Unsurpassed in its authority and scope, the 3rd Edition of the most thoroughly researched and carefully referenced text on natural medicine has been revised to include the most up-to-date information on its application to specific health problems. With over 90 well-known contributors and 10,000 citations of peer-reviewed research literature, practitioners will find 36 new chapters on topics such as medicine philosophy, therapeutics, as well as pharmacology and conditions. The e-dition provides online access to the text, plus weekly updates and an expanded full-color image collection.
1. Functional medicine in natural medicine 2. Hierarchy of Healing -Therapeutic order 3. The History of Naturopathic Medicine, Chapter 1: The Emergence of an American School of Healing 4. The History of Naturopathic Medicine, Chapter 2: Decline and Rejuvenation - Politics and Professionalization 5. Philosophy of naturopathic medicine 6. Placebo and healing 7. Positive mental attitude 8. Research in complementary and alternative medicine 9. Women in the history of medicine
Section II: Supplementary diagnostic procedures
10. Adrenal stress test 11. Apoptosis assessment 12. Bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine breath test 13. Cell signaling analysis 14. Comprehensive digestive stool analysis 15. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 16. Fantus test for urine chloride 17. Fatty acid profiling 18. Female hormone profiling 19. Folic acid status assessment 20. Food allergy testing 21. Functional assessment of liver phrase I and II detoxification 22. Hair mineral analysis 23. Heidelberg pH capsule gastric analysis 24. Immune function assessment 25. Intestinal permeability assessment 26. Laboratory tests for the determination of vitamin 27. Lactose intolerance breath test 28. Male hormone profiling 29. Metal toxicity assessment 30. Mineral status evaluation 31. Oral manifestations of nutritional status 32. Rapid dark adaptation test 33. Urinary organic acids profiling for assessment of functional nutrient deficiencies, gut dysbiosis, and toxicity 34. Urinary porphyrins for the detection of heavy metal and toxic chemical exposure 35. Urine indican test (Obermeyer test)
Section III: Therapeutic modalities
36. Acupuncture 37. Ayurveda: the science of life and mother of the healing arts 38. Blood type diet 39. Botanical medicine - a modern perspective 40. Environmental medicine 41. Exercise prescription 42. Glandular therapy 43. Homeopathy 44. Hydrotherapy 45. Manipulation 46. Nutritional medicine 47. Non-pharmacological control of pain 48. Peat therapeutics and balneotherapy 49. Preventive Genomics 50. Rotation diet: a diagnostic and therapeutic tool 51. Soft tissue manipulation: diagnostic and therapeutic potential 52. Spirituality and Healing 53. Therapeutic fasting 54. Tibetan medicine 55. Unani medicine
Section IV: Syndromes and special topics
56. Autoimmune disease 57. Cancer support 58. Chronic candidiasis 59. Food allergies 60. Functional Detoxification 61. Homocysteine metabolism: nutritional modulation and impact on health and disease 62. Hyperventilation syndrome 63. Immune support 64. Intestinal Parasite 65. Maldigestion 66. Role of dietary fiber in health and disease 67. Sports nutrition 68. Stress management
Candida questionnaire Crohns disease activity index Current Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescriptions Fasting - patient guidelines Glycemic Index, Carbohydrate Content, and Glycemic Load of Selected Foods Gluten and gliadin content of selected foods Hydrochloric acid supplementation - patient instructions Optimal Food Pyramid Patient instructions for measuring basal body temperature Rotation diet master chart, plans I and II Seligmans Attributional Style Questionnaire Sit and reach test Vaginal depletion pack
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