L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, shares his theories on the reactive mind, which he believes controls nightmares, unreasonable fears, upsets, and insecurities, and explains how it can be quieted so that people can find true happiness and success.

Explores the most effective natural treatments for a wide range of ailments, covering food remedies, herbs, nutritional supplements, and other healing techniques.

"Complementary medicine is an increasing feature of healthcare. This introductory text has been written for conventionally trained health professionals and aims to provide a practical, concise and clear overview of this emerging field." "Given the increasing proliferation of information on complementary medicine, much of it promotional or partisan, the ABC of Complementary Medicine provides doctors and other health professionals with essential guidance...

Many manufacturers of herbal supplements claim their products can improve brain function. However, the U.S. government does not require proof of these claims. Now, writing in plain English, two leading pharmacologists bring together all the scientific information you need to decide for yourself. Using clear examples, the authors explain how drugs and natural products can affect the body, how to determine whether any ingested substance is likely to...

Using development of a background paper on the policy issues associated with the scope of practice and utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the health care system, input from a panel of CAM experts, and input from a panel of health care policy decisionmakers, this report explores the policy challenges associated with coverage, licensure, scope of practice, institutional privileges, and research among the CAM professions.

Traditional medicines have and will continue to form the basis of modern pharmaceuticals. Many indigenous communities are claiming rights in pharmaceuticals derived from their traditional medicine. In the past, such knowledge derived from non-western communities was largely regarded as free information. This has led some to attack the patent system as an ex-ploitative tool of the developed world. The first part of this analysis deals with the kind...