"This is an excellent, informative, well organized, easy to read book, that I highly recommend. It is a must for your reading list. Health is too important to ignore and understanding the landscape of medicine and the options available is the key. You need this book."
Samuel D. Benjamin, M.D.
*****
"Chris Larson has written a comprehensive, objective and definitive guide to alternative medicine. The book offers a concise and simplified game plan in the utilization of alternative therapies in one's quest for optimum health."
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., F.A.C.C., C.N.S.
Author of "The Sinatra Solution," "The Fast Food Diet" and "Reverse Heart Disease Now"
*****
"This stimulating, well-referenced review of alternative and complementary medicine is a cause for celebration. Its even-handed and sensible approach will prove instructive for adherents and skeptics alike. Healthcare consumers need an objective, comprehensive analysis of the diverse and confusing field of alternative medicine in order to make informed choices. This terrific book is just such a resource."
Stephen Lawson, Co-Director
Laboratory for Research in Gene Regulation
Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
*****
"Today's research is now showing that the most effective preventive and treatment for degenerative diseases are life-style changes, clinical nutrition and some alternative therapies. This book outlines how a successful program can be achieved."
Frederic Vagnini, M.D., F.A.C.C., Medical Director
Heart, Diabetes and Weight Loss Center of New York
Author of "The Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart," "Thirty-Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart,"
and "Countdown Your Age"
*****
“Today, more than ever, patients need to actively participate in their health-care decisions. Prevention is the key to good health, and this book describes the ways to get the best from preventive strategies, alternative medicine and western medicine.”
William Parker, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
UCLA School of Medicine
Author of "The Gynecologist's Second Opinion"
*****
"This volume aims to help researchers, clinicians and consumers make sense of the prevailing debates about alternative healthcare. Drawing on preventive strategies and treatments that include lifestyle changes, clinical nutrition and some alternative therapies, Larson suggests a strategy focused on using successful and safe practices in alternative therapies together with western medicine.
Larson outlines a proactive approach for managing degenerative diseases.
The author clarifies integrative medicine's relationship to holistic care. This comprehensive analysis of this diverse field will be a valuable addition to academic, medical and hospital libraries.
Highly recommended: upper-level undergraduates and beyond; general readers.- Choice
Association of College and Reference Librarians,
a division of the American Library Association
*****
"For an introduction to the topic and details on its scope, this book serves the reader well."-
The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association
*****
"In her doctoral research, Larson focuses on evidence-based medicine in women's health. Her mission with this book is to provide a savvy consumer's guide to healthcare, with alternative medicine being the focal point. She explores the principles underlying alternative medicine, research support, regulation and the inclusion of alternative therapies in healthcare coverage. The issues surrounding alternative medicine are set within the context of escalating U.S. healthcare costs and the growing incidence of errors in conventional medical practice. A major portion of the volume is devoted to an annotated list of primary sources. It also features timelines for alternative medical systems and specific therapies, e.g., botanical medicine, homeopathy and naturopathy."-
Sci-Tech Book News, March 2007
