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REVIEWS @ THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MEDICAL these may include taking vitamins, minerals _ foods, therapeutics via a wide range of non- BREAKTHROUGHS & FORBIDDEN or essential fatty acids, undergoing light or toxic remedies, holistic movements to heal TREATMENTS snd therapy or doing Specific exercises. and strengthen the emotions, and meditation ; : is section contains cross-references to one _ to develop one's objective thinking abilities. by Me dical Research Associates, LLC on general treatment methods such as A number of ailments are considered here (David Johnson, MA, Editor-in-Chief) acupuncture, insulin potentiation therapy in terms of this fourfold healing approach. Medical Research Associates, USA, 2005 (used to fight cancer) and nutrition/detox We're provided with a multidimensional SBN 0-9749859-3-7 (319pp tpb) therapies. Special emphasis throughout menu of treatments to deal with infectious Availability: MRA, website these pages is on natural pain relief, includ- _ disease, cancer, chronic fatigue, arthritis, http://www.medical-breakthroughs.com ing topical treatments such as DMSO, elec- _ back pain, women's and men's diseases and [ preparing this compendium, the editors tricity, magnets and even urine. much more, along with appendices replete at Medical Research Associates wanted to This comprehensively researched hand- with healthy, nutritious recipes and practical make a positive difference to people's health —_book is a must for all health practitioners exercises in movement and meditation. by assembling the most important, practical _and ideal for the layperson who wants to be For this book, Dr Cowan has recruited help and up-to-date information on a range of better informed about their healing options. in the traditional nutrition domain from treatments that support the fact that humans Sally Fallon, founding president of the US- are complex organisms encompassing not THE FOURFOLD PATH TO HEALING based Weston A. Price Foundation and just a body but a mind and spirit. by Thomas S. Cowan, MD, with Sally author of Nourishing Traditions, and in the Utilising a worldwide network of medical Fallon and Jaimen McMillan field of dynamic movement from Jaimen and scientific researchers, and with an advi- NewTrendsPublishing, Inc., USA, 2004 McMillan, developer of Spacial Dynamics® sory board that includes medical doctors, ISBN 0-7434-6268-8 (425pp tpb) (his advice accompanied by easy-to-follow naturopathic physicians, chiropractors and Availability: NewTrends Publishing illustrations). So this collaboration pulls nurses, MRA has compiled the best avail-__ttp://www.NewTrendsPublishing.com together a mix of expertise that offers able data on how to treat specific ailments book entitled The Fourfold Path to health-seekers some truly holistic solutions. from AIDS to warts—and without your nec- Healing conjures up images of the essarily having to resort to orthodox surgical Buddha and the path to enlightenment. So and pharmacological options. In fact, in the readers will be pleased to know that its preface to this Encyclopedia of Medical author, Dr Thomas Cowan, combines the Breakthroughs & Forbidden Treatments, the _ best of Eastern and Western esoteric wisdom editors point out some shocking statistics for jn the healing arts with the best of modern surgery- and pharmaceutical-related injuries findings in Western medicine. and deaths. It's not their intention to alienate —_[n his medical career path, Dr Cowan has orthodox MDs by fostering alternative and been particularly inspired by the work of Dr complementary—often "unapproved"— Weston Price in areas of nutrition and physi- medical treatments and technologies, but to cal degeneration, and of Dr Rudolf Steiner encourage an environment where practition- _ with his biodynamic agriculture principles. ers can focus on helping their patients get Dr Cowan has practised family medicine for the best health outcomes. 20 years and is trained in homeopathy, Under each listed ailment there is informa- _ naturopathy and anthroposophical medicine. tion on causes and symptoms and on the His fourfold path to healing encompasses most appropriate, successful treatments; nutrition using nutrient-dense traditional these may include taking vitamins, minerals or essential fatty acids, undergoing light or sound therapy or doing specific exercises. This section contains cross-references to one on general treatment methods such as acupuncture, insulin potentiation therapy (used to fight cancer) and nutrition/detox therapies. Special emphasis throughout these pages is on natural pain relief, includ- ing topical treatments such as DMSO, elec- tricity, magnets and even urine. This comprehensively researched hand- book is a must for all health practitioners and ideal for the layperson who wants to be better informed about their healing options. 66 = NEXUS foods, therapeutics via a wide range of non- toxic remedies, holistic movements to heal and strengthen the emotions, and meditation to develop one's objective thinking abilities. A number of ailments are considered here in terms of this fourfold healing approach. We're provided with a multidimensional menu of treatments to deal with infectious disease, cancer, chronic fatigue, arthritis, back pain, women's and men's diseases and much more, along with appendices replete with healthy, nutritious recipes and practical exercises in movement and meditation. For this book, Dr Cowan has recruited help in the traditional nutrition domain from Sally Fallon, founding president of the US- based Weston A. Price Foundation and author of Nourishing Traditions, and in the field of dynamic movement from Jaimen McMillan, developer of Spacial Dynamics® (his advice accompanied by easy-to-follow illustrations). So this collaboration pulls together a mix of expertise that offers health-seekers some truly holistic solutions. www.nexusmagazine.com DECEMBER 2004 — JANUARY 2005