Complementary-Therapy Books

gotten this book AGES ago! Wonderful, comprehensive...highly recommend this book! You won't be disappointed.

This is a fabulous book. It's one of the two best ones on homeopathy I've come across, and I use them both all the time, though this one is perhaps even more comprehensive, and with even more beautiful illustrations. (The other one is "The Complete Guide to Homeopathy" by Lockie and Geddes). For the interested layperson, this book will very much help you figure out what you can do for what ails you (and your family). I've had some great successes using it, as has my husband. It's quite a beautiful book as well, and makes a nice gift. I asked for it one year for my birthday, and have put it to good use ever since.

For those who suffer chronic pain, chronic illnesses, fatigue, migraines, acid indigestion or other medical issues, this book may help you.

In Feeling Better: A 6-week Mind-Body Program to Ease Your Chronic Symptoms, the authors offer a comprehensive program to help chronic pain sufferers.


PART TWO: Feeling Better: The Six-Week Program to Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself

CHAPTER THREE: WEEK 1 - SHIFT FOCUS FROM YOUR SYMPTOMS TO YOURSELF

CHAPTER FOUR: WEEK 2 - LEARN HOW TO RETHINK YOUR SYMPTOMS

CHAPTER FIVE: WEEK 3 - CHANGE THE SITUATION, LESSEN YOUR SYMPTOM

CHAPTER SIX: WEEK 4 - UNDO THE DAMAGE OF UNPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS

CHAPTER SEVEN: WEEK 5 - BRIGHTEN THE MOOD, HELP THE SYMPTOM

CHAPTER EIGHT: WEEK 6 - LESSONS IN COPING WELL



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PART THREE: General Principles for Living and Coping Well
CHAPTER NINE: LIVING WELL THROUGH NUTRITION AND EXERCISE

CHAPTER TEN: FOUR FINAL PRINCIPLES.



Looks good to me, and as someone who once lived with chronic pain for 10 years, I would have appreciated this book, a few years ago.

As someone who finally recovered from chronic pain, I still appreciate the tips and recognize the wisdom of the words herein.

When a person is in the grips of chronic pain, it can be difficult to 'stop being your symptom' - all we ever think and feel are our symptoms, our pain. It seems as if we cannot stop thinking about it.

But here's a tip from the book: Distract yourself from the pain. Do not focus on it. If you suffer from dizziness, take note of the times when you stand up and do NOT feel dizzy.

Lead as productive a life as possible and you will feel better.

The authors note that the profit motive, the mass media, increased medicalization of our symptoms and the basic condition of life all contributes to the seeming contradiction of 'doing better but feeling worse' - we live longer but often suffer chronic illnesses we did not have decades ago.

Decades ago, people usually did not live long enough to develop some of the medical conditions that now disable us. So we are 'doing better' in that we live longer, but it is the quality of our lives that is at issue. We want to live longer and live with quality of life.

I have noticed way too much advertising for drugs and medical conditions that really may not need treatment, that are really a part of life. I am talking about 'restless legs' and 'overactive bladder.' Drugs can be helpful but they are powerful and can have side effects, which can add up over time and which may decrease our ability to function in other ways.


But for those who suffer such conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (my late mother-in-law had RA and Diabetes), the issue is trying to live WITH the condition and its symptoms but while LIVING a LIFE DESPITE the condition.


The authors give the example of two patients with RA - one who continued to live her life as productively as possible despite the difficulty or inability to perform many routine tasks such as opening jars - and another patient, who pretty much had given up on her symptoms and let them control her.

Relaxation exercises and deep breathing can help lessen pain, the authors note.

People who are isolated or who live with negative psychological or social factors are likely to feel worse than those who live with more positive influences in their lives.

Getting out as much as possible and being with people helps. Online communities such as Gather is part of this.

It may surprise you to know that about 68 percent of people who live with disabling conditions report being satisfied or fairly satisfied with their lives.

I consider this to be a good number!

An excellent book for anyone who does not feel well or who has not felt well, at some point in their life.

How our mind interprets chronic and annoying (non-life threatening) symptoms is a topic that has recently gained much research and respect in the medical field. Through their successful 6-Week Program, Dr's Barsky and Deans tackle many of the annoying and often debilitating issues facing a very large, stressed and overworked human population.

If any of the following symptoms sound familiar to you: anxiety, migraines, headaches, stress, depression, fatigue, arthritis, lower back pain, insomnia, indigestion and you have not found relief from your medical provider, I highly recommend reading and following Barsky and Deans "6-Week Mind-Body Program to ease your Chronic Symptoms."

Through their step-by-step plan you will slowly change the way you perceive your symptoms and the way you approach life. You will spend time reflecting, journaling, becoming more active "in life," finding and using stress reducing activities on a regular basis, concentrating on better nutrition and discovering an exercise program that will work for you.

In addition to examples and strategies, real-life stories and examples are provided for the reader. This is the type of self-help book that should be read more than once to gain the full benefit and to reinforce positive thinking and goal attainment over a period of time. I challenge you to resolve to "Feeling Better" in the New Year.

If you suffer from FMS, you NEED this book in your personal library. In the past 21 years, I've successfully treated thousands of patients who have suffered from this debilitating condition. If you truly want to get well (and what FMS patient doesn't), nutrition must be at the fore-front of your healing arsenal. This book is one of the best that I have read in regards to FMS and nutrition. Buy it so that you can refer back to it time and again.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".

As a fellow sufferer of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, I read Christine
Craggs-Hinton's first and xcellent book 'Living with Fibromyalgia' with great admiration, and eagerly awaited the arrival of its sequal / her second book 'The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet'. I was not disappointed. Christine takes the reader simply and fluently through the reasons for good nutrition (especially in terms of Fibromyalgia), and how to go about it, including giving details of a varied - and enjoyable - wholefood diet. She also includes details of an initial detoxification programme, plus hints about a number of nutritional supplements most likely to be eneficial to sufferers of FMS. There is an informative chapter regarding substances to avoid. The second half of the book is devoted to healthy and useful recipes, which can only tempt the reader to 'have a go'!

I felt the book had a positive tone throughout. As a 'holistic health adviser ' and a wholefooder of over 20 years standing, I read this book in a somewhat hypercritical way; as such I spotted a couple of things with which I was not entirely happy - eg I could not condone the use of golden syrup in one of the recipes, or the use of of microwave ovens (convenient though these may be). However, these were very minor disagreements only, and when taken as a whole, I believe this book to be an excellent complement to Christine's first book. Believing as I do, that eating the best possible diet is of paramount importance - indeed, the foundation on which to build - for any sufferer of FMS (in fact, any sufferer of anything), I fully recommend this book to anyone who wishes to take the first steps towards rebuilding their health. It will be an exciting revelation to anyone who normally eats the average 'western diet', and who wishes to help themselves.

I recently gave a 'Health and Wholefoods' talk to my local FMS group - there is now a super book to back this up. I congratulate and thank Christine!

A helpful, encouraging blueprint for enriching any life -from those tetter on physical or psychological problems, to those with "mundane" stresses and worries. Not a how-to-book; although there are specific tips and techniques for dealing with physical and/or emotional problems. Not a woe-is-me-book, although Cohen's odessey of illness, growth, nurturing a new perspective and way of being is inspirational and makes the reader feel better about peoplekind. Not a dry medical book, but a warm, human, witty personal book. Almost anyone with a functioning mind, open to new thoughts and feelings, will benefit from this.

Even if you do not have chronic physical pain, this book is a true gift from a wise and experienced teacher. The compassionate observations and suggestions serve as guidelines for any kind of pain -- mental, emotional or spiritual. Thank you, Ms. Cohen,for sharing the fruits of your life and suffering with us.

I have never been motivated to write a review before on Amazon.com, but I feel compelled to for this book. I have suffered for many years with chronic neck and joint pain and recently had my second surgery in ten years. After the surgery, I received a copy of this book. It offers a new way to examine the causes of chronic arthritic pain and logically and scientifically lays out the case for adding certain types of omega 3's to one's diet to help lessen pain. I am not a believer generally in "alternative medicines", but I also do not want to risk a lifetime on aspirins/ibuprofins or other "real medicines" which can have serious long term side effects as well. This book carefully details how the absence of fish from our modern diet has increased the natural inflamatory response of our bodies to the point where it is now hurting us rather than protecting us. Though thoroughly researched and well documented, this book is an easy read for the nonexpert. It also discusses omega 3 effects on other ailments such as alzheimers, cancer, depression, attention deficit disorder and others.I recommend this book specifically to anyone who has chronic arthritic or other spinal or joint related pains as well as to others who are seeking new ways of approaching other illnesses.

I started reading this from the back for the practical information on dosage and purity, but I'm already impressed. It's a pleasure to find a very recent book that lays out the science and data in a readable form. And once you're past the rah-rah cover (which the publisher probably insisted on), the tone is very objective. I'll be able to pass this on to a skeptical relative without it seeming like it's selling snake oil!

This book is exactly what I was looking for. It occurs to me, though, that it may not be an easy read for someone without science or research background. It's well written, but there's definitely a lot of terminology to process and absorb. For someone looking for a lightweight read, maybe one of the other books on the subject would be better.

The publication has an accessible language, can be read by anyone who wants to know about health and natural products.

The author takes what in less capable hands could be considered a dry subject,and breathes new life into it.It is the very definition of a "page turner".I simply could not put it down.It had me on the edge of my seat for the entire ride.More involving and certainly more intense than any book written in the last ten years.I can simply say "Bravo" "Bravo" to the author.

This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to learn about flower essences, anyone who already knows about them, and anyone who wants to make their own essences. A must have for your library! Clearly written and quite thorough.

If you read just one book on Flower Essences, this is the one to read. Ms. Wright takes using Flower Essences to a whole new level. I will admit I was a little skeptical at first by what is being put forth in this book and I was unsure as to where to start. I have now gotten my feet wet and I am trying some of the various techniques covered. I was taught that flower essences just treated emotional problems. In this book, Ms. Wright takes it farther. After all, if you take a wholistic approach to health, then you know that illness starts on the emotional, mental & spiritual levels and then filters down. Therefore, you can realistically say that treating your emotional, etc problems would greatly benefit your overall health. I also realized that when I have a cathartic reaction to a course of essences, that I can just retest myself when that happens to address the issue that has come up. But read the book for yourself and expand your use of flower essences.

Explains many important points that are not explained in any other book I have seen. Much common sense has been missed. This book written in the 1700's when healthy eating was much better understood.....as well as physiognomy.

Everyday life people are careless especially things that are very close to them. This book is so great because it actually coincides with nowadays scientific evidence.

With a self-deprecating wit, lighthearted touch and a schoolboy's delight in describing his big bully adversaries, Richard Jaffe tells wonderful stories spanning several decades of his hapless but ultimately effective struggles to legally represent and protect a range of dedicated health care practitioners and researchers who just wanted to offer safe innovative treatments to terminally ill patients and to give these patients an alternative to being further tortured by medical treatments that their traditional doctors knew did not work.

Like the small town coach that doesn't know how his scrawny little team keeps winning in the big leagues but who keeps going anyway, Jaffe shares his desperate strategies and creative "hail Mary" legal motions that have allowed judges to rule for his clients with over-whelming odds stacked against them and that have created legal precedents which have given us all better health care options.

It warms my heart to hear about an attorney who fights for the medical underdog and for their helpless patients against laws that force these patients to be needlessly tortured by medical treatments that are known to be ineffective and dangerous.

It is even better to find a brilliant attorney with a big heart and sense of humor willing to fight against the almost unlimited, brute force legal machine backed by the big pharmaceutical companies, the AMA, the FDA and other government agencies.

May Richard Jaffe continue to do his work and to write books that inspire us all.

Galileo's Lawyer is an eye-opening page turner that will shock all those who think we have freedom of choice in medical care for conditions for which standard medical treatments are inadequate at best. The power of our medical church-like establishment that exerts behind-the-scenes control over our options is largely invisible in most circumstances. If you think the FDA, and medical boards are on your side, and really know what is best for your health, then this book isn't for you! If you are willing to be surprised, perhaps even stunned, by the arrogance and hidebound beliefs of the current system, you will savor the knowledge that there are practitioners, and lawyers, who do their best to deliver options and hope to those who have been backed into a corner. If ever there was a sound argument for overhauling our health care system this book is a fundamental part of the reason we need structural change.

After reading this book, I felt like I could better understand aromatherapy. It is very descriptive, and easy to follow.

With so many books on aromatherapy available, it's difficult to know what's really valuable. The authors of so many books have few medical or scientific credentials and take a highly impressionistic approach. For this reason alone, to find a book like this written by a chemist is a rare treat. And, since this is a chemist writing in 1936, we find the source of much of today's common knowledge of the discipline - from the man who made it a discipline and coined the word 'aromatherapy'. Translator Louise Davids and editor Robert Tisserand offer us a natural-reading translation with the added benefit of an editor's introduction which places the book in its historical context. Tisserand points out that "as a chemist Gattefosse was not a part of the natural therapy movement and he did not share [today's] holistic, 'alternative' approach." That comes as a great relief to those of us who want some reliable chemical basis for our choices of oils. Even more useful are the copious notes Tisserand provides throughout the book, sometimes to explain terminology, more often with comments on Gattefosse's observations in the light of today's knowledge.