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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Author and journalist Melanie Warner takes readers on a vivid, fascinating journey through the world of alternative medicine. Crossing continents and sides of the debate, visiting prestigious research clinics and ordinary people's homes, she investigates the scientific underpinning for the purportedly magical results of these practices and reveals not only the medical power of beliefs and placebo effects, but also the range, limits, and uses of the...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body. Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can damage...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A thoughtful and compelling case for the power and potential of natural medicine to heal the human body, from bestselling author Dr. Andreas Michalsen We are living longer than ever before. Average life expectancy is higher today than at any other period in our history. But our prolonged lives have come at a price: a rise in chronic disease. More and more of us are developing chronic conditions like digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
Author
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated by statute and even have their own Royal College of Chiropractic. In the US, chiropractics country of origin, most chiropractors carry the title doctor and many consumers believe they are medically trained. Despite this high level of acceptance, chiropractic is wide open to criticism. The claims and assumptions...
Author
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book contains more than 400 remedies using everyday ingredients for 101 different ailments, with each ailment supported by four remedies, one from each category of essential oils, herbs, Ayurveda, and home remedies"--
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"That's not a weed-it's a healing meal! Learn how to use wild plants for food and medicine in this illustrated guide from two expert herbalists. Millions of people are interested in natural and holistic health, yet many are missing out on the key ingredient: Nature itself! Rekindle your connection with the earth as you craft your own herbal medicine with 75 delicious recipes and powerful healing remedies. Herbalists Rosalee de la Forêt and Emily...
Author
Publisher
GreenHealing Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Up-to-date information for healing nearly 200 common ailments using the most effective, fastest-acting and affordable natural remedies available today. For anyone interested in simple, natural, drug-free alternatives for themselves and their children.
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The Simple Guide to Natural Health provides the latest information on eco-friendly products and all-natural remedies such as apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, and various essential oils. Within this book, you'll find treatments you can make or take and simple techniques to apply anywhere, like targeting certain pressure points to relieve a headache. Using a series of homemade recipes and alternative treatments, you'll learn to care for common injuries...
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While great strides have been made in the fields of genetics, immunotherapy, and stem cell treatments, scientific research are also increasingly confirming the benefits of centuries-old alternative healing practices to boost wellness and longevity. Now Tate and the editors of Health Radar provide a manual with analysis of alternative and conventional approaches to hundreds of health condition.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Draws on centuries of traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, and biblical medicine to identify specific dietary choices, medicinal herbs, and mind-body practices for more than seventy common conditions, from hypothyroidism to autoimmune diseases. In Ancient Remedies, Dr. Axe explores the foundational concepts of ancient healing--eating right for your type and living in sync with your circadian clock. Readers will learn how traditional practitioners identified...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Why does a baby's cry instantaneously flood a mother's body with a myriad of stress hormones? How can a song on the radio stir up powerful emotions, from joy to anger, regret to desire? Why does sound itself evoke such primal and deeply felt emotions? A vibration that travels through air, water and solids, sound is produced by all matter, and is a fundamental part of every species' survival. But there is a hidden power within sound that has only...
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