Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 504 pages
- Published by: Wiley
- Edition: 1st Edition September 9, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0470183993
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470183991
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Book Dimensions:
10.6 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches
- Weighs: 2.5 pounds
Product Description
The Ultimate Resource For Natural Alternatives To Prescription And Over-The-Counter Medications
"This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to take charge of his or her health. Read it to live long and well. "
--Hyla Cass, M.D., author of Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Nutrition
"An outstanding resource for comparing common pharmaceutical and holistic treatments."
--Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., coauthor of Preventing Arthritis and The Miracle of MSM
"A must-read for every human being who wants to achieve better health and avoid the dangers of synthetic medications. The authors do an exceptional job by telling you everything you need to know about getting well and how to use supplements correctly and safely."
--Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist
James Balch and Mark Stengler, coauthors of the hugely successful Prescription for Natural Cures, and Robin Young Balch have teamed up to create the most comprehensive and up-to-date book available on natural alternatives to prescription medications. Prescription for Drug Alternatives provides natural, safe, and effective ways to treat a wide range of common ailments, including ADHD, allergies, anxiety, diabetes, depression, erectile dysfunction, eczema, glaucoma, heart disease, headaches, herpes, osteoporosis, PMS, and much more.
In this book, you'll find crucial facts about each health condition, and you'll read in-depth information not found in any other popular book, about the pros and cons of prescription and over-the-counter drugs compared with natural treatment alternatives ranging from diet and lifestyle changes to supplements and herbal medicines.
This indispensable guide gives you:
* Clear, authoritative guidance on dietary changes, healing foods, and nutritional supplements as well as prescription and over-the-counter drugs
* Down-to-earth coverage of each natural remedy along with dosage and safety considerations
* Helpful appendixes of nutritional supplements and pharmaceuticals
Back Cover Copy
The Ultimate Resource For Natural Alternatives To Prescription And Over-The-Counter Medications
"This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to take charge of his or her health. Read it to live long and well. "
-Hyla Cass, M.D., author of Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Nutrition
"An outstanding resource for comparing common pharmaceutical and holistic treatments."
-Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., coauthor of Preventing Arthritis and The Miracle of MSM
"A must-read for every human being who wants to achieve better health and avoid the dangers of synthetic medications. The authors do an exceptional job by telling you everything you need to know about getting well and how to use supplements correctly and safely."
-Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist
James Balch and Mark Stengler, coauthors of the hugely successful Prescription for Natural Cures, and Robin Young Balch have teamed up to create the most comprehensive and up-to-date book available on natural alternatives to prescription medications. Prescription for Drug Alternatives provides natural, safe, and effective ways to treat a wide range of common ailments, including ADHD, allergies, anxiety, diabetes, depression, erectile dysfunction, eczema, glaucoma, heart disease, headaches, herpes, osteoporosis, PMS, and much more.
In this book, you'll find crucial facts about each health condition, and you'll read in-depth information not found in any other popular book, about the pros and cons of prescription and over-the-counter drugs compared with natural treatment alternatives ranging from diet and lifestyle changes to supplements and herbal medicines.
This indispensable guide gives you:
Clear, authoritative guidance on dietary changes, healing foods, and nutritional supplements as well as prescription and over-the-counter drugs
Down-to-earth coverage of each natural remedy along with dosage and safety considerations
Helpful appendixes of nutritional supplements and pharmaceuticals
Reader ReviewsDr. Balch, the main author, missed a great opportunity to write an exceptional book that could help tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people live a healthier, happier and more rewarding life. The fact that he often leaves out his own advice given to readers of his newsletter is proof of this. The best example is the section regarding cholesterol reduction / cardiovascular health. He offers limited information on natural alternatives to prescription cholesterol-lowering drugs. He COMPLETELY left out perhaps the best natural alternative of all - Pantethine (a special form of vitamin B5 known as Pantothenic Acid). A while back, he talked about Pantethine in his newsletter, and how great and safe it is for lowering cholesterol / triglycerides. Yet in his book, this information is NOWHERE to be found!! I also found much information about newer, scientifically-advanced supplements was completely missing as well. As someone who has been involved in the nutritional supplement industry for 15 years, I am greatly disturbed by how incomplete this "up-to-date" book is. There are books published ten years ago that are better than this "latest" work by Dr. Balch. Instead of wasting your $$$ on this book, I highly recommend "Dr. Atkins' Vita-Nutrient Solution" (Nature's Answer to Drugs) by Dr. Robert C. Atkins (available here on Amazon, and in Barnes & Noble stores)
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