Integrative Gastroenterology

By Gerard E. Mullin

Book Overview

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 that surround the remedies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195371100
• ISBN13: 9780195371109
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.7" x 9.8"