Alternative Health Care Resources: A Directory and Guide [Paperback]

Brett Jason Sinclair (Author), Linus Pauling (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

With today's spiraling medical costs, more and more people are looking toward alternative health care treatments. This easy-to-use A-Z guide gives you your own personal "lifeline" to the most remarkable medical techniques available today... alternative health care treatments that have helped thousands of people all over the world relieve the suffering of arthritis, allergies, osteoporosis, and countless other ailments - without expensive doctor bills or the dangerous side effects of prescription drugs! The Directory gives you instant access to over 400 self-help groups, professional organizations, providers, institutions, journals, and foundations that provide information on alternative treatments and health-related issues. Included are some of the best-documented and proven-effective techniques on better health through alternative approaches - techniques you're unlikely to find in the mass media or physicians' journals. This information can help banish pain and suffering: therapies for diseases that kill, cripple, or debilitate - and preventive techniques that could dramatically reduce the odds of getting these diseases as well as many others. Organized alphabetically by illness or health-related topic, this comprehensive directory covers nearly 100 subjects, including AIDS, allergies, arthritis, bee venom therapy, cancer, childbirth, chronic fatigue syndrome, colon therapy, eating disorders, eye problems, headaches, heart disease, medical consumerism, mind-body connection, nutrition and diet, pain relief, stress reduction, women's health issues... and many more! What's more, each listing includes the address, phone number, contact person, and type of service offered. And every entryin the Directory is up to date, accurate, and complete. Whether you want to know more about Aromatherapy, Iridology, and Naturopathy... or the alternative treatments available for hypoglycemia, psoriasis, or substance abuse, Alternative Health Care Resources: A Directory and Guide

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Intending to offer nonjudgmental, reliable material for the lay reader, Sinclair has compiled a timely, useful source, where none exists, of almost 400 self-help groups, organizations, institutions, foundations, journals, magazines, and newsletters that offer information on alternative health care. Nearly 100 health-related topics from AIDS and cancer to nutrition and pain relief are alphabetically arranged with an A-Z listing of the resources in an easy-to-use format. Each entry provides address, telephone number, contact person, background history, and data on services available. Recommended where interest warrants.
- Marilyn Rosenthal, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

This resource guide lists self-help groups, professional organizations, institutions and publications that will provide referrals or information about alternative treatments, healthy diet and lifestyle, and other health-related issues. Each entry gives contact information, as well as information on the background of the organization and the services they offer; entries are arranged according to subject heading, ranging from AIDS to Women's Health. While not exhaustive, this guide has almost 400 listings to help you become an informed consumer. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by FGP

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131565222
• ISBN-13: 978-0131565227
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars It is a great work., January 2, 1999

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Prof.Dr.Suresh Kumar Agarwal,Vice-Chancellor,... (Calcutta,India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alternative Health Care Resources: A Directory and Guide (Hardcover)

The author must be congratulated for his tremendous efforts in compiling worthy informations for one and all engaged in the profession of alternative medicine in any way.