Natural Therapies for Emphysema and COPD: Relief and Healing for Chronic Pulmonary Disorders » (Revised)

Robert J. Green Jr., ND, is a naturopath who holds professional membership with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) and the American Alternative Medical Association (AAMA). He has used nutritional and natural approaches to address emphysema and COPD since 1994. He lives in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The first book to address emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from a nutritional and alternative medicine approach. Robert Green shows that holistic therapies ranging from herbs to homeopathy offer great promise in relieving COPD’s debilitating symptoms. He also details how to stop smoking and includes resources for alternative health practitioners.

Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine

“Written for physicians and their patients, the book describes therapeutic approaches including food and lifestyle choices, nutritional supplementation, herbal medicine, and alternative methods such as exercise and homeopathy. It offers physicians and their patients a place to start learning, and hopefully pursuing, alternative, nonconventional methods to deal with these diseases.”

Introduction

1 Essential Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology

2 Understanding COPD and Emphysema

3 Diagnosis and Conventional Treatment of COPD

4 Quitting Smoking

5 Dietary Therapeutics

6 Dietary Supplements

7 Herbal Medicine

8 Exercise, Breathing Techniques, and Other Physical Therapies

9 Other Alternatives and Considerations

Appendix 1
Additional Resources

Appendix 2
Recommended Reading

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Index