Complementary Medicine for Dummies

by Jacqueline Young

Book Overview

A comprehensive guide to what's what and what works in complementary medicine, this expert guide cuts through the jargon and gives you the facts about the alternatives. Whether you are interested in maintaining your general well-being or relieving the symptoms of a specific complaint, this book outlines all of the therapies available to you - from acupuncture through healing foods to yoga and massage - and tells you what each treatment is most effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470026251
• ISBN13: 9780470026250
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Regarding Naturopathy's Science-Ejected Vitalism Premise, 2007:

This book, written by an ND, states, regarding the vitalism that is the center of naturopathy: "modern day naturopathy combines ancient knowledge of natural therapies with modern scientific knowledge about nutrition and health [p.200... ] the idea behind naturopathy [...is that] naturopaths believe that [...] the body's 'vital force', which determines health and healing, becomes weakened and leads to disease [p.203...] by facilitating the body's natural healing mechanisms, naturopaths believe that the body's 'vital force' can be strengthened [p.204...yet] some naturopathic concepts, such as that of vital force [...] have been dismissed by modern scientists as having no real foundation [p.208]." Wow, the cognitive dissonance is deafening. Quite a hoot. -r.c.