Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Holistic Approaches to Healthy Aging -- Chapter 2 Healthy and Therapeutic Diets That Promote Optimal Aging -- Chapter 3 Supplements and Herbs -- Chapter 4 Homeopathy as an Aid to Healthy Aging -- Chapter 5 Music, Health, and Well-Being -- Chapter 6 Art Therapy -- Chapter 7 Massage Therapy and Older Adults -- Chapter 8 Daoist Spirituality and Philosophy: Implications for Holistic Health, Aging, and Longevity -- Chapter 9 Medical Acupuncture -- Chapter 10 The Benefits of Qigong -- Chapter 11 Yoga: An Introduction -- Chapter 12 Ayurveda: Mother of Traditional Medicine -- Chapter 13 Meditation and Healthy Aging -- Chapter 14 The Concept of Spiritual Well-Being and the Care of Older Adults -- Chapter 15 Therapeutic Gardens -- Chapter 16 The Eden Alternative: Nurturing the Human Spirit in Long-Term Care -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.