Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime & FREE Returns

FREE delivery Thursday, May 26 if you spend $25 on items shipped by Amazon

Or fastest delivery Monday, May 23. Order within 21 hrs

In Stock.

As an alternative, the Kindle eBook is available now and can be read on any device with the free Kindle app.

[{"displayPrice":"$24.99","priceAmount":24.99,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"24","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"99","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"DkA4NwUsMSHp22VPzVYcdcOapikthXi68%2Fd7yTcsdWZf6MoilP3jwzs%2B4USrD12wYTeykaUN2sZjZ%2BM%2BTH92bnJgFMb%2F8lEv%2FwQ0bxbggBWkyBkcBrexRvCdgwcJVJh1rB0qNtDXt0C9jEFPz9Tn3A%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW"},{"displayPrice":"$20.99","priceAmount":20.99,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"20","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"99","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"%2F9kH%2F%2BwrVSC4FID0x0DlNjZdT3qdbpwcTA5iBv%2BNOxJlTgpmJvd8A8ZParXNFGR%2Bt9P0vqk2NKcihUgTS7dUVeJ24HH7rFL5kZoXbhT%2B4n2N5VGzVXkyxgUoZWMjziwW2KXNZZIyIQqC3wF3cY7%2Faq9Qv3TOmlo9NbeviBtqQgqz8bQv3K%2F8Eg%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED"}]

$$24.99 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Secure transaction

Ships from

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Details

Ships from

Amazon.com

Sold by

Amazon.com

Return policy: Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

Add a gift receipt for easy returns

$3.99 delivery June 2 - 7. Details

Or fastest delivery June 1 - 6. Details

Select delivery location

Used: Like New | Details

Sold by LadyLakeBooks

Share <Embed>

Have one to sell?

Sell on Amazon

Other Sellers on Amazon

Added

Not added

$20.99
+ $3.99 shipping

Sold by: LadyLakeBooks

Flip to back Flip to front

Listen Playing... Paused You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more

See all 2 images

Follow the Author

Elena Upton

The Alternative: Your Family's Guide to Wellness Paperback – February 24, 2019

by Elena Upton (Author)

40 ratings

Part of: THE ALTERNATIVE: Your Family's Guide To Wellness (3 books)

See all formats and editions

Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$9.97

—

Paperback

"Please retry"

$24.99

$20.99

Enhance your purchase

THE ALTERNATIVE: Your Family’s Guide to Wellness; Volume I,First-Aid & Common Conditions takes you on a journey to quickly understand and utilize the most well-known and accepted methods of natural, holistic, alternative medicines available today.

It’s your handy reference manual to readily find complementary methods of treating hundreds of First-Aid and Common Conditions for you and your loved ones of all ages.

You’ll learn how to get to the bottom of issues rather than masking symptoms. Without having to make one appointment, you’ll learn the secrets holistic practitioners use in choosing the appropriate homeopathic remedies, supplements, and other little-known therapies.

All this packaged in a simple, easy-to-understand format that gives you power over your health choices. The information is straightforward, and many conditions are presented as, easy to read, illustrated ‘cheat-sheets.’

THAT'S NOT ALL...For a limited time, you have access to a FREE companion book, THE ALTERNATIVE CONTINUED, Secrets to Success. With purchase, you will receive a link for this easily downloadable bonus book with an additional 150+ pages of extended descriptions of remedies and practitioner protocols.

This is your opportunity to learn the benefits of alternative, holistic medicine; take control of your healthcare; get to the bottom of what’s ailing you; and learn options available to you.

INSIDE THIS BOOK YOU'LL DISCOVER:

•Insights to little-known therapies

•Solutions for achieving a new level of health

•Illustrated, easy-to-understand reference charts

•Protocols rarely revealed

THE FOLLOWING IS A TASTE OF WHAT YOU'LL GET:

•Help with EMERGENCY situations at your fingertips

•Common conditions misunderstood and undiagnosed

•How to help to resolve nagging DIGESTION issues

•Treatment suggestions for common CHILDREN'S illnesses safely & efficiently

•Clear ACNE without harmful drugs

•The truth about PARASITES

•Understanding pH and why it’s important to your health

•How to naturally help to repair CARTILAGE

•How to help in fixing GUM DISEASE

•Break the cycle of chronic ALLERGIES

•Glide through women’s issues & MENOPAUSE

•Help to stop chronic SINUS infections

•Geting rid of embarrassing COLD SORES

•Answers for INSOMNIA

AND MUCH MORE…

“The best person to heal you is YOU and I created THE ALTERNATIVE to be your guide.”

You can be in your own authority by taking control of your health and peering over the fence to a more natural way of life.

If you already embrace a holistic lifestyle you will be pleasantly surprised with the tools revealed in this book that can be added to your knowledge base. I have even included a chapter on how to create your own home pharmacy.

Be empowered in your health choices by taking action today to learn a new way to be the best you can be. Homeopathic, Holistic, Alternative, Integrative, Natural health methods may be the answer you have been looking for.

“It can be liberating to transition from a system of medical management to self-directedhealth and wellness.”

Print length

354 pages
Language

English
Publication date

February 24, 2019
Dimensions

6.69 x 0.8 x 9.61 inches
ISBN-10

0972641777
ISBN-13

978-0972641777
See all details

Frequently bought together

+

Total price:

To see our price, add these items to your cart.

Choose items to buy together.

by Elena Upton Paperback
$24.99
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Get it as soon as Thursday, May 26
by ELENA UPTON Ph.D. Paperback
$24.99
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Get it as soon as Thursday, May 26

ELENA UPTON Ph.D.
18
Paperback
9 offers from $20.78

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Are you looking for a way to solve acute and chronic health issues without a complicated learning curve? If so, this book belongs in your home.THE ALTERNATIVE: Your Family's Guide To Wellness, Volume I First-Aid & Common Conditions is the most comprehensive resource of its' kind. Here, in Volume I, are multiple, clearly explained protocols, along with easy-to-follow illustrated guides that lead you to quickly identifying and selecting remedies for First-Aid & Common Conditions.

About the Author

Elena Upton, D.Hom., Ph.D., classically trained American Homeopath, has studied and practiced within the natural health field for nearly thirty years. Her expertise in the utilization of modern approaches to classic Homeopathic methods stems from intensive training and collaboration with prominent holistic medical doctors and specialists from around the world. Now she shares this valuable information with you.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fifth Element Press; 2nd ed. edition (February 24, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 354 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0972641777
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0972641777
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.8 x 9.61 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,341,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #76 in Candida
- #263 in Teen Health (Books)
- #338 in Chinese Medicine

Customer Reviews:
40 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Elena Upton

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

After nearly thirty years of research and study with some of the finest holistic medical doctors world-wide Elena Upton is curating her knowledge and experience into an on-going eBook series, as well as the print books THE ALTERNATIVE, Your Family’s Guide to Wellness; Volumes I & II.

HER STORY:

“As a wife and mother, I was frustrated by the choices available to me for my own health care and that of my family. When I discovered Homeopathy in 1988 I knew I had found a better way. Going back to college when I had the responsibility of a family was not easy, but I knew it would be worth it.

Within a relatively short period of time I found answers to my health issues, that of my sons, and also my husband. It was like opening a magical toolbox and I wanted everyone to know this toolbox existed.

With the support of my family I was able to spend more than a decade studying not only Homeopathy, but German Biological Medicine, Gemmotherapy, Organotherapy, Phenolic Therapy, and more. Opening a clinic gave me the experience of understanding the power of what I had learned.”

HER TRAINING:

The journey began at The British Institute of Homeopathy where Upton trained with Trevor Cook, previous Homeopath to the Queen of England, Dr. Ifeoma Ikenze, and Dr. Richard Hiltner, among other giants in the field.

This solid foundation was followed by a Masters, then Doctorate program at Curentur University with more exceptional Homeopaths including Dr. Roger Morrison, Dr. Jonathan Shore, Dr. Richard Moskowitz and many others.

Further education continued with a two-year Master Clinician Course with the well-known Homeopath, author and lecturer, Louis Klein of Canada.

The next ten years included seminars, workshops and lectures with Dr. Rajan Sankaran of India, Dr. Massimo Mangialovori, M.D. of Italy and Dr. Jan Scholten, M.D., and Robin Murphy, N.D., to name a few.

Upton developed a successful clinic, ‘The Holistic Resource Center’ in Southern California for a number of years with her then partner Dr. Craig Wagstaff (1955-2012).

Her practice extends to include many modern uses of Homeopathy, as well as German Biological Medicine and other holistic modalities.

Learn more at www.ElenaUpton.com

Customer reviews

5 star		72%
4 star		21%
3 star		7%
2 star 0% (0%)		0%
1 star 0% (0%)		0%

How customer reviews and ratings work

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

JoJo Maxson

This is a book you will keep around and savor often.

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019

Verified Purchase

Elena Upton clearly explains and addresses the different types of alternative medicine in her book The Alternative: Your Family’s Guide to Wellness. She addresses the commercial interest the pharmaceutical companies, and the government has in the drug world. Someone desiring to know more about alternative medicine would find this a wealth of information. The research and practical applications is valuable for future reference when treatment is needed for an ailment.

I found Elena Upton clarifies much of the confusion in the work of alternative medicine. The Alternative: Your Family’s Guide to Wellness focuses on teaching about the different methods and cleansing your body of toxins that cause the diseases and illnesses that trouble you. I loved the information on the skin detoxification. Who really thinks of the attention this organ needs? This is a book I will read multiple times and savor the wealth of information the author discloses to her readers. You feel as if the author cares for and about you, an excellent book.

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

‘All the values of life are clarified when we decide to put ourselves in order’

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019

Verified Purchase

Author Elena Upton. PhD is a Homeopath, a practitioner of holistic medicine and living. She has trained at The British Institute of Homeopathy, achieving her doctorate at Curentur University, and developed The Holistic Resource Center in California. She practices Homeopathy, German Biological Medicine and other holistic modalities. Elena has published five books – ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN UNDER AN HOUR, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE FOR ALLERGIES, COLDS & FLU, THE ALTERNATIVE FOR BEATING CANCER, SORTING OUT AUTHOIMMUNE DISEASE, and this fine book – THE ALTERNATIVE, of which this is Volume I.

Elena’s depth of experience in research and studies with many of the more important minds in holistic medicine of the day is evident in the warmly accessible manner in which she opens this meaningful book: ‘The best person to heal you is you! That doesn’t mean you need to become a doctor; it means you need to become aware. Become aware of your body, become aware of how to take care of your body, and become aware of choices when faced with a health issue needing attention…Included within these pages is an opportunity to learn holistic options for your health care choices. The information is straightforward, and many conditions are presented as easy-to-read, illustrated “cheat-sheets.’ …We seem to have arrived at a place where doctors depend on test results, rather than direct investigation of the patients themselves. The prognosis is followed by solutions that are either chemically induced or surgical in nature.’ Alternative medicine is different: patient focused.

This impressive book surveys the state of conventional medical care and of holistic medicine, explaining the therapy modalities homeopathy, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine and osteopathic medicine – why we get sick and how to prevent it. This excellent portion of the book is then followed by easily accessible discussions of First Aid innovations as approached by alternative medicine, followed by Common Conditions such as acid-reflux, allergies, fractures, constipation, enuresis, depression, headaches, hiatal hernia, menopause, insomnia, weight loss, etc – each presented as Causes, Symptoms. Conventional Treatments, Natural Therapies, acupuncture, Gemmotherapies, and Homeopathy Therapies and supplements.

The wisdom of Elena Upton’s advice is impressive, and following her concepts is very accessible. She even offers a manner to build our own home pharmacy! This will rapidly become the go-to resource for living a healthy life. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, September 19

5 people found this helpful

Helpful

Fantastic Alternative Medical Guide

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019

Verified Purchase

The Alternative: Your Family's Guide to Wellness by Elena Upton is a comprehensive guide to alternative medical practices that shows you how to augment your current methodology when it comes to your health. The guide goes over some of the most commonly used and most effective strategies that are prevalent in the alternative medical world. The beginning of the book outlines the history of the medical community most of us utilize today, Western medicine, and its institutionalized format that allows for little in the way of alternative methods. The influence that politics and profit had in creating the current system is fascinating to read about. The depth of knowledge the author displays is formidable, while her presentation of alternative remedies is delivered in a practical, yet easy to read tone. For any ailment, disease, or illness you have, Upton presents solid alternatives that actually work. This is a useful guide, and is one that you can refer to over and over again.

3 people found this helpful

Helpful

Carlos M.

This book should be kept handy in every home.

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019

Verified Purchase

Wellness is a concept that encompasses many elements to it. Mental wellness, physical wellness, economic wellness, etcetera. Many times, it’s a struggle to keep all of them in balance, with most of the time one or even more than one lacking. Author Elena Upton’s “The Alternative: Your Family’s Guide to Wellness,” is precisely that; a very comprehensive and detailed guide to achieve wellness and learning to balance all of the elements of it. Dr. Upton, being a practitioner of a holistic lifestyle, expertly poses an alternative to Western medicine to which so many of us have become used to. Using natural and holistic medicine, knowing your body and leading a lifestyle that prevents illnesses can be paramount to achieve wellness. Dr. Upton makes an impressive comparison between conventional medical care and alternative medicine, explaining why people get sick, how to prevent it, and even how to treat those illnesses. The reference charts Dr. Upton provides may very well come in handy. She even provides guidance on how to keep your own at-home pharmacy, with remedies that could serve better than a costly, chemically-filled medical cabinet. Oftentimes the vicissitudes of life make it difficult to balance physical, mental, and emotional wellness. This book is a great source of knowledge to learn how to maintain that balance and should be kept at hand in every household.

2 people found this helpful

Helpful

Buy new: $24.99$24.99 FREE delivery: Thursday, May 26 on orders over $25.00 shipped by Amazon. Ships from: Amazon.com Sold by: Amazon.com

Buy used: $20.99

Other Sellers on Amazon

Follow the Author

The Alternative: Your Family's Guide to Wellness Paperback – February 24, 2019

Enhance your purchase

Frequently bought together

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

About the Author

Product details

About the author

Elena Upton

Customer reviews

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Buy new:

$24.99

FREE delivery: Thursday, May 26 on orders over $25.00 shipped by Amazon.

Ships from: Amazon.com

Sold by: Amazon.com

Buy used:

$20.99