(Ebook) Integrative Gastroenterology (Weil Integrative Medicine Library) by Gerard Mullin ISBN 9780195371109, 0195371100

(Ebook) Integrative Gastroenterology (Weil Integrative Medicine Library) by Gerard Mullin ISBN 9780195371109, 0195371100

Digestive complaints have become increasingly common. Recent statistics show that gastrointestinal complaints account for nearly a third of all visits to primary care doctors and that nearly one in six Americans suffer from digestive disease. In this volume, an international panel of leading experts provides a wealth of information for health care practitioners and consumers on the rationale, methods, modalities, and efficacy of integrative solutions for gastrointestinal disorders. Coverage includes a diverse range of treatment methods,such as meditation, massage, yoga, supplements, special diets, energy medicine, homeopathy, and acupuncture, as well as a special section devoted to mind-body medicine in digestive health and disease. In discussing unconventional treatments, the authors address many of the controversies thatsurround the remedies.