National Geographic Complete Guide to Natural Home Remedies: 1,025 Easy Ways to Live Longer, Feel Better, and Enrich Your LifeCombining science and folklore for health, this book features practical cures, medicinal herbs, healing foods, green housecleaning, sustainable cosmetics, alternative therapies, and lifestyle changes--hundreds of ways to boost your health naturally. Created with a nationally recognized advisory board of medical professionals and leading figures in natural healing fields, National Geographic Complete Guide to Natural Home Remedies covers topics ranging from the familiar to the new and promising: from mint tea for a stomachache to onion juice for a bee sting, from using baking soda as a kitchen cleanser to finding quiet in a crowded world, from adding turmeric to fight arthritis to practicing aromatherapy at home. Sections on healing traditions and best life practices from around the world offer readers all-around guidance on the path to optimal health. Photographs, recipes, cautions, and quick tips on page after page make this both a handy look-up reference and a fascinating browse to keep close at hand for years to come. |
Contents
home remedies on hand | 16 |
Breathing Difficulties 1821 | 19 |
Everyday Aches 3033 | 31 |
Feeling Tired 3841 | 39 |
Painful Joints 5053 | 51 |
Sensitive Skin 5861 | 59 |
Calendula 7881 | 75 |
Beans 138141 | 135 |
Body Scrubs Healing Baths 198201 | 195 |
Acupressure 254257 | 251 |
CHAPTER | 304 |
more on remedies | 366 |
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