Home Doctor

Language: English
Pages: 256 (Throughout Color Illustrations)

About the Book
Home Doctor, as the name suggests, is your very own health-care book. The culmination of an allopath's long-term involvement with alternative and complementary therapies, it contains simple and time-tested remedies for every conceivable ailment under the sun: from the nuisance value and discomfort of a common cold, cough and fever, to the severely debilitating effect of diarrhoea or heatstroke. Systematically formatted, the text moves from the causes and symptoms of health problems to directions on how to prepare remedies at home. These remedies, which are non-invasive and totally harmless, can help stem a problem in its nascent form, and often prevent it from developing into a full-blown disease. Utilise your kitchen or garden to heal yourself with this lucidly written ready reckoner interspersed with vibrant illustrations.
About the Author
Dr Pushapjeet Sidhu Phadke, a practising allopath, and homeopath by interest, has been actively involved for almost three decades in primary health-care services which incorporate a holistic approach to the management of disease. She is a health consultant with SM Sehgal Foundation in Mewat, Haryana, where she trains health workers, building bridges between traditional concepts and practices and modern medicine. Author of The Penguin India Guide To Women's Health, Dr Phadke has diverse experience in research, writing, and scripting medical programmes for TV. She lives in Delhi with her husband
INTRODUCTION
The year was 1965, and we were freshers; third year students just being introduced to clinical medicine in the outpatient department of the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital for Women at New Delhi. Going through the prescribed format of complaints, history-taking, physical examinat

Dr (Mrs) Pushpajeet Sidhu Phadke, a practising allopath - and a homeopath by interest - has been actively involved for almost three decades in primary health-care services. She has chosen to take a holistic approach towards dispensing affordable and viable solutions for preventive and curative health care. She is a consultant with SM Sehgal Foundation in Mewat, Haryana, where she trains health workers, building bridges between traditional concepts and practices and modern medicine. Having travelled and practised in several states across the country, she has written for magazines and journals and continues to work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on health care. Author of The Penguin India Guide to Women's Health and First Aid Guide, Dr P.S. Phadke has diverse experience in research, writing and scripting medical programmes for TV.