500 Time-Tested Home Remedies and the Science Behind Them: Ease Aches, Pains, Ailments, and More with Hundreds of Simple and Effective At-home Treatments

Author(s): Linda B. White; Barbara H. Seeber; Barbara Brownell Grogan

Health & Wellbeing

Try These Timeless Treatments Supported by Cutting-Edge Science Look no further From insect bites, insomnia, and upset stomach to nasal congestion, stress, and heart health, this authoritative and comprehensive guide offers easy, effective recipes to bolster your resistance to illness, ease aches and pains, and manage minor ailments naturally. The authors explain the science behind these remedies, debunk common myths, and let you know when to call the doctor. In addition, they provide a blueprint of wellness for you and your family. This book's 500 recipes contain readily available, inexpensive, and safe ingredients--many that you will find within your cupboards or at the grocery store. For instance:

-Dab on tea tree oil to clear up acne

-Gargle with sage and thyme tea to combat sore throat

-Engage in mindfulness exercises for weight loss

-Eat chia seed to help with hay fever

-Whip up a calendula salve for diaper rash

-Heal dry skin with coconut oil

-Lift mood with a gratitude journal

-Take elderberry syrup for influenza

-Apply aloe vera gel and peppermint essential oil to sore muscles

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LINDA B. WHITE, M.D., holds B.S and M.S degrees from Stanford University and an M.D. from the University of California, San Diego. She is the co-author of The Herbal Drugstore and Kids, Herbs, and Health. She served as a medical advisor and contributor to The National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs. Since 2004, Dr. White has been on faculty at Metropolitan State, Denver, in the Integrative Therapeutic Practices Program in the Health Professions Department. BARBARA H. SEEBER is an award-winning magazine writer whose work has focused on herbs, herbal remedies, and integrative medicine. She has authored and edited many books including Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine and Guide to Medicinal Herbs, along with People's Pharmacy Quick & Handy Home Remedies and Complete Guide to Natural Home Remedies. BARBARA BROWNELL GROGAN, writer and editor, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, in New York. She has worked with health and well-being experts including Joe and Terry Graedon of The People's Pharmacy, Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones, and Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and author of Life is Your Best Medicine.

General Fields

  • : 9781592335756
  • : FairWinds Press
  • : allen
  • : 0.9344
  • : 01 December 2013
  • : 230mm X 191mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 October 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 512
  • : 615.5
  • : English
  • : 1
  • : Paperback
  • : Linda B. White; Barbara H. Seeber; Barbara Brownell Grogan