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Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America

By James C. Whorton

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2002
ISBN
9780195140712, 0195140710
Open Library ID
OL7389458M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1869906 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
386\386
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

The value of this book to me is the historical context of the sometime strained relationship between natural medicine and "western medicine". History indeed repeats itself. Natural, alternative medicine grew out of a disenchantment with traditional medicine. As today, people began searching for answers other than what they were receiving from their doctors. The stories are informative and illuminating and really help one understand the chasm between the two worlds. I have not completed the book so I am simply at the stage of understanding the problem. I hope the book offers some type of solution that allows these polarized sides with similar hope for outcomes to work together on what might get us out of the healthcare crisis we are currently in.

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