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  <title><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine: The New Approach to Using the Best of Natural Therapies and Conventional Medicine]]></title>
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  <default_description>The Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine is an illustrated, accessible guide to understanding what works and what doesnt in the world of complementary and alternative medicine, and how to put this information to use in your everyday life. For the first time, leading medical experts at world-renown Mayo Clinic are publishing a book that surveys the most important and popular therapies, remedies, procedures and practices of natural medicine, delivering you the facts, based on clinical experience and current research and testing. From acupuncture to yoga, Echinacea to St. Johns wort, and meditation to healing touch, Mayo Clinic provides answers to the most pressing questions people have about the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine, and when its appropriate to use natural remedies in place of or in conjunction with traditional medicine. This guide also offers practical advice for treating common ailments and incorporating alternative treatments into yourand your familyslife. The book covers areas as diverse as simple products that can be worked into your daily menus (i.e. drinking green tea), to more specific natural practices like massage therapy and traditional Chinese medicine that can help address a specific health condition or improve your quality of life. This book explains how natural therapies and remedies, combined with traditional medicine, can provide you with the most well-rounded plan for dealing with your overall health and the health of your family.The Mayo Book of Alternative Medicine is your complete plan for safely and effectively incorporating natural remedies into your life.</default_description>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[those who are just begining to test the alternative medicine waters...]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book gives a brief, introductory overview of herbs and supplements, mind-body medicine, energy therapies, hands-on therapies, and &quot;other&quot; alternative practices (ayurveda, homeopathy, naturopathy, and traditonal chinese medicine).  They also offer general tips for healthy living such a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21491990">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic should stick to &quot;Conventional Medicine&quot;.....]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[another great reference]]></body>
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