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Complementary therapies in the management of diabetes and vascular disease; a matter of balance.


9780470014585

Complementary therapies in the management of diabetes and vascular disease; a matter of balance.

Ed. by Trish Dunning.

John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
  • John Wiley & Sons, publishing company
  • John C. Wiley, American ambassador
  • John D. Wiley, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • John M. Wiley (1846–1912), U.S.
 & Sons

2006

404 pages

$110.00

Hardcover

Diabetes in practice series

RC661

Dunning (St. Vincent's Hospital Hospital:
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City
  • St.
, Melbourne) refers to the World Health Organization's Traditional Medicine Strategy 2002- 2005 as reflecting issues in the current trend toward reconciling complementary (or 'traditional') and conventional Western medicine systems to meet consumers' needs. Australian and UK contributors to 16 chapters discuss the growing popularity of complementary therapies in treating the increasing incidence of diabetes and vascular conditions such as coronary heart disease coronary heart disease: see coronary artery disease.
coronary heart disease
 or ischemic heart disease

Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis).
. They consider the influence of cultural health beliefs on the utilization of complementary therapies, their safety, regulatory issues, integration, and evidence for the benefits and risks of specific therapies applied to manage these chronic diseases (e.g., nutritional therapies including the Atkins diet Atkins Diet Definition

The Atkins diet is a high-protein, high-fat, and very low-carbohydrate regimen. It emphasizes meat, cheese, and eggs, while discouraging foods such as bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar. It is a form of ketogenic diet.
, mind-body therapies, and Chinese herbal medicine Chinese herbal medicine

see herbal medicine.
).

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