Examining Alternative Medicine: An Inside Look at the Benefits & RisksWhat are the benefits and risks of alternative medicine? Do some therapies have spiritual underpinnings that are at odds with a biblical framework? Paul Reisser, Dale Mabe and Robert Velarde offer frank and evenhanded answers to these and other questions. |
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A Nation Takes Notice | 7 |
What Are Alternative Therapies? And What Therapies Are Alternative? | 24 |
A Reality Check Tour of Alternative Medicine | 32 |
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