A personalized approach to using nutritional supplements for your specific health needs, helping you navigate the complex and often confusing landscape of vitamins, minerals, and more.
Tieraona Low Dog Books
Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., has explored natural medicine and its role in modern healthcare for over 35 years, establishing herself as an internationally recognized expert. Her work focuses on integrative medicine, dietary supplements, and women's health, bridging traditional practices with contemporary medical understanding. She is dedicated to advancing healthcare towards a more holistic and accessible model. Dr. Low Dog's extensive experience and leadership emphasize a comprehensive approach to wellness.
National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs
The World's Most Effective Healing Plants
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
With a commitment to providing accurate information on botanical remedies, this guide is a valuable resource for consumers, doctors, and health professionals. Crafted by a team of botanical and medical experts, it presents reliable, practical insights into 72 essential medicinal herbs. This informative reference connects these herbs to the body systems they support, organized into eight chapters: Mental Health & the Nervous System, Respiratory System, Heart & Circulation, Digestive System, Joints, Muscles & Skin, Urinary & Male Health, Female Health, and Wellness & Perception. Each chapter begins with an overview of the health benefits of plants for that body system, sharing traditional herbal remedies and current scientific findings. Highlighting nine plants per chapter, the guide combines botanical and medical information, detailing therapeutic uses, effectiveness, preparations, cautions, and insights into active ingredients. A photo gallery illustrates how each herb is cultivated and processed commercially, revealing the story behind the products available in stores. Special features include practical tips for using herbs in daily life and timelines that showcase the historical wisdom surrounding herbal remedies. An appendix offers an illustrated index of plants, an ailment-by-ailment therapeutic index, a glossary, and a comprehensive index for easy navigation.