Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History

by Josh Axe

Overview

Bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe explains how to treat more than seventy diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages.

Long before the first pharmaceutical companies opened their doors in the 1850s, doctors treated people, not symptoms. And although we've become used to popping pills, Americans have finally had it with the dangerous side effects, addiction and over-prescribing—and they're desperate for an alternative.

Here's the good news: That alternative has been here all along in the form of ancient treatments used for eons in traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic and Greek medicine. Ancient Remedies is the first comprehensive layman's guide that will bring together and explain to the masses the very best of these time-tested practices.

In Ancient Remedies, Dr. Axe explores the foundational concepts of ancient healing—eating right for your type and living in sync with your circadian clock. Readers will learn how traditional practitioners identified the root cause of each patient's illness, then treated it with medicinal herbs, mushrooms, CBD, essential oils, and restorative mind-body practices. What's more, they'll discover how they can use these ancient treatments themselves to cope with dozens of diseases, from ADHD to diabetes, hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and beyond.

Through engaging language and accessible explanations, Ancient Remedies teaches readers everything they need to know about getting, and staying, healthy—without toxic, costly synthetic drugs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316496476
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	220,955
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Dr. Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS, is the founder of the world's #1 most visited natural health website, DrAxe.com. He is also the bestselling author of Eat Dirt and Keto Diet, and the co-founder of Ancient Nutrition supplement company. Dr. Axe appears regularly on the Dr. Oz Show and has written for Shape, PopSugar, HuffPost, Men's Health, Forbes, Business Insider, Muscle & FitnessHers, and Well+Good.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Recognizing the Flaws of Pharmaceutical-Based Healthcare and Reclaiming Our Health 3

Part I The wisdom of ancient healing

Chapter 1 Ancient Medicine for a Modern World 13

Chapter 2 Curing the Root Cause 27

Chapter 3 Eat Right for Your Ancient Element 55

Chapter 4 The Ancient Way of Eating 80

Chapter 5 Meals Are Medicine 92

Part II Your ancient pharmacy

Chapter 6 The Healing Value of Herbs, Spices, and Mushrooms 109

Chapter 7 Cannabis: The Forbidden Herb 128

Chapter 8 The Power of Essential Oils 142

Chapter 9 Emotional and Spiritual Secrets for Breakthrough Healing 157

Chapter 10 Ancient Therapies and Lifestyle Medicine for Modern Health Woes 170

Part III Ancient prescriptions

Chapter 11 Understanding the Five Organ Systems of TCM 187

Chapter 12 Prescriptions for 70+ Conditions 211

Part IV Recipes for ancient nutrition

Acknowledgments 368

Notes 369

Index 397

Editorial Reviews

"Ancient Remedies will give readers all the information they need to get and stay healthy. It's engaging, accessible and comprehensive. I highly recommend Dr. Axe’s new book to those seeking a more natural path to wellness."—Amy Myers, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Autoimmune Solution and The Thyroid Connection

"In this revolutionary book, Dr. Axe discusses the importance and benefits of herbs, essential oils, and other ingredients in healing disease, increasing vitality, and staying well naturally. Ancient Remedies will help readers heal and grow through the power of ancient holistic practices."—Shawn Johnson East, Olympic Gold Medalist, Gymnast

"If you want to avoid the nasty side effects of prescription medications and are seeking an alternative, this book is the answer. Dr. Axe discusses ancient treatments used for centuries in traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Greek medicine. Ancient Remedies is the first comprehensive guide to holistic remedies. It's a must read."—Dr. Alejandro Junger, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Clean, Clean Gut, Clean Eats, and Clean7, founder of The Clean Program

"With the world so sick today, we need this book more than ever. Dr. Axe brilliantly shares groundbreaking research and wisdom from ancient cultures that can heal our bodies.”—Vani Hari, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Food Babe and Truvani

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