The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Well Being: For Mind, Body & Spirit - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806919779 ISBN 13: 9780806919775

Publisher: Sterling, 2000

Synopsis

Stay healthy and stay happy by taking control of your own well-being! Featuring both conventional and alternative therapies, hundreds of color illustrations, boxed entries, and extensive cross-referencing, this must-have reference is divided into nine easy-to-use sections that contain vital information on: * Whole Body Well-Being: Caring for the internal organs, skin, immune system, ears, eyes, muscles, joints, and other body parts. * Men's Health: Impotence, aging, hair loss, fatherhood, prostate problems, weight, testicular problems, and other male concerns. * Women's Health: Gynecological and breast problems; menopause, contraception and fertility; pregnancy and childbirth; and more. * Children's Well-Being: Common childhood ailments; behavioral problems, bedwetting, and hyperactivity. * Restoring Well-Being: Coping with and recovering from illnesses ranging from depression to cancer; and ways to combat potential dangers like high cholesterol. * Maintaining Well-Being: Facts on food safety, nutrition, supplements, and exercise. * Lifestyles: Stress management for home and office. * Mind, Body, and Spirit: Living life to the fullest, emotionally and physically, at any age. * Therapeutic Well Being: Numerous forms of healing, including acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbalism, chiropractic, osteopathy, and yoga. 256 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 10 7/8.

About this title

From Kirkus Reviews:

Well-founded guidelines for healthy living, complete with information on both alternative, or complementary, therapies and conventional therapies. Physician Jessel-Kenyon is a consultant and co-director of the Centre for the Study of Complementary Medicine in Southampton, England, and Shealey is president of the American Holistic Medical Association. Their guide benefits from research/practice results from other countries as well as the US. Complementary therapies such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, naturopathy, and vitamin supplements have been integrated for years into mainstream medical practice in Europe and Australia to a degree not seen in this country, and this work reflects the benefits of such practice. In nine sections, the text discusses the body as a whole (the various systems and how to keep them healthy); men's, women's, and children's health issues; some specific diseases and disorders; and advice on a healthy lifestyle. Throughout, it considers how the mind, body, and spirit work together and can be supported for maximum good health. For each topic, the book gives basic information (``Asthma can be due to intrinsic factors such as an allergy to certain foods . . . ``), explains ``the Conventional Approach'' (e.g., what medications are generally in use), and then describes therapeutic/support possibilities of various complementary therapies. A useful survey of some established complementary therapies, with a commendable emphasis on considering body, mind, and psyche together when seeking to restore health. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0806919779
• ISBN 13: 9780806919775
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Jessel-Kenyon Julian, Sheaely C. Norman