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Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine / Book of alternative medicine [medical editor, Brent Bauer]. - 2nd ed. - New York, NY : Time Inc. Home Entertainment Books, c2010. - 208 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

"Straight answers from the world's leading medical experts"--Cover. "Integrating the best of natural therapies with conventional medicine"--Cover. Includes index.

Part 1: Today's new medicine. The best of both worlds / Brent Bauer -- Good health begins with good choices / Paul Limburg. Part 2: Guide to alternative therapies. Herbs and other dietary supplements / Mark Lee -- Mind-body medicine / Amit Sood -- Energy therapies / Susanne Cutshall -- Hands-on therapies / Ralph Gay -- Other approaches / Nisha Manek. Part 3: Your action plan. Treating 20 common conditions / Dietland Wahner-Roedler -- Be smart, be safe / Larry Bergstrom.

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.

ISBN: 9781603208369 (hc) 1603208364 (hc)

LCCN: 2010920047

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101544694 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Complementary Therapies--Popular Works.
Integrative medicine--methods--Popular Works.
Self Care--Popular Works.
Alternative medicine--Popular works.
Self-care, Health--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: REF R 733 / .M386 2010