Improve your health and well-being naturally with this wide-ranging
guide to complementary healthcare. Split into easy-to-follow sections,
it details all kinds of natural treatments and approaches for body and
mind. Grow your own medicinal plants for use in ointments, creams and
tinctures; prepare juicy fruit smoothies or flower tisanes to boost
immunity; meditate with amber stones to focus the mind; or drink a
healing orange essence to lift your spirits. In addition, you can use
holistic methods drawn from yoga, ayurveda, massage, reflexology and
reiki to achieve physical health and bring clarity and purpose to daily
life. The perfect antidote to the demands of modern living: recognize
the signs of emotional and physical stress, and use natural remedies to
heal and restore balance. Specific treatments give fast, effective
remedies for colds, allergies, muscular pain, fatigue, depression and
more. Describes holistic techniques suitable for self-healing, or for
practice with partners, friends and family members, which can easily be
incorporated into everyday life. Over 2000 photographs and illustrations
show alternative healing in action, and will help you to achieve optimum
health and vitality in simple steps.