Buku Do You Believe in Magic? - Karya Paul A Offit M D
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Book 5

Do You Believe in Magic?

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by Paul A. Offit M.D.

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Medical expert and health advocate Dr. Paul A. Offit offers an impassioned and meticulously researched expos of the alternative medicine industry. A half century ago, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, Chinese herbs, Christian exorcisms, dietary supplements, chiropractic manipulations, and ayurvedic remedies were considered on the fringe of medicine. Now these practices known variably as alternative, complementary, holistic, or integrative medicine have become mainstream, used by half of all Americans today seeking to burn fat, detoxify livers, shrink prostates, alleviate colds, stimulate brains, boost energy, reduce stress, enhance immunity, eliminate pain, prevent cancer, and enliven sex. But as Offit reveals, alternative medicine an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks can actually be harmful to our health. Even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly. In he explains how Dr. Offit debunks the treatments that don't work and explains why. He also takes on the media celebrities who promote alternative medicine, including Mehmet Oz, Suzanne Somers, and Jenny McCarthy. Using dramatic real-life stories, he separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy alternative or traditional should be scrutinized. As he advises us, There's no such thing as alternative medicine. There's only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't.
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  • Jumlah Halaman

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    Penerbit

    Harper Collins

  • Tanggal Terbit

    03 Sep, 2015

  • Bahasa

    Indonesia

    ISBN

    SCOOPG83632

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