Bill Gottlieb - New Choices in Natural Healing: Over 1,800 of the Best Self-Help Remedies from the World of Alternative Medicine

Copyright 1995 by Rodale Press, Inc.

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Illustrations copyright 1995 by Judy Newhouse

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

New choices in natural healing : over 1,800 of the best self-help remedies from the world of alternative medicine / edited by Bill Gottlieb, with Susan G. Berg and Patricia Fisher : written by Doug Dollemore... [et al.].

p. cm.

Includes index.

eISBN 9781623363321 ebook

ISBN 0875962572 hardcover

ISBN 0875963641 paperback

1. Self-care, Health. 2. Alternative medicine. 3. Medicine, Popular. I. Gottlieb, Bill. II. Dollemore, Doug.

RA776.95.N48 1995

615.5dc20 9515907

O UR P URPOSE

We inspire and enable people to improve
their lives and the world around them.

NOTICE TO O UR R EADERS

New Choices in Natural Healing was written as a reference volume, not as a medical guide or a manual for treatment. Its ideas and suggestions are designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. They are not intended to help you make a diagnosis about your health, nor are they a substitute for any treatment that has been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help. Before you use an alternative treatment method from this book, we strongly recommend that you discuss that decision with your doctor. You, the reader, must take full responsibility for all decisions about your health and for how you use this book. Therefore, the publisher disclaims any responsibility for any adverse effects that result from your use of the information in this book.

NEW C HOICES IN N ATURAL H EALING E DITORIAL S TAFF

Editor-in-Chief: Bill Gottlieb

Senior Managing Editor: Patricia Fisher

Staff Writers: Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci, Jennifer Haigh, Sid Kirchheimer

Contributing Writer: Jean Callahan

Project Development and Research Director: Deborah Pedron

Head Researchers: Jan Eickmeier, Carol J. Gilmore, Sally A. Reith, Carol Svec

Researchers and Fact-Checkers: Christine Dreisbach, Kristina Orchard-Hays, Jane Sherman

Associate Art Director: Faith Hague

Interior Designer: Vic Mazurkiewicz

Studio Manager: Joe Golden

Supervising Technical Artist: David Q. Pryor

Technical Artists: Liz Reap, Bernie Siegle

Cover Designer: Jane Colby Knutila

Cover Illustrator: Traci Harmon

Illustrator: Judy Newhouse

Senior Copy Editor: Susan G. Berg

Copy Editor: Amy K. Fisher

Production Manager: Helen Clogston

Manufacturing Coordinators: Patrick T. Smith, Eileen F. Bauder

Office Staff: Roberta Mulliner, Julie Kehs, Bernadette Sauerwine, Mary Lou Stephen

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Senior Vice-President and Editor-in-Chief, Rodale Books: Bill Gottlieb

NEW C HOICES IN N ATURAL H EALING B OARD OF A DVISORS

Acupressure Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D.

Director of the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, California, and author of Acupressures Potent Points

Aromatherapy John Steele

An aromatic consultant in Los Angeles

Ayurveda Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc.

Director of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Flower Remedy/Essence Therapy Leslie J. Kaslof

An herbalist and author of The Traditional Flower Remedies of Dr. Edward Bach

Flower Remedy/Essence Therapy; Homeopathy Cynthia Mervis Watson, M.D.

A family practice physician in Santa Monica, California, who specializes in herbal therapy and homeopathy

Food Therapy Julian Whitaker, M.D.

Founder and president of the Whitaker Wellness Center in Newport Beach, California

Food Therapy; Vitamin and Mineral Therapy Elson Haas, M.D.

Director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin in San Rafael, California, and author of Staying Healthy with Nutrition

Herbal Therapy Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D.

Professor of pharmacognosy at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana

Homeopathy Maesimund Panos, M.D.

A homeopathic physician in Tipp City, Ohio, and co-author of Homeopathic Medicine at Home

Hydrotherapy Irene Von Estorff, M.D.

Assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine at Cornell University Medical College in New York City

Imagery Dennis Gersten, M.D.

A San Diego psychiatrist and publisher of Atlantis, a bi-monthly imagery newsletter

Juice Therapy Cherie Calbom, M.S.

A certified nutritionist in Kirkland, Washington, and co-author of Juicing for Life

Massage Elliot Greene

Past president of the American Massage Therapy Association

Reflexology Dwight Byers

A St. Petersburg, Florida, reflexologist and author of Better Health with Foot Reflexology

Relaxation and Meditation Emmett E. Miller, M.D.

A psychotherapist and stress management expert in Menlo Park, California

Sound Therapy Steven Halpern, Ph.D.

A composer, a researcher and author of Sound Health: The Music and Sounds That Make Us Whole

Vitamin and Mineral Therapy Michael Janson, M.D.

Director of the Center for Preventive Medicine in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and an officer of the American College for Advancement in Medicine

Yoga Stephen A. Nezezon, M.D.

A yoga teacher and staff physician at the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Honesdale, Pennsylvania

Reviewer David Edelberg, M.D.

An internist and medical director of the American Holistic Center/Chicago

By Bill Gottlieb

Editor-in-Chief

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