| Description |
208, 206 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Two essential home health books in one." |
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Originally published separately as Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine / medical editor, Brent Bauer, 2010, second edition; and Mayo Clinic book of home remedies / medical editors, Philip Hagen, Martha Millman, 2010, first edition. |
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Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Book Of Alternative Medicine: -- Part 1: Today's New Medicine: -- Best of both worlds: -- From alternative to integrative -- Popular treatments -- How to use this resource -- Good health begins with good choices: -- Assess your health -- Give up tobacco -- 7 benefits of exercise -- Eat for your health -- 10 disease-fighting foods -- Find meaning in your life -- Learn to relax and stress less -- Part 2: Guide to alternative therapies: -- Herbs and other dietary supplements: -- Promise and peril -- Herbs and other botanicals -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Hormones and other compounds -- Mind-body medicine: -- Science of the mind -- Mind and body connection -- Biofeedback -- Guided imagery -- Hypnosis -- Meditation -- Muscle relaxation -- Music therapy -- Pilates -- Relaxed breathing --Spirituality and prayer -- Tai chi -- Yoga -- Energy therapies: -- Acupuncture -- Healing touch -- Magnetic therapy -- Reiki -- Hands-on therapies: -- Alexander technique -- Feldenkrais method -- Massage -- Reflexology -- Rolfing -- Spinal manipulation -- Other approaches: -- Ayurveda -- Homeopathy -- Naturopathy -- Traditional Chinese medicine -- Part 3: Your Action Plan: -- Treating 20 common conditions: -- Arthritis -- Chronic fatigue syndrome -- Chronic pain -- Common cold -- Coronary artery disease -- Depression -- Diabetes -- Fibromyalgia -- Hay fever -- Headache -- High blood pressure Insomnia -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Memory problems -- Menopause symptoms -- Overweight -- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) -- Sexual problems -- Stress and anxiety -- Vaginal yeast infections -- Be smart, be safe: -- Protecting yourself -- Finding a qualified practitioner -- Working with your doctor -- Where to go from here -- Additional resources -- Index. |
| Summary |
Book of alternative medicine: An overview of complementary and alternative medicine discusses various treatments, including herbs and energy therapies, and examines how alternative and conventional therapies can be combined to treat twenty common conditions. |
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Book Of Home Remedies: -- What to do for the most common health problems -- A: -- Acne -- Airplane ear -- Allergies -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Athlete's foot -- B: -- Back pain -- Bad breath -- Bedbugs -- Bed-wetting -- Black eye -- Bladder infection -- Blisters -- Boils -- Brest tenderness -- Bronchitis -- Bruises -- Burns -- Bursitis -- C: -- Canker sores -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Chronic pain -- Cold sores -- Colic -- Common cold -- Constipation -- Corns and calluses -- Cough -- Cramps and charley horses -- Croup -- Cuts and scrapes -- D: -- Dandruff -- Depression -- Diabetes -- Diaper rash -- Diarrhea -- Dizziness -- Dry eyes -- Dry mouth -- Dry skin -- E: -- Ear infection -- Ear ringing -- Earwax blockage -- Eczema -- Elbow pain -- Enlarged prostate gland -- Eye scratch -- Eyestrain -- Eye sty -- F: -- Fatigue -- Fever -- Fibromyalgia -- Flu -- Foot and ankle pain -- Frostbite -- G: -- Gas, belching and bloating -- Gout -- H: -- Headache -- Heartburn -- Heat exhaustion -- Heel pain -- Hemorrhoids -- Hiccups -- High blood pressure -- High cholesterol -- Hives -- Hoarse voice -- I: -- Impetigo -- Incontinence -- Indigestion -- Ingrown hairs -- Ingrown toenails -- Insect bites and stings -- Insomnia -- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) -- J: -- Jammed finger -- Jet lag -- K: -- Kidney stones -- Knee pain -- L: -- Lactose intolerance -- Leg swelling -- Lice -- M: -- Menopause -- Menstrual cramps -- Morning sickness -- Motion sickness -- Muscle strain -- N: -- Nausea and vomiting -- Neck pain -- Nosebleeds -- O: -- Object in ear -- Object in eye -- Oral thrush -- Osteoporosis -- P: -- Pink eye -- Poison ivy rash -- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) -- Psoriasis -- R: Raynaud's disease -- Restless legs syndrome -- S: -- Shin splints -- Shingles -- Shoulder pain -- Sinusitis -- Snoring -- Sore throat -- Sprains -- Stomach flu -- Stress and anxiety -- Stuffy nose -- Sunburn -- Sweating and body odor -- Swimmer's ear -- Swimmer's itch -- T: -- Teething -- Tendinitis -- Thumb pain -- Tick bites -- Toenail fungal infections -- Toothache -- Traveler's diarrhea -- U: -- Ulcer -- V: -- Vaginal yeast infections -- Varicose veins -- W: -- Warts -- Watery eyes -- Wrinkles -- Wrist and hand pain -- Emergency Care: -- Allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) -- Bleeding -- Burns -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- Choking -- Fracture -- Heart attack -- Poisoning -- Seizure -- Shock -- Stroke. |
| Summary |
Book of home remedies: A resource that first helps readers discern whether or not a problem can be treated at home offers information on treating common ailments through natural alternatives and provides basic instruction in emergency care. |
| Subject |
Alternative medicine -- Popular works.
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Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
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Traditional medicine -- Encyclopedias.
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Medicine, Popular -- Encyclopedias.
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Alternative medicine -- Encyclopedias.
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Self-care, Health -- Encyclopedias.
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Complementary Therapies -- Encyclopedias.
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Complementary Therapies -- Popular Works.
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Medicine -- Encyclopedias.
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Medicine -- Popular Works.
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Self Care -- Encyclopedias.
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Self Care -- Popular Works.
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Alternative medicine. (OCoLC)fst00806153
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Medicine, Popular. (OCoLC)fst01015319
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Self-care, Health. (OCoLC)fst01111506
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Traditional medicine. (OCoLC)fst01153974
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias. (OCoLC)fst01423798
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Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Added Author |
Bauer, Brent A., 4 editor.
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Hagen, Philip T., editor.
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Millman, Martha, editor.
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Mayo Clinic.
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| Added Title |
Book of alternative medicine & home remedies |
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Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine and home remedies |
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Book of alternative medicine and home remedies |
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Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine.
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Mayo Clinic book of home remedies.
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| ISBN |
0848741226 |
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9780848741228 |
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9780848741990 |
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0848741994 |
