A cross-cultural scientific examination of common complementary, alternative, and integrative health practices Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health: A Multicultural Perspective provides a critical analysis of non-allopathic healing practices, including their uses, limitations, and scientific basis. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health: A Multicultural Perspective provides a critical analysis of non-allopathic healing practices, including their uses, limitations, and scientific basis. Acknowledgments Dedication Preface Editor Biographies Contributor Biographies Chapter 1 Exploring Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health [CAIH]: Overview, Limits, and Controversies Cyndi Guerra, Cheryl Hickey, and Helda Pinzon-Pérez Chapter 2 Mind-Body Medicine Catherine L.  Zeman Chapter 3 Natural Complementary and Alternative Medicine Modalities Cheryl Hickey and Cyndi Guerra, R.N., M.S.N., D.N.P. Chapter 4 Manipulative and Body-Based Practices Kathleen Rindahl, Helda Pinzon-Perez, and Georgina Castle Chapter 5 Ayurveda and Other Complementary Health Approaches Peter Garcia and Monika Joshi Chapter 6 The Role of Spirituality in Healing Dominick L. Sturz Chapter 7 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among American Indians and Alaska Natives Vickie Krenz andAmber Huhndorf Chapter 8 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among Hispanic/Latinos Raffy R. Luquis and Joel Arboleda Castillo Chapter 9 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among African Americans Pierre Wright and Steven Owens Chapter 10 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders Liliana Rojas-Guyler and Mariamma Mathai Chapter 11 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among Caucasian/European Americans Kara N. Zografos Chapter 12 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among West Asian American Communities Gina Marie Piane and Brandon M. Eggleston Chapter 13 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health [CAIH]:  Beyond the Paradigm of CAM Helda Pinzon-Pérez, Miguel A. Pérez, and Raffy R. Luquis Index