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Q. I love reading about various inexpensive home remedies in your column. I often intend to cut something out of the paper and save it, but too often I get my mind on something else and I lose the information.
Do you have a book that gathers these suggestions together? I would like to order it and share some of the ideas with my family.
A. We are sending you our brand new 156-page book, Favorite Home Remedies from The People’s Pharmacy. In it we have collected many fascinating stories, from cherry juice for joint pain and Listerine for lice to mustard for muscle cramps.
do you know of any natural remedies for neuropathy? I have been to 3 drs. and all they do is give me anti depressant type pills and the side effects are terrible.
PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE: SOME PEOPLE FIND THAT ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID, A SUPPLEMENT, CAN BE HELPFUL FOR NEUROPATHY.
My 34 year old daughter suffers from a uterine fibroid. Doctors have prescribed Lupron ($700 with insurance) which will force her body into menopause. Her periods are heavy, long and painful and she has terrible PMS. Surgery has also been recommended, with no promises that either will work.
Do you have any natural remedies for fibroids?