alternative medicine

Examines a range of alternative therapies, discussing the benefits and limitations of acupuncture, homeopathy, yoga, acupressure, and other practices. Includes a listing of illnesses and common alternative treatments.

An alphabetical guide to nearly seven hundred healing substances, including over-the-counter and prescription drugs, nutritional supplements, vitamins and minerals, herbal remedies, and oils used in aromatherapy.

Explores modern technology, the branches of alternative medicine, and the state of research in incurable illnesses.

Lists treatments for more than one hundred common ailments, including traditional medicine and alternative methods including herbal medicines, relaxation therapies, home remedies, Chinese medicine, over-the-counter drugs, and other approaches.

Presents a series of essays that deal with alternative medicine from a variety of viewpoints, debating such topics as whether these therapies are effective, whether they can cure diseases, and what role they should play in the American health care system.

This book tells the history and healing potential of herbal remedies from centuries past, including tonics, teas, plasters, poultices, medicinal foods, and much more.

New York City medical examiner Jack Stapleton considers entering alternative medicine and makes contact with two former college classmates, including an archaeologist who is digging beneath Saint Peter's and a bishop who would suppress the archaeologist's findings.

This book gives natural solutions for back pain, aging, arthritis, depression, headache, stress, diabetes, fatigue, memory loss, weight, infections, and high cholesterol.