Body into balance : an herbal guide to holistic self-care / Maria Noël Groves.

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Body into balance : an herbal guide to holistic self-care

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"Groves shows you how to read your body's signals and support your own wellness with herbal remedies and other natural treatments. You'll learn how each of your major body systems--respiratory, digestive, immune, nervous, memory, reproductive, circulatory, and more--optimally functions, and you'll discover how to use natural remedies to nourish and repair problem areas, restore lost vitality, support your body as a whole, and prevent future problems"--Amazon.com.

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English

ISBN - ISSN:

9781612128078

1612128076

9781612125350

1612125352

Physical Description:

336 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Contents:

Introduction: Achieving a natural balance -- Part 1: The foundations of good health -- Your body's basic needs -- Herbal nutrition -- Stress and energy -- Relaxation, mood, and sleep -- Digestion and elimination -- Detoxification: cleanup time! -- Part 2: Going deeper and tying it together -- The immune system: tending your inner army -- The respiratory system: breathing deeply -- Blood sugar: not too sweet -- The cardiovascular system: your body's superhighway -- Memory and cognition: sharpening your mind -- Managing pain: listening to your taskmaster -- The thyroid: butterfly in balance -- Your skin and connective tissue: keepin' it together -- Reproductive vitality: the canary in the coal mine -- Longevity and vitality: aging gracefully -- Children and animals: herbal medicine for the whole family -- Part 3: Buying and making herbal remedies -- Harvesting, buying, storing, and using herbs -- DIY herbal remedies -- Appendix I: the Latin names of herbs -- Appendix II: Learn more.

Subject:

Self-care, Health -- Popular works.

Medicine, Preventive -- Popular works.

Herbs -- Therapeutic use.

Holistic medicine.

Medicine, Preventive.

Popular works.

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Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner for Health & Healing

An antacid or an aspirin may soothe your pain, but it doesn't cure the cause of your symptoms. Headaches, indigestion, fatigue, allergies, anxiety, eczema, high blood pressure, and other conditions are clues to a deeper imbalance in your body, and learning to read those clues is a key step in maintaining optimal health. Herbalist Maria Noël Groves shows you how to read your body's signals and support your own wellness with herbal remedies and other natural treatments. You'll learn how each of your major body systems -- respiratory, digestive, immune, nervous, memory, reproductive, circulatory, and more -- optimally functions, and you'll discover how to use natural remedies to nourish and repair problem areas, restore lost vitality, support your body as a whole, and prevent future problems. Groves includes in-depth instructions, with step-by-step photographs, for making your own herbal remedies, as well as expert guidance on buying and effectively using commercial preparations.

Author Notes

Maria Noël Groves is the author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body into Balance . She is a clinical herbalist and herbal medicine teacher with more than two decades of experience, and a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. She writes for numerous publications including Herbal Academy's The Herbarium , Taste for Life , Remedies , Herb Quarterly , and Mother Earth News . Her business, Wintergreen Botanicals, is based in Allenstown, New Hampshire.

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Library Journal Review

Those who are interested in managing their health holistically may wish to incorporate herbs into their regime. Groves, an experienced herbalist, provides the necessary tools for doing just that. The author explains the basic principles of herbal medicine, which is based on helping the body heal itself through a balanced lifestyle, and discusses the importance of diet, nutrition, and stress management. She also looks at specific conditions and body systems, helping readers to identify which herbs are best for treating a particular ailment as well as how to harvest and prepare herbs in various ways: teas, tinctures, creams, vinegars, salves, and poultices. The importance of using herbs safely in order to avoid adverse effects and interactions with prescription medications is stressed. Groves is squarely in the alternative medicine camp, but she notes that some illnesses require the care of a traditional physician. Her basic health advice is sound: eat a well-rounded diet based on natural foods, avoid toxic chemicals, apply meditation, yoga, or tai chi, and get enough sleep. VERDICT A solid introduction to herbal medicine.-Barbara Bibel, formerly Oakland P.L. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.