12 deficiency in older children and teenagers. Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition will help readers learns the warning signs of childhood B12 deficiency, prevent serious injury with timely intervention, and work with health care professionals to get effective treatment for their children.

Thoroughly researched, clearly written, and backed with hard scientific data, medical journal citations, and numerous case studies, Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition is a must-read for all parents and expectant parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610352871
Publisher:	Linden Publishing
Publication date:	12/01/2016
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sally Pacholok, R.N., B.S.N, has fought tirelessly to raise public awareness of the dangers of undiagnosed B12 deficiency for over ten years. Her first book, “Could It Be B12?,” has been acclaimed by physicians as “the definitive book on B12 deficiency, diagnosis, and treatment.” She was the subject of the 2015 film “Sally Pacholok,” starring Annet Mahendru as Pacholok, which dramatized the true story of her struggle to improve care for B12 deficiency patients. An emergency room nurse with nearly 30 years of experience, Pacholok received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Wayne State Universityin Detroit, Mich. She was also an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (A-EMT), and worked as a paramedic prior to and during nursing school. She has worked in health care for a total of 35 years, and has cared for thousands of patients. In addition, she is an Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider, and has assisted instructors at a local community college in training paramedics in ACLS. She is a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Provider, an Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) Provider and a member of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

Jeffrey J. Stuart, D.O., is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who has practiced for over 20 years. Stuart is also certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Pediatric Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation. Stuart received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. His training includes field amputation and hazardous materials decontamination, and he has also participated in training sessions with the Detroit Metropolitan Airport SWAT team. Dr. Stuart participated in visual brain research at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1987, and was involved in cholesterol metabolism research at the Rockefeller UniversityHospital in New York City in 1985. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, the Macomb County Osteopathic Medical Association and the Michigan Osteopathic Association.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
1) B12 Deficiency: The Silent Crippler Stalking Women and Their Children
2) What B12 Is, What It Does, and Why Being Deficient is Dangerous
3) Three More Actors in the B12 Play
4) The Risks and Dangers of Low B12When You're Pregnant or Nursing
5) Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants and young children
6) Low B12 in older children and adolescents: Symptoms from subtle to severe.
7) Inborn errors of B12 metabolism: When gene defects can turn deadly
8) Lost Children: The Autism-B12 Connection
9) Breakdown: B12 Deficiency and Mental Illness 10) No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide and B12 Deficiency
11) Taking Charge: Prevention, Testing, and Treatment
12) Dollars and Sense: The Cost Effectiveness of Screening and Treating Patients for B12 Deficiency
13) A Call for a United Effort

Interviews

Audience information:

Parents: The primary audience for “Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition” is parents of children from infancy to age 18. Parents, especially parents of young children, area large and steady market for books on health and parenting. Parents today are exceptionally cautious and vigilant about the health of their children, and will be highly interested in information about detecting and preventing illness.

Expectant parents: Another important audience for “Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition” is persons and couples who are about to have children. Much of the information in the book relates to nutrition for healthy pregnancy, prenatal care, breastfeeding, and infant care, and is highly relevant to expectant parents.

Family members and friends of parents: “Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition”is an excellent gift book for for friends and family to give expectant parents or parents of children with developmental or neurological problems.

Medical professionals: A secondary market for “Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition” is pediatricians, nurses, and other medical professionals who work with children and parents. Although “Could It Be B12? Pediatric Edition” is primarily intended for general audiences, medical professionals will find the book useful as a compact summary of childhood illnesses associated with B12 deficiency, or as a book ro recommend to patients and parents.

Editorial Reviews

"I can say in all honesty that this book saved my life. After four and a half years of expensive heart tests and taking doctor-prescribed cardio drugs, I was getting progressively weaker and weaker. My life had become unbearable ... until I came across this most excellent and wonderful book. Please read this book. It made all the difference in my life." —Elizabeth Downs, on Could It Be B12?

"This is the definitive book on B12 deficiency, diagnosis and treatment for the lay reader and for the interested physician." —Jeffrey Dach, M.D., on Could It Be B12?

"The most important book I have read in decades ... clearly, concisely and convincingly calls our attention to a condition that exists in epidemic numbers. This book is a must read for all doctors." —Dr. Bill Koch, The American Chiropractor magazine on Could It Be B12?

"This book is a treasure that opens your eyes, educates you and provides you with concrete steps on how to address your health challenges related to B12 deficiency. If it weren't for this book and all its valuable information my dad would still be ill suffering from severe clinical depression. This book should be a classic in everyone's library and I hope there will be enough media coverage and exposure to do just that. I hope anyone reading this review or the reviews of others decides to read the book, get educated and take action to help improve their health or the health of their loved ones." —Amal B., on Could It Be B12?

"I found myself underlining and highlighting major portions of this book ... Although this book is very technical, it is not just for health care professionals. It is written in such a manner that us regular folks can also pick up much information that will help us understand the symptoms we are experiencing as well. I strongly suggest Could It Be B12? to anyone who is struggling with their health." —Edie Dykeman, ElderCareCafe.net, on Could It Be B12?

From the Publisher

11/01/2016
Husband-and-wife team and medical professionals Pacholok and Stuart's dense book on the health risks and implications of vitamin B12 deficiency cites neurological disorders, mental illness, and even autism as outcomes. Typically found in meat, fish, and dairy products, B12 ("cobalamin") is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a key role in brain and nervous system functioning, in addition to the formation of red blood cells. Beginning with an overview of the vitamin, the authors move into risks and dangers of deficiencies and how those symptoms may appear or play out in pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, toddlers, preteens, and adolescents. While the authors have clearly scoured the literature in depth, the content is so scientific that only medical professionals will be able to put the material into context (e.g., "People with vascular disease should always have their Hcy, MMA, serum B12, and folate levels measured"). The title and pediatric edition statement also make the intended audience unclear, and some of the findings will likely be questioned in the greater scientific literature. VERDICT Recommended only for academic libraries with extensive nutrition collections.

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