Overview:

Demonstrating how you can use an integrative medical plan combining conventional and naturopathic health care to maintain and heal your body, Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine is the most comprehensive guide available to help you make informed choices and take charge of your health. This groundbreaking work covers the whole range of women's health concerns - from cancer prevention to contraception, heart conditions to sexually transmitted diseases - and offers sound information on safe, effective complementary therapies including vitamin supplementation, herbs, diet, bodywork and exercise. In addition, Dr. Tori Hudson provides invaluable information to help you decide when self-care is possible and when a conventional doctor or alternative healer should be consulted. Compassionate and authoritative, Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine shows that an informed, integrative approach to staying well is often the best that medicine has to offer.

Chapters:

Foreword by Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Chapter 2: Amenorrhea

Chapter 3: Cancer Prevention

Chapter 4: Cervical Dysplasia

Chapter 5: Contraception

Chapter 6: Endometriosis

Chapter 7: Fibrocystic Breasts

Chapter 8: Genital Herpes

Chapter 9: Heart Disease

Chapter 10: Menopause

Chapter 11: Menstrual Cramps

Chapter 12: Osteoporosis

Chapter 13: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Chapter 14: Pregnancy

Chapter 15: Premenstrual Syndrome

Chapter 16: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Chapter 17: Uterine Fibroids

Chapter 18: Vaginitis

Appendix A: General Exercise Program

Appendix B: Hormone Supportive and Hormone Replacement Options for Menopause

Appendix C: Procedures and Practices

Body Mass Index

Resources

References

Index

Book Reviews:

"An excellent resource for women and their physicians...A practical, well-written discussion of important health topics that include natural prescriptions that actually work! I recommend it highly."
-Michael Murray, N.D., medical editor, The Natural Medicine Journal and coauthor of Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

"This is a book that should be in every women's health library and every alternative practitioner's library. It is a resource for the new breed of conventional practitioners open to a more integrative health care system."
-Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"This comprehensive and well-researched encyclopedia is an essential resource for both women and medical professionals who are interested in natural remedies for the treatment of common female health issues. It is a must for every woman."
-Susan M. Lark, M.D., author of The Women's Health Companion

Author Bio:

Dr. Tori Hudson, Naturopathic Physician, is a professor of gynecology at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. In 1990, she was awarded the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians President's Award for her research in the field of women's health care. A nationally recognized lecturer, she has served as as adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for the Study of Alternative Medicine within the National Institutes of Health.

Product Details:
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 11, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879837888
ISBN-13: 978-0879837884
Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds

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