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18 Natural Ways to Stop Arthritis Now
Norman D. Ford / Paperback / Published 1997
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Midwest Book Review:
Arthritis sufferers will feel relief as soon as they begin practicing Norman Ford's proven arthritis recommendations. Ford's message is simple: follow his well-researched action-steps (including physical exercise, nutrition and tapping into the healing powers of the mind) and anyone can defeat arthritis and improve the quality of their life. Soon the arthritis patient's aches and pains will disappear and they can resume an active lifestyle, looking forward to good health and vigor for the rest of their life. 18 Natural Ways To Stop Arthritis Now is necessary reading for any arthritis victim and their loved ones, and promises to be one of the most popular titles in every community or senior citizen organization library's "how-to" health book collection.

8 Weeks to Optimum Health : A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power
Andrew Weil / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Synopsis:
The best-selling author of Spontaneous Healing presents a safe and effective eight-week program--incorporating alternative medicine, exercise, stress reduction, and nutritional supplements--designed to improve and maintain health.

Acupressure for Health : A Complete Self-Care Manual
Jacqueline Young / Paperback / Published 1994
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AIDS and Chinese Medicine
Qingcai Zhang, Hung-Yuan Hsu / Paperback / Published 1995
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Midwest Book Review:
Traditional Chinese medicine offers help in treating AIDS: this combines reviews of traditional processes with insights on enhancing the immune system and reducing the effects and potency of the virus through Chinese herbs and practices. Over 100 herbal formulas tested with AIDS patients are contributed by a doctor who works with AIDS patients.

An Alternative Approach to Allergies : The New Field of Clinical Ecology Unravels the Environmental Causes of Mental and Physical Ills
Theron G. Randolph, Ralph Moss / Paperback / Published 1990
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Synopsis:
Updated with the latest information, here is the book that revolutionized theway allergies and other common illnesses were diagnosed and treated, claimingthat many are caused by sensitivities to certain foods and chemicals found inour increasingly contaminated environment.

Alternative Healing
Arnold Fox, Barry Fox / Paperback / Published 1996
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Midwest Book Review:
From ayurdevic healing to color therapy and homeopathy, this focuses on alternative remedies and therapies for twelve common ailments plus thirty other conditions, listing treatment routines, options, and professional groups associated with the alternative. A doctor and a psychologist author team up to provide practical advice on these alternatives and their pros and cons.

Alternative Healing : The Complete A-Z Guide to More Than 150 Alternative Therapies
Mark Kastner, Hugh Burroughs / Paperback / Published 1996
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Synopsis:
A reference providing information on the background, founders, history, common uses, terms, types of practitioners, and goals of each of the therapies outlined also provides a cross-referenced guide to nearly 170 health concerns and the five most used therapies for each. Original.

Alternative Health Care
Nikki Bradford (Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Alternative Health Care for Women : A Woman's Guide to Self-Help Treatments and Natural Therapies
Patsy Westcott / Paperback / Published 1989
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From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by FGP, 02/01/97
Patsy Westcott and Leyardia Black bring together a variety of alternative healing methods for treating many female health complaints. They begin by looking at factors that contribute to the state of our health, such as diet and mental attitude, and go on to address conditions ranging from PMS to cancer. The symptoms of each condition are discussed, along with things that might cause or aggravate it, information about the conventional treatment for the condition and alternative treatments that have been used with good results. Patsy and Leyardia have done a wonderful job of presenting a range of treatment methods that you can pursue more deeply if you wish, while at the same time giving you information that you can use to treat yourself today.

Alternative Medicine : What Works
Adriane Fugh-Berman / Paperback / Published 1997
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Synopsis:
A comprehensive review of the scientific evidence for and against unconventional medical treatments, Alternative Medicine: What Works is easy for laypeople to read yet rigorous enough to convince the most hidebound M.D. Clear, accessible terminology provides scientific proof that any alternative treatments are indeed effective.

The Alternative Medicine Sourcebook : A Realistic Evaluation of Alternative Healing Methods
Steven, MD Bratman / Hardcover / Published 1997
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One-third of all Americans currently use some form of alternative treatment, whether to enhance their sense of well-being or to complement conventional medical treatments. Whatever the reason, alternative medicine has had a profound influence on the way people approach their health care. Dr. Steven Bratman examines the various branches of alternative medicine, including homeopathy, movement therapies, bodywork, naturopathy, and Chinese medicine. he provides information on how to properly use these approaches, how to find qualified practitioners, and how alternative therapies can complement medical treatment. The world of alternative medicine is diverse and sometimes self-contradicting, so this book takes a balanced look at each methods, exploring its strengths and weaknesses, and distinguishing between what is useful and what is not so that the readers can make an informed decision about their health. A valuable addition to any personal, medical school, and public library collection.

Alternatives in Cancer Therapy : The Complete Guide to Non-Traditional Treatments
Ross, R.Ph. Pelton; Lee, Ph.D. Overholser / Paperback / Published 1994
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Synopsis:
An up-to-date guide to alternative cancer treatments offers the first comprehensive and reliable discussion of cancer-fighting medications and regimens, including vitamins, diet, and group therapy, that can be used along with traditional therapies.

Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture
Jeremy Rifkin / Paperback / Published 1993
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Synopsis:
A brilliant and devastating examination and indictment of the cattle culture that has come to shape and warp our world. Rifkin shows how the love affair with beef has led to increased hunger, disease, and environmental devastation. This persuasive book should be an urgent warning to everyone who cares about the fate of the earth.

Backyard Market Gardening : The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow
Andrew W. Lee / Paperback / Published 1995
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Consuming Habits : Drugs in History and Anthropology
Jordan Goodman, et al / Hardcover / Published 1995
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Diet for a Gentle World : Eating With Conscience
Leslie R. Inglis / Paperback / Published 1993, 144 pages
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Growing Fruits & Vegetables Organically : The Complete Guide to a Great-Tasting, More Bountiful, Problem-Free Harvest
Fern Marshall Bradley (Editor), Jean M. A. Nick / Hardcover / Published 1994, 532 pages
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Synopsis:
An Earth-friendly guide to gardening takes beginning gardeners step by step through the planting, care, and harvesting of vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables, accompanied by a list of plants for each region of the country.

Herbs : Their Culture and Uses (American Gardening Classics)
Rosetta E. Clarkson / Paperback / Published 1990, 226 pages
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Hardcover / Published 1997
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Synopsis:
The most complete volume on the history, care, propagation, and harvesting ofboth perennial and annual herbs--provides growing instructions for 101 herbs, in addition to information on garden design, indoor herb gardening, and more.

Marijuana Medical Handbook : A Guide to Therapeutic Use
Ed Rosenthal, et al / Paperback / Published 1997
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Midwest Book Review:
The Marijuana Medical Handbook is the only book written for people who have little or no experience with marijuana, but want an honest and informative account of its medical value, especially concerning symptoms related to cancer, AIDS/HIV, glaucoma, and many more. Marijuana is an invaluable and safe medical resource that any can explore with respect to its healing powers. Marijuana Medical Handbook deals with such questions as: What is marijuana's effect on the body? What illnesses is it suitable for? How can you administer it safely? What are the real side effects? How can you guarantee a consistent supply? What are the legal consequences. The Marijuana Medical Handbook is further enhanced with a comprehensive profile of the properties, effects, dangers, and uses of marijuana, along with a step-by-step guide to maintaining a personal garden. With California's recent law legalizing the medical uses of Marijuana, the Marijuana Medical Handbook will prove a valuable addition to any personal, medical, or community health and medicine reference book collection.

Marijuana Question? Ask Ed
Ed Rosenthal / Paperback / Published 1989
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The publisher, qtc@well.com, 06/28/96:
Long awaited compilation from the popular High Times column "Ask Ed." Since the feature began in 1983, it has answered every conceivable question regarding marijuana cultivation, indoors and out. No topic was to arcane or to esoteric for Ed's probing pen. But this book is not just a simple rehash of Ed's column-the letters have been arranged by subject and the responses have been revised and very often clarified and expanded. Most growers will find themselves referring to this book more than to any other cultivation manual in their library; it is a virtual encyclopedia of information with a superlative table of contents and index.

Marijuana, the Forbidden Medicine
Lester Grinspoon, James B. Bakalar / Paperback / Published 1995
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Medicine of the Cherokee : The Way of Right Relationship
J. T. Garrett, Michael Tlanusta Garrett / Paperback / Published 1996, 240 p.
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Midwest Book Review:
The story of the physical, mental, spiritual, and natural aspects of humans as told through many generations of elder teaches of Native American medicine. With stories that tell about the "four directions" and the "universal circle", these ancient Cherokee teachings also offer wisdom on circle gatherings, herbs, healing, and ways to reduce stress and find harmony and balance in all our relationships. The way of our modern world can separate us from nature and make us prone to disease, signs of being on the wrong path.

The Medicine Way : How to Live the Teachings of the Native American Medicine Wheel - A Shamanic Path to Self-Mastery (The 'Earth Quest' Series)
Kenneth Meadows / Paperback / Published 1997, 256 pages
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Synopsis:
To the Native American, the word "medicine" means more than a substance to restore health. It refers to a vital energy force available to all who call upon it--and also means "knowledge." This practical handbook of shamanic self-mastery offers a distillation of the ancient shamanic truths of the Native American, blended with wisdom derived from the East and from Europe.

Medicine Women
Susan Freilicher, Patricia Wyatt (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1993
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In Native American tradition a person's medicine is that which brings her power, teaches lessons and in turn empowers. Medicine women are dispensers of power, instruments of healing, keepers of tradition and teachers to us all. They allow others to be their best, to honor their own choices. Through Patricia Wyatt's exquisite paintings we encounter the spirit of medicine women. A powerful and passionate book of enduring beauty and insight, Medicine Women is the collection of Patricia Wyatt's beautiful art consisting of 45 full-color reproductions, with Susan Freilcher's helpful and informative text accompaniment.

Medicine, Monopolies, and Malice : How the Medical Establishment Tried to Destroy Chiropractic in the U.S.
Chester A. Wilk / Paperback / Published 1996
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Health and Fitness Expert Editor's Recommended Book, 11/01/96:
This is the story of a courageous group of chiropractors who charged the powerful American Medical Association with an antitrust suit and won. Chiropractic was apparently just a little too successful for the medical establishment's liking. Dr. Wilk and his colleagues had the scientific studies to prove it. Thanks to them, Americans retain the ability to choose how they want their backs cared for.

Medicinal Mushrooms : An Exploration of Tradition, Healing & Cultur
Christopher Hobbs / Paperback / Published 1995
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Midwest Book Review:
Mushroom toxicity, uses in traditional medicine, and appearances in the human diet are supported by clinical studies and explorations of cultural influences in this technical coverage. Over 100 species of edible fungi are documented in the most complete work on medicinal mushrooms published to date.

Psychosocial Interventions in Hiv Disease : A Stage-Focused and Culture Specific Approach (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy)
Isiaah Crawford, Baruch Fishman (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1996
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Card catalog description
Mental health professionals increasingly encounter people affected by HIV. A chronic multistage illness, HIV infection progresses from an emotionally challenging asymptomatic stage, through physical deterioration, to inevitable death. Clinicians must be knowledgeable about both the course of the disease and its changing psychological impact. During their illness, patients experience multiple difficulties unique to their gender, sexual orientation, and cultural background. The tasks of fostering cooperation with medical treatment, modifying risky behaviors and a alleviating suffering among the diverse populations impacted by HIV require special expertise and specifically tailored psychological - educational interventions. Over the last few years, several interventions of this kind have been developed and successfully tested. This book describes them in detail, demonstrating their implementation with case examples.

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