Integrative Women's Health

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Integrative Women's Health

Personal and public health / health education Gynaecology and obstetrics Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies

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Collection: Weil Integrative Medicine Library

Language: English

Published by: Oxford University Press

Published on: 26th February 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 21 Mb

ISBN: 9780199888627


Women have made it clear that they desire a broader, integrative approach to their care.

Here, for the first time, Integrative Women''s Health weaves together the best of conventional treatments with mind-body interventions, nutritional strategies, herbal therapies, dietary supplements, acupuncture, and manual medicine, providing clinicians with a roadmap for practicing comprehensive integrative care.

Presenting the best evidence in a concise, accessible format, and written exclusively by female clinicians, this text addresses many aspects of women''s health, including feminine perspectives on aging, spirituality and sexuality, specific recommendations for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, headaches, multiple sclerosis, depression, anxiety, and cancer, as well as integrative approaches to premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, and endometriosis.

Homeopathic, Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners provide insight into the ways in which these systems manage reproductive conditions. As leading educators in integrative medicine, editors Dr. Maizes and Dr. Low Dog demonstrate how clinicians can implement their recommendations in practice, but they also go beyond practical care to examine how to motivate patients, enhance a health history, and understand the spiritual dimensions of healing.

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