From Library Journal
Founder of the Hale Clinic, Europe's foremost alternative health clinic, Hale has authored this book in anticipation of the projected 1999 opening of her first U.S. clinic in Manhattan. She examines 50 complaints commonly seen at the Hale Clinic, with a brief review of each that includes a description, the orthodox approach (allopathic, Western) to treatment, the clinic's complementary approach to treatment, and recommended therapies the clinic believes are more efficacious. The book also contains a brief section on various medical systems, including treating conditions, finding practitioners, insurance recognition, contraindications, and compatibility. As in similar books on this topic, e.g., Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide (LJ 5/1/94) and James Marti's The Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia (LJ 3/1/95), the complex array of alternative/complementary therapies is reduced to simplistic descriptions providing little direction on how to select the right therapy. However, through an overview of the philosophies and treatments of the Hale Clinic, it does introduce readers to complementary therapies they may pursue at this clinic for a medical condition. Recommended for larger public libraries.?Charles Wessel, Falk Lib. of the Health Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
This landmark book in alternative medicine is the complete guide to complementary health treatments from the world-famous Hale Clinic. Homeopathy, massage, and acupuncture are recommended for a wide range of conditions from back pain to migraines, while asthma or emphysema may respond to the revolutionary new breathing therapy, buteyko. 215 full-color photos.
