Looking for natural, noninvasive ways to strengthen and heal your body? Here, Mayo Clinic experts explain how to achieve personal wellness through nontraditional medicine and home remedies. Their revolutionary approach to health addresses the whole person - body mind and spirit - by combining conventional care with innovative practices such as mind-body techniques, acupuncture and massage therapy. With this book, you'll get advice for avoiding medical...

Ashley English, author of the popular Homemade Living series, provides a primer to creating all-natural body-care and wellness products-complete with 40 accessible DIY recipes to try at home. Ditch store-bought health- and body-care products with their synthetic ingredients! Instead, create your own natural versions with this accessible, carefully curated collection from Ashley English. It features simple, tried-and-true recipes that she and her...

Offers information on a variety of health-related topics, from acupuncture and faith healing to reflexology and yoga, emphasizing traditional and alternative approaches.

Organized by health condition in a straightforward A-Z format, the Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies provides easy, physician-approved home remedies for more than 100 common health issues. Not every minor health issue needs to be immediately addressed by a doctor. Common health issues-like colds, coughs, minor cuts, and sore throats-can often be remedied with a few simple items most people have around the house. In the Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies,...

"Step into the world of soap making with this comprehensive guide, written by artisanal soap-maker, Amélie Boué, founder of the French soap company Savon en Bullant. Whether you're a seasoned soap maker or a complete beginner, Amélie's expertise and passion will provide you with invaluable knowledge and inspiration to create stunning and sustainable soaps to keep or to gift. Delve into the science behind soap making and gain a deep understanding...

A comprehensive look at the healing practices of American Indians and how many of those natural remedies are applicable to today's alternative health-conscious society.

Growing your own medicine is empowering--learn how with plant activists Dan Jason and Rupert Adams. Many common, easy-to-grow plants can energize or soothe, stimulate the immune system, aid in sleep or digestion, help to heal injuries, change blood pressure, reverse inflammation, soothe a sore throat-and more. But how do you find or grow them, and how do you use them? This compact book describes some of the best-known medicinal plants and provides...

Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans (lhapas) living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. With no other descendants to carry on their healing practices and a younger generation attending schools, acculturating, and modernizing, these "sucking doctors" are practicing an endangered tradition.

This is a documentary, which not only shows the ancient traditional art form of healing but also tries to capture the essence of being a traditional healer in an ever-changing environment. Traditional healers are shown collecting, preparing and administering herbal remedies that they have passed down from one generation to the next.

"This comprehensive guide to medicinal herbs illuminates the art and practice of herbal remedies"--