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342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient,...
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x, 322 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
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xix, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A thoughtful and compelling case for the power and potential of natural medicine to heal the human body, from bestselling author Dr. Andreas Michalsen. We are living longer than ever before. Average life expectancy is higher today than at any other period in our history. But our prolonged lives have come at a price: a rise in chronic disease. More and more of us are developing chronic conditions like digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart...
4) The energy codes: the 7-step system to awaken your spirit, heal your body, and live your best life
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xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Transform your life with this revolutionary and accessible seven-step guide -- grounded in energy medicine, neurobiology, and quantum physics -- to awaken your true health and potential through energy healing. Eighteen years ago, health pioneer and practitioner Dr. Sue Morter had a remarkable and profound awakening. While meditating, she spontaneously accessed an energy field -- a level of consciousness -- beyond anything she had ever imagined. This...
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xiv, 289 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"Prescription drug use in America has increased tenfold in the past fifty years, and over-the counter drug use has risen just as dramatically. In addition to the dozens of medications we take to treat serious illnesses, we take drugs to help us sleep, to keep us awake, to stop our noses from running, our backs from aching, and our minds from racing. Name a symptom, there's a pill to suppress it. Modern drugs can be miraculously life saving, and many...
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xvi, 414 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Find natural cures and remedies for more than 170 conditions"--back cover.
From arthritis to varicose veins, this handy guide is your complete health advisor to common ailments that can be treated naturally. Banks and Kraynak help you find safe cures and remedies, help you boost your immune system, and combat chronic health conditions-- without drugs.
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xi, 211 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"In Earth Medicines, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz (Tewa/Xicana) weaves together stories of her own indigenous wisdom with the power of the four elements to achieve inner and outer harmony. Including recipes and rituals that highlight the power of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire, this book is a reminder that the natural elements are the origins of everything - and can heal our body, mind, and spirit. Felicia thinks of earth medicine as a way of engaging with...
10) Harmonic healing
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xxx, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"We live in an age of unprecedented flourishing of technology in medicine. So why are we experiencing such epidemic levels of pain, disease, emotional and mental stress, and just plain-old poor health--often at such uncommonly young ages?.. After guiding thousands of patients on their journeys back to health, Dr. Linda Lancaster has seen it is the interplay of invisible forces such as chemicals, heavy metals, radiation, and opportunistic parasites,...
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xix, 155 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Español
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"Durante más de 20 años, el estadounidense, Alan Shoemaker ha sido aprendiz y colaborador de chamanes en Ecuador y Perú, donde se ha familiarizado con los métodos tradicionales de preparación de la ayahuasca, los rituales ceremoniales para su uso y la forma de hacer comunión con el espíritu sanador de esa planta sagrada y del cactus de San Pedro y otros aliados similares del mundo vegetal. En la actualidad, Shoemaker es un ayahuasquero reconocido...
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A New Era in Healing Has Already Started.
Can meditation and prayer affect the healing process? How do acupuncture, homeopathy, and healing touch work? Is it possible that the energy in our bodies is connected to the unlimited energy of the universe itself? Over 20 years ago, when physician Richard Gerber began to investigate the new frontiers of healing, he met with skepticism. Today his groundbreaking views on alternative healing systems have entered...
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Tibetan
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The first feature documentary dealing extensively with Tibetan medicine, one of the most highly developed medical systems. This documentary presents evidence that deserves serious consideration as a supplement to Western medical technology.
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xviii, 300 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body. Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can damage...
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302 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"True stories about people who triumphed over seemingly impossible medical diagnoses using untraditional, inventive therapies and perseverance--and about what scientists are discovering on the psychology of healing and the mind-body connection--from the author of theNew York Times Magazine article about her own son, "The Boy with the Thorn in his Joints," which led to this book about other families"--
"THE OTHER SIDE OF IMPOSSIBLE is about people...
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This follow-up to Uma Silbey's The Ultimate Guide to Crystals and Stones is designed to be instructional as well as inspirational, creating an opportunity through her extensive level of expertise so that you can examine and heal your emotional turmoil as well as that of others.
This groundbreaking book provides detailed information about how to use crystal and stone energy to transform painful feelings and emotional turmoil into inner harmony and...
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