Complementary Therapies and Weight Management

This exciting new book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and practical guide for those faced with patients or clients who require assistance with weight managment exclusively CAM, or CAM in conjunction with conventional approaches. Written in an easy to read style this book covers everything you need to know about weight management and CAM. It addresses the different CAM treatments available for weight management from the perspective of evidence-based medicine. It includes some practical self-help when appropriate, as well as useful references to professional organisations and further reading on the subject.

Given the dearth of information on the subject, this book will be a suitable for::
. Conventional health care professionals:: This publication will help them to guide and inform patients who seek complementary medicine for weight management.
. Complementary medicine practitioners:: This publication will help them to treat their patients more effectively and advise their patients about CAM approaches and treat their patients in a more holistic way.