alternative medicine

"[Examines the] science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body ... Acknowledges its limitations, and explains how we can make use of the findings in our own lives"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about diverse medical systems and therapies used together with or in place of conventional medicine"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people.

It's easy to take a pill when we aren't feeling well. But did you know that the art of making medicines goes back thousands of years? Early remedies weren't always so easy or effective. Some seemed downright disgusting. Wine infused with a venomous snake was used to cure fatigue and hair loss. Snail slime soothed burns, and a mixture of ear wax and mud treated headaches. Discover more about how medicine was practiced centuries ago and how, eventually, scientists discovered some truly amazing remedies, from the magic bullet that treated syphilis to the insulin used for diabetes.

Physician and author Dr. Andrew Weil outlines the issue of overmedication, and advocates for an integrative-medicine approach to treat common ailments, such as high blood pressure and allergies.

Explores scientific evidence that mind really can affect body, citing studies done by scientists and not just New Age and spiritual healers showing the mind's ability to physically change the human body, such as in the story of Iraq War veterans using a kind of virtual arctic mind world to heal burn wounds.

A guide to the alternative medical practices of China, explaining the basic principles and forms of Chinese medicine, and discussing topics such as acupuncture, Ch'i Kung, herbal medicine, moxibustion, acupressure, and the Five Element Theory.

Explores alternative healing therapies such as touch and movement, medicinal, mind and emotion, and diagnostic therapies, rated according to efficacy, compaitibility with conventional medicine, and medical credibility, and includes an index of treatment options for 200 mental, physical, and emotional health problems.

Based on research that indicates that nearly ninety percent of all cancers can be attributed to environmental factors, Dr. Joel Berman presents a collection of alternative, preventive approaches to combating cancer. Discusses the history of cancer and provides an overview of diagnostic methods, medical treatments, and alternative and complimentary treatments. Includes a glossary and resources for further information.