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Trick or Treatment by Edzard Ernst, Simon Singh

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Trick or Treatment

Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Publish Date
30 July 2019
Run Time
12 hours 33 minutes
Format
Audiobook
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What to expect

The truth about the potions, lotions, pills and needles, pummeling, and energizing that lie beyond the realms of conventional medicine.



Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this guide lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority, integrity, and clarity. In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments—acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines—are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient, superior wisdom?



In their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.

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Author
Edzard Ernst, Simon Singh
Narrator
Dennis Kleinman
Duration
12 hours 33 minutes
Release Date
30 July 2019
ISBN
9781515941576
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Genre
Popular medicine and health, Complementary therapies, healing and health, Medicine: general issues, Science: general issues, Complementary medicine

Synopsis

The truth about the potions, lotions, pills and needles, pummeling, and energizing that lie beyond the realms of conventional medicine.Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this guide lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority, integrity, and clarity. In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments—acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines—are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient, superior wisdom? In their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.

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