A practicing music thanatologist provides an insider's history of this remarkable profession, which combines music, medicine, and spirituality to help the terminally ill and their families face the end of life. Reflecting on the author's experiences as a music-thanatologist, Jennifer Hollis's Music at the End of Life: Easing the Pain and Preparing the Passage is an enlightening and emotional examination of the ways in which the experience of dying can be transformed with music. Music at the End of Life highlights the unique role music has come to play in hospice and palliative medicine. Jennifer Hollis interweaves narrative memoir, the personal experiences of fellow music-thanatologists and caregivers, and extensive research to demonstrate the transformative power of music when curing is no longer an option. Through story after unforgettable story, Hollis offers a new vision of end-of-life care, in which music creates a beautiful space for the work of letting go, grieving, and saying goodbye.

This book was created to help fellow Lupus sufferers manage their condition and live happy, fulfilling lives. It's a compendium of proven resources and methods to feel better, giving honest reviews of various healing techniques in their effectiveness with alleviating the symptoms of Lupus and other autoimmune disorders. Filled with healing methods, tips and emotional release exercises, Befriending The Wolf: A Guide to Living and Thriving with Lupus looks at the condition from physical, mental, emotional and energetic points of view, offering a menu of empowering choices so everyone can find their own personal path to wellness.

This book intensively examines the efficacy of plant-derived products that have been used for over a thousand years by practitioners of so-called Traditional Chinese Medicine in the light of recent chemotherapeuticals. The chapters were written by renowned Chinese medical researchers and are supplemented by results obtained in German antiparasitic research projects. Parasites and emerging diseases are a major threat of our time, which is characterized by an enormous increase in the size of the human population and by an unbelievably rapid globalization that has led to the daily transport of millions of humans and containers with goods from one end of the earth to the other. Furthermore the slow but constant global warming offers new opportunities for many agents of diseases to become established in new areas. Therefore it is essential that we develop precautions in order to avoid epidemics or even pandemics in overcrowded megacities or at the large-scale farm animal confinements that are needed to secure a steady flow of food in the crowded regions of the world. Of course intensive research in the field of chemotherapy since 1900 has produced unbelievable breakthroughs in therapies for formerly untreatable and thus deadly diseases. However, a large number of untreatable diseases remain, as well as a constantly growing number of agents of disease that have developed resistances to standard chemical compounds. As such, it is not only worthwhile but also vital to consider the enormous amounts of information that have been obtained by human "high cultures" in the past. Examples from the past (like quinine) or present (like artemisinin, a modern antimalarial drug) show that plant extracts may hold tremendous potential in the fight against parasites and/or against vector-transmitted agents of diseases.

Fabric of the Soul, 8 Extraordinary Vessels guides and motivates a rich understanding of the relationships between mind and soul to physical ailments. This is the heart of extraordinary vessel theory - a tradition in Chinese medicine that yields knowledge about modern syndromes and illness affecting multiple body systems. Practitioners of both eastern and western traditions will benefit from this user - friendly resource guide. This is a resource book to enrich the study and practice of Chinese and Western medicine, Jin Shin Do, Shiatsu, Tai chi and Qigong. Fabric of the Soul is clearly written and illustrated with illuminating case studies that provide easy access to a complex theory. The author has over 25 years experience in the field and brings her broad experience to unravel the mystery of the extraordinary vessels. Fabric of the Soul also gives a clear presentation of a simple and powerful qigong practice. Cultivating a deep understanding of and insight into the extraordinary vessels provides a daily personal practice that empowers anyone to achieve optimum health of body mind, and spirit. This book is a valuable tool for practitioners, students and anyone interested in qi; life force energy.

Pregnancy, the Pelvis, and Movement: A science-based technique for movement educators is dedicated to fitness professionals who combine curiosity and critical thinking to care for their pre and postnatal clients. My goal is to empower and inspire the movement professional to use solid scientific research as a jumping-off point into creativity and expanded thinking when dealing with our individual pregnant and post-pregnant clients. From a movement perspective, we will look at the most easily recognized element of disruption to the system which is the consistent, rapid, and extreme weight gain in the front of the body throughout the nine months. This alone, when addressed with alignment tools and exercises, can create a more easeful pregnancy, labor, and recovery. This is an extremely important factor to address, and one that this book will highlight with creative insight and tools. The recognition that we can positively influence mood and hormonal balance through movement is widely accepted, but how that is accomplished is still nebulous. Without delving into any type of talk therapy, we can still implement strategies to hone our instructor's eye and intuition to successfully treat the whole person. According to the American Association of Pediatrics, more than 400,000 infants are born to depressed mothers every year, and almost half of these women first began experiencing symptoms of depression during pregnancy. Obviously, there is a need for creative intervention to help these women, and movement practitioners can be a crucial part of the equation. Working with an embodied approach enables us to become a trusted and integral part of mother's support team. The belief here is that the pregnant mother must be empowered with the knowledge that her body is physiologically tailored to give and to recover from birth. One of the ways she can gain this confidence is with a movement practice and a teacher who helps her to become more at home in her body. This approach and how to practice it is infused throughout the book. Focusing on the benefits of the Biotensegrity model of movement and heightening Interoception are additional strategies that can be used to create whole-body function as well as emotional wellness in pregnancy. In the Biotensegrity model, the fetus is part of our body, and every move the mother or baby makes changes everything in our structure. Imposing this simple idea into movement for labor and delivery can change moods and outcomes in the labor room by creating a sense of control and empowerment. Important fascial structures that impact the pregnant body will be detailed in the book in order to create a better picture of areas of common concern and congestion that need to be addressed. Pregnancy is a key time to build and foster Interoception. We can use movement as a tool to track how we are feeling on the inside so we are better able to follow the cues our body is giving us during labor. The book will also explore heightening proprioceptive skills and how we orient our body parts to each other and to our environment while experiencing the progressive changes of pregnancy. Pelvic Whole-Body Prep for Labor, a program featured in the book, links areas of the body to the connection and function of the pelvis. The pelvis is the transit station and the center of the universe, especially in labor and delivery, and the roads must be opened throughout the body. The above practices are then expanded further into refining daily, functional movements with The Essential Daily Five for Pregnancy. If the pregnant body is doing these daily, repetitive motions consciously and with good skill, they will prepare the body day by day throughout the gestation period. The book ends with a comprehensive guide to movement during labor and recovery with tools and exercises one can perform safely right after delivery.

Fully updated to reflect the nutritional needs of the '80s, this new edition of the classic guide to herbal medicine, natural foods and home remedies underscores the fundamental principle that true healing consists of a return to natural habits of living.

In this indispensable new resource both for the home apothecary and clinical practitioners, a celebrated herbalist brings alive the elemental relationships among traditional healing practices, ecological stewardship and essential plant medicines. By honouring ancient wisdom and presenting it in an innovative way, Energetic Herbalism is a profound and practical guide to family and community care for those seeking to move beyond symptom relief and into a truly holistic framework of health. Throughout, author Kat Maier invites readers to explore their personal relationships with plants and their environs as they discover diverse models of healing. Inside Energetic Herbalism, you'll find: The elements and patterns of Ayurvedic doshas for greater self-awareness as well as positive lifestyle choices The relationship of well-being to the seasons through the brilliant lens of Chinese Five Element Theory and how our emotional health is beautifully expressed through the Elements The roots and evolution of Vitalism, the traditional Western system of energetic medicine How to assess imbalances in the body using the elegant and intuitive vocabulary of the six tissue states, an emerging tool in Western herbalism The senses as the main tools for navigating through energetic herbalism A deep appreciation of the wisdom of indigenous peoples, which is the foundation of sacred plant traditions Through the rich herbal tradition of storytelling, Maier seamlessly blends theory and practice with her experience-tested herbal remedies and healing protocols. Maier stresses the critical message of how to address the challenge of threatened medicinal plant populations, offering practical and inspiriting methods for ensuring their survival. Many herbals boast a materia medica of more than 100 herbs, but in keeping with an emphasis on sustainable practice, Maier instead focuses in depth on 25 essential medicinal herbs that can be grown in most temperate climates and soils, including: Dandelion Ashwagandha (Indian Ginseng) Goldenseal Burdock Calendula Echinacea Goldenrod Whether you are a seasoned clinical herbalist, an herbalist-in-training or simply someone seeking to provide the best natural health care for your family, this book is a source of inspiration, insight and answers you will return to again and again.

Featured here is a modern translation of a medieval herbal, with a study showing how this technical treatise on herbs was turned into a literary curiosity in the nineteenth century. The contours of this second edition replicate the first; however, it has been revised and updated throughout to reflect new scholarship and new findings. New information is presented on Oswald Cockayne, the nineteenth-century philologist who first translated the Old English medical texts for the modern world. Here the medieval text is read as an example of technical writing (i.e., intended to convey instructions/information), not as literature. The audience it was originally aimed at would know how to diagnose and treat medical conditions and knew or was learning how to follow its instructions. For that reason, while working on the translation, specialists in relevant fields were asked to shed light on its terse wording, for example, herbalists and physicians. Unlike many current studies, this work discusses the Herbarium and other medical texts in Old English as part of a tradition developed throughout early-medieval Europe associated with monasteries and their libraries. The book is intended for scholars in cross-cultural fields; that is, with roots in one field and branches in several, such as nineteenth-century or medieval studies, for historians of herbalism, medicine, pharmacy, botany, and of the Western Middle Ages, broadly and inclusively defined, and for readers interested in the history of herbalism and medicine.

Cancer is one of the leading killers in the world and the incidence is increasing, but most cancer patients and cancer survivors suffer much from the disease and its conventional treatments' side effects. In the past, clinical data showed that some complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) possessed anticancer abilities, but some clinicians and scientists have queried about the scientific validity of CAM due to the lack of scientific evidence. There is great demand in the knowledge gap to explore the scientific and evidence-based knowledge of CAM in the anticancer field. With this aim, a book series is needed to structurally deliver the knowledge to readers. Recently there have been encouraging results from both laboratory experiments and clinical trials demonstrating the anticancer effects of herbal medicine. There is considerable interest among oncologists and cancer researchers to find anticancer agents in herbal medicine. This volume is a specialised book presenting the up-to-date scientific evidence for anticancer herbal medicine. This unique book provides an overview of the anticancer herbal medicines and remedies, as well as a detailed evidence-based evaluation of 18 common anticancer herbal medicines covering their biological and pharmacological properties, efficacies, herb-drug interactions, adverse effects, pre-clinical studies, and clinical applications. Gathering international opinion leaders' views, this volume will contribute great to the cancer, academic, and clinical community by providing evidence-based information on the anticancer efficacy of herbal medicine. Readership Oncologists, cancer researchers, pharmacologists, pharmaceutical specialists, Chinese medicine practitioners, medical educators, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates in biomedical disciplines, cancer caregivers, cancer patients.

Esta es una valiosa obra que le puede ayudar a recuperar la salud por muy deficil que parezca su problema. Aqui descubrira el secreto para curarse usted mismo de cualquier enfermedad. Con su experiencia la Profesora Dolores Chipres nos da una guia para el traramiento de todas las enfermedades agudas y degenerativas cronicas. La autora habla de temas como: La nutricion del organism (recetario de comida naturista). Uroterapia (curacion con la orina) ayunos, consejos practices sobre control del estres. Experiencias de personas, con la rapidez con que recuperaron la salud.

Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with the historical, philosophical and psychological concepts found in Islamic medical practices, and covers Islamic ideas on physiological, pathological, curative and preventative medicine. This was the first systematic study of Islamic medicine to be published in the English language and continues to have much relevance at a time when interest both in Islamic thought and in alternatives to conventional medicine is strong.

A single-source reference on the most important and best-investigated Ayurvedic herbs This book examines the clinical information available on more than 60 Ayurvedic herbs to determine how their use in traditional Indian medicine is supported by modern scientific study. Plants are grouped according to body systems and each entry includes a description, information on the source plant, distribution and traditional use, active chemical constituents, relevant pharmacology, and details of clinical studies and safety findings. This unique book also includes a brief history of Ayurveda, examines the history of drug development and evaluation in ancient India, and identifies current trends resulting from scientific investigation. Worldwide interest in Ayurveda is growing quickly, especially in the United States, Europe, and Japan. But until now, information on Western-style clinical trials on Ayurveda herbs has been scattered and no single source for descriptions, comments, and references has existed. Ayurvedic Herbs presents the first critical validation of Ayurvedic medicine, extensively referenced for physicians and clinicians interested in alternative and adjunctive therapies. This unique book is essential for making informed choices on herb use, offering clinical trial data, results of pharmacological studies, and safety information. Ayurvedic Herbs examines: gastrointestinal agents hepatoprotective agents respiratory tract agents cardiovascular drugs urinary tract drugs antirheumatic agents skin and trauma care agents gynecological agents antidiabetic agents CNS agents rasayana drugs dental and ophthamological agents and much more Ayurvedic Herbs includes cross-references to chapters when a particular plant has more than one indication and watercolor illustrations of twelve major herbs.