1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784394003321

Titolo

Complementary and alternative medicine for older adults [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to holistic approaches to healthy aging / / edited by Elizabeth R. Mackenzie, Birgit Rakel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006

ISBN

1-280-74468-5

9786610744688

0-8261-3806-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MackenzieElizabeth R. <1961->

RakelBirgit

Disciplina

613/.0438

Soggetti

Alternative medicine

Holistic medicine

Older people - Diseases - Alternative treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Holistic approaches to healthy aging / Elizabeth R. Mackenzie and Birgit Rakel -- Healthy and therapeutic diets that promote optimal aging / Joel S. Edman -- Supplements and herbs / Ara DerMarderosian and Michael Briggs -- Homeopathy as an aid to healthy aging / Joyce Frye -- Music, health, and well-being / Elaine Abbott and Kathleen Avins -- Art therapy / Caroline Peterson -- Massage therapy and older adults / Eileen Kennedy and Cheryl Chapman -- Daoist spirituality and philosophy: implications for holistic health, aging, and longevity / Amy L. Ai -- Medical acupuncture / James K. Rotchford -- The benefits of qigong / Kevin Chen, Elizabeth R. Mackenzie, and Master FaXiang Hou -- Yoga: an introduction / Robert Butera -- Ayurveda: mother of traditional medicine / Mari Clements -- Meditation and healthy aging / Elaine J. Yuen and Michael Baime -- The concept of spiritual well-being and the care of older adults / Amy L. Ai and Elizabeth R. Mackenzie -- Therapeutic gardens / Jack Carman -- The Eden alternative: nurturing the human spirit in long-term care / Sandy Ransom.

Sommario/riassunto

This new and up-to-the-minute compendium of reliable and



authoritative information on complementary and alternative therapies seeks to provide information that older adults may use as they seek to improve their health and quality of life. Covering dietary means; physical, mental, and spiritual methods of treatment; and various types of therapies, this handbook is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on complementary and alternative medicine available today.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996216674003316

Titolo

Science & education

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Dordrecht], : Kluwer Academic Publishers

[Dordrecht], : Springer Netherlands

ISSN

1573-1901

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (volumes)

Disciplina

507.1

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching

Mathematics - Study and teaching

Science - History - Study and teaching

Science - Philosophy - Study and teaching

Science - Social aspects - Study and teaching

Sciences - Étude et enseignement - Périodiques

Mathématiques - Étude et enseignement - Périodiques

Sciences - Histoire - Étude et enseignement - Périodiques

Sciences - Philosophie - Étude et enseignement - Périodiques

Sciences - Aspect social - Étude et enseignement - Périodiques

History

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

"Contributions from history, philosophy, and sociology of science and mathematics."



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955776503321

Autore

Adalian Rouben Paul

Titolo

Historical dictionary of Armenia / / Rouben Paul Adalian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2010

ISBN

979-82-16-42158-0

979-82-16-20776-4

1-282-56138-3

9786612561382

0-8108-7450-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (751 p.)

Collana

Historical dictionaries of Europe ; ; no. 77

Disciplina

956.6/2003

Soggetti

Armenians - Foreign countries - History

Armenian literature

HISTORY - General

Armenians - Foreign countries

History

Dictionaries.

Armenia History Dictionaries

Armenia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Transliteration; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Map; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Photospread; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Armenia relates the turbulent past of this persistent country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Armenian history from the earliest times to the present.