Optimal Wellness: Where Mainstream and Alternative Medicine Meet

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544 pages. Cover worn.If you fall into the gray zone between health and disease but your physician can't find anything wrong . if you have an illness for which modern medicine c an offer no cure . if your medical treatments are working, but you still don't feel healthy, then Optimal Wellness is just what the doctor ordered. This empo wering self-care guide challenges the crisis/disease orientation of modern medic ine -- prescription drugs, expensive surgery, and high-tech intervention -- and points the way to a more comprehensive system of health care that heals the whol e person. Learn to identify and understand the Ten Common Denominators of illne ss that most frequently threaten optimal health. Take the Master Symptom Survey, which reveals the hidden conditions that are eroding your good health. Find a p ractical framework for identifying dietary hazards and creating your own optimal diet. Learn about recommended dosages for vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedi es --New age and age-old approaches to wellness, such as fasting, herbal medicin e, and energy medicine. Read the guidelines for choosing and working more effect ively with your doctor and other health professionals. And much, much more. Edi torial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Prevention and self-care are the watchwor ds for this hefty health manual by a Seattle physician whose practice combines c onventional and alternative medicine. Golan examines the underlying causes of ch ronic ailments, which he dubs the Ten Common Denominators of Illness. Dietary ha zards and nutritional deficiencies receive the greatest attention; most of the o ther sources of illness he lists are also diet-related, e.g., toxic bowel, food allergies. In another section, he offers an alphabetical list of 100 common ailm. N° de ref. del artículo 865a

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Acerca del autor: Dr. Ralph Golan specializes in Preventative and Wellness medicine. He lives and works in Seattle, Washington.