Mind over Meds : Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better - and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own
by Weil, Andrew M.D.







List of Contributors
ix
Too Many Meds: The Problem--and the Solution3(18)
1 Antibiotics
21(14)
2 Statins
35(12)
3 Medications for GERD
47(14)
4 Antihistamines
61(10)
5 Medications for the Common Cold and the Flu
71(12)
6 Sleep Aids
83(14)
7 Steroids
97(12)
8 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
109(12)
9 Psychiatric Medications for Adults
121(12)
10 Psychiatric Medications for Children and Adolescents
133(14)
11 Medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
147(12)
12 Opioids and the Treatment of Chronic Pain
159(14)
13 Antihypertensive Drugs
173(12)
14 Medications for Diabetes
185(10)
15 Medications for Osteopenia and Other Preconditions
195(12)
16 Overmedication of Children
207(10)
17 Overmedication of the Elderly
217(8)
18 Over-Reliance on Medications: A Pharmacist's View
225(6)
Last Words231(4)
Acknowledgments235(2)
Resources237(2)
Notes239(40)
Index279


Explores the dangers of overmedication while outlining lifestyle changes and alternative treatments for common ailments.





Andrew Weil, MD is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and a partner of True Food Kitchen. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Happiness, The Healthy Kitchen (coauthored with Rosie Daley), Healthy Aging, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, and Spontaneous Healing. He lives in Tucson, AZ.





"Our health care system has a pill for every ill," writes Weil (Spontaneous Happiness, 2011), who may be the nation's foremost advocate for integrative medicine. He then meticulously explains why the multitude of medicines prescribed in America is problematic. He's concerned about the safety, efficacy, cost, long-term side effects, and, with some classes of medicines, possible drug dependency. Make no mistake, Weil is not against prescription medications. He acknowledges how their appropriate use improves and saves lives. Integrative medicine incorporates alternative and complementary treatments with conventional medical therapies. Some remedies he promotes as alternatives or adjuncts to drug therapy include botanical and herbal products; relaxed breathing techniques; vitamins and minerals; mind-body therapies (meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback); and acupuncture. Weil enthusiastically encourages lifestyle modifications-exercise, dietary changes, stress reduction, and weight loss-to maintain good health and battle chronic diseases such as diabetes and high-blood pressure. Antibiotics, opioids, statins, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, psychiatric and ADHD drugs, and treatments for GERD, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis are covered. In all, a sensible approach to reducing what Weil correctly identifies as our "excessive reliance on medication." Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews.






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