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What’s the Alternative?

Orthodox and complementary remedies for common complaints

Malcolm Clark and Terry Robson

General practitioner Dr Malcolm Clark and naturopath Terry Robson provide both conventional and alternative remedies for a host of common health complaints.

Opinion

“an easy-to-use guide outlining both the conventional and complementary treatments for more than 80 complaints”
“this book addresses the growing realisation that medical treatment should be holistic and offers a useful, integrated and balanced perspective to help you make informed decisions about your healthcare.”
(Universal Wellbeing Magazine 2006, Issue 103)

About this Title

Have you ever visited a doctor and thought there might be an alternative treatment for your ailment? Or spoken to a naturopath and wondered if a doctor also had an answer?

What's the Alternative? delivers sound advice on common complaints from both perspectives: orthodox and complementary medicine. This blend of therapies is the new approach to the practice of medicine. While orthodox medicine provides targeted, effective treatment for many health problems, more and more people are realising that medical treatment should be a holistic process incorporating lifestyle, diet and complementary therapies.

Expanding on the popular Sunday Age column of the same name, experienced health professionals General Practitioner Dr Malcolm Clark and Naturopath Terry Robson outline their approaches to more than 80 ailments, including:
o backache
o eczema
o high cholesterol
o indigestion
o period pain
oo stress
o children's ailments, such as fever and colic.

Their easy-to-use guide provides a useful, integrated and balanced perspective to help you make informed decisions about your health care.

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978-0-522-85210-3