Empowering Parents Through the Gift of Knowledge" On June 7, 2004, Kathy Arnos and Capitol Drugs will donate copies of Arnos new book, The Complete Teething Guide – From Birth to Adolescence, to 68 branches of the Los Angeles library

Kathy Arnos and Capitol Drugs team up to help educate parents about natural solutions for health and emotional problems affecting children by donating a new informational book to the Los Angeles public libraries. Arnos new book carries endorsements from pediatricians, dentists and celebrities like Kim Basinger, Erin Gray and comedian Sandra Sing-Loh.

Sherman Oaks, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2004 -- Local author and business owner team up to help educate parents about natural solutions for health and emotional problems affecting children. On June 7, 2004, Kathy Arnos and Capitol Drugs pharmacy will donate copies of Arnos new book The Complete Teething Guide – From Birth to Adolescence to 68 branches of the Los Angeles library through the librarys Sherman Oaks location, 14245 Moorpark St., at 11:30a.m. Their mission, Empowering parents through the gift of knowledge."

The Complete Teething Guide – From Birth to Adolescence (Spirit Dance Publishing) is more than a book about teething, it offers information on nutrition during pregnancy, while breastfeeding and for the newborn through adolescence; how breastfeeding and bottle-feeding affect tooth and jaw development; fluoride safety; hazards, cautions and emergency situations; hygiene; alternative orthodontic appliances; and natural treatment options for teething-related symptoms such as fevers, nightmares/terrors, ADD/ADHD, sleeplessness, digestive upset, diaper rash, headaches, earaches, anxiety, croup and sinus. Arnos new book carries endorsements from pediatricians, dentists and celebrities like Kim Basinger, Erin Gray and comedian Sandra Sing-Loh.

Arnos is an internationally recognized author, teacher and healing consultant specializing in childrens issues. She began her professional writing career in 1988 as publisher and editor of Mother to Mother: Another View, a newsletter focusing on alternative health and environmental issues for the entire family. She started the newsletter as a response to her daughter Danielles chronic illness after childhood vaccines, and her journey back to good health through natural healing methods.

In an effort to learn more about natural health, in 1987 Arnos went to work for Loyd Tittle, founder of Capitol Drugs pharmacy, a unique business that brought traditional and alternative therapies together under one roof. Tittle offered Arnos an opportunity to do research for her newsletter while working in his store, and became one of her first advertisers and co-supporter in educating parents.

Nineteen years later, Capitol Drugs continues to be a leader in the natural health industry providing the community with a combination of full-service pharmacy, homeopathic medicine, herbs, nutrition, and sports nutrition. Their trained staff of professionals includes, Doctors of Pharmacy and Homeopathy, nutritionists and herbalists who are available to educate customers with up to date health information, as well as possible interactions between drugs, herbs and nutrients.

Together, Arnos and Capitol Drugs believe that an educated patient is an empowered patient, and support this commitment both individually and as a team. Arnos educates parents though her books, Mother to Mother: Another View (a free online newsletter), lectures and parenting classes. Capitol Drugs offers free community lectures on a wide variety of issues at both of their locations, Sherman Oaks and West Hollywood. They also publish Creative Health International, a quarterly newsletter, to help inform their patients and customers about current health challenges, preventive methods and offer natural solutions.

The Los Angeles Times dubbed Arnos, "Medicine Mom" and L.A. Weekly called her the "Good Mother." She has appeared on local and national television and radio shows, including a special report on holistic medicine with Laura Diaz in the early 1990s, which aired on the Channel 7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles.

Arnos has been lecturing and helping parents for more than 16 years and states, "My daughter has definitely been my teacher, opening my eyes to another view. As parents, it is our job and responsibility to keep our children safe and healthy, which means doing research in order to make informed choices. My goal is not to convert other parents into believing my truth, but to give them the tools and knowledge they need to help them make educated decisions about what is right for their child – their truth. I hope my new book, The Complete Teething Guide offers parents this guidance."

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