| Blurb |
When this much-needed collection of
critical essays was first published in 1985 it provoked
controversy because never before had the various branches
of the holistic movement in medicine been analysed and
discussed with such care to determine if the claims
made for these methods and procedures could be substantiated.
The stakes were high (and they still are!), since each
year many desperate people attempt to secure physical
relief by spending their hard-earned money on a vast
array of exotic treatments: acupuncture, therapeutic
touch, Rolfing, reflexology, homeopathy, herbal medications,
biofeedback, chiropractic, chelation therapy, megadose
vitamin therapies, iridology, visualisation, and others. |