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Recent global cancer statistical data has clearly indicated that prostate cancer is currently the second most frequently diagnosed cancer (at 15% of all male cancers) and globally the sixth leading cause of cancer death in males. This book　is a summary of prostate cancer, covering its incidence,...

Practitioners like you have been turning to Micozzi’s comprehensive CAM text for the past 20 years. Filled with the most up-to-date information on scientific theory and research and updated contributions from world experts, Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 5th Edition gives...

Complementary therapeutics have proliferated in much of the Western world since the 1970s. This book treats "alternative" therapies both as a spearhead and as a reflection of widespread changes in attitudes—and of resistance to such changes, which has not infrequently been crammed with blasts against...

Here is the first complete manual of Chinese medicine specifically written for the layperson. Filled with illustrated exercises and recipes, this book offers a unique, integrated system of preventive health care so that now anyone can promote good health, longevity, and spiritual awareness using these...

Therapies Information Acupressure Acupuncture Alexander Technique Anthroposophical Medicine Aromatherapy Art therapy Aura Soma Autogenic Training Ayurveda Bach flower remedies Bates method Biochemic Tissue Salts Biofeedback Biorhythms Bowen technique...

Stepping back from the immediate demands of policy-making, Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine allows a complex and informative picture to emerge of the different social forces at play in the integration of CAM with orthodox medicine. Complementing books that focus solely on practice,...

This unique book presents the differences and similarities of the oldest system of health care. All ancient medicine has strong philosophical background and management varieties related to treatment activities. Ayurveda is one such branch of medicine that is strongly linked to Yoga and traditional...

A valuable resource for addressing/promoting the spiritual awakening/development for patients based on a thoroughly researched system of meditation Nearly 40% of americans saw an alternative healthcare practitioner last year. Interest in Yoga-an aspect of ayurveda-is growing nationally and...

This book attempts to answer two burning questions of our times – why is American oncology still so bad at its job? And – what else is there? It views the commercial, experiential and social aspects of our epidemic through a wide-angle lens, building a logical case for an alternative, whole-body...

Many times you will hear people say that they dont fear death but they do fear what they may have to endure before they reach that final passage. Relying on medical interventions and pharmaceuticals alone often does not bring the peaceful death that people hope for, but by integrating complementary...

Fifty Years Fighting is the sequel to Jan de Vries's popular first autobiographical volume, A Step At A Time, which prompted readers to ask for more information about the life of the legendary alternative medicine guru. In Fifty Years Fighting, de Vries focuses on his lengthy struggle for the...

Making sense of complementary and alternative treatments in mental health care. In mental health care, as in medical care, more and more clinicians are turning to unconventional assessment and treatment approaches to evaluate and treat their patients in the most effective way possible. But...

Alternative or complementary medicine is something to be seriously considered in a world that is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics and increasingly dependent on pharmaceutical solutions. Whilst visiting your doctor is always appropriate for more serious conditions, many minor complaints...

Selon les statistiques, la hernie inguinale affectera un homme sur quatre au cours de sa vie. Pathologie inesthétique, inconfortable et très invalidante, les médecins recommandent généralement la chirurgie comme seul traitement possible. Or, cette opération mineure et efficace dans la plupart...