New Medicine: Integrating Complementary, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine for the Safest and Most Effective TreatmentNew Medicine offers in-depth advice on using integrated medicine to treat everything from headaches and acne to cancer and heart disease. |
Contents
Wellbeing and Health 12 | 12 |
Conventional Medicine 24 | 24 |
Nutritional Therapy 32 | 32 |
Bodywork Therapies 48 | 48 |
Western Herbal Medicine 64 | 64 |
Homeopathy 70 | 70 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine 78 | 78 |
Acupuncture 82 | 82 |
Psychological Therapy 104 | 104 |
General Advice Precautions 110 | 110 |
Glossary of Terms 480 | 480 |
Finding a Practitioner 485 | 485 |
Useful Websites and Addresses 486 | 486 |
Primary Treatment References 492 | 494 |
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Acknowledgments 512 | 512 |
Other editions - View all
New Medicine: Complete Family Health Guide : Integrating Complementary ... David Peters,Kenneth R. Pelletier No preview available - 2007 |
New Medicine: Integrating Complementary, Alternative, and Conventional ... David Peters,Kenneth R. Pelletier No preview available - 2009 |
New Medicine: Integrating Complementary, Alternative, and Conventional ... David Peters No preview available - 2007 |
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