It includes both mainstream and alternative therapies for more than 30 digestive disorders — from seriously debilitating and chronic conditions to occasional imbalances.
Optimal Digestive Health: A Complete Guide
edited by Trent W. Nichols, M.D. & Nancy Faass, MSW —
This revised edition presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date information and treatments available.
It includes both mainstream and alternative therapies for more than 30 digestive disorders — from seriously debilitating and chronic conditions to occasional imbalances. Included are reflux and heartburn, ulcers, Candida, food allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, parasitic infections, gallstones, chronic constipation, diarrhea and diverticulosis, as well as colon and pancreatic cancer.
Drawing on the advice and research of 25 top physicians and practitioners in the field of integrative medicine, this book begins with an overall evaluation of the reader’s current health and then explores the symptoms, possible causes, medical testing and most effective treatments available.
It pairs the best of mainstream medicine and complementary therapies with intelligent self-care for an integrated patient-centered approach to healing.
$19.95 — Healing Arts Press, One Park St., Rochester, VT 05767.
Reprinted from AzNetNews, Volume 24, Number 4, August/September 2005.
September 18, 2015
April/May 2005 Issue, Book review, Food, Nutrition and Diet