The Alternative Medicine Ratings Guide: An Expert Panel Ranks the Best Treatments for Over 80 Conditions - Softcover

Steven Bratman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761512780 ISBN 13: 9780761512783

Publisher: Prima Lifestyles, 1998

Synopsis

It's Like Having a Panel of Experts at Your Fingertips!
Imagine having a panel of experts right at your fingertips whenever you need them! In their many years of practice, these experts have tried almost everything that's out there. They know what works and what doesn't, what's solid and what's just wishful thinking. Their advice covers all the most reliable branches of alternative medicine, from herbs and supplements to acupuncture, bodywork, and movement therapies. They tell you what to do for back pain as well as high blood pressure, for tendinitis as well as colitis. And they also tell you how much it will cost.
For those new to alternative medicine, this book will shortcut years of experimentation. And those who have already tried alternative medicine will appreciate the realism, practicality, and wide experience behind this invaluable reference.
This comprehensive guide includes:
·Food Supplements
·Herbal Treatments
·Acupuncture
·Chinese Medicine
·Mind/Body Work
·Chiropractic and
·Massage Therapy

About this title

From the Back Cover:

It's Like Having a Panel of Experts at Your Fingertips!

About the Author:

Steven Bratman, M.D., is a physician whose practice integrates the best of conventional and alternative medicine. He believes that alternative medicine has both strengths and weaknesses, just like conventional medicine. This even-handed critique has made him a trusted party on both sides of the debate.
His books include The Alternative Medicine Sourcebook: A Realistic Evaluation of Alternative Healing Methods, The Alternative Medicine Ratings Guide: An Expert Panel Ranks the Best Alternative Treatments for Over 80 Conditions (Prima), the professional text Clinical Evaluation of Medicinal Herbs and Other Therapeutic Natural Products (Prima), Health Food Junkies, and the following titles in The Natural Pharmacist series: Your Complete Guide to Herbs; Your Complete Guide to Illnesses and Their Natural Remedies; Natural Health Bible, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition; and St. John's Wort and Depression. He is also co-author of The Natural Pharmacist: Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions Bible.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0761512780
• ISBN 13: 9780761512783
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 408