Prescription Alternatives

by Earl Mindell; Virginia Hopkins

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  Chapter 15

  Drugs for Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression and Their Natural Alternatives

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  Chapter 16

  Diabetes Drugs, Obesity Drugs, and Their Natural Alternatives

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  Chapter 17

  Drugs for Eye Diseases and Their Natural Alternatives

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