Alternative Medicine category: 2492 books
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Knowledge Production and Social Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
This book examines how complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) – as knowledge, philosophy and practice – is constituted by, and transformed through, broader social developments. Shifting the sociological focus away from CAM as a stable entity that elicits perceptions and experiences, chapters...
by Giovanni Maciocia, CAc(Nanjing)
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
New edition of the most comprehensive Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology textbook in the English language
World-renowned author and teacher Giovanni Maciocia gives a clear, detailed explanation of the physiology, pathology and aetiology of women's disorders in Traditional Chinese Medicine...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Cancer is a chronic disease. There are increasing cancer survivors after curative cancer treatment and this makes supportive cancer care an important area that more attention is needed. Chinese medicine has a long history of practice; it has aroused much interest from both Oriental and Western countries....
Matrice énergétique
Guide pratique des énergies subtiles
Language: French
Release Date: August 22, 2019
Notre besoin ou désir agit comme une force d’attraction !
« Matrice énergétique est un outil puissant, polyvalent, simple à comprendre et à utiliser. Il ne se limite pas à une seule forme de guérison. Pendant plus de quatorze ans, j’ai vu des renversements de situations inédits...
by Kathryn F. Weymouth PhD
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Many times you will hear people say that they dont fear death but they do fear what they may have to endure before they reach that final passage. Relying on medical interventions and pharmaceuticals alone often does not bring the peaceful death that people hope for, but by integrating complementary...
Herbal Medicine
Chaos in the Marketplace
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Americans seeking herbal medicines now face confusion and even danger. There is great potential for these medicines to improve the health of consumers--if current regulations can be revised!
Herbal Medicine: Chaos in the Marketplace is a prize-winning critique of the regulation and business...
Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture, herbal remedies, nutrition, qigong and meditation for total health
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016
Chinese medicine is growing ever more popular in the West. Increasing numbers of us know that acupuncture and herbal remedies can help us - yet we do not understand how they work or why. Tom Williams’ timely introduction shows how Chinese medicine interprets the human body, and how Qi, Jing and...
Herbal Voices
American Herbalism Through the Words of American Herbalists
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Learn how traditional herbal practitioners are responding to the sudden, massive popularity of herbal medicine!
Herbal Voices: American Herbalism Through the Words of American Herbalists examines how herbal practitioners who started in the 1960s and 1970s are reacting to the mainstream popularity...
More Harm than Good?
The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
This book reveals the numerous ways in which moral, ethical and legal principles are being violated by those who provide, recommend or sell ‘complementary and alternative medicine’ (CAM). The book analyses both academic literature and internet sources that promote CAM. Additionally the book...
A Practical Guide to Vibrational Medicine
Energy Healing and Spiritual Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
At the dawn of the 21st century, the old paradigms of medicine have begun to fall apart. We no longer believe that our bodies are machines with parts that wear down, only to be braced up by drugs or replaced through surgery. Instead, a growing number of pioneering researchers embrace a new view of...
The Theory of Chinese Medicine
A Modern Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
This path-breaking book reinterprets Chinese medicine using the approach of the philosophy of science in a manner that strikes common ground with biomedical science. It strips Chinese medical theory of the mystique and metaphysical pretentions that too often plague the discipline, presenting this...
Essentials of Chinese Medicine
Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
The modern medical model is gradually shifting from one of biomedicine to one that integrates practices from the physiological, psychological, sociological and medical fields. This growing recognition that people, the environment, ecological conditions and society are all aspects of a united whole...
Healing across Boundaries
Bio-medicine and Alternative Therapeutics
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
This unique volume initiates a dialogue between bio-medicine and alternative therapeutics. Undertaking a multidisciplinary exploration of the science and spirituality of healing and wellness, it offers varied perspectives from doctors, medical researchers, Ayurvedic practitioners, philosophers, psychologists,...
Seven Peppercorns
Traditional Thai Medical Theory For Bodyworkers
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
"Seven Peppercorns" covers the vast scope of traditional Thai medicine practices including: Thai element theory, physical therapies, medical Buddhism, herbal medicine for massage, divinatory practices, and spirit medicine; all held within the context of a Thai bodyworker’s instructional manual....