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Use the power of nature to heal your body and enjoy a lifetime of good health In Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, naturopathic physician Tori Hudson shows you how to safely and effectively combine conventional and natural medicine to maintain health and address specific medical conditions. Her groundbreaking work offers sound information on complementary therapies [...]

From Kirkus Reviews A clear explanation of botanical herbal medicine as practiced in this country. While the authors make clear that these substances can offer real benefit, they make equallyand often inadvertentlyclear that self-diagnosis and treatment is not a reliable route to take. Naturopath Zampieron and Kamhi (a nurse with a doctorate in public health) [...]

There is a new trend taking place with yo-yo fitness becoming as common as yo-yo dieting. Far too many people who start exercise programs don’t stick with them. It is a shame that weight loss is often used as the measure to judge the success of an exercise program or a healthy nutrition plan. To [...]

From Publishers Weekly This encyclopedic compendium of “natural” medicinal strategies offers encouragement and much sound advice to cancer patients and those seeking to ward off the disease. The authors, doctors of naturopathy, advocate complementing, not replacing, standard therapies with alternative therapies to prevent cancer, slow its progress and cope with the side effects of chemotherapy [...]

ReviewEncyclopedia of Natural Medicine weighs three pounds and nine ounces, has 946 pages, and is as informative as it is hefty. The authors are naturopathic doctors–they focus on promoting health and treating disease with nontoxic, natural therapies. Naturopathic medicine follows these seven principles: Do no harm: use safe, effective, natural therapies. Nature has healing powers: [...]

Stretch marks are an unsightly blemish that can cause discomfort as well. They  appear as thin red or purple streaks on your skin that may also feel soft to the touch. They arise due to breakdown of  the dermis, the middle layer of skin which is responsible for maintaining the skin’s structure and tone. When [...]