The Pdr Family Guide to Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies

by PHYSICIANS' DESK REFERENCE

• ISBN13: 9780609800713
• ISBN10: 060980071X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Summary

Disappointed with conventional medical treatment? Tired of the run-around from managed care? Take advantage of all your options--and reap the rewards of better health--with this unique consumer's guide to affordable, effective health care alternatives. From age-old secrets of harmony, balance, and well-being to the very latest nutritional discoveries, you'll find all the alternatives thoroughly discussed in this one, indispensable home handbook. Now you can take advantage of the best that the healing arts offer--without falling victim to rip-offs and fraud. You'll learn: Which widely available herbs, vitamins, and minerals act like potent prescription medications How certain natural remedies interact with conventional drugs Self-help techniques that stave off--and even reverse--chronic problems and disease Which claims are realistic--and which are false How to locate and choose a qualified practitioner The best ways to protect yourself from incompetents, charlatans, and quacks Here are all the latest findings on: Acupuncture and Acupressure Aromatherapy Ayurvedic Medicine Biofeedback Biological Therapies Chiropractic Adjustment Detoxification Energy Medicine Environmental Medicine Homeopathy Hypnosis Light Therapy Massage Meditation Mind/Body Medicine Naturopathic Medicine Orthomolecular Medicine Tai Chi and Qigong Yoga This impartial guide, from PDR, America's most trusted drug reference, sifts out the help from the hype, and points you to new and "rediscovered" treatments that really work.

Table of Contents

Contributors and Consultants
How to Use This Book
Herb Identification Guide
Alternate Routes to Better Health	p. 1
Finding a Better Alternative	p. 3
Sorting Out Your Options	p. 9
Choosing the Right Practitioner	p. 19
Necessary Precautions	p. 27
Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies	p. 33
Acupressure	p. 35
Acupuncture	p. 36
Alexander Technique	p. 39
Apitherapy	p. 41
Applied Kinesiology	p. 43
Aromatherapy	p. 44
Aston-Patterning	p. 48
Ayurvedic Medicine	p. 49
Biofeedback	p. 51
Biological Dentistry	p. 54
Cell Therapy	p. 57
Chelation	p. 60
Chiropractic	p. 63
Colonic Irrigation	p. 67
Craniosacral Therapy	p. 69
Detoxification Therapy	p. 72
Energy Medicine	p. 76
Environmental Medicine	p. 79
Enzyme Therapy	p. 82
Fasting	p. 84
Feldenkrais Method	p. 87
Flower Remedies	p. 88
Guided Imagery	p. 90
Hellerwork	p. 92
Homeopathy	p. 93
Hydrotherapy	p. 96
Hyperthermia	p. 100
Hypnotherapy	p. 102
Juice Therapy	p. 106
Light Therapy	p. 108
Macrobiotic Diet	p. 111
Magnetic Field Therapy	p. 114
Massage Therapy	p. 116
Meditation	p. 118
Myotherapy	p. 121
Naturopathic Medicine	p. 123
Neural Therapy	p. 126
Neurolinguistic Programming	p. 128
Orthomolecular Medicine	p. 129
Osteopathic Medicine	p. 133
Oxygen Therapy	p. 135
Qigong	p. 139
Reconstructive Therapy	p. 143
Reflexology	p. 145
Rolfing	p. 146
Sound Therapy	p. 148
Tai Chi	p. 151
Therapeutic Touch	p. 153
Trager Integration	p. 156
Vegetarianism	p. 157
Yoga	p. 160
Guide To Natural Medicines	p. 163
Guide to Nutritional Therapy	p. 355
Treatment Finder	p. 389
Alternative Therapies Indexed by Illness	p. 390
Natural Medicines Indexed by Illness	p. 392
Natural Medicines Indexed by Common Name	p. 395
Natural Medicines Indexed by Latin Name	p. 397
Nutritional Supplements Index	p. 399
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