Give your child the gift of natural health

When your children are sick or injured, you want them to feel better -- fast. Although in some cases there is no substitute for traditional medical care, prescription drugs are not always the best answer. Countless parents are discovering that natural, health-promoting substances can often be both safer and more effective. Now, a master herbalist with more than twenty-five years of experience who is also a mother of two shares her natural approach to wellness. Inside you''ll find easy holistic therapies for common childhood injuries and ailments, and learn:

how a banana can remove a splinter

which herbs help reduce fever

how an onion helps both bruises and earaches

why garlic is nature''s antibiotic

how a spritz of rosemary hair juice prevents lice

why peppermint tea relieves both headaches and stomachaches

how gargling with lemon juice and table salt can ease a sore throat

why ginger root can ease motion sickness

and many other intelligent uses of foods and therapeutic plants -- nature''s own medicine -- to alleviate discomforts.

Best of all, this invaluable reference stresses an approach that helps you teach your children the benefits of preventing illness -- not just treating it.