Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child
Revised, updated, and expanded to reflect the latest thinking and information on children’s health issues, Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child enables parents to combine the best of conventional and alternative approaches. Part One explains the full spectrum of techniques that can be employed to effectively treat childhood health problems, providing an overview of the history, fundamentals, and uses of conventional medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, acupressure, diet, and nutritional supplementation. Part Two contains a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the various health problems of childhood, from acne to chickenpox to thumb-sucking. Finally, Part Three offers guidance on using the therapies and procedures suggested in Part Two, from locating acupressure points to preparing herbal remedies. Written...
more infoComplete Guide to Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements
Dr. Griffith has developed an at-a-glance chart format that provides easy, quick information to every reader. Price: $13.99 (as of Oct 29th, 2023 04:15...
more infoThe Whole Heart Solution: Halt Heart Disease Now with the Best
Cardiovascular disease (CV) is the number one killer in the Western world. But it doesn’t need to be. The truth is that more than 75 percent of cases of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disease events are preventable. In The Whole Heart Solution, America’s Holistic Heart Doc Joel K. Kahn, MD, reveals more than 75 simple, low-cost things you can do right away—from drinking your veggies to opening your windows to walking barefoot—to make yourself heart attack proof. Here’s what leading physicians and other experts have to say about The Whole Heart Solution: “If you want to raise your heart energy, keep your heart arteries clean, and identify the root causes of heart...
more infoNatural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder, The: New Revised
More than three million people in the United States suffer from bipolar disorder, a mental illness that is now classified as one of the ten leading causes of disability in the US and the world. While psychiatric drugs may control bipolar disorder, they do not offer any lasting cure and carry the risk of lasting side effects. The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder offers an alternative: innovative, natural, non-drug based approaches that treat the underlying imbalances and restore a healthy mind. Medical journalist Stephanie Marohn identifies the key contributing factors and triggers for mood disorder and profiles a wide range of natural medicine therapies that can truly restore health: biochemical therapy, applied psychoneurobiology,...
more infoThe A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet! A Comprehensive Look at
Every day, children are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They are given powerful drugs like Ritalin in order to cope with their ADD, but many parents don’t realize the dangerous side effects associated with these drugs, particularly the possibility of dependency. Addressing the causes of ADD and ADHD should be the first step in any treatment, but unfortunately, conventional drug therapies treat only the symptoms, not the causes. In their new book, The A.D.D. & A.D.H.D. Diet!, authors Rachel Bell and Dr. Howard Peiper take a uniquely nutritional approach to treating ADD and ADHD. The authors first address the root causes of the disorders, from poor nutrition...
more infoYoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science
Yoga is one of the fastest growing health and wellness markets in the world. Within this field, a specialization known as Yoga Therapy has emerged. In this complementary treatment approach, the practice of yoga is applied toward relieving and healing specific health challenges. With its remarkable results, this revolutionary approach to an ancient practice is rapidly gaining tremendous respect among medical doctors and health practitioners, as well as globally accessible recognition with wellness giant Gaiam. Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine is a user-friendly reference guide that brings together the most credible collective of yoga-oriented health professionals and therapists ever assembled in one place. Hand-picked for their professionalism and knowledge, this book s esteemed group of...
more infoThe Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition: An Integrative
Information is power–and when you or a loved one is faced with a cancer diagnosis, the need for accurate and trusted medical information becomes urgent. The Definitive Guide to Cancer, now in its third edition, encourages you to take an integrative approach that embraces both alternative and conventional therapies across the spectrum of cancer prevention, treatment, and healing. Naturopathic physician Lise N. Alschuler and medical journalist Karolyn A. Gazella present an overview of what cancer is, its causes and preventative strategies, an in-depth approach to integrative treatment options, descriptions of key body functions, and discussions of more than twenty specific cancers. This comprehensive guide delivers informed hope along with effective tools for reclaiming your...
more infoNatural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America’s Vitamin
A riveting work of investigative journalism that charts the rise of the dietary supplement craze and reveals the dangerous—and sometimes deadly—side of these highly popular and completely unregulated products. Over 60 percent of Americans buy and take herbal and dietary supplements for all sorts of reasons—to prevent illness (vitamin C), to ease depression (St. John’s wort), to aid weight loss (ephedra), to boost the memory (ginkgo biloba), and even to cure cancer (shark cartilage, bloodroot)—despite the fact that few of these “natural” supplements have been proven to be safe or effective. The vitamin and herbal supplement industry generates over $20 billion a year by selling products that promise to cure or fix, but are...
more infoPrescription Alternatives:Hundreds of Safe, Natural,
“For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people’s health . . . this belongs in the library of every home.” — Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of Feed Your Body Right Prescription Alternatives is an easy-to-use, immediate reference for all the information you need about how medications affect your body, what you can do to counteract imbalances, and what alternative treatments work best. “FDA approved” doesn’t mean it’s safe! Prescription drugs can deplete the body of essential vitamins and minerals Studies show that H2 blockers for heartburn can cause bone loss Drugs to treat diabetes can increase risk of heart disease and death Covering the major prescription...
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