Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. Are Mental Health Problems Really a Problem? 2. What Is Mental Health? Part 2: Fundamental Strategies 4. Exercise 5. Restful Sleep 6. Nutrition 7. Dietary Supplements: Overview 8. Dietary Supplements: Vitamins 9. Dietary Supplements: Minerals 10. Dietary Supplements: Essential Fatty Acids 11. Dietary Supplements: Amino Acids 12. Dietary Supplements: Hormones 13. Dietary Supplements: Probiotics 14. Environment: Positive Factors 15. Environment: Protecting Against Negative Aspects Managing Stress: Overview 16. Managing Stress: Emotional Practices 17. Managing Stress: Mental Practices 18. Managing Stress: Spiritual Practices Communication Skills and Community Building to Promote Mental Health: Overview 19. Communication Skills: Being a Friend to Yourself 20. Communicating With Others 21. Building Community, Support, and Fellowship Part 3: Beyond Fundamentals: Additional Help 22. Herbs 23. Homeopathy and Bach Flower Remedies 24. Massage 25. Acupuncture 26. Chiropractic and Osteopathy 27. Magnets and Electrical Stimulation Part 4: Putting It All Together 28. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Improving Focus and Attention 29. Anxiety: Improving a Sense of Security, Serenity, Calm, Confidence, and Courage 30. Defeating Depression: Building Hope 31. Advocacy to Promote Mental Health Resources Index

About the Author

Kathi J. Kemper: Kathi J. Kemper is recognized internationally as the leading authority on holistic, integrative, and complementary therapies for children. Her expertise is frequently sought out by media outlets such as USA Today, Parenting magazine, and ABC News. She is the Caryl J. Guth chair for holistic and intergrative medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and 2008 recipient fo the inaugural Leadership Award from the Integrative Pediatrics Council. Dr Kemper lives in Winston-Salem, NC.

Reviews

"Dr. Kemper is the new Dr. Spock of modern health care! Here is the best guide for keeping your children (and our future) both healthy and happy!" --Wayne B. Jonas, MD, president and chief executive officer, Samueli Institute; director of alternative medicine, National Institutes of Health; and author, Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

"One of the best guides to optimal psychological functioning to emerge in recent years. Dr. Kathi Kemper realizes the interconnections between mind, body, and spirit, and she offers down-to-earth, practical guidelines in harmonizing them." --Larry Dossey, MD, author, Healing Words, Reinventing Medicine , and The Power of Premonitions ; executive editor, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

"Insightful, sensitive, and evidence-based. Dr. Kemper takes us on a truly healing journey." --Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, medical director, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, and author, The Heart Speaks

"The truly natural approach Dr. Kemper provides is the first step to safe, effective management for virtually all the mental, emotional, and ultimately physical problems that are best treated her 'old-fashioned' but newly proven way." --C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, professor of energy medicine, professor emeritus, Holos University Graduate Seminary, and founding president, American Holistic Medical Association