In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A.
Offit reveals how alternative medicine--an unregulated i.
Dr.
Offit, M.
D., offers a scathing expos of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
There\'s only medicine that works and medicine that doesn\'t.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A.
Offit advises, There\'s no such thing as alternative medicine.
An outspoken advocate for science-based health advocacy who is not afraid to take on media celebrities who promote alternative practices, Dr.
He also shows how some nontraditional methods can do a great deal of good, in some cases exceeding therapies offered by conventional practitioners.
Using dramatic real-life stories, Offit separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy--alternative or traditional--should be scrutinized.
Offit reveals how alternative medicine--an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks--can actually be harmful to our health.
Dr.
Offit, M.
D., offers a scathing expos of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A.
There\'s only medicine that works and medicine that doesn\'t.
Offit advises, There\'s no such thing as alternative medicine.
An outspoken advocate for science-based health advocacy who is not afraid to take on media celebrities who promote alternative practices, Dr.
He also shows how some nontraditional methods can do a great deal of good, in some cases exceeding therapies offered by conventional practitioners.
Using dramatic real-life stories, Offit separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy--alternative or traditional--should be scrutinized.
Offit reveals how alternative medicine--an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks--can actually be harmful to our health.
Dr.
Offit, M.
D., offers a scathing expos of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A
