Alternative Medicine: The Christian HandbookZondervan, 2001 - 503 pages The Definitive Resource on Alternative Medicine for Christians Herbal remedies, 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 In today's health-conscious culture, options for the care and healing of the body are proliferating like never before. But which ones can you trust? Some are effective, some are useless, some are harmful. Some involve forms of spirituality that the Bible expressly forbids. Others that are truly helpful have been avoided by some Christians who draw inaccurate conclusions about them. Alternative Medicine is the first comprehensive guidebook to non-traditional medicine written from a distinctively Christian perspective. Here at last is the detailed and balanced coverage of alternative medicine that you've been looking for. Professor and researcher Donal O'Mathuna, Ph.D., and national medical authority Walt Larimore, M.D., draw on their extensive knowledge of the Bible and their medical and pharmaceutical expertise to answer the questions about alternative medicine that you most want answered---and others you wouldn't have thought to ask. This massively informative resource includes: Two alphabetical reference sections: - Alternative therapies - Herbal remedies Entries include an analysis of claims, results of actual studies, cautions, recommendations, and further resources. A handy cross-reference that links specific health problems with various alternative therapies and herbal remedies reviewed in this book. Five categories of alternative medicine defined and then applied to every therapy and remedy evaluated in this book. |
Contents
AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE AND CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE | 15 |
Alternative Medicine The Issues | 17 |
A Look Back at Conventional Medicine | 28 |
GOD HEALTH HEALING AND THE CHRISTIAN | 37 |
The Christian Principles of Health | 39 |
The Christian Explanations for Illness and Suffering | 47 |
How to Pursue Good Healththe Basic Principles | 56 |
EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE | 67 |
The Gurus Fraud Quackery or Wisdom? | 88 |
Taking a Closer Look at Christian Therapies | 106 |
How Science Tests Therapies and Remedies | 113 |
POPULAR ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES HERBAL REMEDIES VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS | 133 |
How to Use the Rest of This Book | 135 |
Popular Alternative Therapies | 143 |
Herbal Remedies Vitamins and Dietary Supplements | 288 |
Effectiveness of Therapies Listed by Disease or Symptom | 466 |
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