Background
Raso, Jack Michael was born on July 15, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Philip Charles and Josephine Frances (Pendola) Raso.
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Alternative Healthcare (Consumer Health Library)
(Raso examines the philosophical underpinnings of "alterna...)
Raso examines the philosophical underpinnings of "alternative" medicine as well as hands-on healing, Qigong, and faith healing. He shows that, whatever the specific philosophy, the common denominator is a rejection of the scientific approach of modern medicine in favor of a belief in paranormal forces that influence the well-being of mind and body. The final section is a firsthand account of Raso's many revealing visits to various "alternative" healthcare practitioners. The book concludes with an encyclopedic glossary of "alternative" healthcare terminology.
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Mystical Diets (Consumer Health Library)
(The staggering growth in the numbers of people who believ...)
The staggering growth in the numbers of people who believe in New Age spiritualities and paranormal phenomena - combined with the American appetite for diets, food fads and exotic cure-alls - draws millions each year to answer the siren song of unorthodox nutrition practices. Usually based on supernatural underpinnings or the pronouncements of charismatic gurus, these diet regimes often fly in the face of well-grounded, scientific dietetics. In writing Mystical Diets, author Jack Raso, trained in scientific reasoning and a registered dietician, offers an accessible yet authoritative tool to assist laypersons and health professionals in making sound decisions regarding the appropriateness (or inappropriateness) of a number of fringe nutritional programs. With Mr. Raso's help, these decisions can now be based not only on scientific standards of scientific validity, but on the likelihood of subjective benefits as well. Mystical Diets details the history, philosophy, and manifestations of macrobiotics, Natural Hygiene, the Edgar Cayce tradition, Ayurvedic medicine, Anthroposophical medicine, the Gerson therapy, the Matol movement and much more. Through the generous use of quotations, proponents of the various alternative-nutrition systems, past and present, are allowed to speak for themselves. And the author's thorough discussion of the most up-to-date research into health and diet helps readers make up their own minds about foods, herbs, vitamins, minerals, and the claims made by proponents of alternative dietetics.
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Jack Michael Raso
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Student, Queens College CUNY, 1972-1973; certified with honors, Taylor Business Institute, 1976; Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics with highest honors, Pratt Institute, 1985; Master of Science in Health Science, Long Island U., 1987; postgraduate, California College for Health Sciences, 1995-1996.
Career
Assistant professor, Long Island U., Brooklyn, 1989; assistant chief clinical dietitian, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1990-1993; contributing editor, Nutrition Forum newsletter, 1991-1992; senior associate editor, Nutrition Forum newsletter, 1992-1993; co-editor, co-publisher, Nutrition Forum newsletter, 1994; co-editor, Nutrition Forum newsletter, 1994-1996; director publications, American Council Science & Health, since 1996; editor-in-chief, Priorities, since 1996. Visiting instructor Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1987. Coordinator task force on dubious healthcare credentials National Council Against Health Fraud, since 1995, board member since 1995, vice president New York State chapter, 1994-1997.
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Mystical Diets (Consumer Health Library)
(The staggering growth in the numbers of people who believ...)
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Alternative Healthcare (Consumer Health Library)
(Raso examines the philosophical underpinnings of "alterna...)
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Mystical Diets (Consumer Health Library)
Connections
Married Zhixiao Cai, September 7, 1994.
