The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to the Metabolic Syndrome and Your Heart or Acupuncture

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to the Metabolic Syndrome and Your Heart

Author: Dr Jennie Brand Miller

Written by the leading authorities on the Glycemic Index, The New Glucose Revolution Guide to the Metabolic Syndrome and Your Heart provides readers with the most up-to-date information about using the GI to reduce their risk of having a heart attack. It explains the importance of slowly digested, low-GI carbohydrates, and offers important dietary guidelines for managing blood glucose levels, controlling insulin sensitivity, and losing weight. Also included is a seven-day meal plan and the GI values for hundreds of foods and beverages.

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Acupuncture: A Viable Medical Alternative

Author: Marie E Cargill

"It will be an eye opener for the public to see that acupuncture is widely practiced and that research in this area is going on . . . all over the world . . . It has been proven many times . . . that acupuncture can work in many cases where conventional medicine has failed." Nelly Tsiving, licensed acupuncturist Throughout history, acupuncture has provided painless, low-cost, non-invasive relief for conditions ranging from back pain and headaches to cancer and AIDS. As Americans seek viable, cost-effective health care alternatives, the benefits of acupuncture are gaining new respect in the West. In this guide, Marie Cargill, a licensed acupuncturist, de-mystifies acupuncture, explaining: * how and why acupuncture works * how acupuncture is effective in most major medical specializations * what you can expect from a visit to the acupuncturist Detailed, direct, and easy-to-follow, Acupuncture will persuade skeptics of the potential for this effective approach to healing.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: My Path to Acupuncture	3
Ch. 1	What Is Acupuncture?	9
Ch. 2	A Visit to an Acupuncturist	19
Ch. 3	How Acupuncture Works from a Chinese View	25
Ch. 4	How Acupuncture Works from a Western View	37
Ch. 5	Release From Pain	47
Ch. 6	Acupuncture Anesthesia	57
Ch. 7	Scalp and Ear Acupuncture: The Repair of the Brain and Nervous System	63
Ch. 8	Repair of Orthopedic Injury: Chinese Hit Medicine	71
Ch. 9	Internal Medicine	77
Ch. 10	Cancer	85
Ch. 11	The Immune System and Acupuncture	91
Ch. 12	Gynecology and Obstetrics	101
Ch. 13	Pediatric Medicine	111
Ch. 14	Veterinary Medicine	121
Ch. 15	Overcoming Addictions Through Acupuncture	129
Ch. 16	Acupuncture and Mental Health	137
Ch. 17	The Legal Status of Acupuncture	147
Ch. 18	The Future of Acupuncture	153
	Appendix Acupuncture Resource Directory	165
	Selected Bibliography	167
	Index	171