Back to Eden: A Human Interest Story of Health and Restoration to be Found in Herb, Root, and BarkNow in its expanded, updated revised edition, this is the original classic text (with more than 5-million copies sold) that helped create the natural foods industry. It remains today one of the major texts on herbs, natural diet and lifestyle and wholistic health. |
Contents
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Tonic Herbs | 82 |
Medicinal Trees204 | 204 |
Specific Herbs for Various Medical Problems233 | 233 |
TREATING DISEASES WITH HERBS | 263 |
Useful Hints to Preserve Vitamins | 655 |
Klosss Favorite Health Recipes | 660 |
Cooking Under Steam Pressure | 699 |
Aluminum Cooking Utensils | 702 |
Baking and Breads712 | 712 |
Preparing Wholesome Desserts and Beverages | 733 |
EFFECTS OF POLLUTED AND ADULTERATED FOODS ON THE BODY | 743 |
Adulteration of Food | 745 |
The Digestive System | 456 |
Carbohydrates | 462 |
Fats473 | 473 |
Protein | 485 |
Vitamins | 516 |
Water542 | 542 |
YOUR FOODS | 555 |
Vegetables | 566 |
Oatmeal | 579 |
Nuts | 584 |
Bread and Refined Flour | 589 |
Meat and Vegetarianism | 597 |
Milk | 610 |
Salt614 | 614 |
Garlic | 621 |
Healthful Diets | 628 |
Obesity | 640 |
Fasting and Healthful Eating | 647 |
FOOD PREPARATION | 653 |
HealthDestroying Foods | 753 |
Dangers from Disease in Animals | 759 |
WATER AND GOOD HEALTH | 775 |
History of Water Cure | 777 |
Using Water to Preserve Health | 784 |
Waters Effect and Use in Treatment | 792 |
Waters Effects on Sickness | 798 |
Baths and Water Treatments | 801 |
Compresses and Fomentations | 820 |
SKILLS IN CARING FOR THE SICK | 839 |
Nursing | 841 |
Massage | 850 |
High Enemas | 862 |
The Value of Charcoal | 866 |
APPENDIX | 873 |
Glossary of OldFashioned Medical Terms | 875 |
Glossary of Medical Properties of Herbs | 877 |
General Tables | 885 |
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Back to Eden: A Human Interest Story of Health and Restoration to be Found ... Jethro Kloss No preview available - 1992 |
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