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Herbals—Effective Alternatives to Drugs

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.

A lady wrote,

I have your book, “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” and know you address many herbal remedies. Is there a book that addresses all herbal remedies that can be used in place of prescription medication and ailments that you recommend? I like to stay away from medications if I can.

There are many excellent herbal reference books available. I don’t have time to read/use them all. However, here are four of the main books I commonly use. In no particular order they are:

1. The Green Pharmacy by James Duke

The Green Pharmacy: The Ultimate Compendium Of Natural Remedies From The World’s Foremost Authority On Healing Herbs
by James A. Duke and Peggy Kessler Duke
1st Edition Jul 15, 1998
617 pages
New hardcover $2.20 and used $0.01
Get it on Amazon here.

2. Prescription Alternatives by Earl Mindell

Prescription Alternatives: Hundreds of Safe, Natural, Prescription-free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health
by Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD and Virginia Hopkins, MA
1st Edition 2003
488 pages
Hardcover New $2.99 and used $0.01
Get in on Amazon here.

3. The Herbal Drugstore by Linda White

The Herbal Drugstore: The Best Natural Alternatives to Over-the-Counter and Prescription Medicines!
by Linda B. White, Steven Foster and Herbs for Health Staff
1st Edition Jul 12, 2000
610 pages
Hardcover New $0.84 and used $0.01
Get it on Amazon here.

4. Blended Medicine by Michael Castleman

Blended Medicine: The Best Choices in Healing
by Michael Castleman
1st Edition Feb 12, 2000
512 pages
Hardcover New $1.87 and used $0.01
Get it on Amazon here.

Note that all these books are available in several editions. The above links are to the cheapest (1st) editions. You can get the latest edition and pay the current price. However, if you don’t have the “big bucks” for a current edition, you have two options. Either purchase a new copy of an earlier edition for a few bucks, or get a used copy of an earlier edition for just pennies. In fact, you can get the first editions of all the above books for just 1 cent each (plus postage of $3.99 per book). So choose the edition that fits your pocketbook. They all contain excellent information—no matter what the edition, although the latest edition will be more up to date than an earlier edition.

Even so, 4 books for just 4 cents (plus postage) is a great deal, especially where you health is concerned.

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Loop Systems

Loop your home or meeting room. Discover how you can hear wonderfully clear sound again when listening to the TV/radio, etc, or when listening to a speaker at a meeting.

Loop systems are one of the best-kept secrets in town. To learn more about Loop Systems and what they can do for you, click here.

Take Control of Your Tinnitus—Here’s How

If your ears ring, buzz, chirp, hiss, click or roar, you know just how annoying tinnitus can be. You do not have to put up with this racket for the rest of your life. This book teaches you many things you can do to help bring your tinnitus under your control so it no longer bothers you.

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Sounds Now Too Loud for You?

Hypersensitive to Sound front coverIf some (or all) normal sounds seem so loud they “blow the top of your head off”, or make you wince or jump, or cause you headaches or ear pain, or affect your balance, or result in fear or annoyance of sounds so you feel you have to avoid these sounds, this book is for you!

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Hearing Phantom Sounds?

When hard of hearing people begin hearing phantom voices or music, they immediately worry they are going crazy. It never crosses their minds that they are sane and are just experiencing Musical Ear syndrome.

To learn more about the strange phantom sounds of Musical Ear syndrome and what you can do about them, click here to read a comprehensive article about Musical Ear Syndrome.

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