Miracle Cures Book

For a growing number of people in the West, the time for alternative medicine has come. Miracle Cures, written by CNN's former senior medical correspondent, highlights several of the most exciting natural remedies currently under investigation. There's St. John's Wort (also called hypericum), which has proven effective in combating depression; gingko biloba, a circulation-enhancer that retards Alzheimer's and other age-related memory problems; grapefruit fibre, which combats cholesterol; and many others. Many of the compounds and alternative treatments listed in Miracle Cures are regularly practised in Asia, and growing in preponderance in Europe. But why is the usage of these apparently effective remedies not more widespread, particularly in America, the focus of this book. Carper points out that since "nature owns the patent", there's little financial incentive for American pharmaceutical companies to investigate natural compounds. Secondly, most American doctors are simply unaware of the testing that has been done on these techniques; most research has been done by non-English speaking physicians and written up in foreign journals. Responsibly toting up the risks and benefits of each, Carper expounds his hope for a sensible integration of natural remedies into American medicine.Read More