The American Holistic Health Association Complete Guide to Alternative Medicine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446672580 ISBN 13: 9780446672580

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1997

Dissatisfied with modern drug therapies, many people are turning to alternatives. They may use them in conjunction with orthodox medicine or as a complete alternative. This guide offers an unbiased overview of the most widely used therapies.

About the Author:

William Collinge, M.P.H., Ph.D., is clinical supervisor at the Cancer Support and Education Center in Menlo Park, California.

From Publishers Weekly:

A balanced view and comprehensive scope distinguish this guide to eight leading alternative health care approaches: traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda (Hindu healing), homeopathy, naturopathy, mind/body medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic and massage therapy, or body work. For each, Collinge, the clinical supervisor of a California cancer support center that utilizes mind/body therapy, adeptly explains the underlying principles, describes the techniques employed and highlights the available scientific studies. He also poses and answers a series of questions on each method's strengths and weaknesses, its cost, how it relates to other forms of medicine, what to expect from the practitioner-patient relationship and how to go about choosing a practitioner, e.g., what training and credentials to look for. Concise case studies of patients who have had success with the methods are interspersed throughout. While demonstrating a distinctly positive attitude toward each of these alternative approaches, Collinge does not denigrate the practice of Western medicine, a stance that lends even more authority to this solidly informative compendium, which includes an extensive bibliography. Author tour.
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