The concept of 'food as medicine' is rooted in our most ancient of traditions, including Greek, Indian and Chinese medicine. If we consider the anthropological evidence it is very likely that our hunter-gatherer ancestors learned about medicinal herbs by observing wild animals deliberately eating certain plants in their diet as a way to treat different health issues. For all of nature and throughout the history of traditional medicine there has never been any real separation between food and medicine, and the present work aims to restore this connection. Informed by the theory and practices of Ayurveda and scientific research, Food As Medicine: The Theory and Practice of Food provides a practical and lucid model of what food is, how it impacts your health, and how to make the best choices in your diet - depending on your individual needs. Includes meal plans and recipes. Todd Caldecott is a trained medical herbalist and practitioner of Ayurveda, in practice since 1997. He is a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, author of the textbook Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life, and editor of a new text on Nepalese ethnobotany called Ayurveda in Nepal. Todd lives in Vancouver B.C. with his family where he practices and teaches herbal medicine and Ayurveda. Check out his website at www.toddcaldecott.com to get free information on natural health and healing.

Practical Herbal Primer for Herbalism Practitioners which includes sections on Aromatherapy Uses, Herbal Action Classifications and Herbs for Body Systems and Herbal Preparation for creams, compresses, decoctions, infusions, poultices and tinctures. Sections on Herbal Identification of Dried Herbs and Recipes for Herbal Products, Herbal Dyes, Incense, Pot-pourri and Teas.

FROM THE FOUNDER OF EARTH CLINIC AND THE ENTIRE EARTH CLINIC COMMUNITYWe all want that magic elixir to cure every ill and make us into that perfect picture of health. This isn't it. Nothing can cure everything. But what if there was something that would at least improve every area of your overall health? A simple addition that nudges every system in the right direction, getting us on track and our bodies humming along?Apple Cider Vinegar is that simple thing. It is the one thing to make every other thing perform better, a natural remedy that helps the body work as the efficient, virtually indestructible unit we were as children. Thousands of reports and centuries of therapeutic use have shown that Apple Cider Vinegar can: * Improve cardiovascular health and vascular function.* Kick-start your metabolism for more and better energy.* Improve nutritional digestion, nutrient uptake and use.* Relieve digestive upsets.* Trigger weight loss and reduce those constant hungry feelings.* Naturally improve skin tone, clarity, and appearance.* Reduce or eliminate painful symptoms and conditions of all kinds.Proof of all these positive effects comes from contributors to the EarthClinic.com community, ranking for years among the world's most popular and trusted websites. At Earth Clinic, medical experts and everyday people collaborate to discover the truth about natural health supplements, and this is the best all-around remedy we have ever found.Apple Cider Vinegar can be that simple addition to your life and diet that gets you back to the glowing health of youth.

All natural health treatments, whether they involve dietary changes, vitamin or herbal supplementation, detoxification therapies, or bodywork, focus on removing the disease causing agents using the body's own power of healing. This process often brings on an unpleasant reaction known as the 'healing crisis'. Unlike a disease crisis (illness) the healing crisis is a sign of improving health. In this book you will learn how to distinguish between a healing crisis and a disease crisis. You will learn how healing works, what to do, and what not to do to facilitate healing, and how to cope with unpleasant symptoms until the crisis is over. If you undergo any type of natural healing program, you must be well informed about the symptoms and processes of the healing crisis. The book will guide you through the natural healing process.

Common Medicinal Plants of Portland, Jamaica has been designed as a field guide for the identification of some of the most common medicinal plants encountered in Jamaica. It is based on the traditional knowledge of collaborating Maroon herbalists who have been cultural practitioners for more than 25 years. This guide includes photos and illustrations of 47 common species along with plant descriptions, medicinal uses and other pertinent information. Most of the plants are widespread species that may be found throughout many parts of the tropics, so this book ia useful throughout the Caribbean region and other tropical landscapes. It is hoped that this research can serve as a foundation for further documentation and preservation of Maroon traditional botanical knowledge. Proceeds from the sale of this publication will go directly to the collaborating herbalists to assist them in the perpetuation of the traditional cultural practices of the Windward Maroons. Visit www.maroonmedicine.com

Guide to Afro-Cuban Herbalism is aimed to serve as a reference tool for practitioners of the various african based traditions such as Afro-Cuban Orisha/Ifa Worship, Vodou, Camdomble, et al. This book provides extensive information on the medicinal, religious and magical uses of 700 plants.

Updated 2013 information about LVDC Ionic through HVAC Nano Particulate Colloidal Production Methods. This book is only for Colloidal Producer and Students that have existing Colloidal Production training and experience. Based upon simple, accurate, lab proven safe, colloidal production for Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Platinum and other futuristic health supplment mineral production techniques. This larger expanded Alternative Colloidal Health Guide was created to help educate and safely teach the Home or Office Lab user advanced colloidal production methods and techniques to safely recreate pure & pristine Colloidal Products in your own field lab. This guide teaches all Colloidal Producers how to accurately manufacture various types of Healing and safe to ingest Colloidal Supplements as well as teach the student how to produce Colloidal Tinctures, Creams and Lotions. The guide is designed to support both commercial and lay colloidal producers. The guide teaches all current methods of Ionic (DC) and Nano-Particulate (AC) methods. Included in the guide is our advanced preview of the 'Living Well Series' of recipes and instructions to apply Natural and Herbal remedies to current medical ailments and problems in a holistic manner.

Fixing You: Neck Pain & Headaches is an easy-to-use self-help guidebook to fixing just about every type of neck pain. This is because, no matter what the diagnosis, painful issues of the neck have the same root causes; that of poor neck function and poor shoulder function. These root problems can be easily corrected through the exercises found in this book. Visit www.FixingYou.net for more information. Rick Olderman MSPT, CPT and Pilates instructor is a physical therapist with over a decade of experience working with difficult chronic and acute injuries. Rick's typical clients are those who have been to a variety of specialists and health care practitioners with little or no change in their pain. Often these clients feel significant if not complete relief in 1-3 sessions after using the Fixing You approach. How does Rick do this? Through assessing and correcting improper biomechanics at the root of all neck pain. Rick reveals his secrets in Fixing You: Neck Pain & Headaches to guide you in assessing your injuries through simple tests and then give you specific exercises correcting the biomechanics leading to your pain. Readers will also have FREE access to video clips of all assessments and exercises found in Fixing You: Neck Pain & Headaches. This ensures that you are both assessing and correcting your injuries properly. No other book has ever done so much to help you beat your pain.

The life-changing program everyone is talking about

Alejandro Junger, M.D., offers a comprehensive and medically proven program to rid our bodies of the multitude of toxins that tax our systems on a daily basis. The effect is transformative: nagging health problems will suddenly disappear, extra weight will drop away, and for the first time we will experience what it truly means to feel healthy.

With A Special Section Devoted To Old Time, Household Herb Formulae, Herb Teas, Strange And Curious Herbs, Roots, Etc.

The purpose of this book is to give its readers a comprehensive and complete compendium of medicinal plants from the East which will provide them with a logical concept that will be used as a compass for the discovery of drugs. Many of the plants have not yet been studied and readers may use it as a reference material to start new research projects or to start international research collaborative programs. The geographical areas covered include East Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Pacific Islands, Hawaii and the US. Clear, precise, botanical plates for each plant are used. Details on flowers, fruits, leaves, even anthers are given. Each plate provides origin of the herbarium, location of the plant and date of collection, plus some field notes including ecological data. A very precise botanical description, based both on fresh samples and herbaria, is also given. Plants are introduced according to their subclass, family and order, with reference to the general pharmacological and chemical profiles in these botanical groups. This type of presentation gives a logical overview demonstrating that pharmacological properties depend on botanical classification. The scientific names are provided for each plant, with complete synonym and vernacular names, providing the reader with a strong, reliable and accurate set of data to identify the plant. The etymology of the scientific name of each plant is also provided. Also included is a fully searchable CD-rom which enables the reader to search for plant names, diseases, countries, or any other parameter. No other existing book covers so many disciplines of sciences and geographical distribution.

This book reviews natural health product laws and regulations for Canada's primary natural health products (NHP) trading partners, namely, Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, USA, United Kingdom, and the European Union and compare them to Canada's natural health product regulations. The study was also undertaken to identify priority areas where policy research should be focussed and then propose strategies to address these selected policy research areas. The Canadian NHP definition was used to compare similar classes of products for these other countries. Further, the major components of the Canadian regulatory framework for NHPs that were used for research purposes were the following: Product Licensing including Standards of Evidence, Site Licensing, Good Manufacturing Practices and Adverse Reaction Reporting. Tables of regulatory information were prepared for each country, providing sections for certain aspects of the Canadian NHP regulatory framework and including the main governmental regulatory authority for each country. This work reveals a fast-paced change and revision of national and international regulations for NHPs such as herbals, vitamins, minerals and homeopathic medicines. Many changes in the European countries were precipitated by the implementation of European Union Directives. Canada's major trading partner, the United States, classifies some NHPs as dietary substances, while other NHPs are under the U.S. FDA's control as non-prescription medicine and homeopathic medicines which are classified as drugs. In the United States, dietary substances require little regulatory scrutiny yet the regulatory environment in the United States is moving toward a more regulated system. Strategies for prioritizing policy research needs in the area of international regulations of Natural Health Products (NHPs) were developed. The priority areas for policy research fell into two main categories: the safety of the products being manufactured and sold to Canadians and processes to facilitate trade between countries. The overall aim for trade development should be to look for methods and means of further harmonization with trading partners and to develop Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs).

A riveting work of investigative journalism that charts the rise of the dietary supplement craze and reveals the dangerous--and sometimes deadly--side of these highly popular and completely unregulated products.
Over 60 percent of Americans buy and take herbal and dietary supplements for all sorts of reasons--to prevent illness (vitamin C), to ease depression (St. John's wort), to aid weight loss (ephedra), to boost the memory (ginkgo biloba), and even to cure cancer (shark cartilage, bloodroot)--despite the fact that few of these "natural" supplements have been proven to be safe or effective. The vitamin and herbal supplement industry generates over $20 billion a year by selling products that promise to cure or fix, but are produced and marketed essentially without oversight. And while the media has been quick to sensationalize the benefits of supplements, few have taken a hard look at the dangers posed by many of the remedies flooding the market today. Award-winning journalist Dan Hurley breaks the silence for the first time in "Natural Causes. "
From the snake-oil salesmen of the early twentieth century, to rise of the health food movement in the sixties and seventies, Hurley charts the remarkable growth of an industry built largely on fraud, and reveals the backroom politics that led to the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which effectively freed the industry from FDA oversight. In unprecedented detail, he shows how supplement manufacturers have concealed the truth about dozens of untested treatments and the shocking rise in deaths, disfigurements, and life-threatening injuries caused by products deceptively promoted as "safe and natural." Most importantly, he provides a telling look at why, in an age of unprecedented scientific advancement, we continue to buy and believe in remedies for which little evidence exists--and why the supplements we take to promote our health may be doing far more harm than good.
As Hurley shows, the dietary supplement craze may be one of the greatest swindles ever perpetrated on the American public--one that feeds billions of dollars each year into the pockets of lobbyists, politicians, and any charlatan who wants to slap a label on a bottle and tout it as the next big "natural cure." Blending hard facts with spellbinding personal stories, "Natural Causes" is a must-read for anyone who has ever popped a multivitamin or an herb, and provides a hard-hitting, frightening look at a cultural trend that is out of control.

A step-by-step guide to Ayurvedic dietary resets to gently cleanse your digestive system and reboot your body and mind * Presents easy-to-follow instructions for a full 6- or 8-week Ayurvedic rest diet, as well as a simplified 1-week plan, detailing what to eat and drink day by day * Includes recipes, mindful eating tips, and meal prepping techniques * Explains the healing science of Ayurveda, the rejuvenating benefits of fasting and mono-diets, and how to maximize nutrient absorption with food combining Food sensitivities, chronic inflammation, obesity, and chronic disease are on the rise. Could our modern diets and mindless eating habits be to blame? How do you reboot your system--body, mind, and spirit--and start the path to radiant health? In this easy-to-follow guide to Ayurvedic dietary resets, Vatsala Sperling, Ph.D., details how to rest and gently cleanse your digestive system, lose extra pounds, and reboot your body and mind with the Ayurvedic techniques of fasting, mono-diets, and food combining. She begins by sharing a simplified introduction to the healing science of Ayurveda from India and explains the spiritual, mindful relationship to food at its heart. Offering step-by-step instructions for a full 6- or 8-week Ayurvedic reset diet, as well as a simplified 1-week program, she details, day by day, what to eat and drink and provides recipes and meal prepping tips and techniques. The author explains how to prepare for fasting and the benefits of giving your digestive system a break from food, even if only for one day. She prepares you for mono-dieting--when you eat one type of food such as fruits or vegetables for a set period--and reveals the rejuvenating effects that come from isolating your daily diet to one food type. The author then explores the Ayurvedic techniques of food combining in detail, explaining exactly what to eat when to maximize nutrient absorption. Based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, this guide provides everything you need to know to heal your digestive system, prevent chronic ailments, find your healthy weight, and rebuild your sacred relationship with food.

Aloe isn't medicine, and yet...it Cures" is just another text along the lines of the first book written by Father Romano zago, "Cancer Can Be Cured" that includes "The Scientific Monographic History of Aloe Vera and Aloe Arborescens" which in the last few years has recieved much acclaim in the field of alternative medicine in Europe. This time the author presents the curative properties of Aloe and indicates, in simple practice, how to use this plant in curing over 100 types of illnesses including obesity and depression.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

It's been called everything from hemp and Mary Jane, to reefer, pot, and weed. "Cannabis sativa"-marijuana-offers therapeutic applications for everything from Alzheimer's disease and AIDS to Crohn's disease and cancer, and yet it is at the center of a national debate over its medicinal uses. And although research and anecdotal evidence clearly support the benefits of "Cannabis sativa," use of the healing herb is hindered by misinformation and misunderstanding.

Carol S. Bott, a nurse and chemical dependency specialist, addresses the false claims about marijuana and provides a compelling case for using the herb to provide relief to innocent, suffering, and dying patients. With a clear and concise question-and-answer format, she provides a detailed guide for growing cannabis, instructions for cooking with it, and advice for preparing topical applications. Bott emphasizes the appropriate medical uses of marijuana and urges that patient use be informed by local and state law. Most importantly, she presents extensive research to support her position that marijuana is one of the most healing and balancing herbs available today.

Whether you support the legalization of cannabis or are adamantly opposed to it, "How-To Marijuana" will give you invaluable insight into its uses and benefits.

In this potent work, 100 Herbs of Power, John E. Smith describes the rich, colorful history and traditional uses of medicinal herbs from numerous cultures around the globe. He outlines the potential of these powerful herbs in a world where science often overshadows common sense. A must read.

This book is a 'bible' of self-help and hope for those who find themselves unfortunate enough to be suffering from ill health and disease. The author, who found himself in this situation with a terrible lung disease, and whose condition was made worse by conventional medical treatments, set off on a road of discovery and self help. The book catalogues his own successful treatment and details the many people who have been helped, and the treatments used to help them, ranging from cancer(and other dread diseases) to infertility. Written in a narrative style, it is interesting, informative and amusing.

"The Herball or General Historie of Plantes" was first written by John Gerrard and published in 1597. This is the revised edition of 1927 when the book was rearranged so as to form a garden calendar, the plants being grouped according to the time of their flowering or especial appeal. Contents Include: The Herbal The Seasons of the Year Notes and Tables Sundry Virtues Alphabetical Table of Plants. Etc. The contents contain 130 illustrations after the original woodcuts.

Wild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years. Aspirin, for example, the most widely used drug in the Western pharmacopoeia, was first isolated from willows to treat fever, pain, and inflammation. Writing for the lay reader, the author surveys the history of the use of plants in medicine, the range of chemicals produced by plants, and the prospects for future discoveries.

Healthy man has thousand of wishes, sick man has only one: to "GET BETTER." The book is "miracle, powerful, amazing, popular....." It is written is easy-understandable style, therefore is it recommended for education of national health. Especially nowadays, when medicinal herbs obtain increasing application with people, it is more important in prevention and treatment of many diseases. It will do well for individuals, schools and communes. In the course of selling my book, numerous reports came from satisfied and enthusiastic readers. Due to limited space, I quote only few of them: A.L. From Columbia: I am very satisfied with your book. I use recipes from your book which do a lot of good for my health. I had pulmonary disease for many years - I was barely able to breath. As soon as I received your book, I choose one of your recipes for pulmonary disease treatment. I consumed tea for short period of them, and, today, I breathe without difficulties and ride my bicycle carefree.....S.A. England: I am very fond of your book. I find great fortune for people's health in it, and it is the most valuable thing in this world. It is my opinion that every household should have this book, so the one could know to preserve health... O.K. Germany: The content of the book and composite of the recipes and many other instructions is more than exquisite - excellent..and much more.