Baker - Mind over meds: know when drugs are necessary, when alternatives are better-- and when to let your body heal on its own

The opinions expressed in this book are mine and mine alone. The colleagues listed below supplied information and research data that I used in writing about the various classes of medications discussed in these pages.

Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, is an adult and pediatric neurologist, herbalist, naturalist, and urban farmer in New York City. She is founder and director of the Terrain Institute, a training program in terrain medicine, which explores the relationship between the body and the world around us. She is the author of The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids with Food Straight from Soil (dirtcure.com).

Stephen Devries, MD, FACC, is a preventive cardiologist and executive director of the Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology outside Chicago, an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the role of nutrition and lifestyle in health care. Dr. Devries is the coauthor of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Cholesterol and coeditor of Integrative Cardiology.

Gerard Mullin, MD (thefoodmd.com), is associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has more than twenty years of clinical experience in the field of integrative gastroenterology. His latest book is The Gut Balance Revolution: Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!

Alyssa Parian, MD, is assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and specializes in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD, is an internist/allergist/immunologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona. He also serves as medical director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. He is the coeditor of Integrative Rheumatology and the author of the forthcoming book Integrative Allergy and Asthma.

Russell H. Greenfield, MD, is clinical professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He maintains an integrative medicine practice in Charlotte and consults with organizations on integrative wellness initiatives.

Rubin Naiman, PhD (DrNaiman.com), is a psychologist, sleep and dream specialist, and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. He is also director of Circadian Health Associates, an organization that provides training and consultations regarding sleep disorders. Dr. Naiman is the author of a number of books, including Healing Night.

Nisha Manek, MD, is fellowship trained in rheumatology and integrative medicine. She practices integrative rheumatology at Honor-Health Scottsdale Shea Medical Center and at Kingman Regional Medical Center, both in Arizona.

Leila Ali-Akbarian, MD-MPH, is a family medicine physician and medical director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center Supportive Care Clinic, where she sees patients in a multi-disciplinary, integrative, supportive-care setting.

Patricia Lebensohn, MD, is a family medicine physician and director of the Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. IMR has been adopted by more than sixty residency programs throughout the United States, Taiwan, and Germany.