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03077aim a22003855a 4500 001 5275FF50079911EB91AE0FFD35ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201006010026 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 200823s2019 xxunnn es z n eng d 020 $a 1508281440 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 $a 9781508281443 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 028 42 $a MWT13543316 040 $a Midwest $e rda $d SILO 082 04 $a 615.5 $2 23 100 1 $a Warner, Melanie, $e author. 245 14 $a The magic feather effect : $b the science of alternative medicine and the surprising power of belief $h [electronic resource] / $c Melanie Warner. 246 30 $a Science of alternative medicine and the surprising power of belief 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a [United States] : $b Simon & Schuster Audio, $c 2019. 300 $a 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 17 min.)) : $b digital. 506 $a Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 $a Read by Gabra Zackman. 520 $a We all know someone who has had a seemingly miraculous cure from an alternative form of medicine: a friend whose chronic back pain vanished after sessions with an acupuncturist or chiropractor; a relative with digestive issues who recovered with herbal remedies; a colleague whose autoimmune disorder went into sudden inexplicable remission thanks to an energy healer or healing retreat. The tales are far too common to be complete fabrications, yet too anecdotal and outside the medical mainstream to be taken seriously scientifically. How do we explain them and the growing popularity of alternative medicine more generally? In The Magic Feather Effect, author and journalist Melanie Warner takes us on a vivid, important journey through the world of alternative medicine. Visiting prestigious research clinics and ordinary people's homes, she investigates the scientific underpinning for the purportedly magical results of these practices and reveals not only the medical power of beliefs and placebo effects, but also the range, limits, and uses of the surprising system of self-healing that resides inside us. Equal parts helpful, illuminating, and compelling, The Magic Feather Effect is a "well-written survey of alternative medicine...fair-minded, thorough, and focused on verifiable scientific research" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Warner's enlightening, engaging deep dive into the world of alternative medicine and the surprising science that explains why it may work is an essential read. 538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 $a Alternative medicine. 700 1 $a Zackman, Gabra, $e narrator. 710 2 $a hoopla digital. 856 40 $u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13543316?utm_source=MARC $z Instantly available on hoopla. 856 42 $z Cover image $u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/sas_9781508281443_180.jpeg 941 $a 1 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20201104010351.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5275FF50079911EB91AE0FFD35ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search