Family Guide to Homeopathy - by Andrew Lockie (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Health + Wellness
Sub-Genre: Homeopathy
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Age Range: Adult
Author: Andrew Lockie
Language: English

About the Book

From first aid to preventive medicine, a comprehensive reference to health care for the entire family. Lockie presents a concise and enlightening explanation of how homeopathy works and shows readers how to incorporate its principles in their life-styles, diets, and exercise programs. 13 line drawings.

Book Synopsis

A Safe, Natural, and Effective Alternative Medicine
Millions of people, including health professionals, are mining to homeopathy, a form of medicine that treats illness by stimulating the body's natural defenses. Dr. Lockie explains how homeopathy can help restore health, rather than simply fight disease.
This family reference guide provides all the information necessary to understand how homeopathy works, and how any individual can use it simply and safely to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Accessibly organized by symptoms affecting all parts of the body from head to toe, The Family Guide to Homeopathy offers a list of remedies for hundreds of conditions along with details on how often and how long to give the remedy. It covers everything from heart disease to menopause, from allergies to ulcers, including advice on when to consult a doctor. Special sections feature symptoms and solutions for special problems affecting men, women, infants, and the elderly.

Review Quotes

Library Journal Offers a very accessible explanation of homeopathic theory, a homeopathic first-aid guide, a compilation of numerous ailments and symptoms and their corresponding treatments, and one of the better materia medica aimed specifically for home use by the layperson.

Mind, Body & Spirit A comprehensive...practical, easy-to-use self-care guide.

Vancouver Sun Lockie's enlightening, concise text...does not denigrate orthodox medicine, but provides advice on how people can take more responsibility for their own health.

Dr. Earl Mindell author of Earl Mindell's Herb Bible A great book for alternative solutions without side effects. I recommend it highly.

About the Author

Dr. Andrew Lockie has had seventeen years of medical experience both as a GP and as a homeopathic physician. He is a homeopathic consultant to the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and has written numerous articles for both the medical and lay press. He has recently been appointed information officer at the Faculty of Homeopathy in London where he is responsible for handling public relations.