The Country Almanac of Home Remedies: Time-Tested & Almost Forgotten Wisdom for Treating Hundreds of Common Ailments, Aches & Pains Quickly and Naturally

by Brigitte Mars, Chrystle Fiedler

Normal0MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Natural Wisdom for Curing Every Ache, Pain, and Ailment As little as a few decades ago, folk remedies were a part of everyday life. More often than not, our grandparents would go to their garden or kitchen pantry before they went to a doctor to treat everyday health complaints. Today, scientific studies are proving what Grandma knew all along—natural remedies are oftentimes just as effective as modern cures, have fewer side-effects, and cost just pennies. Moreover, natural remedies have stood the test of time. Peppermint has been used as soothe upset stomachs long before Pepto-Bismal and ginger has been used for its antibiotic properties for thousands of years in Asian medicine. Learn how to quickly and naturally treat over 100 common conditions with everyday —Use Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey to break up congestion —Black or Green Teabags will take the sting out of a bad sunburn —Drink Beet, Celery, and Cucumber juice to soothe a shingles outbreak. —Inhale oil of Geranium to calm a hot flash —Apply a Witch Hazel compress to treat varicose veins —Pumpkin Seeds improve male potency —Burnt Toast soaks up internal toxins —Epsom Salt bathes heal the lymphatic system Filled with thousands of surprising cures, each entry gives multiple remedies for each condition from herbs, to healing foods, to acupressure and yoga poses. Hundreds of step-by-step illustrations show you the right way to administer a treatment from making herbal tinctures to applying a poultice. Dosage guidelines are given for every remedy as well as safety guidelines, contraindications, and when to call a doctor.

Genres: Health, Education, Nonfiction, Medicine, Reference, History, Ebooks

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Brigitte Mars is an herbalist and natural health nutritional consultant. She teaches Herbal Medicine at Naropa University and at the School of Health Mastery in Iceland. She is also a psychedelic sitter and end-of-life doula.

Mars has published many books and DVDs about natural medicine.

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Country Almanac of Home Remedies is a quick, informative read and serves as a great reference reader as well. This book revels importance in a time of economic strife when few Americans can afford healthcare. I hope that more people will teach themselves self-sufficiency in taking care of their bodies and minds, and this book is a great place to start. Mars offers healing advice from the simple headache to psychological discomfort. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be more health-conscious, in-tune with their bodies, and/or is frustrated with the impossibility of our medical system.

[Tony Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written illustrative need-to-know book for anyone, whether they believe in the alternative remedies (medicine) or not. It was very easy to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. No grammar errors, repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. It was filled with a lot of enlightening scenarios & a host of great characters. This could make a great class PP presentation (HE 101 or PE 102), movie or informative mini TV series (A & E). No doubt in my mind a very easy rating of 5 stars for this book.

Thank you for the free book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastically easy to use for a myriad of different ailments. I had no idea there were so many natural ways to cure what ails me or my family.

[Teresa Hesson · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome book

I would recommend this book to anyone who is wanting to take a more natural approach to health. Very informative and a great read.