Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, Updated and Expanded (Christian Handbook)
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By: Donal O'Mathuna and MD, Walt Larimore
Format: Paperback
From: Zondervan
Pub. Date: December 2006
From: Zondervan
Pub. Date: December 2006
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 512
Ean: 9780310269991
Isbn: 0310269997
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 512
Ean: 9780310269991
Isbn: 0310269997
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Easy to use, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Alternative Medicine keeps pace with the latest findings and developments in alternative medicine. Here is the most comprehensive, current, well-balanced, and trustworthy information available from both a scientific and a biblical perspective.
USER REVIEWS
"I found the historical background of such common alternatives as homeopathy and chiropractic to be interesting reading. There are detailed guidelines to help differentiate proven products from those that are questionable or downright dangerous. Clear explanations are provided as to why products may or may not work, based on a four-level evidence rating system.
There are 322 pages that rate most of the popular alternative therapies, herbs, vitamins, and dietary supplements. This represents the bulk of the authors material and the part of the book that I will be referring to time and again if I have questions on Ginko and Ginseng or Wild Yam and Willow Bark.
Then at the back of the book is a list that summarizes the effectiveness of various alternative choices on certain common conditions such as allergies, arthritis, anxiety, etc. This volume is going to occupy a prominent place in my shelf of ready sources of information."
~ Written on 2008-07-20
There are 322 pages that rate most of the popular alternative therapies, herbs, vitamins, and dietary supplements. This represents the bulk of the authors material and the part of the book that I will be referring to time and again if I have questions on Ginko and Ginseng or Wild Yam and Willow Bark.
Then at the back of the book is a list that summarizes the effectiveness of various alternative choices on certain common conditions such as allergies, arthritis, anxiety, etc. This volume is going to occupy a prominent place in my shelf of ready sources of information."
~ Written on 2008-07-20
"End the confusion; finally an easy to use MD analysis of alternative medicine
I always wondered if vitamins really helped improve health and mood. Thankfully, now I know due to the exhaustive work of Larimore and Mathuna in their updated version of "Alternative Medicine-the Christian Handbook".
It is amazingly simple to use, and covers every topic imaginable. (The section on diets was especially interesting with lots of useful sidebars). It presents both sides of the issues in a very readable fashion from a sound medical perspective. If you want to end the confusion about which alternative medicine techniques really work, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of this practical reference guide.
Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Life Coach, Orlando, FL
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~ Written on 2008-07-18
I always wondered if vitamins really helped improve health and mood. Thankfully, now I know due to the exhaustive work of Larimore and Mathuna in their updated version of "Alternative Medicine-the Christian Handbook".
It is amazingly simple to use, and covers every topic imaginable. (The section on diets was especially interesting with lots of useful sidebars). It presents both sides of the issues in a very readable fashion from a sound medical perspective. If you want to end the confusion about which alternative medicine techniques really work, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of this practical reference guide.
Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Life Coach, Orlando, FL
"
~ Written on 2008-07-18
"I am a full time pastor, also a holistic nutritionist. The 2 authors of the book do not deserve to say that this book is "The Christian Handbook" in the aspect for alternative medicine because their comments on alternative medicine is deeply influenced by their medical training perspective, which means that they could only be good at writing "The Christian Handbook" for western medicine, not alternative medicine.
The information they used to critic against alternative medicine were from many biased source, under the influence of the pharmaceutical industry and even if the results says that certain alternative medicine has proven to work in certain ways, they will discredit it by posing fears on the very minimal side effects. It will make you laugh and angry! God have mercy on them!
As a chinese, we believed in Traditional Chinese Medicine, because we experienced it work for treatment of various diseases. In China, there were various universities teaching TCM, and a degree would easily take one to study full time for 5-7years. But their conculsion based on a few silly reports and concluded that it will not work to treat disease!
This book deserved to be dumped and burnt, do not waste your money!
What a shame !!!!"
~ Written on 2008-06-01
The information they used to critic against alternative medicine were from many biased source, under the influence of the pharmaceutical industry and even if the results says that certain alternative medicine has proven to work in certain ways, they will discredit it by posing fears on the very minimal side effects. It will make you laugh and angry! God have mercy on them!
As a chinese, we believed in Traditional Chinese Medicine, because we experienced it work for treatment of various diseases. In China, there were various universities teaching TCM, and a degree would easily take one to study full time for 5-7years. But their conculsion based on a few silly reports and concluded that it will not work to treat disease!
This book deserved to be dumped and burnt, do not waste your money!
What a shame !!!!"
~ Written on 2008-06-01
"Excellent book. Arrived early and in very good conditions. Very please with the service."
~ Written on 2007-05-06
~ Written on 2007-05-06