Family Guide to Natural Therapies: Easy to Prepare Remedies for More Than 120 Everyday Health Problems, from Arthritis to Warts

Offers practical advice on a variety of natural therapies, including diet, herbs, and aromatherapy, and explains how to make infusions, ointments, compresses, and other remedies

Nancy Beckham's Family Guide To Natural Therapies is a treasure trove of information, including a basic description of each problem, its causes and comprehensive treatment plan for joints and muscles, common childhood ailments, digestive problems, female conditions and pregnancy, heart and circulation, kidneys and bladder, liver and gallbladder, nervous and immune systems, respiratory ailments, skin and related problems and food allergies. A number of natural therapies are recommended for each condition, with such modalities as aromatherapy, Bach Flower remedies, homeopathy, iris analysis, tissue salts and celloids all thoroughly explained. Family Guide To Natural Therapies provides a wealth of practical information for self-treatment that inspires readers to try new approaches and improve their diet and lifestyle in the process. Beckham's overall purpose is to encourage the reader to take an active interest into his or her own well-being. Family Guide To Natural Therapies is an "must have" acquisition choice for all medical and community library reference collections. -- Midwest Book Review