New Choices In Natural Healing For Women

Natural therapies offer a gentle, drug-free approach to women's health problems, such as PMS, migraines, hot flashes, TMJ, and others. But how can you tell which approach is the best for you? The editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books consulted with experts in thirty different natural therapies, from acupuncture to yoga, to take the mystery out of alternative treatments and explain them in plain English. You'll find out how the Alexander Technique can relieve the health risks of working at a computer, how meditation can improve symptoms of PMS, and how blueberries and ginkgo supplements can reduce spider veins. Discover these natural healing techniques for physical and emotional ailments: Acupressure Acupuncture Alexander technique Aromatherapy Art therapy Biofeedback Breath work Chiropractic Feldenkrais method Hellerwork Herbal medicine Homeopathy Hydrotherapy Imagery and visualization Massage and bodywork Meditation Music therapy Naturopathy Osteopathy Reflexology Therapeutic touch Traditional Chinese medicine Vegetarian diets Yoga Comprehensive and reliable, this indispensable reference tells you how to find a qualified practitioner and what to expect when you visit one for the first time. Plus, inspiring testimonials from women who have been cured by these holistic techniques attest to their incredible restorative powers.

The first book to take alternative medicine out of its mystical fringe and into the mainstream, New Choices in Natural Healing features more than 20 unique alternative remedies for each of 160 health problems, from acne to wrinkles, plus practical explanations of 20 natural therapies, from aromatherapy to vitamin therapy. Including 440 illustrations, New Choices in Natural Healing also covers: • Acupressure: pinpoint pain relief • Aromatherapy: relieve stress and tension • Ayurveda: a customized system of better health • Flower Therapy: heal the mind, and the body will follow • Food Therapy: harness the power to erase disease • Herbal Therapy: a healing partnership with Mother Nature • Homeopathy: medicines perhaps more powerful than prescriptions • Hydrotherapy: bathe yourself in natural healing • Imagery: picture yourself perfectly healthy • Juice Therapy: the curative essence of fruits and vegetables • Massage: hands-on healing for yourself and your family • Reflexology: speed restorative energy to organs and body parts • Relaxation and Meditation: achieve a higher state of health • Sound Therapy: soothe your body with music's gentle waves • Vitamin and Mineral Therapy: natural prescriptions for healing • Yoga: stretches for better health

At last, a book on alternative healing that women can trust! New Choices in Natural Healing for Women is the single, reliable source to sort out the alternative options.

"This is a significant new resource in the field of alternative medicine.... Recommended especially for public libraries just beginning to cover this area."-Library Journal "This volume offers a clear, concise introduction to a wide range of complementary healing practices from around the world."-Publishers Weekly

Herbal Medicine for Women Only! In this elegantly illustrated book, top herbalists offer inside advice on how to use herbs to look and feel your best, relieve more than 125 common health problems, and strengthen your immunity against illness. You'll find: * Step-by-step directions for making your own herbal medicines * Dosage and recommendations for hot new herbs like black cohosh-- "nature's estrogen"-- and kava-kava, the popular anti-anxiety herb * Special sections on aromatherapy, dream pillows, and herbs for rejuvenation and relaxation * Herbal remedies for female-only problems like morning sickness and PMS, plus much more This beautiful book also features: * Lavishly illustrated profiles of 50 top healing herbs for women, from aloe to yellow dock * Full-color photographs, including herbs in their native settings * Recipes for medicinal teas, soups, formulas, and blends "The Woman's Book of Healing Herbs" is perfect for women who are looking for simple ways to use medicinal herbs to treat everyday health problems, relieve stress, and beautify their skin, hair, and nails. About The Authors: Sari Harrar is Health News Editor for "Prevention" magazine and co-author of "Fat to Firm at Any Age," among other health books. Sara Altshul O'Donnell is Alternative Medicine Editor for "Prevention" magazine and co-author of "Women's Choices in Natural Healing,"

As the editor-in-chief of Prevention Magazine Health Books, Bill Gottlieb created the 10-million copy self-care bestseller, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, and was the author of the 1.5 million copy alternative health bestseller, New Choices in Natural Healing. Now, Bill has once again created a groundbreaking book-a book that can help anyone safely, successfully and naturally self-treat 160 everyday and serious health conditions: Alternative Cures. To write this unique book, Bill interviewed over 300 of America's top natural clinicians-doctors, herbalists, nutritionists and more. You'll discover over 1000 of their most effective, practical and safest natural remedies for an A-to-Z of health problems, from arthritis, back pain and high cholesterol, to repetitive strain injury, weight gain and yeast infections. Plus, every chapter of Alternative Cures has a guide to the best alternative and conventional professional care for the condition it covers. And, you'll find essential safety information for every remedy featured in the book. Once you look at it, we think you'll agree: There's never been a more useful, reader-friendly, get-better book about alternative health and healing than Alternative Cures.