what is good and what is not? Stewart, Gary (Gary P.) Jnt auth. text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Kregel Publications c1998 1998 monographic eng

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96 p. ; pbk ; 17 cm. This booklet examines various alternative medical therapies and treatments and evaluates each from a professional and biblical perspective. It serves as a map to steer people through the maze of alternative medicine and help them make competent choices. Health and Alternative Therapies. 1. What is health? -- 2. Who is responsible for your health? -- 3. What is alternative medicine? -- 4. Will my health insurance pay for alternative therapies? -- Evaluating Alternative Therapies. 5. What are the core guiding principles for selecting alternative therapies? -- 6. How can I know if the claims for therapies are accurate and reliable? -- 7. What is "junk science"? 25 8. If it worked for someone else, should I try it? -- 9. Is there a profit motive related to the acceptance or rejection of alternative therapies? -- 10. How are alternative therapies and practitioners regulated? -- 11. What is the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in alternative therapies? -- 12. How is the freedom to choose alternative therapies protected by law? -- Popular Alternative Therapies. 13. What is holistic health? -- 14. What is mind-body medicine? -- 15. Why is cleansing a common principle in a number of alternative therapies? -- 16. What is acupuncture? -- 17. What is applied kinesiology? -- 18. What is Ayurvedic medicine? -- 19. What is chelation therapy? -- 20. What is chiropractic? -- 21. What are herbal remedies? -- 22. What is homeopathy? -- 23. What is meditation? -- 24. What is naturopathy? -- 25. What is osteopathy? -- 26. What is Reiki? -- 27. What is shamanic medicine? -- 28. What is shark cartilage therapy? -- 29. What is therapeutic touch? -- 30. What are visualization techniques? -- 31. What is yoga? -- Spirituality and Alternative Therapies. 32. Is alternative therapies' attention to spirituality positive? -- 33. How strongly are alternative therapies linked to Eastern religions, New Age beliefs, and the occult? -- 34. Is alternative medicine in harmony with Christian tradition? -- 35. Am I compromising my faith by using alternative therapies? -- 36. Is chi orprana the same as the Holy Spirit by another name? -- 37. Is prayer an alternative therapy? -- 38. What should I think about faith healing? -- 39. Does all healing come from God? Gary P. Stewart ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91). Alternative medicine Miscellanea R733 .B374 1998 174.2/ 0825430712 98208147 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/98208147.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0612/98208147.html DLC 981009 20140911164831.0 180191