Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness

by Tori Hudson

Overview

Use the power of nature to heal your body and enjoy a lifetime of good health

In Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, naturopathic physician Tori Hudson shows you how to safely and effectively combine conventional and natural medicine to maintain health and address specific medical conditions. Her groundbreaking work offers sound information on complementary therapies such as bio-identical hormones, vitamin supplementation, herbs, diet, and exercise and helps you make informed choices about your health.

Learn how to:

• Treat a whole range of female health issues, from contraception to menopause, heart conditions to infections
• Safely integrate alternative therapies with traditional medicine
• Determine when you should seek a practitioner's help
• And much more

Compassionate and authoritative, Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine demonstrates that an informed, integrative approach to staying well is often the best medicine.

“This is a book that should be in every woman's health library and every alternative practitioner's library. It is a resource for the new breed of conventional practitioners who are open to a more integrative health-care system.”
--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071593397
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/11/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Tori Hudson, N.D., is a professor of gynecology at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and medical director of the clinic A Woman's Time, P.C. A nationally recognized clinician, author, lecturer, and researcher, she has served as an adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services, the natural products industry, and several popular health publications. She was awarded the 1999 naturopathic physician of the year award from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

Table of Contents

1. Abnormal uterine bleeding

2. Amenorrhea

3. Cervical Dysplasia

4. Contraception

5. Cystitis

6. Endometriosis

7. Fibrocystic Breast Disease

8. Genital Herpes

9. Heart Disease

10. Infertililty

11. Interstitial cystitis

12. Menopause

13. Menstrual Cramps

14. Osteoporosis

15. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

16. Pregnancy

17. Premenstrual Syndrome

18. Sexually Transmitted Infections

19. Uterine Fibroids

20. Vaginitis