Healing What Hurts: Fast Ways to Get Safe Relief from Aches and Pains and Other Everyday Ailments »

Are you suffering from fever, aches and pains, depression, or a rash? These symptoms and others could mean that something in your body or life is out of balance. According to Dr. David Y. Wong, this is the perfect opportunity for you to listen to your body, tap into its natural ability to heal itself, and take charge of your own health.

In Healing What Hurts, Dr. Wong and medical writer Deborah Mitchell show how self-healing techniques such as herbal medicine, homeopathy, acupressure, and meditation can be used to treat ailments from bad breath to tinnitus, bronchitis to varicose veins. For instance, you will learn about alternatives to antibiotics that nourish, rather than compromise, the immune system and how to use exercise and acupressure treatments to rein in back pain.

Each ailment section contains: Vital information such as causes and risk factors, Prevention tips, Best-bet natural remedies and step-by-step advice on how to use them, Alternative treatments for relief of symptoms, What symptoms are urgent and when to seek professional help. This reader-friendly guidebook delivers the tools you need to become an active participant in your own health and well-being.

About the Author:
David Y. Wong, M.D., cofounder and director of the Health Integration Center in Torrance and Santa Monica, California

Foreword     vii
The Foundations of Health
The Four Pillars of Health     3
Eating for Maximum Health     4
Living a Healthy Lifestyle     7
Stress and Stress Management     14
Attitude and Spiritual Health     17
How to Treat Yourself Using Natural and Conventional Medicine     21
Taking Care of Yourself     22
Herbal Medicine     22
Homeopathy     24
Essential Oils and Aromatherapy     25
Nutritional Supplementation     26
Acupressure     28
Other Self-Help Therapies     28
Over-the-Counter Medications     33
Preparing a Self-Care Remedy Kit     35
How to Heal Naturally, Head to Toes
From the Neck Up     39
Bad Breath     39
Bleeding Gums     41
Canker Sores     43
Cataracts     45
Cold Sores     47
Conjunctivitis     49
Dandruff     51
Dry Eyes     52
Dry Mouth     54
Ear Infections     56
Glaucoma     58
Hair Loss     60
Laryngitis     64
Lice(Head)     65
Macular Degeneration     66
Nosebleed     69
Tinnitus     70
Yellow Teeth     72
Aches and Pains     76
Back Pain     76
Headache     79
Migraine     81
Osteoarthritis     84
Repetitive Strain Injury     87
Restless Legs Syndrome     89
Rheumatoid Arthritis     90
Shingles     94
Sore Nipples     96
Temporomandibular Disorder     98
Tendinitis and Bursitis     100
The Nether Regions     103
Erectile Dysfunction     103
Genital Herpes     106
Hemorrhoids     109
Jock Itch     110
Menopause     112
Premenstrual Syndrome     114
Prostate Problems     116
Stress Incontinence     119
Urinary Tract Infections     121
Vaginitis     124
Tummy Troubles     127
Belching     127
Constipation     129
Diarrhea     132
Flatulence     136
Food Poisoning      139
Heartburn     143
Hiccups     145
Inflammatory Bowel Disease     147
Irritable Bowel Syndrome     149
Nausea, Vomiting, and Morning Sickness     151
Ulcers     153
Itchy, Bumpy, Flaky All Over     157
Abscesses     157
Athlete's Foot     159
Boils     161
Bunions     163
Calluses and Corns     165
Eczema     168
Hives     171
Insect Bites and Stings     173
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac     176
Psoriasis     178
Warts     180
Feeling Down and Out     183
Anemia     183
Caffeine Withdrawal     186
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome     188
Common Cold     192
Depression     196
Hangover     200
Insomnia     202
Jet Lag     205
Lactose Intolerance     208
Nicotine Withdrawal     211
Look, Smell, and Feel Good     213
Acne     213
Body Odor     216
Burns     219
Hangnail      221
Ingrown Nail     222
Liver Spots     224
Nails (Chipped, Soft, Brittle)     225
Obesity     227
Skin Tags     232
Smelly Feet     233
Varicose Veins     235
Take a Deep Breath     239
Asthma     239
Bronchitis     244
Hay Fever     246
Sinusitis     249
Snoring     251
The Body Internal     255
Cold Hands     255
Diabetes (Type II)     257
Fibrocystic Breasts     260
Gallstones     263
Hepatitis C     266
High Blood Pressure     270
High Cholesterol     273
Hypoglycemia     276
Hypothyroidism     279
Kidney Stones     282
Osteoporosis     284
Resources and Further Reading     289
Index     293
About the Authors     309