Complementary and Alternative Medicine
opens new windowThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine includes information about treatments and therapies for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Learn how to be an informed consumer of complementary and alternative therapies, and stay informed on the latest information.
opens new windowHerbs at a Glance provides brief fact sheets with details about specific herbs or botanicals. The fact sheets include common names, potential side effects and cautions, scientific evaluation, and resources for more information.
opens new windowThe Dietary Supplement Label Database from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contains information taken from product labels of approximately 76,000 dietary supplements available in the U.S. marketplace. This free resource includes most of the different nutritional supplement products sold. Find more information about supplements by searching product name, ingredients, or manufacturer.
opens new windowDietary Supplement Factsheets are available through the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. The factsheets cover vitamins, minerals, herbs, probiotics, and other supplements. Many of these resources are available in English and Spanish for consumers as well as health professionals.
Disclaimer: This guide's purpose is to provide resources related to general health & wellness. Some resources may contain information that is the opinion of the author and not necessarily that of a physician.Only health professionals can interpret and individualize information for a specific person's condition or health situation. Please consult a health professional for specific medical questions.
- Complementary and alternative medicine by This book explores the various techniques and therapies available, and looks at how to find a reliable Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioner. The book also considers the myths and facts in the debate over the use of alternative treatments, offering differing perspectives from conventional and alternative medical practitioners and peak bodies.ISBN: 9781925339253Publication Date: 2017
- Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health by Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health: A Multicultural Perspective provides a critical analysis of non-allopathic healing practices, including their uses, limitations, and scientific basis. The evidence-based discussion explores complementary, alternative, and integrative health (CAIH) across various cultural and ethnic groups both in the U.S. and internationally, to give you a greater understanding of the different modalities--including a literature-backed examination of proven methods and questionable practices within a cross-cultural framework. Each chapter highlights the scientific analysis of the practices relevant to each group, and guides you toward independent analysis of the risks and benefits of the practices discussed. Emphasizing the student as a future health professional, this book includes case studies, examples, questions, and discussion problems that underscore the role of health educators in educating consumers about CAIH practices.ISBN: 9781118880333Publication Date: 2016-07-12
- Healing Ways by When it comes to your health, it's important to know and understand all the options available to you. Should you stick with Western medicine alone? What are the benefits and dangers of alternative medicine? Can acupuncture, massage therapy, or meditation really help? In Healing Ways: An Integrative Health Sourcebook, you'll find important information about conventional and alternative therapies, and how they can work together to help you reap maximum benefits. This approach is called Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), and it lets you combine the best of both worlds: mainstream medical therapies and alternative solutions that have high-quality scientific evidence for safety and effectiveness. In the pages of this guide, you will find: How traditional Western medicine can work with CAM Expectations, cautions, and myths Talking to your doctor about CAM How to be a better health consumer How to decide which CAM methods are right for you Integrated Approaches--from ancient to modern Mind-Body Approaches, including mediation, yoga, relaxation techniques and more Chiropractic, massage therapy, reflexology, and other body work Herbal Medicine and Supplements CAM Method Finder, and more Take charge of your life--and your health--with this new approach to treatment that grows in popularity every day.ISBN: 9781438006376Publication Date: 2015-11-01
- The Healing Gods by The question typically asked about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is whether it works. However, an issue of equal or greater significance is why it is supposed to work. The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America explains how and why CAM entered the American biomedical mainstream and won cultural acceptance, even among evangelical and other theologically conservative Christians, despite its ties to non-Christian religions.ISBN: 9780199985784Publication Date: 2013-08-29