Complementary and alternative medicine for older adults
Subtitle: a guide to holistic approaches to healthy aging
By: [edited by] Elizabeth Mackenzie, Birgit Rakel.
Contributors: Mackenzie, Elizabeth R., 1961-; Rakel, Birgit.
Publisher: Springer Pub. Co.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Alternative medicine.; Holistic medicine.; Older people -- Diseases -- Alternative treatment.; Complementary Therapies -- methods -- Aged.; Health Promotion -- methods -- Aged.; Holistic Health -- Aged.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Healthy and therapeutic diets that promote optimal aging / Joel Edman; title: Supplements and herbs / Ara derMarderosian and M. Briggs; title: Homeopathy as an aid to healthy aging / Joyce Frye; title: Music, health and well-being / Elaine Abbott; title: Art therapy / Caroline Peterson; title: Massage therapy and older adults / Eileen Kennedy and Cheryl Chapman; title: Daoist spirituality and philosophy: implications for holistic health, aging, and longevity / Amy Ai; title: Medical acupuncture / James (Kim) Rotchford; title: The benefits of qigong / Faxiang Hou and Kevin Chen; title: Yoga: an introduction / Robert Butera; title: Ayurveda: mother of traditional medicine / Mari Clements; title: Meditation and healthy aging / Michael Baime and Elaine Yuen; title: The concept of spiritual well-being and the care of older adults / Amy Ai and Elizabeth R. Mackenzie; title: Therapeutic gardens / Jack Carman; title: Eden alternative: nurturing the human spirit in long-term care / Sandy Ransom.