Natural Medicine

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There are few certainties in medicine - fewer now than perhaps at any time - and yet what Arthur Koestler has termed 'the narrow-minded orthodoxy of the medical profession' predominates. Other forms of medical practice are variously dismissed by the medical establishment as being 'fringe', 'alternative', 'unorthodox' and 'paramedical'.
Brian IngHs has chosen the term 'natural medicine' for the title of this book as he believes that nature has its own heahng force, a force which medical practice should assist not supplant. For even if based on the soundest scientific principles, orthodox methods can often be sadly and cruelly misguided.
The author traces the origins of natural medicine from earhest times to the present day and argues that nature cure, herbaUsm, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, radiesthesia and heaUng are not things peddled by quacks for cranks - on the contrary they should form an integral part of every nation's health service. The book... Tovább

Fülszöveg

There are few certainties in medicine - fewer now than perhaps at any time - and yet what Arthur Koestler has termed 'the narrow-minded orthodoxy of the medical profession' predominates. Other forms of medical practice are variously dismissed by the medical establishment as being 'fringe', 'alternative', 'unorthodox' and 'paramedical'.
Brian IngHs has chosen the term 'natural medicine' for the title of this book as he believes that nature has its own heahng force, a force which medical practice should assist not supplant. For even if based on the soundest scientific principles, orthodox methods can often be sadly and cruelly misguided.
The author traces the origins of natural medicine from earhest times to the present day and argues that nature cure, herbaUsm, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, radiesthesia and heaUng are not things peddled by quacks for cranks - on the contrary they should form an integral part of every nation's health service. The book concludes with a detailed Ust of organisations involved and a bibUography.
Mr. IngUs is one of the most distinguished and authoritative commentators on current medical practice. This investigation into natural medicine will be invaluable for members of the medical profession and for all the growing number of lay people who have an interest in health and selfcare.
At a time when the public, disillusioned with drugs, is showing an ever-increasing interest in alternative forms of medical treatment, T importance of this book cannot be exagger; Vissza