Mosby's Conventional Medicine, Alternative Medicine (Spiral-bound)

by Caroline Green (Author), Beverly Green (Editor), Christopher Ryan (Editor)

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Conventional Medicine/Alternative Medicine

Conventional and Alternative Choices of Treatment For Your Common Medical Problems

Conventional Medicine/ Alternative Medicine lists the symptoms and possible causes for over 100 common illnesses, and includes warning boxes of when you should call your doctor. Each medical problem is explained, including what your doctor would do for you, along with a range of possible alternative therapies. Youll also find out how alternative therapies work, and what to expect from a practitioner. Covers: Headaches; Allergies; Colds & Coughs; Nausea; Stomach Problems; Arthritis; Sprains, Strains & Pulled Muscles; Back Pain; Bladder Problems; Hemorrhoids; Heartburn; Sleep Problems; Yeast Infections; Earaches; Neck Pain; Insomnia; Indigestion; PMS; Stress; Anxiety; Bowel Problems; Bursitis; Menstrual Cramps; and More.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 112 pages
• Publisher: Beechwood Healthbooks, Inc.; 1 edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916363171
• ISBN-13: 978-0916363178
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,306,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic conventional and alternaative health infromation., August 28, 1999

By	[e-mail] - Rev. Dacia Reid (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

Mosby's Conventional Medicine - Alternative Medicine provides basic conventional and alternative health care information in a very accessible manner. Each entry describes a particular ailment by symptoms and causes, tells you what your doctor would do, and then goes on to provide additional information (treatment suggestions) in most of the following categories: Acupressure, Homeopath, Herbal Remedies, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and Visualization. Each entry also includes a specially boxed section that advises the reader on when to call a doctor and warning notes that indicate when a treatment should be avoided due to a particular condition like pregnancy.

The book is divided into six sections: Head & Chest Ailments, Digestive Problems, Aches & Pains, Skin & Hair Problems, Womens Health/Children's Health and Emotional Conditions.

While definitely not a comprehensive medical manual, at 111 pages, it is a very usable guide book which makes it easy to try out various alternative health strageties without having to read through a whole book on reflexology, homeopathy or whatever.

The book concludes with basic introductory information on Homeopathy, Herbal Remedies, Aromatherapy, Acupressure, Reflexology and Relaxation/Visualization. Each introduction describes the theory, what to expect from a practitioner, how you could treat yourself and the most commonly used treatments in that category.

This book gives each reader enough opportunity to experiment with various alternative health possibilities to get a feel for what works best for him or herself. And then perhaps one moves on to gathering more information in a particular area - or perhaps one has all the necessary information in this convenient to use spiral bound reference book.

Ms. Green and her two physician advisors are to be congratulated on providing so much useful information in such a succinct and useable manner.