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When it comes to natural medicines, such as herbs, vitamins, and dietary supplements, you want to make sure you're getting the truth about what works, what is safe, and what is a waste of money. You need evidence-based, trustworthy, unbiased sources and studies so that you can make wise decisions for yourself and your family.In consultation with the experts at ConsumerLab.com and Natural MedicinesTM, Dr. Walt Larimore has combed the available research from around the globe to evaluate about 1300 natural medicines or interventions for more than 500 conditions or indications summarized in helpful charts and tables. This highly readable and reliable guide will tell you what natural medicines have proven to be both safe and effective while suggesting the best-value "Top Picks" for health issues such as- brain and heart health- digestive and immune health- energy and fatigue- losing weight- keeping hair, skin, and nails young- increasing the quality and length of your life- and many moreArranged topically so you can go directly to the information you need, this comprehensive, trustworthy guide is a resource you'll return to again and again.Praise for The Natural Medicine Handbook"I highly recommend this informative book. In it you will find reliable, independent evidence that will help inform your health-related decisions."--Dónal O'Mathúna, PhD"A much-needed and intensely evidence-based resource. . . . Anyone reading this book will gain the skills needed to ask and answer the right questions about whether to and how to incorporate natural medicines as part of their healthy lifestyle."--Reid B. Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP"An entirely digestible and ultimately useful guide for patients and practitioners alike."--Matthew A. Ciorba, MD"Navigating the landscape of herbs, vitamins, and supplements can be particularly complex and treacherous. Dr. Larimore's approach is direct and comprehensive and will certainly help numerous patients and their families make informed and safe decisions."--Jacob N. Hall, MD

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	06 avril 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493428915
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	4 Mo

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Endorsements
“I highly recommend this informative book. In it you will find reliable, independent evidence that will help inform your health-related decisions.”
from the foreword by Dónal O’Mathúna , PhD, associate professor, Ohio State University College of Nursing; and associate professor, School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Ireland
“I strongly recommend Dr. Larimore’s new book as a much-needed and intensely evidence-based resource on natural medicines. . . . Anyone reading this book will gain the skills needed to ask and answer the right questions about whether to and how to incorporate natural medicines as part of their healthy lifestyle.”
Reid B. Blackwelder , MD, FAAFP, professor and chair, Department of Family Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine; past president, American Academy of Family Physicians
“Dr. Larimore undertakes a heroic effort to assemble and synthesize a vast amount of data on commonly used natural medicines. The result is an entirely digestible and ultimately useful guide for patients and practitioners alike.”
Matthew A. Ciorba , MD, gastroenterologist, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
“A terrific handbook that sheds light on an exceedingly opaque topic. In the world of brain health, navigating the landscape of herbs, vitamins, and supplements can be particularly complex and treacherous. Dr. Larimore’s approach is direct and comprehensive and will certainly help numerous patients and their families make informed and safe decisions.”
Jacob N. Hall , MD, clinical assistant professor of neurology and neurological sciences, Stanford Center for Memory Disorders, Palo Alto, CA
“Dr. Larimore presents a truly practical approach in his Natural Medicine Handbook . The book defines wellness- and disease-related natural medication advice while also emphasizing the importance of a healthy lifestyle. This book provides extensive information and data that can be easily translated into excellent advice for patients.”
Sandra L. Argenio , MD, past president, Florida Academy of Family Physicians; Family Medicine Emeritus Faculty, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
“An outstanding compendium outlining the clinical data associated with a large number of supplements. Dr. Larimore, as a physician who has been involved in the natural medicine marketplace for decades, brings a scientific and objective perspective to the field, carefully showing us what we know and don’t know about each supplement.”
Matthew Budoff , MD, professor of medicine, UCLA; Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology, Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
“The world of natural medicines is a jungle of misinformation and confusion. Dr. Larimore has dissected that confusion to provide reliable, independent information that will help you find the safest path forward to discern what is truly safe and effective.”
Robert Griffith , MD, FAAD, Alabama Dermatology Associates, Northport, AL
“Walt Larimore helps us understand that diet, exercise, and moderate habits are the foundations for our health, and he also empowers us to use nonprescription remedies without a doctor’s order when they are safe and effective. . . . If you are open to the best available information for a healthy lifestyle, this handbook can help you. If you want the best information about nonprescription remedies for the minor problems that affect us all, this handbook can help you. If you, your family, and your friends are confused by clever marketers who take your money for fake products or even for reliable pills that simply don’t work, this handbook can help you.”
Marc Raphaelson , MD, FAAN, FAASM, neurologist, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV
“This well-researched natural medicine handbook is informative and practical. It ranks the natural products with potential benefits and harm—and everything in between. The material is presented in such a way that one can research by the supplement one is considering or by accessing the medical condition a person is addressing. What a wonderful resource for all of us.”
Mary Anne Nelson , MD, FAAFP, family physician, Cedar Rapids, IA
“This book takes the guesswork out of natural supplements. Dr Larimore does a great job laying out the positives and the negatives of natural medicines.”
Steve Foley , MD, FACOG, Regenerative Health and Wellness, Colorado Springs, CO
“Due to all the hype and sheer volume of advertisements, internet searches, and word-of-mouth recommendations touting the ‘amazing’ benefits of any number of vitamins, supplements, and natural remedies, not a day goes by without my being asked about at least one of these topics. Thank you, Dr. Larimore, for creating this much-needed resource, which so clearly lays out what has been backed up by sound studies, what has been shown to have little or no positive effect on a particular medical condition, and what is frankly dangerous to patients. You have made my life a bit easier and my medical advice to patients inquiring about such supplements much better informed!”
Susan Henriksen , MD, family physician, Glen Rock, PA
“As a busy family physician, I am always searching for high-yield information that is easy to read and provides meaningful value to my practice and my patients. This latest book by Dr. Larimore hits all of those marks and gives me the confidence I need to practice holistic evidence-based medicine.”
Huy Luu , DO, DABFM, International Medical Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“In our current age of overwhelming information regarding our health, Dr. Larimore’s book cuts through the chaos. He uses scientific evidence paired with his expertise as a medical doctor to make this a comprehensive and reliable guide. Highly recommended!”
Cherec Morrison , MD, family physician, Tulsa, OK
“I would recommend this well-researched, concise book to all my patients, especially in an age when more and more people are seeking out and using natural medicines.”
Sam Kammerzell , DO, family physician, Tulsa, OK
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2021 by Walter L. Larimore, MD
Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.revellbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2021
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-2891-5
Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
This publication is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects addressed. Readers should consult their personal health professionals before adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information contained in this book.
Quotations and information attributed to ConsumerLab.com are copyrighted by ConsumerLab.com, LLC; ConsumerLab.com name is a registered trademark of ConsumerLab.com, LLC; all are used by permission.
Quotations and information attributed to Natural Medicines TM are copyrighted by the Therapeutic Research Center (TRC). TRC and NMBER are registered trademarks of Therapeutic Research Center; Natural Medicines is a trademark of Therapeutic Research Center; all are used by permission.
The proprietor is represented by WordServe Literary Group, www.wordserveliterary.com.
Dedication
To Amanda, Tod, and Meredith along with the writers and staff at ConsumerLab.com and Natural Medicines ™
Contents
Cover 1
Endorsements 2
Half Title Page 4
Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Dedication 7
Foreword by Dónal O’Mathúna, PhD 11
Abbreviations 13
Disclaimer 17
Introduction 19
PART ONE 25
1. Natural Medicines Are Popular 27
2. Natural Medicines Are Problematic 32
3. What’s More Effective Than Any Natural Medicine? 44
4. Safety and Effectiveness Ratings: How They Are Determined 47
PART TWO 51
5. An Overall Approach to Wellness and Multivitamins 53
6. Brain Health—Part 1: Individual Natural Medicines 67
7. Brain Health—Part 2: Combinations of Natural Medicines 80
8. Cholesterol and Dyslipidemia 93
9. Energy and Fatigue: Energy Drinks and Shots 111
10. Gastrointestinal Health—Part 1: Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes 123
11. Gastrointestinal Health—Part 2: Celiac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease 130
12. Gastrointestinal Health—Part 3: Diarrhea, Constipation, and Indigestion 140
13. Healthy Hair and Hair Loss 155
14 Heart Health, Hypertension, and Heart Attack 162
15. Immune Health 180
16. Keeping Skin and Nails Young 191
17. Losing Weight 208
Appendix: Safety and Effectiveness for Each Natural Medicine or Intervention in This Book 223
Acknowledgments 249
Other Resources from Walt Larimore, MD 253
Notes 255
Back Ads 269
Back Cover 273
Foreword
T he market for herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and natural medicines continues to grow. For decades now, the interest in these products has not decreased. But neither have the concerns that Dr. Walt Larimore and I have been writing about for twenty years. Foremost among these is the myth that because something is “natural,” it must be safe. The natural world contains many poisonous and dangerous things. Just because something is “natural” or has “natural” on the label does not make it safe; it also doesn’t mean it will do yo