Nature's Prozac (Paperback)

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Sachs (The Healing Power of Sex, LJ 11/15/94) here turns her attention to alternative therapies for emotional and psychological disorders. The result is a wide-ranging resource guide written in a personal, nontechnical style and using testimonials from satisfied patients to reinforce points. What sets it apart is its concentration on natural treatments to combat conditions like depression, anxiety, and stress. Conventional practitioners may question Sachs's use of terms like the blues or a broken heart, but despite the deliberately naive terminology, the analyses are clear and sound, based on current homeopathic and medical thinking. Sachs offers a list of recognized authors and of national support organizations but also counsels readers to seek professional advice for chronic difficulties. The dictionary-like arrangement and readable style will make this book popular with most patrons, and it will also be useful for larger reference collections.?Elizabeth Braaksma, Thunder Bay P.L., Ontario
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Instead of costly prescription drugs, NATURE'S PROZAC offers a vast range of all-natural therapies that can eliminate anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and stress. Noted health researcher and writer Judith Sachs explains easy, non-prescription ways of relieving scores of psycho-emotional problems with natural techniques and therapies. Appendices. Index.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press (January 2, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138876541
• ISBN-13: 978-0138876548
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,356,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an easy-to-use guide for emotional disorders., July 13, 1998

By A Customer

This book was easy to read and offered viable solutions to a variety of emotional states such as fear, anxiety, depression, stress,etc. A wide range of alternative choices were offered such as yoga, herbal remedies, meditation and others. The author encourages the reader to use the therapy that feels the most comfortable. This book is easy to read and every time I have read it, I have always felt more hopeful and reassured. I highly recommend it.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bible on anxiety type ailments, clear, short easy readin, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

The book was better than I expected I liked it because it covered many ailments and gave short , clear approaches to treating them naturally. I especially liked the forward, intro and appendix. It explained a little about emotional problems and the appedix gave tips on how to get off meds. THe book is alphabetized for a great future reference according to ailments. What to do is listed immediately following. Great book!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What the heck--?, July 31, 2002

By	Greg "gregboettcher" (Midwest) - See all my reviews

I've been looking at books on natural alternatives to Prozac, and this is the worst I've seen for that purpose.

Believe it or not, the dozens upon dozens of ailments, symptoms, and therapies in this book are not organized in a logical order, but *alphabetically*. It really takes some digging to find what you need.

For instance, to get information about "depression," look in the D's. On the other hand, if you want to know about "the blues," look in the B's. "Sadness/despondency" is in with the S's. "Grief"--check the G's.

For that matter, if you're depressed, you might also want to check out "affirmations," "agitation," "alienation," "behavioral therapy," "cognitive awareness," "drowsiness," "escapism," "fatigue," "guilt," etc.--each in their own separate listings. You will not have the patience to do this, because this book is 500 pages long. Don't you think they might have organized this book better?

The title "Nature's Prozac" suggests that this book covers natural alternatives to Prozac, such as St. John's Wort. Discussion of these is inadequate almost to the point of being nonexistent. (St. John's wort is mentioned in a list on p. 217 and there are three sentences about it on p. 74.)

If you're looking for an encyclopedia of entries on non-medical therapies, buy this book.

If you're looking for medically sound advice for people with depression, the best book I found at my library was Murray's Natural Alternatives to Prozac (a bit old). I am also about to check out Bamuel's Dealing with Depression Naturally and Knishinsky's The Prozac Alternative.