Prescription Alternatives: Hundreds of Safe, Natural, Prescription-Free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health

by Earl Mindell, Virginia Hopkins

“For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people's health . . . this belongs in the library of every home.”
-- Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of Feed Your Body Right Prescription Alternatives is an easy-to-use, immediate reference for all the information you need about how medications affect your body, what you can do to counteract imbalances, and what alternative treatments work best. “FDA approved” doesn't mean it's safe!

Genres: Health, Food, Naturopathy, Medicine, Fitness, Medical, Nutrition

448 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Earl Mindell is a Canadian-American writer and nutritionist known for advocating nutrition as preventive healthcare and promoting homeopathy. He earned a pharmacy degree from North Dakota State University in 1963 and later received a Master Herbalist Diploma from Dominion Herbal College. Mindell has published more than 50 books, including the widely known Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible, first published in 1979. His writings have attracted substantial criticism from scientists and nutrition experts, who have challenged the accuracy and evidentiary basis of many of his health claims. His statements about vitamins, herbal remedies, superoxide dismutase, and goji juice have been particularly controversial. Mindell has also faced scrutiny over his Ph.D. from Pacific Western University, an unaccredited institution. Despite the criticism, his books have remained influential in the popular nutrition and alternative health market, where he has promoted dietary supplements and natural approaches to wellness.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can't really read this book as it is a reference book. I will tell you...as a professional who has read a lot of these books...this guy knows his stuff. He writes simply and effectively. He is easy enough for the lay person but interesting enough for the professional. This is a great resource for those that want another option other than drugs. He discusses more than herbs. He also talks about what other things can help...honey for allergies or exercise for depression. Some of these things I already knew but there are some that I didn't.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book --you won't have to read every page but it does tell you how to find herbal (healthier) ways to maintain a healthier lifestyle than taking prescription pills for everything. I have seen some older people take so many pills they don't have a clue what they are all for and do not know what they need or don't need to take. This book will continue to tell you that you need to be proactive in staying healthy and asking questions about alternative ways to finding answers without taking more pills.


Good read---great reference book to have.

[DoubleM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having worked with Earl Mindell's sage advice (Vitamin Bible) for about 45 years, I found this book interesting in that he speaks medical jargon in layman's terms so that the reader easily understands how the inward parts of our bodies work with, or against, the foods, drugs, liquids, etc. we put therein. I am in my 80s, still in very good physical and mental health, and I attribute my good health to a direct path to Mindell's acquired knowledge and wonderful research - it works!

[Hazel · Rating 4 out of 5]

amazing read! must read again. too much info to remember it all. obviously to be taken with a grain of salt because some conditions cant always be cured with natural remedies only because of the seriousness of their condition. (based upon my personal experience with my migraines)

[Michelle Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned a lot, mainly searching for advice on migraines and found a lot of good tips to try. The book also discusses many other health issues, so could be a highly worthwhile read for many.

[Jade · Rating 1 out of 5]

Incredibly biased, and dangerous.

[Ann]

Prescription Alternatives by E. Mindell, ISBN: 0887234666 @2003 PB, Bottom Line Publications: All from Sylvia-Ray’s mom

[Ken]

EDITORIAL REVIEW:

*“For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people's health . . . this belongs in the library of every home.”* -- Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of *Feed Your Body Right *

*Prescription Alternatives* is an easy-to-use, immediate reference for all the information you need about how medications affect your body, what you can do to counteract imbalances, and what alternative treatments work best. ***“FDA approved” doesn't mean it's safe!** Prescription drugs can deplete the body of essential vitamins and minerals Studies show that H2 blockers for heartburn can cause bone loss Drugs to treat diabetes can increase risk of heart disease and death

Covering the major prescription drugs in use today and their dangerous side effects, natural health expert Dr. Earl Mindell lays the foundation for a sound body with safer alternatives to these medicines.

New drugs and natural alternatives for: Heart disease Diabetes Obesity-related ailments Asthma ADD