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Body into balance : an herbal guide to holistic self-care / Maria Nöel Groves.
Herbalist Maria Noël Groves shows you how to read your body's signals and support your own wellness with herbal remedies and other natural treatments. You'll learn how each of your major body systems - respiratory, digestive, immune, nervous, memory, reproductive, circulatory, and more - optimally functions, and you'll discover how to use natural remedies to nourish and repair problem areas, restore lost vitality, support your body as a whole, and prevent future problems. Groves includes in-depth instructions, with step-by-step photographs, for making your own herbal remedies, as well as expert guidance on buying and effectively using commercial preparations.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612128078
- ISBN: 1612128076
- ISBN: 9781612125350 (paper : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1612125352 (paper : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 336 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: North Adams, Massachusetts : Storey Publishing, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-325) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Achieving a natural balance -- Part 1: The foundations of good health -- Your body's basic needs -- Herbal nutrition -- Stress and energy -- Relaxation, mood, and sleep -- Digestion and elimination -- Detoxification: cleanup time! -- Part 2: Going deeper and tying it together -- The immune system: tending your inner army -- The respiratory system: breathing deeply -- Blood sugar: not too sweet -- The cardiovascular system: your body's superhighway -- Memory and cognition: sharpening your mind -- Managing pain: listening to your taskmaster -- The thyroid: butterfly in balance -- Your skin and connective tissue: keepin' it together -- Reproductive vitality: the canary in the coal mine -- Longevity and vitality: aging gracefully -- Children and animals: herbal medicine for the whole family -- Part 3: Buying and making herbal remedies -- Harvesting, buying, storing, and using herbs -- DIY herbal remedies -- Appendix I: the Latin names of herbs -- Appendix II: Learn more. |
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| Cambridge City PL - Cambridge City | 613 Gro (Text) | 76893000260363 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Centerville Center Twp PL - Centerville | 613 GRO (Text) | 76895000240772 | 1st Floor Nonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Mooresville PL - Mooresville | 613 GRO (Text) | 37323005257194 | NONFIC | On holds shelf | - |
| Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library | 613 GROVES 2016 (Text) | 39206021198773 | NonFiction | Available | - |
| Starke Co PL - Schricker Main Library (Knox) | 613 GRO (Text) | 30032010676564 | ADULT NON-FICTION | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
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Maria Noël Groves is the author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body into Balance. She is a clinical herbalist and herbal medicine teacher with more than two decades of experience, and a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. She writes for numerous publications including Herbal Academyâs The Herbarium, Taste for Life, Remedies, Herb Quarterly, and Mother Earth News. Her business, Wintergreen Botanicals, is based in Allenstown, New Hampshire.
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