Optimal health with multiple sclerosis : a guide to integrating lifestyle, alternative, and conventional medicine
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- ISBN: 9781936303700 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1936303701 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781617052088 (ebk.)
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xvi, 430 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: New York : Demos Health, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-408) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Introduction. -- Alternative medicine and lifestyle medicine -- Placebos and nocebos -- Important precautions about complementary and alternative medicine, lifestyle medicine, and multiple sclerosis -- pt. 2. Optimal health with multiple sclerosis : a seven-step guide to intergrating lifestyle, alternative, and conventional medicine. -- Introduction -- General concepts -- Helpful strategies -- Step1: Disease-modifying medications -- Step 2: Diet, dietary supplements, and weight management -- Step 3: Tobacco and alcohol use -- Step 4: Physical activity -- Step 5: Personal and social well-being -- Step 6: Prevention and management of other medical conditions -- Step 7: Symptom management -- pt. 3. Types of lifestyle and unconventional medicine. -- Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine -- Alcohol -- Aromatherapy -- Aspartame -- Ayurveda -- Bee venom therapy and other forms of apitherapy -- Biofeedback -- Candida treatment -- Chelation therapy -- Chiropractic medicine -- Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency -- Colon therapy, detoxification, and enemas -- Cooling therapy -- Craniosacral therapy -- Dental amalgam removal -- Enzyme therapy -- Exercise -- Fats : fish oil and polyunsaturated fatty acids -- Feldenkrais -- Fiber -- Gluten sensitivity and celiac disease -- Guided imagery -- Herbs -- Hippotherapy and therapeutic horseback riding -- Homeopathy -- Hyperbaric oxygen -- Hypnosis -- Low-dose naltrexone -- Magnets and electromagnetic therapy -- Marijuana -- Message -- Meditation -- Mindfulness -- Music therapy -- Obesity and weight management -- Paleolithic diets -- Pets -- The pilates method and physicalmind method -- Prayer and spirituality -- Probiotics and the gut microbiome -- Prokarin -- Reflexology -- Salt -- Tai Ching and Qigong -- Therapeutic touch -- Tobacco and smoking cessation -- Toxins -- Tragerwork -- Vitamins, minerals, and other nonherbal supplements -- Yoga -- Appendix 1: Ratings of lifestyle and unconventional therapies -- Appendix 2: Dietary supplements and herbs that have MS-relevant side effects or drug interactions. |
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Subject: | Multiple sclerosis Alternative treatment Multiple sclerosis Treatment Multiple Sclerosis therapy |
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Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis : A Guide to Integrating Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine
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Table of Contents
Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis : A Guide to Integrating Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD | p. x | |
Preface | p. xii | |
How to Use This Book | p. xiv | |
Acknowledgments | p. xvi | |
Part 1 | Introduction | |
Alternative Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine | p. 3 | |
Placebos and Nocebos | p. 18 | |
Important Precautions About Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Multiple Sclerosis | p. 26 | |
Part 2 | Optimal Health With Multiple Sclerosis: A Seven-Step Guide to Integrating Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine | |
Introduction | p. 33 | |
General Concepts | p. 35 | |
Helpful Strategies | p. 37 | |
Step 1 | Disease-Modifying Medications | p. 39 |
Step 2 | Diet, Dietary Supplements, and Weight Management | p. 42 |
Step 3 | Tobacco and Alcohol Use | p. 48 |
Step 4 | Physical Activity | p. 49 |
Step 5 | Personal and Social Weil-Being | p. 50 |
Step 6 | Prevention and Management of Other Medical Conditions | p. 52 |
Step 7 | Symptom Management | p. 54 |
Lifestyle and Unconventional Therapies That May Improve Many Different Symptoms | p. 55 | |
Symptoms That May Be Relieved With Specific Lifestyle and Unconventional Therapies 56 | ||
Anxiety and Stress | p. 56 | |
Bladder Problems | p. 58 | |
Bowel Problems | p. 59 | |
Colds and Flu-Prevention or Decreasing Duration | p. 59 | |
Coordination Problems | p. 60 | |
Depression | p. 61 | |
Fatigue | p. 62 | |
Pain | p. 63 | |
Sexual Problems | p. 64 | |
Sleep Problems | p. 65 | |
Spasticity (Muscle Stiffness) | p. 67 | |
Thinking (Cognitive) Problems | p. 68 | |
Walking Problems | p. 68 | |
Weakness | p. 69 | |
Part 3 | Types of Lifestyle and Unconventional Medicine | |
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine | p. 75 | |
Alcohol | p. 88 | |
Aromatherapy | p. 92 | |
Aspartame | p. 97 | |
Ayurveda | p. 100 | |
Bee Venom Therapy and Other Forms of Apitherapy | p. 105 | |
Biofeedback | p. 113 | |
Candida Treatment | p. 118 | |
Chelation Therapy | p. 120 | |
Chiropractic Medicine | p. 123 | |
Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency | p. 128 | |
Colon Therapy, Detoxification, and Enemas | p. 131 | |
Cooling Therapy | p. 134 | |
Craniosacral Therapy | p. 138 | |
Dental Amalgam Removal | p. 142 | |
Enzyme Therapy | p. 146 | |
Exercise | p. 150 | |
Fats: Fish Oil and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids | p. 159 | |
Feldenkrais | p. 177 | |
Fiber | p. 181 | |
Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease | p. 185 | |
Guided Imagery | p. 189 | |
Herbs | p. 193 | |
Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Horseback Riding | p. 222 | |
Homeopathy | p. 227 | |
Hyperbaric Oxygen | p. 233 | |
Hypnosis | p. 236 | |
Low-Dose Naltrexone | p. 240 | |
Magnets and Electromagnetic Therapy | p. 243 | |
Marijuana | p. 249 | |
Massage | p. 258 | |
Meditation | p. 264 | |
Mindfulness | p. 269 | |
Music Therapy | p. 273 | |
Obesity and Weight Management | p. 278 | |
Paleolithic Diets | p. 282 | |
Pets | p. 286 | |
The Pilates Method and PhysicalMind Method | p. 290 | |
Prayer and Spirituality | p. 295 | |
Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome | p. 301 | |
Prokarin | p. 305 | |
Reflexology | p. 309 | |
Salt | p. 314 | |
Tai Chi and Qigong | p. 317 | |
Therapeutic Touch | p. 323 | |
Tobacco and Smoking Cessation | p. 327 | |
Toxins | p. 331 | |
Tragerwork | p. 334 | |
Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Nonherbal Supplements | p. 337 | |
Yoga | p. 368 | |
Appendix 1 | Ratings of Lifestyle and Unconventional Therapies | p. 374 |
Appendix 2 | Dietary Supplements and Herbs That Have MS-Relevant Side Effects or Drug Interactions | p. 378 |
References | p. 389 | |
Index | p. 409 |