Natural Health for African Americans: The Physicians' Guide (Physicians' Guide to Healing) [Paperback]

Marcellus A. Walker (Author), Kenneth B. Singleton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Physicians' Guide to Healing | Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Natural approaches to maintaining or restoring overall well being. Chapters are devoted to the health concerns of particular importance to African-Americans such as heart disease & diabetes.

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Walker, an internist/acupuncturist, and Singleton, a professor of medicine at Howard University, have written a self-help book addressed to what they see as the health problems of African Americans: stress, obesity, poor diet, not enough exercise, and too much alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Their advice is a fine amalgam of Western biomedicine and Eastern natural medicine, emphasizing taking control of one's own health, eating carefully, and using nutritional supplements and body/mind procedures to achieve a state of good health and well-being. Although their suggestions are wise, none seems particularly unique to African Americans; we are, after all, pretty much the same physiologically. An index and citations to the studies mentioned would have been helpful, but this book is clearly written and consolidates a good deal of information in one place. It should therefore find a wide audience in public libraries.?Helene Selin, Hampshire Coll. Lib., Amherst, MA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446673692
• ISBN-13: 978-0446673693
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,329,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Natural Health for African Americans, March 17, 2000

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This review is from: Natural Health for African Americans: The Physicians' Guide (Physicians' Guide to Healing) (Paperback)

This book was quite informative and easy to read and easy apply the doctor's recommendations. I've purchased several of Dr. Weil's books but I was quite impressed that this book is tailored toward problems associated with my ethnic group - this was important to me.

They also respond very quickly to your requests online if you have questions. I would suggest that anyone buying this book not use it to replace their current therapies but to augment it. Can't wait for the second edition!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A practical guide to promoting good health, February 11, 1999

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This review is from: Natural Health for African Americans: The Physicians' Guide (Physicians' Guide to Healing) (Paperback)

I enjoyed the realistic approach to good health in this book. He balances the best that natural health methods has to offer with the current methods of western medicine. The authors have a concern for the african american family that comes out in their encoouragement to employ sound methods of preventing the diseases most common in the black family. A must have on each families bookshelf!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Health Book that really HELPED!, June 3, 2005

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This review is from: Natural Health for African Americans: The Physicians' Guide (Physicians' Guide to Healing) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent read. It is very informative. I enjoyed the book even more because it was simple to read. The techniques given are easy to understand and follow.The section on detoxing was clear cut. It also gives different ways of detoxing your body. The book is filled with different methods of getting and keeping our bodies healthy. It is great to have such an informative book written for African Americans. Basically I have enjoyed the book so much,that I am now buying one for a friend. This is a book that I would definitely tell friends to buy.