Draws on centuries of traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, and biblical medicine to identify specific dietary choices, medicinal herbs, and mind-body practices for more than seventy common conditions, from hypothyroidism to autoimmune diseases. 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...

"When her daughter is prescribed diet after diet by doctors who label her "failure to thrive," Debi Lewis wrestles with her own attitudes about food and cooking, emerging triumphant, spatula in hand. In Kitchen Medicine, parents of picky eaters and caregivers of all kinds will find a kindred spirit"--

Find out about odd medical cures of past and present!

"Heal your past, discover your true purpose, and become a powerful source of inspiration and leadership with The Four Sacred Gifts, a collection of Aztec and global indigenous wisdom for modern life. Given the ongoing changes in our economic, social, political, and physical environment, we are often left gulping for air as we ride the powerful waves of change. Modern life overloads us with information yet lacks the true wisdom we seek. In this book,...

A healer on healing, medicine & religion...Filmed in the modern city of Caracas, capitol of Venezuela, Uncle Poison is an intimate portrait of a traditional faith healer, set against the backdrop of his community's Easter celebrations. Every day Benito Reyes receives people at his house looking for all sorts of cures.

This handy guide was one of the earliest herbal references in the late '70s and is a great introduction to the use of herbs as an alternative therapy. Readers will become familiar with common definitions and basic directions for making decoctions, extracts, infusions, oils, and poultices. A complete listing of herbs and herbal formulas along with their primary uses is followed by an alphabetized list of health problems and recommended herbs to alleviate...

"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...

Read this book to learn all about the different ways in which people used to treat illness, from roots and plants to the medicine we use today. --

En Santo remedio, edición ilustrada, el Doctor Juan de Univisión nos revela 50 ingredientes y las recetas para convertirlos en remedios santos. Acompañados con fotos a todo color, leeremos sobre sus orígenes, por qué sí sirven y consejos e instrucciones precisas para sacarles el mejor provecho.