Natural Health, Natural Medicine

The Complete Guide to Wellness and Self-Care for Optimum Health

Andrew Weil

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Year: 2004
• Print ISBN:
  9780395730997
• eBook ISBN:
  9780547527673
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

A valuable health resource from the  New York Times–bestselling author of The Natural Mind and Spontaneous Happiness.
 
"Dr. Andrew Weil is an extraordinary phenomenon," says the Washington Post. And indeed, this expert in healthy living, alternative healing, and the mind-body connection has helped millions of people find relief from what ails them.
 
Called "the bible of natural medicine" by Larry Dossey, MD, Natural Health, Natural Medicine is a comprehensive resource for everything you need to know to maintain optimum health and treat common conditions. This landmark book incorporates Dr. Weil's theories into one useful and readable reference, featuring general diet and nutrition information as well as simple recipes, answers to readers' most pressing questions, a catalogue of over a hundred home remedies, and numerous practical tips.
 
This new edition includes updated scientific findings—and has been expanded to provide trustworthy advice about low-carb diets, hormone replacement therapy, Alzheimer's, attention deficit disorder, reflux disease, autism, type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction, the flu, and much more.
 
"Weil, a Harvard Medical School graduate and a member of the advisory panel for the Congressional Study of Alternative Cancer Therapies, advocates preventative health maintenance as a means of combating future painful and expensive therapies. The handbook proposes methods of creating a healthy lifestyle, offers advice on guarding against potentially fatal diseases, provides information on natural treatments, and recommends these treatments for specific common ailments. Controversial in its challenge of orthodox medicine, the manual stands out as a useful resource for its clear, concise writing style, its practical advice, and its thoughtful examination of the important issues facing contemporary health care." — Library Journal

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Copyright
• Preface to the New Edition
• Introduction
• Preventative Maintenance
• What Should I Eat?
• Answers to Common Questions About Diet and Health
• What Will You Have to Drink?
• Air and Breath
• A Guide to Exercise for People Who Hate the Whole Idea of It
• Relaxation, Rest, and Sleep
• Habits
• Connections
• Specific Prevention: Outwitting the Killers
• How Not to Get a Heart Attack
• How Not to Get a Stroke
• How Not to Get Cancer
• How to Protect Your Immune System
• Basic Natural Treatments
• Simple Measures
• Vitamins and Supplements
• The Herbal Medicine Chest
• A Treasury of Home Remedies for Common Ailments
• Appendix A: Finding Practitioners
• Appendix B: Finding Supplies
• Appendix C: Sample Recipes
• Acknowledgments
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with HMH
• Footnotes