Murray, Michael T

Explains the principles of natural medicine and outlines their application through the safe and effective use of herbs, vitamins, minerals, diet, and nutrition.

Explains the principles of natural medicine and outlines their application through the safe and effective use of herbs, vitamins, minerals, diet, and nutrition.

Presents information on how to treat depression without pharmaceutical drugs, discussing organic, lifestyle, and nutritional factors that may contribute to the condition, and analyzing natural alternative treatments.

Presents descriptions of over 250 nutritional supplements, herbs, vitamins, and other natural medicines, each with information on what the product is for, how it works, its safety and effectiveness, side effects, drug and food interactions, dosage, and cautions. Arranged alphabetically, with recommendations on the treatment of seventy common conditions.

Provides an overview of healthy eating and the components of food, such as protein and vitamins; describes the medicinal properties of specific vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, oils, herbs, spices, fish, shellfish, dairy products, meat, and poultry; and presents food prescriptions for over seventy ailments.