b012-cm/What Really Works Paperback – large format- 2000 by Susan Clark 446 pages tiny creased on cover I have never before been prompted to write to an author to both thank and congratulate them on their book. Susan Clark is clearly dedicated to her subject and has a tremendous depth of knowledge. Her narative is fluid and easy to understand. There have been and are increasing number of books on alternate medicine. 'What Really Works' must rate as one of the leading contemporary publications in this field. Striking the correct balance and depth on this subject the average reader is able to understand and learn how one can enhance one's health and quality of life via natural means. There is sensible advice on when to take and not to take treatments,as well as to not discount conventional medicine which certainly has an important role in our lives. In addition there are cautionary notes on when to seek professional advice on certain ailments and use of remedies. Having read the book I found it would have been useful to have an index on the range of herbs, minerals etc. with their particular usages. In addition it might have useful to have more information on the duration of taking treatments. Anyone who has, or indeed does not have, a knowledge of alternate medicine will benefit from reading this book. The increased knowledge of one's own body and how it works, the way in which the body can positively react in a curative as well as preventive manner, will help one, and quite possibly one's family and friends, to maintain a healthy life style.