Arthritis and Folk Medicine [Mass Market Paperback]

D. C. Jarvis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1985

"I believe the doctor of the future will be a teacher as well as a physician. His real job will be to teach people how to be healthy"

Dr. D.C. Jarvis

Because it's not contagious and seldom causes death, the medical profession has not always given arthritis the attention and interest it deserves -- especially since it afflicts so many patients of all ages. But folk medicine is filled with information and remedies to deal with this painful disease, and Dr. Jarvis has gathered many of them in Arthritis and Folk Medicine.

In his practice, Dr. Jarvis discovered that Vermonters have a long tradition of health practices and are of great benefit to arthritis sufferers. He explains:
-- The folk medicine approach to understanding arthritis
-- How and why the weather affects arthritis
-- What Vermonters eat to maintain good health
-- Why "acidic" preferences in food are important
-- How to check your body performance
-- And much more

Now anyone can learn Dr. Jarvis's secrets of good health that Vermonters have known for centuries: working with nature -- instead of against it -- is the best medicine.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

"I believe the doctor of the future will be a teacher as well as a physician. His real job will be to teach people how to be healthy"

Dr. D.C. Jarvis

Because it's not contagious and seldom causes death, the medical profession has not always given arthritis the attention and interest it deserves -- especially since it afflicts so many patients of all ages. But folk medicine is filled with information and remedies to deal with this painful disease, and Dr. Jarvis has gathered many of them in Arthritis and Folk Medicine.

In his practice, Dr. Jarvis discovered that Vermonters have a long tradition of health practices and are of great benefit to arthritis sufferers. He explains:
-- The folk medicine approach to understanding arthritis
-- How and why the weather affects arthritis
-- What Vermonters eat to maintain good health
-- Why "acidic" preferences in food are important
-- How to check your body performance
-- And much more

Now anyone can learn Dr. Jarvis's secrets of good health that Vermonters have known for centuries: working with nature -- instead of against it -- is the best medicine.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Fawcett (June 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449209229
• ISBN-13: 978-0449209226
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 40 years of daily mugraines Cured....Miracle?, March 2, 1998

By 

[e-mail] (Clearwater, Fla., USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthritis and Folk Medicine (Mass Market Paperback)

In Dec. '97 and Jan. '98 My wife (native Costa Rican, Now US citizen) and I spent the holidays in Costa Rica. I had already read "Folk Medicine" by D.C. Jarvis and while we were visiting one of my wife's friends I noticed our hostess (the wife) seemed in pain. Upon querying her she said she only had one of her daily migraines which she has suffered most of her life. The migraines began when she was around 12 years and she rarely went even one day since without them. No doctors had done anything for her. She "lived" on Ibuprofen, 1000mgs 2/3 times a day. She was 52 Y.O. I mentioned the Folk Medicine book and 2 tsp vinegar with 2 tsp honey in a full glass of water. I told her it was worth a try, but (fearing it may take a while to take effect) I told her to try it faithfully for at least a week before abandoning it. I returned next day (1/2 block away) to find her bright and smiling giving me a big hug! NO MIGRAINE!! This was surprising enough, but I was skeptical...placebo?....To be brief, she ran out of vinegar at 25 days, and thought she was cured...no mugraines, no pain killers. After 4 days with no mixture she had her first migraine again, and we quickly got her some more vinegar. Immediately, on re-starting the vinegar/honey drink, no migraines. When we left to return to USA she was on her 45th day without migraines except for the day mentioned. She now drinks 2 glasses a day and so far, NO MIGRAINES!! I of course felt delighted to have been able to help her this way. She had the real thing with flashing lights, sounds, grinding pain. She really looks like a different, bright, person. Any one wishing to verify this I can give her name and address in C.R. Her daughter is married and lives here in the USA near us. Dan Manning

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading from pre-school to med-school!, January 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthritis and Folk Medicine (Hardcover)

All that Dr. Jarvis wrote as to what the outcome would be if an individual would follow the stated regime of vinegar, honey, and kelp I can personally attest to. The excruciating joint and muscle pain, the fatigue and chronic upper respiratory infections that were described where written as if he knew me as a patient. Having suffered the paralysis that he described on page 29 in the soft covered edition I knew that he knew and understood in detail exactly what he was writing about. This is a 'must read' for everyone who wants to get well and stay well. For those who exercise and eat right and are well this book should be read for further understanding as to how the body is manufacturing acids, utilizing acids and eliminating acids to keep them that way. This book should be brought to the forefront and promoted as a 'must have' book for every household.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Info on Athritis, February 16, 2009

By 

Bea Shalla "Abenteurerin" (Bamberg, Germany) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Arthritis and Folk Medicine (Mass Market Paperback)

If you like a quick cure on athritis without learning more about the disease, check out Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care From A Noted Vermont Country Doctor by the same author.