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Holism and Complementary Medicine

Author : Vincent Di Stefano
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000257436
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Holism and Complementary Medicine written by Vincent Di Stefano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-25 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The return to holistic therapies is one of the most important developments in health over the past two decades. With preventative medicine being taken more seriously by conventional health practitioners, and the increasing popularity of natural and complementary therapies among consumers, it is clear that a holistic approach will be integral to health care in the future. Holism and Complementary Medicine offers a systematic overview of traditional healing practices, the development of the Western biomedical model from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present, and the holistic philosophy which is the basis of complementary and alternative medicine in the West. The book explores the differences between holistic and conventional biomedical traditions and approaches, acknowledging the strengths of each. It also addresses key practice issues, examining the role holistic principles have to play in today's health system and explaining their place in the therapeutic relationship. Holism and Complementary Medicine is an accessible guide for students, practitioners and anyone interested in the origins and core principles of natural therapies. 'This scholarly exploration of the conceptual evolution of holistic medicine is a fascinating read. Di Stefano is to be congratulated for his articulate insights into healing relationships and how our health paradigms enhance or inhibit our understanding of health and disease.' - Joseph Pizzorno, ND, President Emeritus, Bastyr University 'This is a magnificent read for students of natural and complementary medicine, as well as health professionals and lay public who have often wondered where the movement towards holism in medicine began and is headed.' - Paul Orrock, Head of the School of Natural and Complementary Medicine, Southern Cross University '. . . brings together many threads that link the health of body, mind and society, drawing richly from a larger corpus of intellectual inquiry into history, philosophy, and human endeavor, including clinical medicine.' - Bruce Barrett MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Holism and Beyond

Author : John Diamond
Publisher : Vital Health Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1890995371
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Holism and Beyond written by John Diamond and published by Vital Health Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holistic healing is based on the belief that a patient should be helped by a single doctor, who, according to author Dr. Diamond, believes that "A true understanding of a patient is an understanding of his or her total universe." The caregiver must recognize the patient's individuality, as well as appreciate the myriad of interrelationships in that person's universe. In Holism and Beyond, Dr. Diamond presents a complete explanation of his healing process, which epitomizes the very essence of holism. To learn more about Dr. Diamond, feel free to visit his website at https://www.drjohndiamond.com

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Author : Michael H. Cohen
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801856876
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Complementary and Alternative Medicine written by Michael H. Cohen and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998-02-02 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the legal issues that health care providers, institutions, and regulators confront as they contemplate integrating complementary and alternative medicine into mainstream U.S. health care. A third of all Americans use complementary and alternative medicine—including chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, nutritional and herbal treatments, and massage therapy—even when their insurance does not cover it and they have to pay for such treatments themselves. Nearly a third of U.S. medical schools offer courses on complementary and alternative therapies. Congress has created an Office of Alternative Medicine within the National Institutes of Health, and federal and state lawmakers have introduced legislation authorizing widespread use of such therapies. These institutional and legislative developments, argues Michael H. Cohen, express a paradigm shift to a broader, more inclusive vision of health care than conventional medicine admits. Cohen explores the legal issues that health care providers (both conventional and alternative), institutions, and regulators confront as they contemplate integrating complementary and alternative medicine into mainstream U.S. health care. Challenging traditional ways of thinking about health, disease, and the role of law in regulating health, Cohen begins by defining complementary and alternative medicine and then places the regulation of orthodox and alternative health care in historical context. He next examines the legal ramifications of complementary and alternative medicine, including state medical licensing laws, legislative limitations on authorized practice, malpractice liability, food and drug laws, professional disciplinary issues, and third-party reimbursement. The final chapter provides a framework for thinking about the possible evolution of the regulatory structure. This book is the first to set forth the emerging moral and legal authority on which the safe and effective practice of alternative health care can rest. It further suggests how regulatory structures might develop to support a comprehensive, holistic, and balanced approach to health, one that permits integration of orthodox medicine with complementary and alternative medicine, while continuing to protect patients from fraudulent and dangerous treatments.

Health and Healing

Author : Andrew Weil
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547527683
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Health and Healing written by Andrew Weil and published by HMH. This book was released on 2004-12-09 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive handbook on alternative treatments from the New York Times–bestselling author of Mind Over Meds. In Health and Healing, Harvard-trained physician Andrew Weil explores the full spectrum of alternative healing practices available today, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, Shamanism, mind cures, faith healing, psychic healing, and outright quackery. He investigates what works and what doesn’t, what these practices have in common, how they differ from conventional medicine, and how they can be integrated into a complete approach to healing for the twenty-first century. Health and Healing draws on Dr. Weil’s vast clinical and personal experience, as well as on case studies from around the world. “An amiable, open-minded guide to alternative systems of healing.” —The New York Times “Incisive and illuminating . . . There is something for everyone in this book.” —TheWashington Post “A sound theoretical exploration, personably set forth.” —Kirkus Reviews “A pioneer in the medicine of the future.” —Deepak Chopra “A warm and clear-cut spectrum of health and healing. I recommend this book to all who are involved in or interested in wellness.” —Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine & Miracles “Read this book.” —Dean Ornish, MD

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789352697786
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book Complementary and Alternative Medicine written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Healing, Hype or Harm?

Author : Edzard Ernst
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1845407121
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Healing, Hype or Harm? written by Edzard Ernst and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientists, academics and practitioners writing this book are not 'against' complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), but they are very much 'for' evidence-based medicine and single standards. They aim to counter-balance the many uncritical books on CAM and to stimulate intelligent, well-informed public debate. TOPICS INCLUDE: What is CAM? Why is it so popular? Patient choice; Reclaiming compassion; Teaching CAM at university; Research on CAM; CAM in court; Ethics and CAM; Politics and CAM; Homeopathy in context; Concepts of holism in medicine; Placebo, deceit and CAM; Healing but not curing; CAM and the media.

Greater Than the Parts

Author : Christopher Lawrence
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195109047
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Greater Than the Parts written by Christopher Lawrence and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of orthodox biomedicine in the twentieth century is usually depicted as one of icreasing reductionism and dependence on laboratory sciences and technology. Holism today is commonly regarded as an alternative to regular healing and a reaction to it. In fact, in the interwar years, clinicians and basic scientists in Europe and North America responded to what they perceived as the increasing reductionism, routinizing and mechanization of the biomedical sciences and clinical practice by creating holistic models of the body's activities and models of healing based the whole, individual sufferer. Holistic responses were also visible in public health and epidemiology. The essays collected here explore this previously neglected area. They show how the holistic turn in orthodox medicine in the interwar years was a reaction to the scietific reductionism and the specialization and division of labor and medicine. In addition, all show how this movement was part of a more general response to modernity itself, political, idealogical and cultural upheaval of the years between the war

The Nature of the Whole

Author : Vicki Pitman
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120827349
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of the Whole written by Vicki Pitman and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 2006 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is frequently assumed that the holistic approach is inherent only in non-western medical systems. In this book Vicki Pitman traces holism in the Hippocratic foundations of western medicine. Holism is a concept that has regained currency in contemporary thought, prompted in large part by the resurgence of complementary medicine. By comparing the ancient Greek model and practice with that of Ayurvedic medicine in India, she shows the practical relevance of ancient thought and methods to modern integrated medicine.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309133424
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-04-13 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integration of complementary and alternative medicine therapies (CAM) with conventional medicine is occurring in hospitals and physicians offices, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are covering CAM therapies, insurance coverage for CAM is increasing, and integrative medicine centers and clinics are being established, many with close ties to medical schools and teaching hospitals. In determining what care to provide, the goal should be comprehensive care that uses the best scientific evidence available regarding benefits and harm, encourages a focus on healing, recognizes the importance of compassion and caring, emphasizes the centrality of relationship-based care, encourages patients to share in decision making about therapeutic options, and promotes choices in care that can include complementary therapies where appropriate. Numerous approaches to delivering integrative medicine have evolved. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States identifies an urgent need for health systems research that focuses on identifying the elements of these models, the outcomes of care delivered in these models, and whether these models are cost-effective when compared to conventional practice settings. It outlines areas of research in convention and CAM therapies, ways of integrating these therapies, development of curriculum that provides further education to health professionals, and an amendment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act to improve quality, accurate labeling, research into use of supplements, incentives for privately funded research into their efficacy, and consumer protection against all potential hazards.

Toward an Integrative Medicine

Author : Hans A. Baer
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780759103023
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis Toward an Integrative Medicine by : Hans A. Baer

Download or read book Toward an Integrative Medicine written by Hans A. Baer and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baer's exciting new book chronicles the transformation of the holistic health movement as it increasingly influences the delivery of health care in America. He describes the battle for legitimacy by alternative therapeutic practitioners, and the increasing interest by the biomedical profession in the possibilities of a complementary and integrative medical system. Baer shows ironically, how the holistic movement may ultimately become more limited as it gains acceptance and is integrated into mainstream medicine.

Holistic Medicine and the Extracellular Matrix

Author : Matthew Wood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1644112957
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Holistic Medicine and the Extracellular Matrix written by Matthew Wood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Examines the function of the extracellular matrix, the inner ocean that unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion • Explores how the extracellular matrix builds and repairs itself and how holistic therapy can be applied based on this knowledge • Introduces new and old holistic and herbal protocols for treatment of the matrix The cells in our bodies are not independent units. They do not control their own feeding, elimination, migration, or reproduction; they are controlled by signals from the extracellular matrix (ECM) that surrounds them. This all-encompassing inner ocean unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion. Revealing the stunning implications of the extracellular matrix, Matthew Wood shows how it clearly explains the actions and efficacy of holistic therapies. He explores the groundbreaking research of Alfred Pischinger, who discovered the ECM in 1975, as well as the role of the matrix in transmitting and enacting the genetic code, including the roles of the mitochondria, the nucleus, and ribosomes. Wood explains how modern drugs, directed at specific receptors on the cell membrane, interfere with bodily self-regulation. He details how holistic therapies modify the environment of the cell and strengthen the whole, bringing the body back to homeostasis and consequently offering true healing.

Consumer Health & Integrative Medicine

Author : Linda Baily Synovitz
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 1284144127
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Consumer Health & Integrative Medicine written by Linda Baily Synovitz and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, being a health consumer encompasses more than being knowledgeable about traditional medicine and health practice but also includes the necessity to be well informed about the expading field of complementary and alternative medicine. Consumer Health and Integrative Medicine: Holistic View of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices, Second Edition was written to expand upon the many alternative modalities that many other consumer health texts overlook. It includes chapters on the major alternative medicine systems and healing modalities, including Ayurvedic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy, homeopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, massage, reflexology, and herbals or botanicals. The authors mission is to increase reader's knowledge base, not make up their mind, as we all make better choices related to our own personal health care practices when we are informed consumers.

The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Author : Daniel Callahan
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589010167
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine written by Daniel Callahan and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the center of the debate over complementary and alternative medicine--from acupuncture and chiropractic treatments to homeopathy and nutritional supplements--is how to scientifically measure the effectiveness of a particular treatment. Fourteen scholars from the fields of medicine, philosophy, sociology, and cultural and folklore studies examine that debate, and the clash between growing public support and the often hostile stance of clinicians and medical researchers. Proponents and critics have different methodologies and standards of evidence--raising the question of how much pluralism is acceptable in a medical context--particularly in light of differing worldviews and the struggle to define medicine in the modern world. The contributors address both the methodological problems of assessment and the conflicting cultural perspectives at work in a patient's choice of treatment. Sympathetic to CAM, the contributors nonetheless offer careful critiques of its claims, and suggest a variety of ways it can be taken seriously, yet subject to careful scrutiny.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Health Professionals

Author : Linda Baily Synovitz
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781284134254
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Health Professionals written by Linda Baily Synovitz and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly researched and referenced, Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Health Professionals: A Holistic Approach to Consumer Health educates students about the many complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities that are available, in addition to the more traditional methods that exist. Early chapters provide an overview of both traditional and alternative medicine, scientific method and steps in scientific research, and look at the cost of health care in the U.S. Later chapters introduce students to integrative medicine and provide a thorough overview of CAM practices employed today. Topics that are covered include acupuncture, meditation, herbals and aromatherapy. By reading this text, students will become astute at distinguishing among those traditional and CAM health practices that are helpful, those that have been scientifically tested, and those that may offer no benefit.

Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Author : Wayne B. Jonas
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine written by Wayne B. Jonas and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1999 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four out of ten patients visited a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioner last year--Your Patients! Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides you with the information you need to understand this phenomenon. This practical source brings together today's leading CAM researchers and practitioners to offer the reader insights into the social and scientific foundations of CAM, the safety and efficacy of CAM products and practices, and overviews of 20 commonly used CAM modalities. Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine helps you inform, educate, and treat patients who are interested in or currently using CAM.

The Scientific Basis of Integrative Health

Author : Leonard Wisneski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1498767222
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book The Scientific Basis of Integrative Health written by Leonard Wisneski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first suffering supplicant offered a prayer to his god or the first mother cradled an ailing child in her caring arms, we have witnessed how human health and healing go beyond any inventory of parts and infusion of chemicals. We humans are a complex melding of thought, emotion, spirit and energy and each of those components is as critical to our well-being as our physiological status. Even if we are just beginning to quantify and document these seemingly intangible aspect, to ignore them in the practice of medicine is neglect and an invitation to do harm. The Scientific Basis of Integrative Health has been extensively updated and expanded to provide a comprehensive guide to integrative medicine. Taking a balanced and objective approach, this leading text bridges the gap between Western science and Eastern philosophy. It provides doctors and other health practitioners with information on complementary and alternative approaches to health, that is authoritative, evidence based, and epidemiologically substantiated. Written for doctors and healthcare professionals by pioneering practitioners and updated with the newest research across and increasing range of possibilities, this third edition includes nine new chapters covering topics such as: Electrophotonic imaging; Neuroacupuncture; Naturopathic medicine; Integrative nutrition.

Invitation to Holistic Health

Author : Charlotte Eliopoulos
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 128414139X
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Invitation to Holistic Health written by Charlotte Eliopoulos and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life, Fourth Edition, features solid principles and proven practices to promote optimal health and well-being using a holistic approach. The text is divided into four parts: Strengthening Your Inner Resources; Developing Healthy Lifestyle Practices; Taking Charge of Challenges to the Body, Mind, and Spirit; and Safe Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies. This easy-to-read guide provides how-to information for dealing with a variety of health-related issues, including nutrition, exercise, herbal remedies, and homeopathic remedies, to name a few. Unlike other holistic health textbooks, the Fourth Edition promotes a variety of therapies and provides evidence to support the practice of each one. New to the Fourth Edition: • Updated research related to holistic health and practices • Expanded coverage of obesity and diversity • Tips for practitioners on providing holistic care in conventional settings • Discussion around the integration of conventional medicine and alternative therapies