The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors

Older Americans are bombarded with news about heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other catastrophic ailments. Yet these probably aren't the problems you and your friends talk about when someone mentions aging. You're concerned about the things you're facing now -- the hundreds of little things that make getting older so difficult. Things like arthritis, bunions, corns, calluses, memory loss, morning aches, shingles, dry mouth, hearing loss, and cold feet and hands. You're concerned about things that nip away at self-reliance, independence, and self-confidence and threaten to make you feel older than your years. For years, we've been listening to your concerns, through your letters to Prevention magazine and out research with our readership. And now we're here to help you with The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors. In the pages that follow, more than 350 doctors and other health care practitioners who specialize in the treatment of older Americans share tips and techniques that can help you care for yourself and remain robust for years to come. Part one, "Help Yourself to Healthier Living," offers a five-step action plan to help you stay healthy and independent for life. You'll find tips to help you stay mentally sharp, eat well, get enough exercise, prevent accidents, and get the best possible care from your doctors. Part two, "Home Remedies for Seniors," includes more than 1,500 doctor-recommended remedies that can help you prevent, relieve, and even self-treat more than 120 ailments that commonly affect older Americans. From aches and pains to varicose veins, you'll find the solutions to many of your most vexing health problems. For your convenience, each chapter has a special section called "Try This First" that highlights the remedy doctors deem the simplest, safest, and most effective way to relieve a particular condition. Additional safe and effective remedies are listed under "Other Wise Ways." Many chapters in part two also offer advice about managing your medications. From the first page to the last, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors truly is a comprehensive guide to beating the little big things that will make you feel older. But much more than that, we sincerely hope reading it will allow you to live well and bask in that time of life that famed choreographer Martha Graham called "the glory of years."Doug Dollemore is the author of 'The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors', published 2001 under ISBN 9780553582352 and ISBN 0553582356.