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The all-in-one natural health resource your family can trustDr. James Balch coauthored Prescription for Nutritional Healing, which became the first major popular guide to the healing power of foods and nutritional supplements, selling more than 8 million copies in all its editions. Now, Dr. Balch and Dr. Mark Stengler present a new natural health resource that you can't afford to be without-a comprehensive reference of natural remedies for common ailments, including: acne allergies arthritis asthma back pain cancer depression fibromyalgia heart disease hypothyroidism influenza irritable bowel syndrome menopause osteoporosis stroke Syndrome X varicose veins, and more-almost 200 health problems and conditions in all. Prescription for Natural Cures provides a complete natural Rx for each condition, giving you a proven, natural, customized prescription that may include supplements, herbal medicine, homeopathy, aromatherapy, Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, bodywork, natural hormones, and other natural cures in addition to nutritional advice. Organized by problem from A to Z, this invaluable guide features: The unique Super Seven Prescriptions for each condition, which provide specific and practical remedies to help heal your problem. You have never seen natural health advice as helpful, targeted, and accessible as this Clear, authoritative guidance on dietary changes, healing foods, nutritional supplements, and recommended tests Easy-to-understand discussions of the symptoms and root causes of each health problem Down-to-earth descriptions of each natural remedy A resource guide to holistic practitioners This breakthrough book is indispensable if you want to get better-naturally

Author Biography

James F. Balch, M.D., is one of the bestselling health book authors of all time He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio and regularly lectures around North America. Dr. Balch writes a monthly newsletter, Prescriptions for Healthy Living, he also has a weekly Internet radio program called Prescriptions for Healthy Living on wsradio.com Mark Stengler, N.D., is a licensed naturopathic doctor, author, and lecturer with expertise in nutrition, herbal therapy, vitamin therapy, homeopathy, and integrative medicine. He serves on a medical advisory committee for the Yale University Complementary Medicine Outcomes Research Project. An associate clinical professor at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Stengler is in private practice in La Jolla, California

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
How to Use This Book	p. 1
Conditions
Abscesses and Boils	p. 7
Acne	p. 11
Aging	p. 17
AIDS and HIV	p. 23
Alcoholism (see Substance Abuse)
Allergies	p. 29
Alzheimer's Disease	p. 33
Anemia	p. 41
Angina (see Cardiovascular Disease)
Anorexia Nervosa (see Eating Disorders)
Anxiety	p. 46
Arteriosclerosis (see Cardiovascular Disease)
Arthritis	p. 52
Asthma	p. 59
Athlete's Foot	p. 65
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 68
Back Pain	p. 74
Bad Breath (Halitosis)	p. 81
Bee Stings	p. 84
Bladder Infection (Cystitis)	p. 86
Blood Pressure, High	p. 91
Bone Fractures	p. 97
Bronchitis	p. 102
Bruises	p. 107
Bulimia (see Eating Disorders)
Burns (including Sunburn)	p. 110
Cancer	p. 113
Candidiasis (Thrush and Yeast Infection)	p. 125
Cardiovascular Disease	p. 130
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)	p. 139
Cataracts	p. 143
Cholesterol, High	p. 147
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)	p. 154
Common Cold	p. 161
Constipation	p. 166
Cough	p. 171
Crohn's Disease	p. 176
Cystitis (see Bladder Infection)
Depression	p. 182
Diabetes	p. 189
Diarrhea	p. 196
Dizziness	p. 202
Drug Addiction (see Substance Abuse)
Ear Infection	p. 206
Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia)	p. 212
Eczema	p. 218
Endometriosis	p. 223
Fever	p. 229
Fibroids, Uterine	p. 232
Fibromyalgia	p. 237
Flu	p. 245
Food Allergies/Sensitivities	p. 251
Food Poisoning	p. 257
Gallbladder Problems	p. 262
Gastritis (see Ulcers)
Glaucoma	p. 268
Gout	p. 273
Hair Loss	p. 278
Halitosis (see Bad Breath)
Headache	p. 283
Hearing Loss	p. 290
Hemorrhoids	p. 295
Heart Attack and Heart Disease (see Cardiovascular Disease)
Hepatitis	p. 300
Herpes	p. 306
Herpes Zoster (see Shingles)
Hiatal Hernia and Acid Reflux Disease	p. 310
High Blood Pressure (see Blood Pressure, High)
High Cholesterol (see Cholesterol, High)
HIV (see AIDS and HIV)
Hives	p. 315
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)	p. 320
Impotence	p. 326
Infertility	p. 332
Influenza (see Flu)
Insomnia	p. 337
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	p. 344
Kidney Stones	p. 349
Lupus	p. 354
Macular Degeneration	p. 361
Memory Problems	p. 365
Menopause	p. 370
Motion Sickness	p. 377
Multiple Sclerosis	p. 380
Muscle Aches and Cramps	p. 387
Obesity	p. 390
Osteoporosis	p. 398
Parasites (Intestinal)	p. 404
Parkinson's Disease	p. 408
Poisoning	p. 414
Pregnancy-Related Problems	p. 418
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)	p. 438
Prostate Enlargement (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)	p. 445
Prostatitis	p. 450
Psoriasis	p. 455
Rosacea	p. 460
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)	p. 466
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)	p. 472
Sinusitis	p. 476
Sprains and Strains	p. 482
Stroke	p. 486
Substance Abuse (Drug and Alcohol Addiction)	p. 492
Syndrome X	p. 498
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Syndrome	p. 502
Thrush (see Candidiasis)
Underactive Thyroid (see Hypothyroidism)
Ulcers	p. 507
Uterine Fibroids (see Fibroids, Uterine)
Vaginitis	p. 513
Varicose Veins	p. 518
Warts	p. 523
Yeast Infection (see Candidiasis)
The Essentials of Natural Medicine
Diet and Nutrition	p. 529
Fasting	p. 547
Nutritional Supplements	p. 550
Herbal Medicine	p. 593
Homeopathy	p. 625
Bach Flower Remedies	p. 648
Aromatherapy	p. 651
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture and Acupressure	p. 661
Hydrotherapy	p. 676
Natural Hormones	p. 679
Bodywork	p. 684
Exercise and Stress Reduction	p. 688
Appendix
A Natural Health-Care Modalities and Resource Guide	p. 695
Glossary	p. 699
Index	p. 705
About the Authors	p. 724
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