New medicine: integrating complementary, alternative, and conventional medicine for the safest and most effective treatment

New Medicine is easily the most comprehensive mainstream guide available to this pioneering new approach. In Part 1, a series of essays by distinguished health practitioners covers key issues in integrated medicine, including how to combine herbal and conventional medicines safely, when to treat ailments yourself and when to seek expert help, and how to choose therapies to suit your disposition and needs. It explains the purpose of MRI scans and other types of screening, describes how drugs and herbal and homeopathic medicines work, and shows how simple lifestyle measures, such as improving your diet, can promote health and longevity.