Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies

Antioxidants Effects in Health: The Bright and the Dark Side examines the role that antioxidants play in a variety of health and disease situations.

A powerful reimagining of the world in which a young Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution.

By examining historical applications of the compounds found in plants, this five-volume series serves as a reference for quality assurance, research, product development, and regulatory guidance of the compounds found in plant-based medicines.

This book examines the best available empirical evidence regarding one of the most challenging and pervasive questions throughout ages, cultures, and religions: the survival of human consciousness after death.

This book is a companion to Ayurvedic studies.

Despite tremendous gains in medical knowledge, most conditions are managed, rather than cured, by medications.

Discover effective, outcome-oriented ways to help CFS patients who have endured useless or inappropriate treatments!

The authors of the Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine present practitioners, physicians, and allied health workers with detailed material for a wide ranging understanding of what Traditional Chinese Medicine can offer.

Traditional folk medicine practices in Korea, China, Japan, and Hong Kong - all located in Northeast Asia - are comparable.

To ensure a well-functioning immune system, the lymphatic system must be healthy.

This unique volume initiates a dialogue between bio-medicine and alternative therapeutics.

In Functional Exercise Prescription, Eyal Lederman presents a revolutionary new approach for exercise prescription that uses the individual's own movement repertoire.

Entdecken Sie das große therapeutische Potential pflanzlicher Arzneidrogen!

Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq.

Musculoskeletal medicine is now recognised as a distinct branch of medicine, incorporating the sub-specialities of manual medicine, orthopaedic medicine, and the neuromusculoskeletal component of osteopathic medicine.

This clinical textbook will update the reader on the relevant anatomy, known biomechanics, clinical assessment, musculoskeletal conditions and treatment of the thorax and how these relate to the function of the whole body.

Too many of us hold our physical, mental and emotional pain within our bodies, where it slows energy, manifests as tension and can have a damaging impact upon our health.

First published in 1986: This book is to help medical, pharmacy, and advanced students in science to understand the growing importance of continuously advancing biochemical concepts in human disease.

A wide-ranging compilation on the materia medica of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places.

Focusing on the importance of relationship-building, this handbook explains how to turn new clients into regulars and make your practice flourish.

Headache, Orofacial Pain and Bruxism: Diagnosis and multidisciplinary approaches to management has been written by clinicians for clinicians.

Science and Religion: Edwin Salpeter, Owen Gingerich and John Polkinghorne is a collection of interviews being published as a book.

Integrative Therapies for Depression: Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention summarizes emerging theories and research findings on various nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat mood disorders.

This volume takes an in-depth look at the potential pharmacological applications of 11 important antidiabetic plants, examining their antihyperglycemic, hypoglycemic, and anti-lipidemic properties along with current genome editing research perspectives.

Did you know that yoga benefits every system in the body, from joints to hormone response, digestion, and brain function?

Aus seiner jahrzehntelangen geomantischen Arbeit und den vielfältigen Kommunikationen mit anderen Sphären beschreibt Marko Pogačnik in diesem Buch, wie sich eine neue Erde allmählich und zuerst in der »kausalen« oder »archetypischen« Dimension heranbildet, um – nicht zuletzt durch unser Mittun – in unserer Dimension Gestalt anzunehmen.

Too many of us hold our physical, mental and emotional pain within our bodies, where it slows energy, manifests as tension and can have a damaging impact upon our health.

Healing is on many people's minds today.

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The term phytomedicine was coined by French physician Henri Leclerc in 1913.

Dieses Buch wendet sich einem der großen Themen der Menschheit zu: dem irdischen Dasein als strukturierter Lebensspanne.

Readers have come to depend on Jim Duke's comprehensive handbooks for their ease of use and artful presentation of scientific information.

At last, a book about the little pieces of occupation which make up life' s real situations and experiences and form a basis for therapy.

This book summarizes recent advances in the chemistry, bioactivity, nutrition, and functional aspects of dietary phytochemicals, as well as the health and functional aspects of foods rich in phytochemicals.

The world of medicine has become splintered into two factions, that of orthodoxy and its counterpart, alternative or complementary medicine.

Cannabis is one of the oldest cultivated plants dating back 12,000 years and demonstrates medicinal properties including immune support, anti-inflammatory effects, and cancer-fighting potential.

For the past two millennia, Ganoderma has been prized as the "e;mushroom of immortality"e; in ancient Asian cultures, owing to its health benefits.

Weiße Magie"Zwischen Himmel und Erde gibt es mehr, als die Naturwissenschaft erklären kann.

Increased oxidative stress due to the production of excessive amounts of free radicals along with the effects of chronic inflammation plays a major role in the initiation and progression of most chronic diseases.

Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a new book series dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based TCM research.

Combining a wide range of drug-free therapeutic approaches, this book is a step-by-step guide to Peter Smith's unique, 100% natural sleep solution.

This new volume, Health Benefits of Secondary Phytocompounds from Plant and Marine Sources, looks at a selection of important issues and research topics on phytochemicals in plant-based therapeutics, covering bioactive compounds from both plant and marine sources.

Probiotics: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhance Health and Mitigate Disease is an indispensable resource for a deeper understanding of the intricate world of probiotics and their profound impact on human health.

A fungus says ‘Eat me’.

This book provides a condensed but comprehensive up-to-date overview of spirituality and its application to health care.

The international popularity of herbal remedies has recently outpaced quality information on the utilization and dosing of these compounds.

This book investigates the scientific basis and efficacy of acupuncture and the quality of training and standards of competence in its practitioners.