دانلود کتاب The Complete Guide to Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care: Essential Information for Patients, Survivors and Health Professionals

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Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 22
Some Curious Background Events......Page 23
Avoid Potentially Dangerous or Worthless Remedies......Page 25
Purpose and Organization of this Book......Page 26
Part One: Ancient Routes to Health and Spiritual Fulfillment......Page 28
Part One Overview......Page 30
1 Acupuncture......Page 32
What It Is......Page 33
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 34
Meridians......Page 35
What It Can Do for You......Page 37
Where to Get It......Page 38
What It Is......Page 40
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 41
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 42
Chakras......Page 44
Where to Get It......Page 45
An Attraction of Ayurveda......Page 46
3 Chinese Medicine, Traditional (TCM)......Page 48
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 49
The Importance of Balance......Page 51
Research Evidence to Date......Page 52
Where to Get It......Page 53
4 Homeopathy......Page 56
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 57
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 58
Research Evidence to Date......Page 59
The British Government Report of 2010......Page 60
What It Is......Page 62
Shamanic Practices......Page 63
Symbolic Healing Rituals......Page 64
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 65
What It Can Do for You......Page 66
Where to Get It......Page 67
What It Is......Page 68
A naturopathic first......Page 69
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 71
Where to Get It......Page 72
Part Two: Dietary and Herbal Remedies......Page 74
Part Two Overview......Page 76
7 Regulatory Issues: Who’s Minding the Store?......Page 80
The Supplement Shambles......Page 82
U.S. Government agencies that regulate dietary supplements......Page 83
Basic Facts about Vitamins......Page 84
A Note about Some Especially Popular Vitamin Supplements......Page 85
What It Is......Page 86
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 87
What It Can Do for You......Page 88
Where to Get It......Page 89
What It Is......Page 90
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 91
What It Can Do for You......Page 92
10 Flower Remedies......Page 94
Producing flower remedies: Bach’s method......Page 95
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 96
Research Evidence to Date......Page 97
Where to Get It......Page 98
What It Is......Page 100
Caution......Page 101
The potential power of herbal ingredients......Page 103
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 104
What It Can Do for You......Page 105
Recommended References......Page 106
Warning: Herbal Products with Serious Toxic Effects......Page 115
Where to Get It......Page 117
What It Is......Page 118
Foods permitted and prohibited in the macrobiotic diet......Page 119
Research Evidence to Date......Page 120
Caution......Page 122
What It Is......Page 124
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 125
What It Can Do for You......Page 126
Where to Get It......Page 127
Part Three: Mind-Body Therapies......Page 128
Part Three Overview......Page 130
What It Is......Page 136
Biofeedback or Meditation?......Page 137
Research Evidence to Date......Page 138
Where to Get It......Page 139
Who Can Be Hypnotized?......Page 140
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 141
Research Evidence to Date......Page 142
What It Can Do for You......Page 143
Where to Get It......Page 144
What It Is......Page 146
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 147
Research Evidence to Date......Page 148
Where to Get It......Page 149
What It Is......Page 150
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 151
There’s Meditation and Then There’s Transcendental Meditation......Page 152
Where to Get It......Page 153
18 Placebo Effect......Page 154
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 155
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 156
What It Can Do for You......Page 157
A Note about the Next Three Chapters: Qi Gong; Tai Chi; and Yoga......Page 158
What It Is......Page 160
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 161
Research Evidence to Date......Page 162
Where to Get It......Page 163
What It Is......Page 164
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 165
Research Evidence to Date......Page 166
Where to Get It......Page 167
What It Is......Page 168
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 169
What It Can Do for You......Page 170
Where to Get It......Page 171
Part Four: Gaining Strength Through Bodywork......Page 172
Part Four Overview......Page 174
What It Is......Page 178
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 179
What It Can Do for You......Page 180
Where to Get It......Page 181
23 Alexander Technique and Pilates......Page 182
What It Is......Page 183
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 184
Research Evidence to Date......Page 185
Where to Get It......Page 186
What It Is......Page 188
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 189
Research Evidence to Date......Page 190
What It Can Do for You......Page 191
Where to Get It......Page 192
Eastern versus Western Massage......Page 194
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 195
What It Can Do for You......Page 196
Where to Get It......Page 197
What It Is......Page 198
Where to Get it......Page 199
27 Reflexology......Page 200
What It Is......Page 201
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 202
Where to Get It......Page 203
What It Is......Page 204
What It Can Do for You......Page 205
Where to Get It......Page 206
Part Five: Enhancing Well-Being Through the Senses......Page 208
Part Five Overview......Page 210
What It Is......Page 212
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 213
Research Evidence to Date......Page 214
Where to Get It......Page 215
What It Is......Page 216
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 217
Where to Get It......Page 218
31 Dance Therapy......Page 220
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 221
Research Evidence to Date......Page 222
Where to Get It......Page 223
32 Humor Therapy......Page 224
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 225
Research Evidence to Date......Page 226
Where to Get It......Page 227
33 Light Therapy......Page 228
What It Is......Page 229
What It Can Do for You......Page 230
Where to Get It......Page 231
What It Is......Page 232
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 234
Research Evidence to Date......Page 235
What It Can Do for You......Page 236
Where to Get It......Page 237
35 Sound Therapy......Page 238
What It Is......Page 239
Research Evidence to Date......Page 240
Where to Get It......Page 241
Part Six: “Alternative” (Unproven or Disproved) Treatments Taken Internally......Page 242
Part Six Overview......Page 244
36 Apitherapy......Page 248
Warning......Page 249
What It Can Do for You......Page 250
Where to Get It......Page 251
37 Biological Cancer Treatments......Page 252
Antineoplastons......Page 253
DMSO......Page 254
Hydrazine sulfate......Page 255
714-X......Page 256
What It Is......Page 258
Research Evidence to Date......Page 260
Where to Get It......Page 261
What It Is......Page 262
Research Evidence to Date......Page 263
Where to Get It......Page 264
What It Is......Page 266
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 267
What It Can Do for You......Page 268
Where to Get It......Page 269
41 Colon/Detoxification Therapies......Page 270
Research Evidence to Date......Page 271
What It Can Do for You......Page 272
Where to Get It......Page 273
What It Is......Page 274
Beliefs on Which It is Based......Page 275
What It Can Do for You......Page 276
Where to Get It......Page 277
43 Enzyme Therapy......Page 278
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 279
Where to Get It......Page 280
44 Metabolic Therapies......Page 282
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 283
Where to Get It......Page 284
45 Neural Therapy......Page 286
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 287
Where to Get It......Page 288
What It Is......Page 290
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 291
What It Can Do for You......Page 292
Where to Get It......Page 293
What It Is......Page 294
Antiangiogenesis......Page 295
What It Can Do for You......Page 296
Where to Get It......Page 297
Part Seven: “Alternative” External Energy Therapies......Page 298
Part Seven Overview......Page 300
What It Is......Page 304
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 305
Research Evidence to Date......Page 306
Where to Get It......Page 307
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 308
Research Evidence to Date......Page 309
Where to Get It......Page 310
50 Electromagnetic Therapies......Page 312
What It Is......Page 313
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 314
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 315
Where to Get It......Page 316
51 Faith Healing......Page 318
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 319
Research Evidence to Date......Page 320
Where to Get It......Page 321
What It Is......Page 322
Research Evidence to Date......Page 323
Where to Get It......Page 324
What It Is......Page 326
Beliefs on Which It Is Based......Page 327
Research Evidence to Date......Page 328
The Power of Prayer......Page 329
Where to Get It......Page 330
54 Shamanism......Page 332
What It Is......Page 333
Research Evidence to Date......Page 334
Where to Get It......Page 335
55 Therapeutic Touch......Page 336
What Practitioners Say It Does......Page 337
What It Can Do for You......Page 338
Where to Get It......Page 339
Complementary Therapies for Some Common Ailments......Page 340
Glossary......Page 342
Professional Degrees and Titles......Page 358
Index......Page 370