Book of alternative medicine: An overview of complementary and alternative medicine discusses various treatments, including herbs and energy therapies, and examines how alternative and conventional therapies can be combined to treat twenty common conditions. Book of home remedies: A resource that first helps readers discern whether or not a problem can be treated at home offers information on treating common ailments through natural alternatives and provides basic instruction in emergency care.

"Two essential home health books in one." Originally published separately as Mayo Clinic book of alternative medicine / medical editor, Brent Bauer, 2010, second edition; and Mayo Clinic book of home remedies / medical editors, Philip Hagen, Martha Millman, 2010, first edition. Includes indexes.

Book Of Alternative Medicine: -- Part 1: Today's New Medicine: -- Best of both worlds: -- From alternative to integrative -- Popular treatments -- How to use this resource -- Good health begins with good choices: -- Assess your health -- Give up tobacco -- 7 benefits of exercise -- Eat for your health -- 10 disease-fighting foods -- Find meaning in your life -- Learn to relax and stress less -- Part 2: Guide to alternative therapies: -- Herbs and other dietary supplements: -- Promise and peril -- Herbs and other botanicals -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Hormones and other compounds -- Mind-body medicine: -- Science of the mind -- Mind and body connection -- Biofeedback -- Guided imagery -- Hypnosis -- Meditation -- Muscle relaxation -- Music therapy -- Pilates -- Relaxed breathing --Spirituality and prayer -- Tai chi -- Yoga -- Energy therapies: -- Acupuncture -- Healing touch -- Magnetic therapy -- Reiki -- Hands-on therapies: -- Alexander technique -- Feldenkrais method -- Massage -- Reflexology -- Rolfing -- Spinal manipulation -- Other approaches: -- Ayurveda -- Homeopathy -- Naturopathy -- Traditional Chinese medicine -- Part 3: Your Action Plan: -- Treating 20 common conditions: -- Arthritis -- Chronic fatigue syndrome -- Chronic pain -- Common cold -- Coronary artery disease -- Depression -- Diabetes -- Fibromyalgia -- Hay fever -- Headache -- High blood pressure Insomnia -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Memory problems -- Menopause symptoms -- Overweight -- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) -- Sexual problems -- Stress and anxiety -- Vaginal yeast infections -- Be smart, be safe: -- Protecting yourself -- Finding a qualified practitioner -- Working with your doctor -- Where to go from here -- Additional resources -- Index. Book Of Home Remedies: -- What to do for the most common health problems -- A: -- Acne -- Airplane ear -- Allergies -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Athlete's foot -- B: -- Back pain -- Bad breath -- Bedbugs -- Bed-wetting -- Black eye -- Bladder infection -- Blisters -- Boils -- Brest tenderness -- Bronchitis -- Bruises -- Burns -- Bursitis -- C: -- Canker sores -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Chronic pain -- Cold sores -- Colic -- Common cold -- Constipation -- Corns and calluses -- Cough -- Cramps and charley horses -- Croup -- Cuts and scrapes -- D: -- Dandruff -- Depression -- Diabetes -- Diaper rash -- Diarrhea -- Dizziness -- Dry eyes -- Dry mouth -- Dry skin -- E: -- Ear infection -- Ear ringing -- Earwax blockage -- Eczema -- Elbow pain -- Enlarged prostate gland -- Eye scratch -- Eyestrain -- Eye sty -- F: -- Fatigue -- Fever -- Fibromyalgia -- Flu -- Foot and ankle pain -- Frostbite -- G: -- Gas, belching and bloating -- Gout -- H: -- Headache -- Heartburn -- Heat exhaustion -- Heel pain -- Hemorrhoids -- Hiccups -- High blood pressure -- High cholesterol -- Hives -- Hoarse voice -- I: -- Impetigo -- Incontinence -- Indigestion -- Ingrown hairs -- Ingrown toenails -- Insect bites and stings -- Insomnia -- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) -- J: -- Jammed finger -- Jet lag -- K: -- Kidney stones -- Knee pain -- L: -- Lactose intolerance -- Leg swelling -- Lice -- M: -- Menopause -- Menstrual cramps -- Morning sickness -- Motion sickness -- Muscle strain -- N: -- Nausea and vomiting -- Neck pain -- Nosebleeds -- O: -- Object in ear -- Object in eye -- Oral thrush -- Osteoporosis -- P: -- Pink eye -- Poison ivy rash -- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) -- Psoriasis -- R: Raynaud's disease -- Restless legs syndrome -- S: -- Shin splints -- Shingles -- Shoulder pain -- Sinusitis -- Snoring -- Sore throat -- Sprains -- Stomach flu -- Stress and anxiety -- Stuffy nose -- Sunburn -- Sweating and body odor -- Swimmer's ear -- Swimmer's itch -- T: -- Teething -- Tendinitis -- Thumb pain -- Tick bites -- Toenail fungal infections -- Toothache -- Traveler's diarrhea -- U: -- Ulcer -- V: -- Vaginal yeast infections -- Varicose veins -- W: -- Warts -- Watery eyes -- Wrinkles -- Wrist and hand pain -- Emergency Care: -- Allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) -- Bleeding -- Burns -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- Choking -- Fracture -- Heart attack -- Poisoning -- Seizure -- Shock -- Stroke.