In today's world of wellness, medical history is not rewritten so much as it's constantly updated. Today, most of the medical schools in America-including those at Yale & Harvard-offer courses in alternative medicine. Over time, this broader-based approach to healing will lead millions of Americans to think anew about what they do with & to their bodies. The focus of this book is on what works, & why. For in the hundreds of uncommon treatments for everyday ailments collected here, there is much wisdom & a lot of science. But there's also tradition & faith &, we hope, an uncommonly large lot of healing advice.