Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health

Name: Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health
Price: 12.09 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (96 reviews)
Author: Andrew Weil

by Andrew Weil

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4.3 stars from 96 reviews

326 pages~5.4 hr readPublished by Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublished 2004-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're curious about alternative treatments but want a credible guide who won't sell you snake oil or dismiss everything outside conventional medicine.
You've hit a wall with standard medical care and want to explore other options with someone who understands both worlds.
You're building your own health philosophy and need a framework for thinking about different healing systems clearly.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a simple protocol or quick fix. This is philosophy and exploration, not a step by step treatment plan.
You're looking for a book that champions alternative medicine as categorically superior to conventional care.
You prefer pure science writing. Weil draws on case studies and personal experience alongside research, which some find less rigorous.

About this book

A comprehensive handbook on alternative treatments by Harvard-trained physician Andrew Weil. Health and Healing explores the full spectrum of alternative healing practices available today, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic, Chinese medicine, Shamanism, mind cures, faith healing, psychic healing, and outright quackery. Weil investigates what works and what doesn't, what these practices have in common, how they differ from conventional medicine, and how they can be integrated into a complete approach to healing for the twenty-first century. The book draws on Dr. Weil's clinical and personal experience, as well as case studies from around the world.

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