by National Geographic (Author)
A guide to the world's most therapeutic foods, herbs, spices, and essential oils will allow the healing power of nature to energize your body and enrich your life, providing a surefire path to good health and well-being.
This authoritative guide to the foods, herbs, spices, essential oils, and other natural substances that alleviate common ailments will enhance your life--from treating illness to sharpening the mind, losing weight, cleaning the home, enhancing pregnancy, and reducing the effects of aging. Divided into two sections--Nature's Cures and Nature's Pharmacopoeia--this beautifully illustrated guide provides up-to-date information on such timely topics as the perils of packaged foods and the benefits of phytochemicals, how to achieve major results with minor alterations in your food choices, the soothing benefits of essential oils, and the most effective methods for maximizing such natural home helpers as salts, vinegars, oils, and more. Innovative recipes offer easy, effective dishes that utilize multiple herbs, spices, and fresh foods for powerhouse results.Author Biography
DR. TIERAONA LOW DOG is an internationally recognized expert in integrative medicine, dietary supplements, and women's health. For many years she worked with Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona's Center for Integrative Medicine. A leader in national health policy and regulatory issues, she has been elected chair for numerous supplements and botanicals panels for the U.S. Pharmacopeia. Among her many honors, she received the Clinician of the Year Award from the Natural Products Association in 2015. She is a frequent guest on The Dr. Oz Show and The People's Pharmacy NPR radio show.