Nature's Healing Practices / Thrash, Agatha / Paperback / LSI

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Dr. Agatha Thrash has spent her career helping people improve their wellbeing thanks to her practical and natural approach to health. A board specialist in pathology, Dr. Thrash has written numerous books about the benefits of charcoal, hydrotherapy, and other home remedies and natural therapies.

Nature's Healing Practices is an extensive volume that contains a wealth of information drawn from Dr. Thrash's books and her and her associates' years of clinical experience. The book is divided into six sections: Conditions and Diseases, Home Emergencies, Natural Remedies, Herbal Remedies, Dietary Information, Supplemental Information.

The first section—Conditions and Diseases—makes up the largest portion of the book and serves as a reference guide for a host of ailments from allergies, Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, and cataracts to headaches, skin diseases, thyroid issues, and women's conditions. Listed in alphabetical order, the various conditions feature case studies, background information, causes, and treatments, including herbal, hydrotherapy, exercise, and dietary suggestions.

The rest of the sections provide valuable information how to treat bee stings and other minor home emergencies, how to administer hydrotherapy treatments, what herbs treat what ailments, and what foods to avoid and what foods to eat based on the condition you are battling.

 

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Questions this book answers

What does Nature's Healing Practices cover?

It is divided into six sections: Conditions and Diseases, Home Emergencies, Natural Remedies, Herbal Remedies, Dietary Information, and Supplemental Information. Together they make a thorough home reference.

How is the conditions section organized?

Conditions are listed alphabetically, from allergies to women's conditions. Each entry gives background, causes, case studies, and natural treatments.

What natural treatments does the book describe?

It describes herbal remedies, hydrotherapy, exercise, and dietary approaches drawn from Dr. Thrash's clinical experience. Each is presented so families can understand and apply simple treatments.

Does this replace a doctor?

It is a reference on natural remedies. Readers should make treatment decisions with their own physician.

Who was Agatha Thrash?

Dr. Agatha Thrash was a board-certified pathologist who wrote many books on charcoal, hydrotherapy, and other natural remedies. This encyclopedia draws on her books and her clinical experience.