Examining Alternative Medicine: An Inside Look at the Benefits & Risks

by Paul C. Reisser, Robert Velarde

Herbal therapy. Homeopathy. Acupuncture. Energy healing. Yoga. Therapeutic touch. These are just a few of the many new health care alternatives that have recently joined the more established practices of chiropractic care, massage, weight-loss programs and vitamin therapy. Today alternative medicine is not only mainstream but also very big business. Some surveys show that there are as many patient visits to alternative health care providers each year as to traditional providers. Two of the best-known advocates of new perspectives on health, Andrew Weil and Deepak Chopra, each sell millions of books and enjoy prime-time media attention. How should you evaluate these new options? Is alternative health care simply a fad--or is it here to stay? What are the benefits and risks of nontraditional therapies? Do some health care alternatives have spiritual underpinnings at odds with Christian faith and practice? Medical doctor Paul Reisser, former alternative health care practitioner Dale Mabe and writer Robert Velarde team up to answer these questions in Examining Alternative Medicine. Sound, frank and even-handed, their book is essential reading for anyone seeking new roads to health.

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

Reviews

[Theologia14 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good; fairly predictable. Needs to be updated with more about the abuses in western medicine.

[Douglas Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stuff.