Review of Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies (Paperback)

I bought this book on vacation and read many items to my husband as we drove around the countryside.I have heard of some of these things before and was surprised by many.I am glad to have a written source to refer to and am looking forward to reading the next volume.I am buying copies for my daughters and mother for Christmas.

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Can colorless nail polish stop a cold sore from blossoming?
How can silverware be used to make a leg cramp subside?
Do kiwi fruit, carrots, apples and avocados lower cholesterol?
Will ankle-pinching relieve stress?

Why not? We all know that chicken soup really does help when you have a cold--and so do the rest of the remedies in this amazing collection of practical, easy-to-use, doctor-approved treatments for a wide variety of ailments.

Turn the pages and find age-old wisdom, common sense advice, and up-to-date information, plus an all-new chapter on weight control--everything to help you help yourself feel good. As the authors' grandmother would say, "What could be bad?"


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Can colorless nail polish stop a cold sore from blossoming?
How can silverware be used to make a leg cramp subside?
Do kiwi fruit, carrots, apples and avocados lower cholesterol?
Will ankle-pinching relieve stress?

Why not? We all know that chicken soup really does help when you have a cold--and so do the rest of the remedies in this amazing collection of practical, easy-to-use, doctor-approved treatments for a wide variety of ailments.

Turn the pages and find age-old wisdom, common sense advice, and up-to-date information, plus an all-new chapter on weight control--everything to help you help yourself feel good. As the authors' grandmother would say, "What could be bad?"

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Review of Healing Remedies: More Than 1,000 Natural Ways to Relieve Common Ailments, from Arthritis and Allergies to Diabetes, Osteoporosis, and Many Others! (Paperback)

This book is chocked full of remedies that are easy to use, cheap to make and above all don't require a Rx.I am convinced that we need to return to more homepathic and natural remedies like this, rather than run to the doctors for pills.

Wilden Sisters deserve a Nobel Prize for Common Sense.Oh, that's right they would prefer people rely on patent medications rather than use their brain.


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A PRACTICAL, SAFE, TIME-TESTED, AND EFFECTIVE A-TO-Z GUIDE TO NATURAL HEALING REMEDIES

For years, sisters Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen have been collecting and incredible home remedies. These range from old treatments that have been passed down for centuries (but forgotten by modern medicine) to methods recently uncovered by doctors and medical researchers. Healing Remedies combines the best entries from the Wilens' Chicken Soup & Other Folk Remedies books, plus a significant amount of new material, including sections on diabetes, osteoporosis, ADD, anxiety, and children's common ailments-from colic and diaper rash to tantrums and teething. Also, check out these other remarkable remedies:

- Eating two pectin-packed apples a day may help lower blood pressure.
- For an energy boost, slap the inside of your elbows and the back of your knees.
- Eating one-half avocado a day may lower cholesterol by up to 42 percent.
- Vaporize a headache by bringing a cup of apple cider vinegar to a slow boil, then put a towel over your head, bend over the pot at a safe distance, and inhale/exhale through your nose for about 10 minutes.
- To tone up your circulatory system and strengthen your heart, pretend to vigorously conduct an orchestra for 10 minutes a day.
- To improve your memory, pop six raw almonds a day.
- Add pizzazz to your sex life by consuming any fruit beginning with p: peaches, plums, pears, pineapple, papaya, and persimmon.
- Practice "girth control" by killing your cravings with pure grape juice.

Though not meant as a substitute for doctor's visits, this amazing guide also features special sections on men's health challenges, especially prostate concerns, and women's symptom relief, from cramps and morning sickness to vaginitis and hot flashes. Remedies galore-and more-are at your fingertips!

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