The Best Alternative Medicine
By (Author) Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier
Introduction by William L. Simon
Simon & Schuster
Touchstone
6th May 2002
United States
General
Non Fiction
Traditional medicine and herbal remedies
615.5
Paperback
448
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 33mm
469g
The Best Alternative Medicine is the only book available today that both evaluates the major areas of alternative medicine and addresses how they can be used to treat specific conditions. Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier explains such popular therapies as mind/body medicine, herbal and homeopathic remedies, spiritual healing, and traditional Chinese systems, discussing their effectiveness, the ailments each is most appropriate for, and how they can help prevent illness. In the second part of the book, which is organized alphabetically, he draws on the latest National Institute of Health (NIH)-sponsored research to present clear recommendations for the prevention and treatment of health concerns ranging from acne to menopause to ulcers.
Combining valuable guidance about alternative treatments with definitive health advice, The Best Alternative Medicine will be the standard reference for the increasing number of people integrating alternative medicine into their personal and organizational heath-care programs.
"THE BEST ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE...separates myth from reality. A comprehensive, research-based guide to alternative treatments." Verna Noel Jones, Chicago Tribune
Dr Kenneth R. Pelletier, M.D., served as a clinical professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and director of the NIH-funded Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program at Stanford. He is the author of the classic, bestselling MID AS HEALER, MIND AS SLAYER and lives in Alamo, California.