Ellison teaches readers how to easily and inexpensively boost their body's nutrients and fill dangerous nutrition gaps by using key supplements readily available at their local pharmacy or superstore.

Explore an array of natural cures that can help prevent and alleviate common health issues, including supporting your immune system, optimizing heart health, balancing your hormones, and enhancing digestive health. Over the Counter Natural Cures demystifies the world of holistic medicine and natural remedies, offering clear, scientifically supported information about the effectiveness of commonly found herbs and supplements. You'll discover how to source high-quality natural remedies, how to use them properly, and how they interact with other medications. The expanded edition also features new and updated information, including the latest research on alternative medicine, naturopathy, nutritional supplementation, the lowdown on the newest natural cures, and even more tips and strategies for maintaining optimal health. Whether you're a natural health novice or an experienced practitioner, Over the Counter Natural Cures is an invaluable resource. It serves as a practical guide to the potential of natural remedies, empowering you to take control of your health and wellness.

An A-Z alternative health hints to help over 200 conditions.

AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and expert guidance. James Balch and Mark Stengler, coauthors of the hugely successful Prescription for Natural Cures, and Robin Young Balch have teamed up to create the most comprehensive and up-to-date book available on natural alternatives to prescription medications. The book provides natural, safe, and effective ways to treat a wide range of common ailments, including ADHD, allergies, diabetes, depression, erectile dysfunction, eczema, heart disease, headaches, and PMS. You'll read in-depth information, not found in any other popular book, about the pros and cons of prescription and over-the-counter drugs compared with natural treatment alternatives ranging from diet and lifestyle changes to supplements and herbal medicines. "This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to take charge of his or her health. Read it to live long and well." —Hyla Cass, M.D., author of Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Nutrition "An outstanding resource for comparing common pharmaceutical and holistic treatments." —Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., coauthor of Preventing Arthritis and The Miracle of MSM "A must-read for every person who wants to achieve better health and avoid the dangers of synthetic medications. The authors do an exceptional job by telling you everything you need to know about getting well and how to use supplements correctly and safely." —Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist

As a drug chemist for a leading pharmaceu-tical company I made a startling discovery: you do not have to be dependent on FDA approved drugs to, avoid heart disease. In fact, research clearly shows the opposite. You don't need a single prescription drug to avoid this killer. The best selling drugs of all time are the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as "statins". They procure drug makers and their shareholders billions of dollars in profits every year. The success of these drugs is not attributed to their effectiveness but instead to slick and misleading marketing practices. This hype is fueled by egregious conflicts of interest amongst drug company servants disguised as experts. Don't I be surprised if your own doctor falls within this group. The truth be told, statin drugs are poisons - foreign to the human body and may at times be, life threatening. Avoiding heart disease should not be expensive or dangerous. A plethora of natural alternatives exist. Understanding them as outlined in this paradigm shifting book will arm you with the understanding and courage not to accept popular dogma. It may prove to be one of the greatest assets to your health.

Helps the nurse to find the incompatibilities; contraindications; interactions with drugs, food, and activities; and adverse reactions that come from each combination drug in the handbook. This book addresses nursing considerations, including precautions, administration techniques and information, and key patient-teaching points.

The United States spends twice as much as other industrialised nations on health care, yet performs poorly in comparison and still leaves 46 million citizens without health coverage and millions more inadequately covered. Publishes in time for the 2008 US presidential elections and following on the heels of Michael Moore's Sicko, 10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care offers powerful ammunition in favour of a fundamental change to American health care.

*44% of adults take prescription medication. *1 in 5 also take herbal supplements. *15 million of these people are at risk for an adverse reaction. Are you one of them? Included in this powerful new book: *An A-Z handbook of common symptoms and ailments *Time-tested, Graedon-approved home and herbal remedies *An overview of the most popular herbs in the US, Europe, and Australia. *Over fifty monographs that detail the active ingredients, common uses, proper dosages, special precautions, adverse effects, and possible herb and drug interactions for each herb. *Resource listings of herbal web pages and products

Quercetin, the most common member of the flavonoids family, is a group of chemical compounds that can be found in the plant kingdom. Fruits and vegetables, particularly citrus fruits, apples, onions, parsley, tea, and red wine, are the primary dietary sources of quercetin. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the dietary sources, functions and health benefits of quercetin. Topics discussed include the formulations for pharmaceutical administration of quercetin; the action of quercetin on oxygen uptake by uncoupled mitochondria oxidizing various substrates; the oral health benefits of quercetin; in vitro antibacterial activities and murine studies of novel quercetin diacylglycosyde analogues and the suppressive effect of quercetin on intestinal tight junction permeability.

Presents evidence based information on the most popular herbs, nutrients and food supplements used across Australia and New Zealand. Organised alphabetically by common name, each herb or nutrient listed includes information such as daily intake, main actions/indications, adverse reactions, precautions, and much more.