
National Geographic brings you best-selling authors and radio personalities Joe and Terry Graedon with a wonderful new collection of simple and effective home rememdies to help treat everyday illnesses. Quick & Handy Home Remedies offers practical, affordable ways to deal with some of life's most common ailments, proving that getting back to the basics has its reward.
264 pp; Paperback; Published May, 2011
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What Ails You?
This is a question health experts Joe and Terry Graedon have been asking the public for more than 30 years through their award-winning national radio show, syndicated newspaper column, and popular website. And they’ve got answers. From allergies to arthritis, headaches to heartburn, back pain to bursitis: Finding relief from common ailments and chronic conditions through natural treatments grounded in science has been their life mission.
The People’s Pharmacy Quick & Handy Home Remedies is a down-to-earth, back-to-basics 264-page guide that includes:
No matter what ails you, chances are you already have a remedy in your spice rack, refrigerator or cupboard. Put the power of The People’s Pharmacy to work for you today!
Highlights from the Book
Control Diabetes with Food
Learn how type 2 diabetes can sometimes be controlled by diet. Cinnamon, bitter melon, mustard, vinegar and nuts can help
with blood sugar. Learn how to safely take cinnamon and how coffee may even help to prevent type 2 diabetes.
The Digestive Properties of Coconut
Scores of readers have told Joe and Terry of success using coconut to treat everything from traveler's diarrhea to
irritable bowel syndrome to colitis to Crohn's disease. Learn how one hospice nurse even saved the life of a patient by
treating severe diarrhea with coconut milk!
Arthritis Assistance
The medical establishment has let arthritis patients down. Prescription arthritis drugs have nasty side effects and don't
always work that well. Instead, consider favorite foods like ginger, pineapple juice, cherry juice, turmeric and a
concoction of pectin and grape juice. And don't miss gin- soaked raisins, the People's Pharmacy's all-time most popular
remedy.
Fabulous Foods to Control Inflamation
Learn about the unique properties of cherries, the power of turmeric and the magic of the golden raisin remedy. Sip a
cherry spritzer, nibble on virgin raisins (no gin) or feast on horseradish crusted salmon for your arthritis pain.
Simple, Affordable Cures
Did you know that onion juice, hot water or toothpaste are great for easing stings and bites? Or that mustard can also be used to help relieve leg cramps? How about duct tape or banana peel to get rid of warts?
No matter what ails you, chances are you already have a remedy in your cupboard or refrigerator —you just may not know it yet.
Find simple cures to these common ailments:
| Acne & Rosacea Allergies Arthritis & Joint Pain Body Odor Burns Bursitis Canker Sores Cholesterol Cold Sores Constipation Coughs |
Dandruff Diabetes Diarrhea Dry Skin Eczema Gas Gout Heartburn High Blood Pressure Hot Flashes IBS |
Insomnia Migraines Muscle Cramps Nail Fungus Psoriasis Sinusitis Skin Tags Vaginal Dryness Vertigo & Dizziness and many more! |
Reader Testimonials
Gluten-Free Diet for Allergies
"I had battled allergies for most of my life. I was also diagnosed with lupus about 10 years ago. Since eating a gluten-free
diet for the last two years, I have been essentially allergy free. In the last nine months I have had NO lupus symptoms and
have completely eliminated any prescription medi- cines."
Persimmon Tea for Heartburn
“My husband suffers constantly from acid reflux. It is so bad he wakes up almost every night and throws up! Prilosec,
Nexium and a host of other drugs along with extra strength Gaviscon or Pepcid do nothing. I made the persimmon tea. He
drank a shot glass of it the first morning and a shot glass after supper. From day one, he has slept soundly, and so have I.
Nothing he eats now has caused him heartburn since we made it. We just found out our insurance will no longer cover any of
his expensive acid-suppressing drugs, so we are extra grateful!”
Listerine for Pimples
"I have very sensitive skin that reacts badly to everything. I have used Lister- ine for years to clear up small blemishes.
Apply a dab to the area at night and usually by morning the spot is clear. It doesn't irritate the surrounding skin either.
My husband has started using it for shaving bumps too!"
Arthritis - Natural Remedies
“I am 69 years old and started the gin-soaked raisins about a year ago to relieve pain in my thumb knuckles. It works! I am
literally pain free.”