The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Quick Fixes, Clever Techniques, and Uncommon Cures to Get You Feeling Better Fast [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2010

When the original Doctors Book of Home Remedies published in 1990, it became the cornerstone of the oldest and arguably the most successful franchise in the history of Rodale Books. Twenty years, ten spinoffs, and millions of copies later, the Doctors Book remains as popular as ever. It’s easy to understand why: Home remedies are inexpensive, effective, and ideal for everyday ailments that don't require hands-on medical care, as well as for chronic conditions that can benefit from ancillary therapies. This newly expanded and updated edition delivers the sensible, trustworthy advice that readers have come to expect from the Doctors Book brand. But this volume is more comprehensive, more authoritative, and more accessible than ever, presenting all-new remedies for more than 200 conditions, culled from interviews with hundreds of physicians and other health care professionals. Readers will discover how rubbing aspirin over an insect bite can stop swelling; how table sugar can help heal a minor cut; how soaking their feet in tea can reduce odor; how a mix of bananas and avocado can moisturize dry hair; how sipping soda that’s gone flat can quiet a queasy stomach; and much more. Packed from cover to cover with reliable, user-friendly tips and techniques, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies is like having a physician on call 24/7.

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About the Author

PREVENTION MAGAZINE, America’s leading lifestyle publication, reaching an audience of more than 11 million readers, has been covering the latest developments in health, nutrition, fitness, and medicine for more than 60 years. Consumers recognize it as the nation’s most authoritative, trustworthy, and innovative source for practical health information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (March 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605298662
• ISBN-13: 978-1605298665
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Reference

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was hopeing for, January 20, 2011

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Meri L. Burton "driftwood" (ga) - See all my reviews
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I guess since its the DOCTORS version of HOME remedies they are going to send you to the drug store first for most everything. I was really hopeing for more at home remedies. Im all into natural cures that most docs dont even know about. No where did it reccomend the plant plantain for bug bite itch. It did have the bananna peel remedy for warts but it was in a small side box after it reccomended you get compound W from the store. Im not hapy with it at all. I was looking for HOME remedies. Most of the book is common sense, like for bug bites it tells you not to get bit in the first place. DUHHH. I guess I was looking more for homeopathy not what the doctor will tell you. You know the stuff you gr grandmother would have done. This book is going in the yardsale!
Namaste

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best home remedy book, February 28, 2011

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This review is from: The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Quick Fixes, Clever Techniques, and Uncommon Cures to Get You Feeling Better Fast (Paperback)

I checked out several home remedy books from the library and this one was by far the most informative, most thorough and most interesting. It describes the illness/injury in detail and gives multiple suggestions for at home remedies to keep you out of the doctor's office. But it also tells you when to go to the doctor. The book is full of common sense advice and remedies that include items that most people would have at home or could easily get from the drug store. If you're looking for a book of natural remedies that strictly uses herbs, essential oils or pressure points - you might want to keep looking.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars home remedies book, June 23, 2010

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John L. Holt (Little Rock, Arkansas USA) - See all my reviews
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My wife uses this book almost every day. I have not been able to get it away from her. That gives it 5 stars in my opion.