Healing Without Medication: A Comprehensive Guide to the Complementary Techniques Anyone Can Use to Achieve Real Healing [Paperback]

Robert S. Rister (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2003

Healing Without Medication is your comprehensive guide to combining the best of science and nature to treat more than 300 health conditions. In Part One, Robert Rister, a fourth-generation herbalist, presents the most current information on diseases and their non-pharmaceutical treatments. No matter what ails you-from acne and alcoholism t tension headaches and wrinkles-you'll find detailed information that you can access and make use of with ease. Health conditions are listed alphabetically, and each entry includes a description of the symptoms, information on treatment, and an explanation of the disease process. Readers will find extensive information on dosing, including the various forms in which some substances can be taken.

Part Two of Healing Without Medication is your guide to more than 150 nutritional supplements. Typical dosages, traditional uses, benefits, and promising research studies are among the topics discussed. And, if you are one of the millions who use prescription drugs, Part Three will provide you with invaluable-potentially lifesaving-information about drug interactions.

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About the Author

Robert S. Rister is a fourth-generation herbalist with twenty years of experience helping people with limited resources to find ways to complement expensive health care. He is also one of the editors of The Complete German Commission E Monographs, the world's most often cited modern scientific reference on herbal medicine. Mr. Rister is the author of six other books, including Japanese Herbal Medicine: The Healing Art of Kampo and Medicine of the Five Rings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Basic Health Publications; 1 edition (January 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591200172
• ISBN-13: 978-1591200178
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Balch, February 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Healing Without Medication: A Comprehensive Guide to the Complementary Techniques Anyone Can Use to Achieve Real Healing (Paperback)

My old copy of Prescription for Nutritional Healing had literally fallen apart, and a friend ordered me this book. It's a terrific book.

The first thing you notice about this book is that it's really comprehensive. One of the health problems our family has to deal with just isn't mentioned in any other book on alternative health, and it's covered here. Whether it's seasonal affective disorder or Peyronie disease, chances are it's in this book.

Another thing you notice about this book is that the author must have had to budget for his own health care. The recommendations don't break the bank, and there aren't long lists that you have to buy everything of to cover all your health bases.

And another thing about this book is that it's written for real people who go to doctors as well as to the health store. For every condition, the writer explains what medicine can do and can't, and what herbs and minerals and foods and vitamins can do and can't, plus a list of things you can do that don't cost anything that make dealing with the condition easier.

I still may replace my old faithful Balch and Balch. But this is the first book I'd buy for our family for natural health.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, comprehensive book, March 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Healing Without Medication: A Comprehensive Guide to the Complementary Techniques Anyone Can Use to Achieve Real Healing (Paperback)

This is the natural health book no one should be without. The author writes compassionately and comprehensively about over 300 conditions. He seems to have the attitude "If this medicine didn't work for you, here's something that will." I know we will be using this book for a long time to come.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything in one book!, February 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Healing Without Medication: A Comprehensive Guide to the Complementary Techniques Anyone Can Use to Achieve Real Healing (Paperback)

Finally! A book that has everything I need- all in one. This is probably the most complete book dealing with a combination of science and nature. And as an added bonus, the Healing Tools section, which deals with nutritional supplements and herbs, is a fantastic resource. The Cadillac of books dealing with this area is finally here! Thank you Mr. Rister!