Review: Great Introduction to Alternative/Natural Medicine
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
Anyone who has ever been injured or had a chronic illness has probably had a moment of wondering if there was a better way to heal – one that didn't involve medications, side effects and feeling like a guinea pig.  This book does not provide specific solutions to specific ailments.  Rather, it discusses the benefits of natural healing, its history, and why many find this route more effective than the traditional medicine route.  It emphasizes the importance of detoxing your body for overall health as well as for recovery from a specific issue, and then outlines some natural methods of healing.  It covers yoga, crystals, homeopathy, auricular therapy, traditional Chinese medicine and teas, foods and spices that have natural healing properties.  Most people will find therapies in this book that do not appeal to them, but the book is not didactic and does not push any one therapy.  Rather, it is a useful, easy to read and down to earth primer on the world of natural medicine that is an extremely useful introduction to alternative therapies and wellness.  Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning about the basics of natural medicine.