Gentle Healing for Baby and Child
A Parent's Guide to Child-Friendly Herbs and Other
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Nutrition, Family & Relationships, Parenting
| Author: | Andrea Candee | ISBN: | 9781439194843 |
| Publisher: | Gallery Books | Publication: | February 16, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Gallery Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrea Candee |
| ISBN: | 9781439194843 |
| Publisher: | Gallery Books |
| Publication: | February 16, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Gallery Books |
| Language: | English |
Give your child the gift of natural health
When your children are sick or injured, you want them to feel better -- fast. Although in some cases there is no substitute for traditional medical care, prescription drugs are not always the best answer. Countless parents are discovering that natural, health-promoting substances can often be both safer and more effective. Now, a master herbalist with more than twenty-five years of experience who is also a mother of two shares her natural approach to wellness. Inside you'll find easy holistic therapies for common childhood injuries and ailments, and learn:
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how a banana can remove a splinter
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which herbs help reduce fever
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how an onion helps both bruises and earaches
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why garlic is nature's antibiotic
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how a spritz of rosemary hair juice prevents lice
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why peppermint tea relieves both headaches and stomachaches
-
how gargling with lemon juice and table salt can ease a sore throat
-
why ginger root can ease motion sickness
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and many other intelligent uses of foods and therapeutic plants -- nature's own medicine -- to alleviate discomforts.
Best of all, this invaluable reference stresses and approach that helps you teach you children the benefits of proventing illness -- not just treating it.
Give your child the gift of natural health
When your children are sick or injured, you want them to feel better -- fast. Although in some cases there is no substitute for traditional medical care, prescription drugs are not always the best answer. Countless parents are discovering that natural, health-promoting substances can often be both safer and more effective. Now, a master herbalist with more than twenty-five years of experience who is also a mother of two shares her natural approach to wellness. Inside you'll find easy holistic therapies for common childhood injuries and ailments, and learn:
-
how a banana can remove a splinter
-
which herbs help reduce fever
-
how an onion helps both bruises and earaches
-
why garlic is nature's antibiotic
-
how a spritz of rosemary hair juice prevents lice
-
why peppermint tea relieves both headaches and stomachaches
-
how gargling with lemon juice and table salt can ease a sore throat
-
why ginger root can ease motion sickness
-
and many other intelligent uses of foods and therapeutic plants -- nature's own medicine -- to alleviate discomforts.
Best of all, this invaluable reference stresses and approach that helps you teach you children the benefits of proventing illness -- not just treating it.
