Enabling individuals to understand the different orthodox and complementary treatments available, The Element Family Encyclopedia of Health provides clear, comprehensive advice on the best options available for a multitude of ailments and health issues.Indexed to allow easy access to particular conditions, each subject has a brief explanation from both an orthodox and a holistic medical perspective, including the most effective treatments available. The book covers ailments that commonly occur at particular times of life. These first chapters are arranged chronologically: Sex, Fertility & Conception; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Infancy & Childhood; Young Adult; Adult; Middle Age; and Beyond. Other chapters include Nutrition, Diagnosis Techniques & Investigations, and Drugs & Alternative Therapies.
Compiled by an experienced General Practitioner who is also a Medical Director at one of the world's largest alternative medical centers, this book is an invaluable reference guide for families, practitioners and health providers, whether new to the world of alternative medicine or not.
- ISBN10 1862043019
- ISBN13 9781862043015
- Publish Date 3 September 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 September 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Element Books Ltd
- Imprint Element Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 720
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk