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The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies for Seniors
By Doug Dollemore, Prevention Health Books for Seniors Editors, The Editors of Prevention Magazine

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From angina and arthritis to high cholesterol and varicose veins, more than 1,500 remedies for 120 common ailments

Here's the at-home healing guide written especially for seniors, from the people who know home remedies best--the editors of The Doctors Book of Home Remedies. This indispensable resource shares advice and easy self-help solutions from more than 350 doctors who specialize in the health concerns of older men and women. Here are steps you can take to avoid common problems associated with aging, solutions to problems you may already have, advice on when you should consult a doctor, and how to manage your medications. So whether it's a serious issue such as prostate problems or an everyday complaint such as back pain, you'll find the answers inside:

Age Spots
Anemia
Bone Spurs
Clumsiness
Constipation
Denture Discomfort
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Eczema
Emphysema
Fatigue
Foot Pain
Gallstones
Claucoma
Gout
Hair Loss
Hearing Loss
Hip Pain
Incontinence
Insomnia
Lowered Sexual Desire
Macular Degeneration
Memory Loss
Neck Pain
Phlebitis
Poor Appetitie
Sciatica
Shingles
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Tinnitus
Ulcers
Urinary Tract Infections
And Much More

A comprehensive guide to staying fit, energetic, and pain-free, The Doctors Book of Remedies for Seniors brings you the safest, simplest ways to live better longer . . . without a prescription or a doctor's visit.

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Amazon Sales Rank: #820790 in Books
Published on: 1999-06-01
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
592 pages

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Other titles in the Doctors Book of Home Remedies series:

The Doctors Book of Home Remedies
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies For Children
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies For Women
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies For Men
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies For Preventing Disease
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies For Dogs And Cats
High-Speed Healing
New Choices in Natural Healing
New Choices in Natural Healing For Women
New Foods For Healing
The Prevention Pain-Relief System
Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures
Women's Encyclopedia of Health & Emotional Healing
Age Erasers For Women
Health & Healing For African-Americans
Nature's Cures
The Healing Herbs
-- Review

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The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors

When you get to be a certain age, that timeworn phrase "You're as young as you feel" starts to sound a little bit like a bad joke because you're not feeling all that young anymore. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Aches and pains don't have to be an everyday occurrence. Your memory and quick wit can stay just as sharp as they've always been. And with just a little extra attention, your health can be as excellent as it was in your youth.

Yes, it's true your health concerns change with age, and the ways you deal with those health problems have to change, too. That's why the editors of the bestseller The Doctors Book of Home Remedies have brought you The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors. From around the world, we've brought together the top experts on health for people over 60. Together, they've offered more than 1,500 tips designed to ease the illnesses and complaints that specifically affect men and women as they age. Here are just a few examples.

* Drug-free ways to cut high blood pressure and cholesterol down to size
* Simple solutions for building break-proof bones
* Herbs that can save your eyesight
* A vitamin cure for everything from nosebleeds to crow's-feet
* Exercises to ease hip pain
* A soup recipe that shields you from disease
* The key to a good night's sleep-- without sleeping pills
* A candle-wax cure for arthritic hands

Packed with the safe, practical information that has made Prevention Health Books the most trusted name in self-help health care, this book will help you handle health problems so you won't be robbed of the freedom and vitality you've worked so hard to enjoy.

Whatever the condition, you'll find remedies that are simple and inexpensive, using nothing more than items you probably already have around the house.

Customer Reviews

If you think Ibuprofen is a "Home Remedy" You'll Love This.
I found this book condescending and weak on useful health advice. Despite the "home remedies" title, the book's solution for just about anything that ails you is Ibuprofen. I expected far more emphasis on non-prescription health solutions from a book with the title "home remedies". The book's heavy emphasis on the side effects of prescription drugs made it clear that the authors assumed that the average senior is a prescription drug junkie and there is nothing in this book that will help such junkies kick their habits.

The medical advice in this book is very bland-- the same stuff you'll find in the magazines in your doctors' waiting rooms and in the mailings you get from your HMO. I did not find many home remedies listed here that my own doctor has recommended to me (for example, boric acid for recurrent yeast infections and tea tree oil.) There is no mention of low carbohydrate diets as an alternative to pancreas-destroying glyburide drugs for those in the early stages of Type II diabetes. There's nothing about Condoitin and Glucosamine Sulfate for arthritis. These are all "home remedies" that are gaining increased support from doctors because they work for many people and are far cheaper than expensive prescription drugs. Their complete omission from a book of this sort was a disappointment.

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Save you money!
If you consider taking OTCs pain relieviers and managing stress "home remedies," waste...er, spend your money on this overhyped collection of the same-old, same-old. If you want "real" home remedies, stick with the original books -- Home Remedies 1 and 2. This book is weak in its reporting and writing and fails to mention many of the current "in the news" health concerns (and promised solutions) for the elderly.