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01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page i Complementary Medicine FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Jacqueline Young 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page i 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page i Complementary Medicine FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Jacqueline Young 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page ii Complementary Medicine For Dummies® Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd The Atrium Southern Gate Chichester West Sussex PO19 8SQ England E-mail (for orders and customer service enquires): [email protected] Visit our Home Page on www.wileyeurope.com Copyright © 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, West Sussex, England. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, West Sussex. All Rights Reserved. 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ISBN: 978-0-470-02625-0 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell and Bain Ltd, Glasgow. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page iii About the Author Jacqueline Youngis uniquely qualified to write this book. She has worked in both the fields of orthodox and complementary medicine internationally for over 20 years, practising, studying, teaching, writing, researching, and serv- ing on committees. Jacquelineis a qualified clinical psychologist, oriental medical practitioner, naturopath, and nutritionist. She is also trained in a whole host of comple- mentary therapies including herbal medicine, homeopathy, flower remedies, Tibetan medicine, Ayurveda, applied kinesiology, massage, shiatsu, iridology, nature cure, sound therapy, and various types of bodywork and healing. In between she qualified as a Sivananda yoga instructor and found time to squeeze in a brown belt in karate! On the academic front Jacqueline holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and has completed postgradu- ate education in nutrition, epidemiology, and clinical education. She’s done her bit serving on professional committees involved in setting national stan- dards for clinical psychology, acupuncture, and nutrition. She’s taught com- plementary medicine to doctors, nurses, postgraduates, the general public, and school children – and anyone else who’s interested. Jacqueline has practised her skills in hospitals, clinics, and health centres in several countries. She is an enthusiastic medical volunteer for Care & Share International with whom she has had the privilege of running complementary medicine clinics in a tent high in the Himalayas and in Bhopal, India. She’s written several books on complementary medicine and often con- tributes to national magazines, newspapers, radio, television, and Web sites including BBC Health. Jacqueline practises in central London, and is the Education Director for the Revital Health Education Centre (www.revital.com). Outside work she is still trying to master the art of growing really tasty vegetables that even her son will eat! She’s exercised her brain, and stretched the patience of friends and family and her publishers, in writing this compendium and hopes you’ll find it handy to have around and a useful guide on your healing path. To contact the author (feedback, comments, and constructive suggestions always welcome) write to: PO Box 2211, Barnet, Herts, EN5 4DZ, United Kingdom, or e-mail [email protected]. 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page iv Dedication This book is for all those people who are willing to have an open yet discern- ing mind about complementary medicine. It is also dedicated, with thanks, to all my complementary medicine teachers, patients, students, and colleagues. Yes, we need to explore and research complementary therapies so that we can be confident about their safety and effectiveness. Yet at the same time we should not allow barriers to be erected that may obstruct new learning and deny access to therapies that could provide a powerful healing force in our world. Author’s Acknowledgements I am very grateful to my family and friends who have supported me in the long time it took to write this book. Mum, Don, Mark and Ken, Issy and Jamie, Tanya, Olesya and Tommy, Irina and Alina, Titi, John and Marjie, Fred and Chris, Annie and Jake, Michael and Jasmine, Jarek and Suzie, Selina and Theo, Nic, Kirsten and Emilie, Ikuyo, Connie, Drid and Jane Garton – you’ve all played your part, even when you didn’t know it. My son, Michael, deserves a special mention because he has endlessly had to spare me to the computer, but we’ve had fun making up for it in other ways on other days too! So does Alfonse – because he always makes me laugh! I also acknowledge my precious ‘departed family’ – you live on in my heart and are one of my motivations to work in the field of health and healing: My irreplaceable best friend Mary, my dear friend Maria, and my inspirational friend and godmother to my son, Penny Brohn. All were overcome, but not beaten, by the cruel ravages of cancer, and Penny’s outstanding and pioneer- ing work on the role of complementary medicine in cancer care lives on (www.pennybrohncancercare.org). I also credit my much-loved father, Alan Young, who introduced me to yoga and home grown veg, and my dear grandparents, who loved a good cup of comfrey tea. I’m also grateful to my ‘professional family’ – all the brilliant conventional, unconventional, and/or integrated medical colleagues who have kindly con- tributed to this book: Prof. David Peters, for kindly reviewing the entire text, and the following people for making some time to read through individual chapters, or to talk over points with me: Professor George Lewith MA, DM, FRCP, MRCGP; Dr Julian Kenyon MD, MB, ChB; Dr Neil Slade PhD, LCH, RSHom; Professor Laurie Hartmann PhD, DO; Deirdre Stubbs DO; Ulrik Sandstrøm BSc, DC, ICSSD, FCC; Richard Blackwell BMedSci, LicAc, MSc 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page v (Acupuncture); Etsuko Kobira MIFA; and Anne McIntyre FNIMH. Also Dr Jovan Djurovic DO for his chiropractic exercise, Mike Burrows for his eloquent quote in the dedication, and Dr Rory Hafford MSc, PhD, Dip. Psych. for his willingness to contribute. I was always pleasantly surprised when chapters came back with virtually no red ink but take full responsibility that any remaining errors or omissions are my own. I owe a great debt to my ‘publishing family’ too: Alison Yates, Commissioning Editor; Rachael Chilvers, Project Editor; and Mike Kelly, Developer at Wiley have been patient and helpful throughout and contributed a great deal. Thanks to Julia Lampam and Jamie McOuat (Publicity and Rights) for work- ing their magic too. And the last word goes to my good friend, Ted Katchuk OMD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, USA, and also godfather to my son, for one of my favourite quotes. When asked in a magazine interview, ‘What is the greatest danger to complementary and alternative medicine?’ he swiftly replied, ‘Lack of humour’. I think he may be right. Hopefully some of the anecdotes and cartoons in this book, in between the more serious stuff, may put a bit of humour back in! 01_026250 ffirs.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page vi Publisher’s Acknowledgements We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our Dummies online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Production Media Development Project Coordinator: Jennifer Theriot Project Editor: Rachael Chilvers Layout and Graphics: Carl Byers, Development Editor:Mike Kelly Brooke Graczyk, Stephanie D. Jumper, Melanee Prendergast, Christine Williams Content Editor:Steve Edwards Proofreaders:Todd Lothery, Susan Moritz Commissioning Editor:Alison Yates Indexer: Aptara Executive Editor:Jason Dunne Executive Project Editor:Martin Tribe Brand Reviewer:Jennifer Bingham Copy Editor:Kate O’Leary Proofreader:Lesley Green Cover Photo: © GettyImages/ Digital Vision Cartoons: Rich Tennant, www.the5thwave.com Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director, Consumer Dummies Kristin A. Cocks, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Michael Spring, Vice President and Publisher, Travel Brice Gosnell, Associate Publisher, Travel Kelly Regan,Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Andy Cummings,Vice President and Publisher, Dummies Technology/General User Composition Services Gerry Fahey,Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey,Director of Composition Services 02_026250 ftoc.qxp 6/8/07 6:46 PM Page vii Contents at a Glance Foreword....................................................................xxi Introduction.................................................................1 Part I: Finding Out about Complementary Medicine ........7 Chapter 1: Understanding Complementary Medicine...................................................9 Chapter 2: Diagnosing in Complementary Medicine...................................................19 Chapter 3: Reading Your Body .......................................................................................31 Part II: Exploring Traditional Healing Systems..............39 Chapter 4: Uncovering Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)....................................41 Chapter 5: Revealing Ayurveda’s Science of Life.........................................................55 Chapter 6: Balancing Health with Tibetan Medicine ..................................................71 Chapter 7: Exploring Japanese Medicine......................................................................85 Chapter 8: Dipping Your Toes into Nature Cure.........................................................107 Part III: Using Popular Complementary Therapies.......121 Chapter 9: Getting to the Point of Acupuncture.........................................................123 Chapter 10: Homing In on Homeopathy......................................................................143 Chapter 11: Unearthing Herbal Medicine....................................................................161 Chapter 12: Nibbling on Nutritional Therapy.............................................................177 Chapter 13: Diving into Naturopathy...........................................................................199 Part IV: Treating Your Body.......................................215 Chapter 14: Opening Up with Osteopathy..................................................................217 Chapter 15: Getting to the Crunch with Chiropractic................................................237 Chapter 16: Moving with Bodywork Therapies..........................................................253 Chapter 17: Enjoying Massage Therapies...................................................................267 Part V: Healing Your Mind and Spirit.........................283 Chapter 18: Calming Down with Breathing, Meditation, and Relaxation Therapies...........................................................................................285 Chapter 19: Scenting Out Aromatherapy....................................................................297 Chapter 20: Connecting with Healing Therapies........................................................309 Chapter 21: Getting Your Head Around Psychological Therapies...........................321 Chapter 22: Feeling the Buzz of Energy Medicine......................................................337 Chapter 23: Having a Go with Creative Therapies.....................................................351

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