Health Alternative Medicine

Book Description Use proven alternative therapies to achieve the best patient outcomes Providing a comprehensive overview, this text includes practical, clinically relevant coverage of complementary and alternative medicine, with commentary by well-known experts, descriptions of recent medical advances, case studies, and the history and philosophy of each discipline, along with indications, contraindications, practical application, and [...]

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Nearly half the US populations turns to complementary, alternative and integrative practices to maintain or improve their health. Beverly Burns of UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine explores traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture, meridians and chi. Series: “UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public” [12/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13073] Related articles by Zemanta [...]

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Review One of my favorites. If you’re interested in taking a holistic approach to your health… this book is for you. — The Wall Street Journal The Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine is an illustrated, accessible guide to understanding what works and what doesn’t in the world of complementary and alternative medicine, and how [...]

ReviewThe Definitive Guide is known as the Bible of alternative medicine. You may very well want to use a dictionary stand for this hefty tome; it weighs in at more than 1,000 pages. Nearly 400 doctors (M.D.s, Ph.D.s, naturopaths, Doctors of Oriental Medicine, and osteopaths) contribute their cutting-edge knowledge, and the list of names is [...]