Alternative MedicineZondervan, 2006 - 510 pages The most complete resource of its kind on alternative medicine * Herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and alternative therapies Their specific uses Which ones really work (and which ones don't) What to watch out for * Christian versus non-Christian approaches to holistic health * Clinically proven treatments versus unproven or quack treatments * Truths and fallacies about supernatural healing * Ancient medical lore: the historical, cultural, and scientific facts * And much, much more Alternative Medicine is the first comprehensive guidebook to nontraditional medicine written from a distinctively Christian perspective. Keeping pace with the latest developments and research in alternative medicine, this thoroughly revised edition combines the most current information with an easy-to-use format. University lecturer and researcher Donal O'Mathuna, PhD, and national medical authority Walt Larimore, MD, provide detailed and balanced answers to your most pressing questions about alternative medicine---and to other questions you wouldn't have thought to ask. Also includes Two alphabetical reference sections: Alternative therapies Herbal remedies, vitamins, and dietary supplements A description of each therapy and remedy, an analysis of claims, results of actual studies, cautions, recommendations, and further resources Handy cross-references linking health problems with various alternative therapies and herbal remedies reviewed in the book |
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
Pursuing Alternative Medicine | 19 |
EvidenceBased Health and Healing | 35 |
Alternative Medicine and Children | 77 |
Fraud Quackery or Wisdom? | 87 |
How to Use the Rest of This Book | 117 |
Reviews of Therapies | 125 |
Reviews of Remedies | 277 |
Cascara | 305 |
Chromium | 314 |
Comfrey | 320 |
DHEA | 328 |
Ephedra | 338 |
Glucosamine | 362 |
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Bach Flower Remedies | 293 |
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