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Once considered "alternative," Eastern medicine has gained widespread acceptance by the general public, but it is the blending (or integration) of Eastern healing with Western medicine that is now commanding the attention of the medical community. In Wellness East and West, medical writer Kathleen F. Phalen explores Eastern and Western medical techniques and practices that together enhance the healing power of either mode. The author chronicles this development through interviews with Western physicians, Oriental practitioners, Eastern shamans, and the patients they have helped. Presenting the best (and sometimes exposing the myths) of both ancient cures and current high-tech methods, this book examines the future of our nation's Health care.