This classic includes the following chapters: I. Missing Links II. What Is Nature Cure? III. Catechism of Nature Cure IV. What Is Life? V. The Primary Cause of Disease and Its Manifestations VI. The Unity of Acute Disease VII. The Laws of Cure VIII. Suppression Versus Elimination IX. Inflammation X. The Discovery of Microzyma XI. Results of Suppression XII. Surgery XIII. Appendicitis XIV. Vaccination XV. The Diphtheria Antitoxin XVI. Suppressive Surgical Treatment of Tonsilitis and Enlarged Adenoids XVII. Woman’s Suffering XVIII. Cancer XIX. What About the “Chronic”? XX. Diagnosis and Prognosis XXI. The Treatment of Chronic Diseases XXII. Crises XXIII. Periodicity XXIV. The True Scope of Medicine XXV. Homeopathy XXVI. Natural Dietetics XXVII. Fasting XXVIII. What Is Positive, What Is Negative? XXIX. Health Is Positive, Disease Negative XXX. Conservation of Vitality XXXI. Onanism or Masturbation XXXII. Spinal Manipulation and Adjustment XXXIII. Neurotherapy XXXIV. Magnetic Treatment XXXV. The Legitimate Scope and Natural Limitations of Mental and Metaphysical Healing XXXVI. The Difference Between Functional and Organic Disease XXXVII. The Twofold Attitude of Mind and Soul XXXVIII. The Symphony of Life XXXIX. The Threefold Constitution of Man XL. Mental Therapeutics XLI. How Shall We Pray? XLII. Scientific Relaxation and Normal Suggestion XLIII. Man’s Demands Are God’s Commands

From reflexology and rolfing to shiatsu and dream work, we are confronted today by a welter of alternative medical therapies. But as James Whorton shows in Nature Cures, the recent explosion in alternative medicine actually reflects two centuries of competition and conflict between mainstream medicine and numerous unorthodox systems. This is the first comprehensive history of alternative medicine in America, examining the major systems that have emerged from 1800 to the present. Writing with wit and with fairness to all sides, Whorton offers a fascinating look at alternative health systems such as homeopathy, water cures, Mesmerism, Christian Science, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture. He highlights the birth and growth of each system (including European roots where appropriate) and vividly describes both the theories and the therapies developed within each system, including such dubious practices as hour-long walks barefoot in snow or Samuel Thompson's "puking and steaming" regimen. In particular, Whorton illuminates the philosophy of "natural healing" that has been espoused by alternative practitioners throughout history and the distinctive interpretations of "nature cure" developed by the different systems. Though he doesn't hesitate to point out the failings of these systems, he also shows that some "cult medicines" have eventually won recognition from practitioners of mainstream medicine. Throughout, Whorton writes with a light touch and quotes from contemporary humorists such as Mark Twain. His book is an engaging and authoritative history that highlights the course of alternative medicine in the U.S., providing valuable background to the wide range of therapies available today.

1932 a lost chapter in the history of biology. Contents: Antoine Bechamp; the Mystery of Fermentation; a Babel of Theories; Pasteur's Memoirs of 1857; Bechamp's Beacon Experiment; Claims & contradictions; the Soluble Ferment; Rival Theories & Wo.

We invite the earnest cooperation in this great work of all those who have awakened to the necessity for more rational living and for radical reform in healing methods.

An eclectic group of firebrands overcame strong odds to create the naturopathic healing system. An alternative medical system emphasizing prevention through healthy living, positive mind-body-spirit strength, and therapeutics to enhance the body’s innate healing processes, naturopathy has gained legitimacy in recent years. In Nature’s Path—the first comprehensive book to examine the complex history and culture of American naturopathy—Susan E. Cayleff tells the fascinating story of the movement’s nineteenth-century roots. While early naturopaths were sometimes divided by infighting, they all believed in the healing properties of water, nutrition, exercise, the sun, and clean, fresh air. Their political activism was vital to their professional formation: they loathed the invasive, depletive practices of traditional medicine and protested against medical procedures that addressed symptoms rather than disease causes while resisting processed foods, pharmaceuticals, environmental toxins, and atomic energy. Cayleff describes the development of naturopathy’s philosophies and therapeutics and details the efforts of its proponents to institutionalize the field. She recognizes notable naturopathic leaders, explores why women doctors, organizers, teachers, and authors played such a strong role in the movement, and identifies countercultural views—such as antivivisection, antivaccination, and vegetarianism—held by idealistic naturopaths from 1896 to the present. Nature’s Path tracks a radical cultural critique, medical system, and way of life that links body, soul, mind, and daily purpose. It is a must-read for historians of medicine and scholars in women’s studies and political history, as well as for naturopaths and all readers interested in alternative medicine.

The value of yoga and nature-cure techniques for maintaining and preserving health is now recognised not only by therapists but also by patients. Yoga keeps the body healthy and the mind alert. It has a relaxing effect on the practitioner, and in combination with nature cure, it can become the ideal healing method. This book shows how health can be maintained and improved through yoga and how diseases can be cured through natural methods.

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