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A doctor's guide to alternative medicine : what works, what doesn't, and why  Cover Image Book Book

A doctor's guide to alternative medicine : what works, what doesn't, and why / Mel Borins, MD, FCFP ; foreword by Dr. Bernie Siegel.

Borins, Mel. (Author). Siegel, Bernie S., (Author of introduction, etc.).

Summary:

In the United States alone, more than 38 percent of people use Alternative Medicine to treat and prevent medical issues and more than 50 percent of people have tried Alternative Medicine at some point in their life. But because some people don't feel their doctors see those methods as legitimate, patients often turn to unreliable sources such as the internet, celebrities, etc. for guidance. With so much misinformation out there, how does anyone know which advice to follow and what actually works? In this book, Dr. Mel Borins answers these questions using the latest scientific research and double-blind studies to educate patients and physicians alike on which alternative treatments work, which don't, and why. And more importantly, it teaches them how to safely use these alternative treatments, as a reputable source of information to supplement their conventional medicine treatments. Written in clear, accessible language for the layperson while providing citations to full studies for the medical professional, the book covers traditional healing and herbal remedies, physical therapies, psychological therapies, and natural health products--making it perfect for alternative medicine skeptics looking for hard evidence, doctors of conventional medicine seeking to understand why alternative therapies work, and for those open to alternative medicine but who want to understand the benefits and dangers; these include America's 78 million Baby Boomers who purchase 77 percent of all prescriptions drugs and are seeking ways to treat their health issues without causing more of them.

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  • ISBN: 9781493005956 (trade paperback) :
  • Physical Description: xx, 314 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2014, ©2014.
Subject: Alternative medicine.
Herbs > Therapeutic use.
Homeopathy.

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vanderhoof Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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