| ISBN |
9781426218927 (hardback) |
| Name |
Hajeski, Nancy J., 1951- author. |
| Title |
Nature's best remedies : top medicinal herbs, spices, and foods for health and well-being / Nancy J. Hajeski ; [foreword by Tieraona Low Dog, M.D.]. |
| Published |
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2019] |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
318 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Notes |
At head of cover title: National Geographic. |
| Includes index. |
| Contents |
Remedies for common physical ailments -- Soothe emotional stress -- Pregnancy and infant health -- Aging and wellness -- Medicinal herbs -- Beneficial spices -- Essential oils -- Nature's power pantry -- Nature's home helpers. |
| Summary |
A guide to the world's most therapeutic foods, herbs, spices, and essential oils will allow the healing power of nature to energize your body and enrich your life, providing a path to good health and well-being. This authoritative guide to the foods, herbs, spices, essential oils, and other natural substances that alleviate common ailments will enhance your life--from treating illness to sharpening the mind, losing weight, cleaning the home, enhancing pregnancy, and reducing the effects of aging. Divided into two sections--Nature's Cures and Nature's Pharmacopoeia--this beautifully illustrated guide provides up-to-date information on such timely topics as the perils of packaged foods and the benefits of phytochemicals, how to achieve major results with minor alterations in your food choices, the soothing benefits of essential oils, and the most effective methods for maximizing such natural home helpers as salts, vinegars, oils, and more. Innovative recipes offer easy, effective dishes that utilize multiple herbs, spices, and fresh foods for powerhouse results. |
| Subjects |
Naturopathy -- Popular works |
| Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Popular works |
| Self-care, Health -- Popular works |
| Functional foods |
| Other Names |
Low Dog, Tieraona writer of foreword. |
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