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Complementary and alternative medicine for older adults : a guide to holistic approaches to healthy aging
- Title
- Complementary and alternative medicine for older adults : a guide to holistic approaches to healthy aging / edited by Elizabeth R. Mackenzie, Birgit Rakel.
- Publication
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2006], ©2006.
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- Description
- xix, 324 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Includes information on adverse affects, aging, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis treatments, Buddhism, cancer, cardiovascular disease & health, cognitive decline, death & dying, dementia, depression, diet, exercise, hypertension, pain, psychology, qi, stress, yin yang, etc.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Holistic approaches to healthy aging / Elizabeth R. Mackenzie and Birgit Rakel -- 2. Healthy and therapeutic diets that promote optimal aging / Joel S. Edman -- 3. Supplements and herbs / Ara derMarderosian and Michael Briggs -- 4. Homeopathy as an aid to healthy aging / Joyce Frye -- 5. Music, health and well-being / Elaine Abbott and Kathleen Avins -- 6. Art therapy / Caroline Peterson -- 7. Massage therapy and older adults / Eileen Kennedy and Cheryl Chapman -- 8. Daoist spirituality and philosophy : implications for holistic health, aging, and longevity / Amy L. Ai -- 9. Medical acupuncture / James K. Rotchford -- 10. The benefits of Qigong / Kevin Chen, Elizabeth R. Mackenzie and FaXiang Hou -- 11. Yoga : an introduction / Robert Butera -- 12. Ayurveda : mother of traditional medicine / Mari Clements -- 13. Meditation and healthy aging / Elaine J. Yuen and Michael J. Baime -- 14. The concept of spiritual well-being and the care of older adults / Amy Ai and Elizabeth R. Mackenzie -- 15. Therapeutic gardens / Jack Carman -- 16. Eden alternative : nurturing the human spirit in long-term care / Sandy Ransom.
- ISBN
- 0826138055
- 9780826138057
- LCCN
- 2005031316
- OCLC
- ocm62216889
- 62216889
- SCSB-5331073
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries