Natural Physician's Healing Therapies

by Stengler, Mark; Balch, James F., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780735202504
• ISBN10: 0735202508
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press

Summary

Choosing natural remedies can be a difficult and confusing task. In this comprehensive resource, renowned naturopathic physician Mark Stengler provides readers with explanations of 100 of the hottest products on the supplement shelf. 2-color throughout.

Author Biography

Mark Stengler, ND, CHT, HHP is a naturopathic doctor, author, and lecturer

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
James F. Balch
Health Begins with You	ix
THE NATURAL HEALING THERAPIES
Acidophilus	1	(6)
Aconite	7	(4)
Acupressure	11	(7)
Aloe	18	(4)
Amino Acids	22	(3)
Antioxidants	25	(8)
Apis	33	(2)
Arnica	35	(3)
Arsenicum Album	38	(4)
Ashwagandha	42	(2)
Astragalus	44	(5)
Bach Flower Remedies	49	(3)
B-Complex Vitamins	52	(7)
Bee Pollen	59	(3)
Bilberry	62	(4)
Black Cohosh	66	(4)
Boswellia	70	(3)
Bromelain	73	(3)
Burdock	76	(3)
Butcher's Broom	79	(2)
Calcium	81	(5)
Cantharis	86	(3)
Carotenoids	89	(3)
Cayenne	92	(3)
Chamomile	95	(6)
Chromium	101	(3)
Coenzyme Q10	104	(6)
Cranberry	110	(3)
Dandelion	113	(4)
D-glucarate	117	(3)
Dhea	120	(5)
Echinacea	125	(8)
Enzymes	133	(8)
Evening Primrose Oil	141	(3)
Exercise	144	(5)
Fat Reduction	149	(12)
Ferrum Phosphoricum	161	(3)
Feverfew	164	(3)
Fiber	167	(8)
Fish Oil	175	(6)
Flaxseed	181	(8)
Food-Sensitivity Therapy	189	(7)
Garlic	196	(4)
Gelsemium	200	(3)
Gentian Root	203	(4)
Ginger Root	207	(4)
Ginkgo Biloba	211	(8)
Ginseng	219	(10)
Glandulars	229	(5)
Glucosamine Sulfate	234	(4)
Goldenseal	238	(5)
Green Tea	243	(5)
Guggul	248	(2)
Gymnema Sylvestre	250	(4)
Hawthorn	254	(4)
Horse Chestnut	258	(2)
Hydrotherapy	260	(7)
Ignatia	267	(4)
Ipecacuanha	271	(2)
Ipriflavone	273	(5)
Iron	278	(7)
Juicing	285	(4)
Kava	289	(5)
Lachesis	294	(4)
L-carnitine	298	(7)
Ledum	305	(2)
Licorice Root	307	(4)
Lomatium	311	(3)
Lycopodium	314	(2)
Lysine	316	(3)
Magnesium	319	(4)
Melatonin	323	(4)
Mental Imagery	327	(3)
Milk Thistle	330	(4)
MSM	334	(6)
Multivitamins	340	(5)
Nettle	345	(5)
Nux Vomica	350	(3)
Onion	353	(3)
Passionflower	356	(2)
Peppermint	358	(3)
Phosphatidylserine	361	(4)
Phytonutrients	365	(3)
Potassium	368	(3)
Prayer	371	(3)
Progesterone	374	(6)
Propolis	380	(5)
Pulsatilla	385	(5)
Quercitin	390	(3)
Rhus Toxicodendron	393	(3)
SAMe	396	(6)
Saw Palmetto	402	(5)
Schussler Cell Salts	407	(5)
Selenium	412	(3)
Sepia	415	(4)
Sitz Bath	419	(3)
Soy	422	(3)
Spirulina	425	(5)
St. John's Wort	430	(4)
Sulphur	434	(4)
Symphytum	438	(2)
Tea Tree Oil	440	(4)
Turmeric	444	(3)
Uva Ursi	447	(3)
Valerian	450	(3)
Vanadium	453	(2)
Vitamin A	455	(3)
Vitamin C	458	(7)
Vitamin D	465	(3)
Vitamin E	468	(5)
Vitex	473	(6)
Water	479	(5)
Zinc	484	(5)
References	489	(42)
Quick Cure Finder: An A-to-Z Guide to Health Conditions and Therapies	531	(12)
Index	543