Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More

James F. Balch, Mark Stengler

John Wiley & Sons, Sep 28, 2004 - Health & Fitness - 724 pages

The all-in-one natural health resource your family can trust

Dr. James Balch coauthored Prescription for Nutritional Healing, which became the first major popular guide to the healing power of foods and nutritional supplements, selling more than 8 million copies in all its editions. Now, Dr. Balch and Dr. Mark Stengler present a new natural health resource that you can't afford to be without—a comprehensive reference of natural remedies for common ailments, including:

• acne
• allergies
• arthritis
• asthma
• back pain
• cancer
• depression
• fibromyalgia
• heart disease
• hypothyroidism
• influenza
• irritable bowel syndrome
• menopause
• osteoporosis
• stroke
• Syndrome X
• varicose veins, and more—almost 200 health problems and conditions in all.

Prescription for Natural Cures provides a complete natural Rx for each condition, giving you a proven, natural, customized prescription that may include supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy, aromatherapy, Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, bodywork, natural hormones, and other natural cures in addition to nutritional advice. Organized by problem from A to Z, this invaluable guide features:

• The unique Super Seven Prescriptions for each condition, which provide specific and practical remedies to help heal your problem. You have never seen natural health advice as helpful, targeted, and accessible as this
• Clear, authoritative guidance on dietary changes, healing foods, nutritional supplements, and recommended tests
• Easy-to-understand discussions of the symptoms and root causes of each health problem
• Down-to-earth descriptions of each natural remedy
• A resource guide to holistic practitioners

This breakthrough book is indispensable if you want to get better—naturally

What people are saying

Review: Prescription for Natural Cures

User Review  - Angela Blount - Goodreads

Excellent, comprehensive reference! I believe this book to have cut our need for doctor visits nearly in half, along with the cost of treatment for basic ails and nutrient deficiencies. I'm a little ...

Review: Prescription for Natural Cures

User Review  - Lia - Goodreads

Good reference, though it does seem somewhat in love with soy as a help, even for conditions where soy is a bad idea. Alas.

Contents

• III: 1
• IV: 5
• V: 7
• VI: 11
• VII: 17
• VIII: 23
• IX: 29
• X: 33
• XI: 41
• XII: 46
• XIII: 52
• XIV: 59
• XV: 65
• XVI: 68
• XVII: 74
• XVIII: 81
• XIX: 84
• XX: 86
• XXI: 91
• XXII: 97
• XXIII: 102
• XXIV: 107
• XXV: 110
• XXVI: 113
• XXVII: 125
• XXVIII: 130
• XXIX: 139
• XXX: 143
• XXXI: 147
• XXXII: 154
• XXXIII: 161
• XXXIV: 166
• XXXV: 171
• XXXVI: 176
• XXXVII: 182
• XXXVIII: 189
• XXXIX: 196
• XL: 202
• XLI: 206
• XLII: 212
• XLIII: 218
• XLIV: 223
• XLV: 229
• XLVI: 232
• XLVII: 237
• XLVIII: 245
• XLIX: 251
• L: 257
• LI: 262
• LII: 268
• LIII: 273
• LIV: 278
• LV: 283
• LVI: 290
• LVII: 295
• LVIII: 300
• LIX: 306
• LX: 310
• LXI: 315
• LXII: 320
• LXIII: 326
• LXIV: 332
• LXV: 337
• LXVI: 344
• LXVII: 349
• LXVIII: 354
• LXIX: 361
• LXX: 365
• LXXI: 370
• LXXII: 377
• LXXIII: 380
• LXXIV: 387
• LXXV: 390
• LXXVI: 398
• LXXVII: 404
• LXXVIII: 408
• LXXIX: 414
• LXXX: 418
• LXXXI: 438
• LXXXII: 445
• LXXXIII: 450
• LXXXIV: 455
• LXXXV: 460
• LXXXVI: 466
• LXXXVII: 472
• LXXXVIII: 476
• LXXXIX: 482
• XC: 486
• XCI: 492
• XCII: 498
• XCIII: 502
• XCIV: 507
• XCV: 513
• XCVI: 518
• XCVII: 523
• XCVIII: 526
• XCIX: 527
• C: 529
• CI: 547
• CII: 550
• CIII: 593
• CIV: 625
• CV: 648
• CVI: 651
• CVII: 661
• CVIII: 676
• CIX: 679
• CX: 684
• CXI: 688
• CXII: 693
• CXIII: 695
• CXIV: 699
• CXV: 705
• CXVI: 724

About the author

JAMES F. BALCH, M.D., is one of the bestselling health book authors of all time with his coauthored landmark Prescription for Nutritional Healing, which was one of the first major books to show how food and supplements can improve health. He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio and regularly lectures around North America. Dr. Balch writes a monthly newsletter, Prescriptions for Healthy Living, which is read by 50,000 subscribers; he also has a weekly Internet radio program called Prescriptions for Healthy Living on wsradio.com.
MARK STENGLER, N.D., is a licensed naturopathic doctor, author, and lecturer with expertise in nutrition, herbal therapy, vitamin therapy, homeopathy, and integrative medicine. He serves on a medical advisory committee for the Yale University Complementary Medicine Outcomes Research Project. An associate clinical professor at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Stengler is in private practice in La Jolla, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More
• Authors: James F. Balch, Mark Stengler
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004
• ISBN: 0471490881, 9780471490883
• Length: 724 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies; Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition; Health & Fitness / General; Health & Fitness / Naturopathy