Author Statement: Sat Dharam Kaur, ND, Dr. Mary Danylak-Arhanic, MD, and Dr. Carolyn Dean, ND, MD
Audience: Trade
Specs: illustrations, charts, tables, index
Pages: 477
Trim Size: 7" x 10" x 1 1/4"
Language code 1: eng
Publication Date: 20051006
Copyright Year: 2005
The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health
Comprehensive source of information for all aspects of health for women.
More and more women seek natural remedies to treat health problems, either as an alternative or a complement to conventional health care.
The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health provides clear and comprehensive information on integrating natural medicine treatments into a healing program for the distinctive health concerns of women.
It includes:
- The healing systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Chakra System and the Western Medicine Model, and integrated healing
- Natural healing methods, such as diet and nutritional supplements, homeopathy, acupuncture, tissue salts and herbal medicine
- The body's natural rhythms
- Seasonal inner cleansing and detoxifying
- Natural medicine strategies for balancing hormones
- Recommended dietary guidelines for women
- The menstrual cycle and the menopause
- Pregnancy and birth, and natural methods of birth control
- Conditions of the female organs, common female disorders (such as cystitis, thyroid imbalance, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis) and ongoing health issues and aging
- 60 health conditions, covered in thorough detail. Symptoms are described, likely causes identified, and treatment strategies are prescribed, which may include diet, exercises and yoga, and meditation and visualization.
With authoritative information clearly presented, The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health is the definitive source for women looking to integrate natural and conventional medicine.
| Bio: | Sat Dharam Kaur, ND, lectures in breast health at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and has a naturopathic practice that specializes in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, is the author of Menopause Naturally and Dr. Carolyn Dean's Natural Prescriptions for Common Ailments. Mary Danylak-Arhanic, MD, is a family physician and has also studied Botanic Medicine and Homeopathy at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She lectures and writes botanical medicine research reviews. |
| Preface: | PrefaceGood health and illness are not mysteries -- the four basic steps we present prevent and heal almost every condition.
What you have in this book are tools for a lifetime of good health. Though the healing practices and information may seem like too much at first -- just start with one thing. It might be five pieces of fruit a day, 40 minutes of exercise, or a sauna. Build slowly on your successes. Remember that your body regenerates itself over a period of years. By slowly integrating positive health practices into your lifestyle, you can create a healthier body, mind, and spirit as you age. We will be reinforcing the importance of these steps to healing the whole person throughout this book while providing the knowledge you need to step forward confidently. Carry on this path until a healthy lifestyle is firmly established, but be patient. This may take several years. Keep re-reading the book -- you'll get more out of it each time. You can start by setting 3-month seasonal goals for yourself as you follow some of the guidelines in this book -- for example, you could eliminate sugar from your diet, eat organic foods, balance your urine and saliva pH, and do a parasite cleanse for 3 months. Work with a natural medicine practitioner and keep moving along until you've taken care of the four steps we present for healing the whole person. If you have a serious illness, such as cancer, try to encompass all of the healing steps in the shortest time possible -- it is possible for you to become well if you do so. Just begin and keep going with faith and commitment as your companions. With this book, we have made the effort to meet a need in women's health literature for a comprehensive natural medicine approach by integrating many natural healing practices and traditions rather than focusing on one or two therapies to the exclusion of the others. Written by a trio of women trained as naturopathic and medical doctors, we also offer a unique complementary perspective on women's medicine. The author of The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Breast Cancer, Dr. Sat Dharam Kaur (ND) has practiced Kundalina yoga for 30 years and lectures in women's health at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Mary Danylak-Arhanic (MD) is a leading holistic physician, well-seasoned in both conventional and natural medicine. Licensed in conventional medicine as well as naturopathic medicine, Dr. Carolyn Dean (MD and ND) has written several books, including The Miracle of Magnesium, Natural Prescriptions for Common Ailments, and Menopause Naturally We feel our collective knowledge and skills are complementary and will serve you well. |
| TOC: | Preface SECTION ONEWhat is Natural Medicine
SECTION TWOFood as Medicine
SECTION THREELiving with Nature's Rhythms
SECTION FOURRestoring Harmony with the Earth's Elements
SECTION FIVESeasonal Cleansing and Rejuvenation Program
SECTION SIXWomen's ConditionsMenstrual Conditions
Reproduction
Cervical Conditions
Uterine Conditions
Ovarian Conditions
Vaginal Conditions
Breast Health
Thyroid Conditions
Musculoskeletal Conditions
Cardiovascular Conditions
Resources and References |
