Alternative Therapies

Migraine Art

The Migraine Experience from Within

Written by Klaus Podoll and Derek Robinson, Foreword by Oliver Sacks M.D.
Price: $35.00
North Atlantic Books

Outsider art is generally narrowly defined as simply the spontaneous work of unschooled, obsessive people, often religious fanatics, prisoners, and mental patients. But there are many variations, one of the more unusual of which is the subject of Migraine Art. Pharmaceutical executive Derek Robinson pioneered the field in 1973 when he...

Available February 24, 2009

Beyond Antibiotics

Strategies for Living in a World of Emerging Infections and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Written by Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Price: $19.95
North Atlantic Books

At a time when the numbers of emerging infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rising sharply, the supply of new antibiotic drugs has been steadily decreasing. In addition, many health providers have failed to consider that our bodies are cloaked in a blanket of bacteria so pervasive that the bacterial cells outnumber...

Available January 20, 2009

The Tao of Rejuvenation

Fundamental Principles of Health, Longevity, and Essential Well-Being

Written by Angelo Druda
Price: $16.95
DharmaCafe Books/North Atlantic Books

Throughout history Taoists, Christians, the yogis of northern India, and others have learned that the secret of longevity and even bodily rejuvenation lies in unlocking the body's own healing "somas" (or higher chemistry). Traditionally, however, the principles and techniques behind their discoveries have been hidden, transmitted only from teacher to student...

Available January 20, 2009

Healing Digestive Disorders, Third Edition

Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions

Written by Andrew Gaeddert
Price: $18.95
North Atlantic Books

Irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, colitis, hepatitis, heartburn—these are only a few of the gastrointestinal disorders that affect tens of millions of Americans. Despite their prevalence, these conditions have proven difficult to treat with standard medical approaches. In this updated guide, Andrew Gaeddert offers a wealth of natural remedies and lifestyle...

Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's

A Patient and Family Guide

Written by Sheila Rogers
Price: $19.95
North Atlantic Books

This welcome guide explains how to treat tics and Tourette’s syndrome using natural and alternative therapies, from nutritional therapy, behavioral and counseling therapies, EEG biofeedback, and homeopathy to bodywork, energy medicine, and Chinese medicine. Author Sheila Rogers discusses categories of tics including spasmodic facial movements, eye blinking, mild sounds, and humming...

Health Is Simple, Disease Is Complicated

Written by James Forleo, DC
Price: $22.95
North Atlantic Books

In this breakthrough book, Dr. James Forleo proposes a return to the body as the site of self-healing. The problem, he says, is that we don’t understand the language of signs and symptoms it uses to communicate its healing messages. Health Is Simple helps readers decipher that language and access the...

There Is a Cure for Diabetes

The Tree of Life 21-Day+Program

Written by Gabriel Cousens MD
Price: $19.95
North Atlantic Books

Diabetes has become a seemingly unstoppable national epidemic, affecting more than twenty million Americans. Conventional wisdom calls it incurable, but renowned Dr. Gabriel Cousens counters that claim with this breakthrough book. There Is a Cure for Diabetes lays out a three-week plan for reversing the negative genetic expression of diabetes to...

Understanding the Messages of Your Body

How to Interpret Physical and Emotional Signals to Achieve Optimal Health

Written by Jean-Pierre Barral
Price: $18.95
North Atlantic Books

Fears, anxieties, traumas, and physical and emotional shocks imprint on the body and remain dormant in its vast memory store until they are roused by an event or encounter. They may manifest in a different form or place—a fearful incident may transform itself into a stomachache or a headache, or even...

Reversing Chronic Pain

A 10-Point All-Natural Plan for Lasting Relief

Written by Maggie Phillips
Price: $17.95
North Atlantic Books

Reversing Chronic Pain offers a dynamic framework for joining body and mind to speed the healing of traumatic pain from the body level up. Each chapter presents a body-centered skill set that can be mastered through a broad menu of practice exercises. The resulting interlinked somatic building blocks help readers shift...

The Book of Stones

Who They Are & What They Teach

Written by Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian
Price: $29.95
North Atlantic Books

The Book of Stones is a new edition of the best-selling guide to some of Earth’s most beautiful natural objects. Two introductory chapters detail the authors’ theories about how to work with crystals and stones—including the concept of crystal resonance and the scientific observation that living organisms (such as ourselves) are...

Calm Healing

Methods for a New Era of Medicine

Written by Robert Newman and Ruth Miller
Price: $17.95
North Atlantic Books

With disease statistics rising and health-care costs soaring, Calm Healing is a timely book indeed. Written in an accessible style, the book shows readers how to take an active role in their health by developing their innate skills for healing themselves and others. Part I presents a history of mind-body medicine...

Migraine Auras

When the Visual World Fails

Written by Richard Grossinger
Price: $16.95
North Atlantic Books

Migraine headaches are familiar and generally treatable ailments. Less understood are migraine auras or scotoma, visual distortions—sometimes accompanied by headache and sometimes not—that make it difficult, sometimes impossible, to see clearly. Migraine auras can be frightening, disorienting, even incapacitating. Richard Grossinger, who has suffered from them himself, here presents a helpful...

Healing Immune Disorders

Natural Defense-Building Solutions

Written by Andrew Gaeddert
Price: $18.95
North Atlantic Books

Immune system disorders, from cancer and HIV to allergies and infections, are epidemic in contemporary society, and the numbers are rising. In Healing Immune Disorders, author Andrew Gaeddert offers hope for combating both simple and serious immune conditions using Chinese and Western herbs, supplements, diet, and lifestyle approaches. The author's straightforward...

Flu

Alternative Treatments and Prevention

Written by Randall Neustaedter
Price: $7.95
North Atlantic Books

Every winter, the flu virus presents an international health threat. Sometimes the flu season is mild, while in other years it causes widespread debilitating illness. Vaccination against the flu has been hailed as the primary and best preventive measure, yet shortages and the controversies surrounding the lack of effectiveness of vaccinations...

The Psychic Healing Book

Written by Amy Wallace and William Henkin
Price: $17.95
North Atlantic Books

In this classic text with a new introduction by Wallace and Henkin, the authors demystify such processes as grounding, basic psychic meditations, reading auras, understanding the astral body, and performing simple psychic readings and healings. The book is based on the idea that psychic abilities are not just the province of...

The One Minute (Or So) Healer

500 Simple Ways to Heal Yourself Naturally

Written by Dana Ullman
Price: $12.95
North Atlantic Books

The One-Minute (Or So) Healer, drawing on a wide range of natural healing approaches including nutrition, yoga, homeopathy, massage, relaxation, and even humor, not only gets readers back on their feet, but also provides them with quick and easy ways to do so. Using a relaxed, humorous style, this guide addresses...

Childhood Ear Infections

A Parent's Guide to Alternative Treatments

Written by Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Price: $12.95
North Atlantic Books

Research increasingly questions the safety and efficacy of antibiotics in treating ear infections in small children. This guide explores the underlying causes of the problem and suggests new strategies. The author discusses diet, homeopathic care, and children's vitamin absorption process. The book includes a checklist that advises parents when they should...

Healing Skin Disorders

Natural Treatments for Dermatological Conditions

Written by Andrew Gaeddert
Price: $15.95
North Atlantic Books

Gaeddert's approach to healing combines dermatological diagnosis with essential fatty acids, diet, supplements, and Chinese herbal medicine. The book features suggestions for promoting overall skin health, case studies, self-care strategies, and professional treatments presented in an accessible A-to-Z format. Also included are a workbook, a question and answer section, a description...

The Good Sleep Guide

10 Steps to Better Sleep and How to Break the Worry Cycle

Written by Timothy Sharp
Price: $14.95
Frog Books

Given that 80% of people have experienced sleep problems and 30% suffer from chronic or long-term sleep problems, Timothy Sharp's The Good Sleep Guide is an essential tool for reducing the amount of time we spend lying awake, watching the minutes and hours tick by. Based on his own research, Dr...

Reflection Therapy

Written by Sharon Giammatteo and Thomas Giammatteo
Price: $15.00
North Atlantic Books

Reflection therapy is an easily learned meditative process, a straightforward relaxation technique, and a method for changing behavior. Based on the authors' studies in psychotherapy and body-mind healing, reflection therapy incorporates Tibetan Buddhist mantra visualization, chakra vitalization, homeopathy, and aromatherapy. This book presents a series of color images to be visualized...

Digestive Health Now

The Four Week Plan to Heal Heartburn, Ulcers, Colitis, IBS and More

Written by Andrew Gaeddert
Price: $12.95
North Atlantic Books

Drawing on his extensive clinical experience, Andrew Gaeddert helps the reader make sense of natural healing techniques based on Chinese medicine, rotation diets, and anti-candida strategies. Case studies illustrate how the author's clients were able to reduce or eliminate their digestive problems, enjoy greater energy, and reduce discomfort. Gaeddert explores food...

The Hepatitis C Handbook

Written by Matthew Dolan, Edited by Iain Murray-Lyon, Foreword by John Tindall
Price: $25.00
North Atlantic Books

This definitive guide explains clearly what Hepatitis C is, outlines the course of the disease and the associated symptoms, and describes how it is transmitted. The author discusses available treatments as well as lifestyle changes that may help. Extensive sections on herbs, vitamins, and nutritional supplements are also included.

Natural Skin Care

Alternative & Traditional Techniques

Written by Joni Loughran
Price: $16.95
Frog Books

Loughran provides numerous natural approaches that one can take for healthy skin, such as stress aromatherapy, stress management, massage, nutrition guidelines, and Ayurveda techiniques. She emphasizes that skin care starts from the resolution to calm and clarify the mind and body, and presents simple and refreshing alternatives to commercial products on...

Healing Hip, Joint, and Knee Pain

A Mind-Body Guide to Recovery from Surgery and Injuries

Written by Kate O'Shea
Price: $14.95
North Atlantic Books

Studies show that patients who contribute to their own treatment and recovery fare better in rehabilitation.Tailoring the concept for those suffering from joint pain, orthopedic psychologist Kate O'Shea draws from her patients and her own congenital hip orblems (she has four major surgeries by the time she was thirteen) to describe...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Repetitive Stress Injuries

The Comprehensive Guide to Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery

Written by Tammy Crouch
Price: $14.95
Frog Books

Crouch stresses the importance of finding out exactly what type of RSI you have and of seeking conservative treatment instead of jumping in and having surgery like she did. This book also gives an excellent rundown and explanation of the diagnostic techniques that doctors use, from the innocuous Phalen's test to...

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