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Contents

Foreword xviiPreface xixA Doctor in Your House xxiv

Part OneTreatments to Try Out 1Burns and Scalds 1Cuts, Scratches and Grazes * 1Inflammation of the Eyes 2Colds 2Catarrh 2Hoarseness 3Chilblains and Cold Feet 3Tired Feet and Legs 4Haemorrhages and Haemophilia 5Abdominal Disorders 5Heartburn 5Digestive Upsets and Cramps 6Constipation 6Diarrhoea 7Slimming 8Headaches 9Facial Neuralgia \ 9Your Iron - a Help for Aches and Pains 9Urine Retention 10Combatting the Accumulation of Uric Acid 10Limewood Charcoal Powder 10Curing Rheumatic and Arthritic Ailments without Medication 11Corn (Maize) and Millet Porridge 11Itching and Burning of the Skin 12Eczema and Other Skin Eruptions 12Boils 13

Whitlows (Paronychia) 13Swelling and Bruises 13Insect Stings and Bites 14Insect Stings in the Mouth and Throat 15False Sea Onion [Omithogalum caudatum) 15Convulsions 16Excessive Libido 16Conclusion of Part One 16

Part TwoFever - an Alarm Bell 19Cooperating with Nature 22Pain - an Alarm Bell 23The Correct Thing to Do 24Heed the Warning 25Advice for Expectant and Nursing Mothers 26Dealing with Calcium and Silica Deficiencies 29Dangerous Influences during Pregnancy 30Mastitis (Inflammation of the Breast) 32Infertility - the Pros and Cons of Hormone Treatment 33Two Solutions to Consider 33Other Important Observations 34Infant Care 35Baths 35Skin Care 37Remedies 37Infant Nutrition 39Mother's Milk 39Solid Food 41Infants' Complaints 42Cradle Cap (Crusta lactea) 42Infantile Eczema • 44Children's Diseases \ 46Measles 48Mumps 50Whooping Cough 50Coeliac Disease 51Poliomyelitis . 53Influenza 54Virus Influenza 55Checklist for the Treatment of Influenza 56The Brain 57

What Can Damage the Brain? 59Taking Precautions 60The Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis) 60The Master Gland 60Care of the Small Wonder Gland 61Headaches — their Causes and Treatment 62The Tongue 63The Sensation of Taste 63Other Capabilities of the Tongue 64The Tongue Can Be a Blessing 65Taking Care of the Eyes 66The Lacrimal Glands 68Simple Remedies for Eye Problems 69Infectious Suppuration of the Eyes and Mouth 69The Nose 70The Functions of the Nose 71Treatment for Nasal Problems . 7 2Inflammation of the Ear (Otitis) 73Middle Ear Infections 74Sinus Infections 75Sore Throats 76The Treatment of Sore Throats 77Hay Fever 78Leucorrhoea and What to Do about It 79Colds 81During a Change of Season 81Vitamin and Calcium Deficiencies 83Foods that Build Up Resistance to Colds 84Other Remedies to Build Up Resistance 84Guarding against the Consequences of Infectious Diseases 85The Remarkable Laws of Immunity 86Laws We Should All Take Note Of \ 86Why Natural Antibiotics Are Necessary 88Building Up Resistance 88Various Antibiotics in Practice 88Natural Antiobiotics 89Improving the Value of Raw Food 92Looking after your Health - the Best Prevention against

Respiratory Diseases 92Various Causes 92Adequate Nutrition 94Skin Care and Other Precautions 95

The Importance of Joy and Correct Breathing 95Asthma 96Nervous Asthma 96Bronchial Asthma 96Cardiac Asthma 98Important Factors in the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases 99Calcium 100How to Overcome Calcium Deficiency 101The Lesser Known Benefits of Calcium 104Our Blood - a Mysterious Fluid 105The Lymphatic System — the White Bloodstream 107Functions of the Lymphatic System . 107How to Keep the Lymph Healthy 100Tuberculosis and Cancer 110Lymphoadenoma 111Looking After our Capillary System 111Our All-Important Circulation 112The Marvellous Design of the Circulatory System 113The Important Function of the Arteries 114Narrowing and Hardening of the Arteries 115Arteriosclerosis, Coronary Thrombosis and Heart Attacks 117Embolism and Thrombosis 119Preventative Treatment 119Calcification and Calcium Preparations 120Older People and Calcium 122Diets for Hypertension, Arteriosclerosis and Other Signs of

Old Age 124A Recommended Diet . 125Normalising the Blood Pressure through a Wholegrain Rice

Diet 128What Can You Expect to Achieve? 129Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) 129What Relief is Available? 130Other Remedies and Treatments 131Varicose Veins 132Sclerosing 133Surgery 134Natural Regeneration , 135Phlebitis (Inflammation of the Veins) 137Leg Ulcers 137Circulatory Disorders 138Chilblains 138

Gangrene 139Haemorrhoids 140The Treatment of Haemorrhoids 140The Heart - an Indefatigable Organ 141The Heart's Matchless Activity 141Complications Deserving Attention 142Interesting Help for the Heart 143Lycopus europaeus - a Remedy for Palpitations 144Modern Heart Poisons 145Stress - Pace and Haste 145Smoking 146Only One Heart! 147Beware of Heart Attacks 148Finding a Happy Medium 149Recommended Changes 150Athlete's Heart 150Angina Pectoris . 151An Old Country Remedy 153The Woody Partitions inside the Walnut 153Sick without a Sickness 154Hyperthyroidism 155Neurodystonia (Autonomic Nervous Disorders) 155Visible and Invisible Goitre 156Causes and Cures 157Post-Operative Treatment of Goitre 158Goitre and Iodised Salt 158Iodine 160Where Iodine Can Be Found 161The Effects of Iodine Deficiency 161Menstrual Problems 162Menopausal Problems 163The Kidneys 164Noteworthy Characteristics of the Kidney Structure 164Harmful Influences 165How to Detect Kidney Disorders 166Kidney Colic 167The Urinary Bladder 170Inflammation of the Bladder (Cystitis) . 170Bed-wetting (Enuresis) 171Prostate Trouble 173Inflammation of the Testicles (Orchitis) 174Skin Disorders 175

Eczema and Other Skin EruptionsWhen a Tendency to Eczema Runs in the FamilyPsoriasisNettle Rash (Urticaria)Simple Remedies for NeuritisWhat Is an Allergy?What Can Be Done about Allergies?A Fast Cure for Shingles (Herpes zoster)Spasms and CrampsOur 'Nasty' Sympathetic Nervous SystemPrevention Is Better than CureInsomniaSome Reliable and Inexpensive Remedies for InsomniaEpilepsy - New Views concerning its TreatmentReasoning on the EvidenceTragic Hereditary FactorsBasic Qualifications for Starting a FamilyThe Treatment of Psychosomatic Illnesses and Mental

DisordersThe Meaning of the Word 'Soul'The Interaction of Mind and BodyNatural TreatmentFrom my Own ExperienceNew Approaches to these ProblemsNursing Patients with Mental ProblemsWeight Control (Overweight and Underweight)Guidelines for Slimming without DangerThe StomachHunger and AppetiteStomach DisordersGastric AcidGastric Ulcers vPoisoning of the Stomach and IntestinesCausesSuccessful TreatmentSpecial GuidelinesAppendicitisNon-Surgical TreatmentDiarrhoeaIs Constant Diarrhoea Harmful?Effective TreatmentChronic Constipation

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The Dangers of Leaving Constipation UntreatedNatural RemediesDo Starchy Foods Cause Constipation?Two Soups to Open the BowelsDysbacteriaIntestinal ParasitesThreadworms and RoundwormsTapewormsDangers of the TropicsHidden Dangers - Parasites and Micro-organismsTropical DiseasesPrecautionary MeasuresThe Liver and GallbladderCauses and Symptoms of Liver DisordersLiver Disorders and NutritionTreating Infectious Diseases of the Liver and GallbladderOil Cure for GallstonesJaundiceThe PancreasProper Care of the PancreasA Diet for DiabeticsMultiple SclerosisThe Real CauseThe SymptomsVarious Approaches to TreatmentArthritis and GoutCan Tomatoes Cause Cancer and Arthritis?Rheumatoid ArthritisThe Living CellCell MetabolismSick CellsThe Degenerated CellThe Spectre of CancerA Question Still UnansweredIs Cancer a Localised Disease or One Affecting the Whole

System?Is Cancer Communicable?Susceptibility to Cancer Despite a Healthy Life-StyleBirthmarks and CancerSmoker's CancerDeadly Dangers in the WaterBeware of Carcinogenic Substances

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Seven Basic Rules for the Prevention of Cancer 288Remedies for Cancer 292Bacteria and Viruses 293Bacteria 293Viruses 294AIDS - Worse than Cancer 297Our Teeth 299Healthy Teeth and their Defence Action 299Dead Teeth 301Care of the Teeth 303Periodontal Disease (Periodontitis) 308Beautiful Hair - a Natural Adornment 309The Structure of the Hair 309Hair Colour 310Care of the Hair 311The Skin 313The Functions of the Skin 313Sensible Skin Care 319Impetigo 324Biological Treatment 324Reliable Remedies for Fungal Infections (Mycosis) 325Diseases of the Nails 325The Feet - our Faithful Servants 326The Structure of the Feet and the Need for Proper Care 327Care of the Feet 327Dealing with Excessive Foot Sweat 330High Heels or None at All? 331Walking Barefoot 332Periostitis 334Strained Ligaments and Sinews, Sprained Ankles 335Back Problems 336Hernias (Ruptures) 337Preventative Measures 337

A Selection of Medicinal Herbs 338How a Good Herbal Remedy Is Developed 338How Herbal Remedies Can Be Used 341Alpine Plants and Lowland Plants - Which Are of Greater

Value? 344Angelica [Angelica archangelica) 347Bear's Garlic/Ramsons {Allium ursinum) 349Butterbur (Petasites officinalis [hybridusj] 350

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) 355Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba) 359Horsetail/Shave Grass (Equisetum arvense) 362Lady's Mantle (AJchemilla vulgaris) 364Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) 365Mistletoe (Viscum album) 366Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) 367Nettles (Urtica dioica, Urtica wens) 368Oats (Avena sativa) 370Papaya (Carica papaya) 372Pimpernel Root (Pimpinella saxifraga) 374Purple Coneflower (Ecbinacea purpurea and angustifolia) 376Sea Onion or Squill (Sdlla, Urginea maritima) 380

Wild Fruits and Berries 382Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) ' 382Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) . 383Juniper Berries (Fructus juniperi) 384Rose Hips {Rosa canina) 385Rowan Berries (Fructus sorbi) 387Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamhoides) 387

A Brief Guide to Selected HomoeopathicRemedies 390

Acom'tum napellus (Aconite, Monkshood) 390Atropa belladonna (Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade) 391Coccus cacti (Cochineal) 393Guaiacum officinale (Guaiac, Resin of Lignum vitae) 393Kalium iodatum (Potassium iodide) 394Lachesis 394Daphne mezereum (Daphne, Spurge Laurel) , 395Sepia officinalis (Sepia) • 396Tarentula cubensis 396Urtica dioica, Urtica urens (Stinging Nettle) 397

Four Biochemical Remedies 398Calcarea Huorica (Calcium Fluoride) 398Natrum muriaticum (Cooking or Table Salt, Sodium

Chloride) - 399Natrum sulphuricum (Glauber's Salt, Sodium Sulphate) 400Terra Silicea puri&cata (Silica) 401

Seasonings 404Culinary Herbs Are Medicines 404Garlic (Allium sativum) 409Garlic Milk 410Onion (Allium cepa) 411Shallot (Allium ascalonicum) 412Cress 412Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) 413Black or Spanish Radish (Raphanus sativus) 415Salt as a Medicine 415

Various Diets and Treatments 417Serious Vitamin Deficiency in the Spring 417Internal Cleansing in the Spring 419Programmes to Purify the Blood 422Kelp and 'Spring Fever' or Fatigue 424Water and its Therapeutic Effects 424The Therapeutic Value of the Sea 427Alternating Hot and Cold Water Therapies 429Steam Baths at Home 430Sitz Baths and their Medicinal Value 430The Schlenz Method (Baths of Increasing Temperature) 433Kuhne's Cold Water Treatment 436Revulsion by Means of Stimulation (Irritation) Therapies 438The Medicinal Value of Clay 439Herb Poultices 441The Potato as a Remedy 444Papain - its Origin and Uses 445The Therapeutic Effects of Milk 448The Curative Effects of Wheat Germ Oil 451Honey - its Specific Therapeutic Effects 454The Medicinal Value of Honey 455The Wonder Jelly for Queen Bees - Royal Jelly 456Pollen 458The Curative Properties of Chicken and Chicken Fat 460Red Slug Syrup (Arion rufus) 461

Questions of Nutrition 463Natural Wholefood 463Helpful Diets for the Sick 475Fasting 480Fattening-Up Diets 483

How Much Food Do We Need? 483Vitamins 484Overcoming Protein Deficiency 492Eating Vegetables and Fruit at the Same Meal 493Fruit and Vegetable Juices - their Effects on You 495Difficulties in Adjusting to a Raw Food Diet 500Berries 502Be Careful with Stone Fruit 505Fruit Sprayed with Pesticides 508Rhubarb 509Sugar 509The Value of Canned and Bottled Fruit 514Our Daily Bread 516Whole Wheat and Other Cereals 519Wheat Germ 521Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) 523What You Should Know about Potatoes . 525Oils and Fats 527The Importance of Oil Seeds and Fruits 532Almonds 535Walnuts 535Milk and Dairy Farming 536Yogurt 540Coffee 542Sauerkraut (Fermented White Cabbage) 545The Art of Cooking Depends upon Proper Seasoning 547Cooking Salt 550Yeast and Yeast Extract 551

Miscellaneous Topics 553Impoverished Earth, Rich Sea 553No Life without Iodine \ 554Poisons that Are Difficult to Eliminate 557Look Out - Metallic Salts Are Hazardous 562Copper Cookware 566Are Synthetic Fibres Detrimental to Health? 567Animals and Insects as Carriers of Disease 569Climatic Influences 571The Sun Means Life and Death 572Intense Heat and its Dangers 575Breathing Means Life 577Fresh Air 582

Oxygen as a Healing Factor 583The Effects of Smoking 584Stress - a Disease of Modern Times 587Housing Problems and Sickness 589Taking Health into Consideration when Building a House 590Questions of Health and the Protection of Nature 593Television and Health 596The Need to Relax 599Tiredness - a Natural Symptom 601What Is Exhaustion? 605Natural Sleep 606What Do Dreams Tell Us about Ourselves? 612The Symptoms of Old Age 615Gratitude - a Remedy 617The Therapeutic Power of Music 619The Therapeutic Power of Peace and Quiet 621Happiness Means Health ... 624Recommendations for Breakfast 632Recommendations for Lunch (Midday Meal) 634Recommendations for Supper (Evening Meal) 635Important Basic Rules for the Healthy and the Sick 635Fasting - a Means to Combat the Damage Caused by

Civilisation 637Emptying the Bowels - Indispensable for Juice Diets 641Health Benefits from Taking Vegetable Juices with a Specific

Purpose 643A. Vogel's Rheumatism Cure 651Are Nitrates Poisonous? 653The 'Nature Doctor' Takes his Leave 654A Special Note 655Alphabetical Index to Topics, Diseases and Complaints 656Index \ 659