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Oct 27, 2012

I've enjoyed 'The People's Pharmacy' from time to time while traveling (my local NPR station does not carry it), and so was interested in this book. Avoid it!

1) It is by no means exhaustive. I looked for various ailments and didn't them listed.

2) It lacks a full list of contraindications. Quite a bit of space is given to fennel, but nowhere does it say that women with breast health issues (cysts, tumors, etc.) should avoid it. This is a big deal.

3) It puts much too much stock in old wives' I've enjoyed 'The People's Pharmacy' from time to time while traveling (my local NPR station does not carry it), and so was interested in this book. Avoid it!

1) It is by no means exhaustive. I looked for various ailments and didn't them listed.

2) It lacks a full list of contraindications. Quite a bit of space is given to fennel, but nowhere does it say that women with breast health issues (cysts, tumors, etc.) should avoid it. This is a big deal.

3) It puts much too much stock in old wives' tales. One thing you read a lot is, 'We don't know if that would work, but we've heard from a few others who have told us it does.' I'm fine with a conversational tone, but when I got to the infamous gin-and-raisin arthritis 'cure,' I threw up my hands in resignation. My grandmother tried this, insisting the gin 'evaporated' into the raisins, which then plumped up. NO, the gin is ABSORBED, and the reason you feel better is because it's BOOZE! But the authors didn't make this distinction and even referred to the gin's 'evaporation.' And chocolate chips as a remedy for hiccups? I wish!

I suppose this book would be fine for a quick home remedy, such as for an insect sting (let me save you the trouble: apply a freshly cut onion immediately), but for anything else of substance, look elsewhere. One star. ...more

4

Aug 31, 2017

Lots of great home remedies in this book from husband-and-wife pharmacists. I also liked the list of 24 favorite foods that we can eat on a daily basis to improve our health in different ways. The book is written in a question and answer format using letters and suggestions from their readers. Some of the home remedies they can validate with scientific studies and some they can't, but I guess they share all of them because science hasn't uncovered everything and it might help someone. I like Lots of great home remedies in this book from husband-and-wife pharmacists. I also liked the list of 24 favorite foods that we can eat on a daily basis to improve our health in different ways. The book is written in a question and answer format using letters and suggestions from their readers. Some of the home remedies they can validate with scientific studies and some they can't, but I guess they share all of them because science hasn't uncovered everything and it might help someone. I like their motto "If it might help, won't hurt, and doesn't cost too much, it's worth considering." I've already had success reducing acid reflux/heartburn by chewing sugarless gum after meals, which is in this book as well as their previous home remedy book. ...more

3

Oct 03, 2017

some good advice in here but not enough info on the true and tried remedies or recipes for the remedies .

5

Oct 21, 2011

I have been enjoying this book.
The remedies are compiled from readers and listeners of the Gradeons who sent in their ways of combating common complaints. Although they do the "seek medical advise" warning for serious illness, most of the remedies would not harm most people. Like "a bar of soap under the bottom bedsheet" for restless leg syndrome. Or "Drink dill pickle juice" as a hiccup cure.
The remedies are worth a try.

4

Jan 27, 2013

For some common ailments, this book has a lot of easy remedies that you can probably find in your kitchen -or bathroom cupboard - a bar of soap under the bottom sheet for leg cramps was especially intriguing. Joe and Terry Graedon have explanations for some of the remedies, and some of the tried remedies and their results are baffling, but are perhaps worth a try! This is a fun and easy-to-read book, containing some remedies, some beneficial foods, a couple diets, and a few recipes.

4

Nov 11, 2011

This is a very practical book. There's nothing fancy in these pages, since it's mostly a distillation of items from Joe and Terry Graedon's backlog of collected wisdom on topics of health and diet. From a single read-through, I've already picked up several remedies that are already working for me, since this volume is one purchase I certainly don't regret!

4

Sep 23, 2011

Picked up book after hearing an interview on Bob Edwards' Weekend radio show. Interesting tips on how to inexpensivaly treat various aliments. I have tried a few in the past and am likely to try more in the future.

5

Oct 21, 2011

Yes, I read through the whole book! These books are so fun and amazing. If only I could remember the remedies!---Wait, they did mention something about memory... hmmm

5

Good reference manual for natural remedies. In fact Ive used some of them before I purchased the book and they work. Cheapest price Ive found for this book.Full Review

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A former pharmacologist and a medical anthropologist, respectively, the Graedons combine their skills as well as their celebrity (they write a syndicated column, The People's Pharmacy, and cohost a ...Full Review