Author(s): NANCY BECKHAM

Pre-Loved Books | Alternative Health

How do you prepare a quick cough formula? How can you treat cystitis without antibiotics? What can you do to relieve your child's eczema? Written for the Australian family, this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide provides advice on all your health needs. Organised according to specific health issues - from your heart and immune system to pregnancy and childhood complaints - it covers:

• How to recognise and respond to common ailments


• What herbs are available in Australia, their medicinal properties and how to use them


• What you need to know about current treatments, including tissue salts, herbal therapies, iridology, dietary supplements and much more


• Which health conditions and complaints you can treat yourself


• What part nutrition plays and what you should eat


• How to prepare simple infusions, compresses and ointments.
  Whether your concern is hayfever or insomnia, high blood pressure or just a desire for wellbeing, this invaluable health book is a must for every Australian home.