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Energy medicine. Acupuncture. Superfoods. Healing magnets. What does the scientific evidence really say about these and other eclectic treatments for personal wellness that fall under the popular term “alternative medicine”? How can we know if a treatment is safe and effective? How can you become your own best skeptical consumer of health news in the media? Join neurologist and science educator Dr. Steven Novella for a fascinating exploration of these and other important questions about the truths - and myths - behind alternative medicine.

Whether online or at the pet store, there are a bewildering variety of pet healthcare products and services to choose from. Diets and supplements, ancient herbs and folk remedies, and even high-tech treatments like hyperbaric oxygen tanks and laser therapy. Everything promises to give your pet better health and a longer life, and isn't that what every pet owner wants? Brennen McKenzie, a vet with 20 years of experience and the former president of the Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association, helps pet owners and veterinary professionals understand the claims and the evidence.

Las opciones al margen de la medicina tradicional son cada vez más numerosas –flores de Bach, aromaterapia, acupuntura–, a la vez que crecen las dudas sobre su fiabilidad. El profesor Mulet, bioquímico, y autor de la aclamada obra Comer sin miedo, desmitifica las medicinas alternativas y...

A leading mind-body researcher provides an invaluable resource of solid scientific evidence for consciousness-based healing—along with practices anyone can use. Spontaneous remission, the placebo effect, and energy healing—these phenomena have baffled the medical community for decades. What...

El modelo médico actual está organizado de manera que todo concluye en el consumo del algún tipo de fármaco. La naturaleza no figura en su manual de curación, pese a que sabemos que, es una alternativa fiable y accesible. Tenemos conocimiento de que algunos ingredientes de la naturaleza han...