Product Description

Worldwide, as many as 293 million people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Yet conventional approaches to treatment, with their regimes of drugs and unceasing physical therapy, provide neither cure nor significant relief. In "Natural Therapies For Emphysema", Robert Green shows that alternative holistic therapies ranging from herbs to homoeopathy offer great promise in relieving COPD's debilitating symptoms. Starting with the basics of the physiology of respiration, Green presents a comprehensive programme that includes detoxification, dietary changes, nutritional supplements and herbal medicine; breathing techniques and exercise options such as aerobics, yoga, qigong and tai chi; and alternative therapies such as homoeopathy, acupuncture, and massage - noting how and why each therapy works. He, also, details how to stop smoking, includes resources for alternative health practitioners and provides sources for the alternative products recommended. He explains the benefits of detoxification, dietary changes, and food combining details of 45 suggested herbs and 26 nutritional supplements as well as information on how to stop smoking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77891 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .47" h x 6.06" w x 8.92" l, .62 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
"Written for physicians and their patients, the book describes therapeutic approaches including food and lifestyle choices, nutritional supplementation, herbal medicine, and alternative methods such as exercise and homeopathy. It offers physicians and their patients a place to start learning, and hopefully pursuing, alternative, nonconventional methods to deal with these diseases."