Download or read book 88 Natural Remedies written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This National Geographic health book provides portable answers to treating common ailments using proven natural therapies. Runny nose, watery eyes, sinus headache? Don't reach for the Claritin. Instead, learn how to treat seasonal allergies with nasal lavage, a time-honored practice. Upset stomach? Forget chalky antacids; instead wear an acupressure wrist band or chew on a teaspoon of fennel, favored by Indians for combating the effects of spicy food. Fight insomnia with valerian root, the leading natural herb to promote quality sleep with no side effects. Sections include: · Acupressure (use a wrist band to relieve motion sickness, soothe sore feet, treat constipation, relieve wrist tension, alleviate headaches and neck tension, and more) · Aromatherapy (De-stress in the tub, relieve a headache, scent a room to create a mood, mix a body oil, make a compress, and more) · Ayurvedic Medicine (learn the Sanskrit history of "the science of life and longevity," how to evaluate practitioners, about ayurvedic "energy prints," and more) · Breath Therapy (Relax with Wu, Do the 4-7-8 relaxation breath, strengthen diaphragm muscles, use the 20-Cycle Breath to improve concentration, and more) · Herbs (Fennel, Peppermint, Valerian Root, Chamomile) · Hydrotherapy (drink the correct amount of water for your body, fight a cold, treat a bruise, rub away fatigue, soothe a sunburn, and more) · Massage Therapy (learn quickie massages to do on yourself to: release facial tension, relax your shoulders, help your hands, and release your lower back) · Meditation (specific exercises designed to focus on your breath, chant, focus on touch, be mindful) · Nasal Lavage and Steam Therapy (clears sinuses, relieves congestion) · Qigong (a five-minute meditation to focus your qi energy, learn and practice the simple eight postures of qigong) · Reflexology (follow instructions to perform a simple reflexology treatment that can be done anywhere to relax and invigorate your hands) · Shiatsu (learn how to choose a good shiatsu practitioner, follow instructions to perform a full body shiatsu routine on yourself) · Traditional Chinese Medicine (learn about herbs, heat, and cupping) · Yoga (learn or perfect your chair pose, tree pose, and cobra)
Download or read book Home Remedies from a Country Doctor written by Jay Heinrichs and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of quick, simple, time-proven cures for anything that ails...
Download or read book Home Remedies written by Meredith Hale and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy guide, Home Remedies provides families with ordinary household remedies to treat over 100 common ailments safely, effectively, and inexpensively in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format. Discover easy remedies to help care for everyday health problems with cures from a wide range of sources. Get time-tested, natural easements for coughs, cold and flu viruses, aches and pains, digestive complaints, sleep disorders, skin conditions, and even get some tips to help babies and women's health.
Download or read book 36 Healing Herbs written by Rebecca L. Johnson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Geographic's guide to 36 "super" herbs such as aloe, echinacea, ginkgo, and peppermint includes a wealth of essential information on the history, culture, folklore, and science of traditional and contemporary herbal medicine in all major culture areas of the world. Emphasizing current research and therapeutic uses, the volume provides an A-Z listing of 36 of the more than 80,000 known medicinal plants around the world. Information about each plant includes traditional and current medicinal uses, common and Latin names, description, habitat, cultivation and preparation, research, and caution alerts. Additional essays on the healing plants of Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Central and South America, China, Europe, India, North America, the Middle East, and Oceania provide insightful glimpses into the fascinating range and diversity of local health practices while also revealing the multifaceted roles that herbalists, healers, and herbal-medicine practitioners play in the lives of their patients.
Download or read book Natural Remedies for Women s Health written by Fern Green and published by Hardie Grant. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural Remedies for Women's Health brings you plant-based solutions to everyday ailments, harnessing the power of the organic world to keep you well. Try an Anxiety Relief Smoothie, a Hot Flush Tincture or a Shiny Hair Tonic – all made in your own home with healing herbs and natural ingredients and none of the side effects that come with pharmaceutical remedies. Discover teas, tonics, smoothies, tinctures and salves to rebalance and restore your body naturally. Learn how to support your body through menstruation, perimenopause and menopause; and to manage stress, anxiety and your skin health.
Download or read book Radical Remedies written by Brittany Ducham and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern, approachable holistic health guide that focuses on physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Radical Remedies urges readers to take an active concern for their overall health and well-being by reconnecting with nature and honoring their own emotional history and experience. Focusing on twenty-five of the most nourishing herbs, this book shows how they can be used to remedy stress, depression, and insomnia, soothe tension in the body, and comfort a broken heart. With insights on gut health, emotional balance, and the importance of whole foods, readers will discover practices and strategies to survive and thrive every day. Learn to make recipes like Ashwagandha Chai, Sacred Spark Infusion, Lemon Balm and Orange Peel Honey, and Banish the Blues Tincture or follow instructions for a Honey Mallow Soothing Face Mask or a Gotu Kola Rose Facial Oil. While balance or vitality is never achieved through a singular act or quick fix, this guide details a deep well of practices and self-care that can aid you in the toughest of times.
Download or read book Rosemary Gladstar s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health written by Rosemary Gladstar and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promote vibrant health and radiant beauty, soothe everyday ailments, and ease persistent stress with these simple, natural cures for everything from dry skin and infant colic to cold symptoms and insomnia. Renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar provides 175 proven therapies and herbal remedies that are easy to prepare and safe enough for children. Offering a potent and effective alternative to commercial pharmaceuticals, Gladstar will inspire you to nurture yourself and those you love with nature’s healing herbs.
Download or read book Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies written by Anne Kennedy and published by Althea Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbal remedies have been used to treat common ailments for thousands of years. Kennedy profiles the most commonly used herbs, and gives you recipes to naturally soothe and heal everyday illnesses, from abscesses to yeast infections.
Download or read book Ancient Remedies written by Dr. Josh Axe and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe explains how to treat more than seventy diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages. Long before the first pharmaceutical companies opened their doors in the 1850s, doctors treated people, not symptoms. And although we've become used to popping pills, Americans have finally had it with the dangerous side effects, addiction and over-prescribing—and they're desperate for an alternative. Here's the good news: That alternative has been here all along in the form of ancient treatments used for eons in traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic and Greek medicine. Ancient Remedies is the first comprehensive layman's guide that will bring together and explain to the masses the very best of these time-tested practices. In Ancient Remedies, Dr. Axe explores the foundational concepts of ancient healing—eating right for your type and living in sync with your circadian clock. Readers will learn how traditional practitioners identified the root cause of each patient's illness, then treated it with medicinal herbs, mushrooms, CBD, essential oils, and restorative mind-body practices. What's more, they'll discover how they can use these ancient treatments themselves to cope with dozens of diseases, from ADHD to diabetes, hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and beyond. Through engaging language and accessible explanations, Ancient Remedies teaches readers everything they need to know about getting, and staying, healthy—without toxic, costly synthetic drugs.
Download or read book Herbal Healing for Women written by Rosemary Gladstar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple, safe, and effective herbal home remedies for women of all ages! From menstruation to menopause, learn how to prepare natural treatments for acne, PMS, morning sickness, hot flashes, yeast infections, and more. For centuries women have turned to herbs to cope with a wide variety of health problems and conditions. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Herbal Healing for Women explains how to create remedies—including teas, tinctures, salves, and ointments—for the common disorders that arise in the different cycles of a woman's life. Covering adolescence, childbearing years, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause, Rosemary Gladstar teaches how herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of conditions such as acne, PMS, morning sickness, and hot flashes. A complete women's health-care manual, Herbal Healing for Women discusses: -common disorders and the herbs that are effective for treating them -how to select and store herbs -preparation of hundreds of herbal remedies -an alphabetical listing of herbs, including a brief description of the herb, the general medicinal usage, and when necessary, warnings about potential side effects. By explaining the properties of specific herbs and the art of preparation, Rosemary Gladstar demonstrates not only how to achieve healing through herbs but good health as well.
Download or read book The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors written by Doug Dollemore and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From angina and arthritis to high cholesterol and varicose veins, more than 1,500 remedies for 120 common ailments. Here's the at-home healing guide written especially for seniors, from the people who know home remedies best -- the editors of The Doctors Book of Home Remedies. This indispensible resource shares advice and easy self-help solutions from more than 350 doctors who specialize in the health concerns of older men and women. Here are steps you can take to avoid common problems associated with aging, solutions to problems you may already have, advice on when you should consult a doctor, and how to manage your medications. So whether it's a serious issue such as prostate problems or an everyday complaint such as back pain, you'll find the answers inside: Age Spots * Anemia * Bone Spurs * Clumsiness * Constipation * Denture Discomfort * Diabetes * Diarrhea * Eczema * Emphysema * Fatigue * Foot Pain * Gallstones * Glaucoma * Gout * Hair Loss * Hearing Loss * Hip Pain * Incontinence * Insomnia * Lowered Sexual Desire * Macular Degeneration * Memory Loss * Neck Pain * Phlebitis * Poor Appetite * Sciatica * Shingles * Snoring and Sleep Apnea * Tinnitus * Ulcers * Urinary Tract Infections * and much more A comprehensive guide to staying fit, energetic, and pain-free, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors brings you the safest, simplest ways to live better longer ... without a prescription or a doctor's visit.
Download or read book Midwest Medicinal Plants written by Lisa M. Rose and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This comprehensive, accessible, full-color guide includes plant profiles, step-by-step instructions for essential herbal remedies and seasonal foraging tips.” —Natural Awakenings Chicago In Midwest Medicinal Plants, Lisa Rose is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Download or read book Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies written by C. Norman Shealy and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume covers ayurveda, aromatherapy, vitamins and minerals, flower essences, Chinese herbal medicine, folk remedies, herbalism and homeopathy. Explains which ailments the therapies treat most effectively.
Download or read book A Handbook of Native American Herbs written by Alma R. Hutchens and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1992-11-10 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through: • 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses • How to create herbal remedies for common ailments • The herbal traditions of North America and other lands Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.
Download or read book The Country Almanac of Home Remedies written by Brigitte Mars and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Country Almanac of Home Remedies presents hundreds of natural and time-tested methods for treating hundreds of common ailments including burns, insect bites, skin rashes, PMS, and upset stomach. The book includes thrifty and easy remedies that can be made from items commonly found in the pantry, refrigerator, and garden. Readers get DIY solutions they can use for quick relief of common ailments through natural alternatives--without a trip to the pharmacy. For example, using a paste of crushed up aspirin and water to calm the inflammation of sunburn. Each remedy references the latest studies and medical advice to tell readers why it works—i.e. valerian root is a mild version of the prescription drug valium thus making a cup of valerian tea the perfect remedy for stress, PMS, and other nervous conditions.
Download or read book Essential Oils written by Jordan Rubin and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Remedies for Your Everyday Life! In a world where medicine cabinets are packed full of prescription medications and synthetic drugswith lists of dangerous side effects longer than benefitsits time to discover a superior alternative with thousands of years of historical backing and current scientific review. Three leading names in the natural health world have joined forces to bring you Essential Oils: Ancient Medicine for the Modern World, your guide to a powerful form of plant-based medicine that can help take the health of your family to new heights. With this user-friendly handbook, you will learn everything you need to know about essential oils and receive practical instruction on how to use them effectively so you can start enjoying their benefits now. This book will help accomplish three key objectives You will: Be educated on what essentials oil are and why they are so powerful. Feel empowered to use essential oils safely and effectively to enrich your health and your familys health. Get equipped to start enjoying the multiple benefits of essential oils in your everyday life: from treating cuts, scratches and stuffy noses to providing chemical-free personal care, household cleaning and natural pet care. If you are ready to experience more energy, better health, enhanced brain function, balanced hormones, improved digestion, a boosted immune system, reduced emotional stress, and an overall higher quality of life, get ready to start using these ancient medicines in your modern life!
Download or read book Rosemary Gladstar s Herbal Healing for Men written by Rosemary Gladstar and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author Rosemary Gladstar, long known for her outstanding recipes, now customizes her expertise for men. Dozens of delicious and simple formulas address men’s most common health concerns — including sexual vitality, prostate well-being, and heart health. An A-to-Z compendium of these ailments details how to effectively treat them using a variety of safe and easy natural remedies. In-depth profiles of 29 herbs explain how men will benefit from each and suggest uses and accessible preparation tips. This handy guidebook for men — and the women who love them — provides a helpful introduction to this crucial, but often-overlooked, aspect of natural wellness.
