Burke Lennihan - Your Natural Medicine Cabinet: A Practical Guide to Drug-Free Remedies for Common Ailments

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Your Natural Medicine Cabinet

Your Natural Medicine Cabinet is spot on with the most effective natural remedies that will help to heal and soothe everyday ailments. Having worked with one of Burkes mentors many years ago, I can now understand why she is so accomplished at arriving at the correct remedy for so many issues. This is one gem of a book that I wouldnt hesitate to recommend to all drug-free solution seekers.

ANN LOUISE GITTLEMAN, PHD, CNS, New York Times bestselling author of 30 books on health and healing

A super user-friendly introduction to the best and safest natural remedies that should be in everyones medicine cabinet ... and how to use them to treat the most frequently experienced ailments. Full of good, practical information along with compelling personal stories. This book should be in every home!

DANA ULLMAN, MPH, author of 10 books on natural and homeopathic medicine

This treasure trove of practical remedies is so well-written and under-standable that it will appeal to a wide audience. Lennihans years of experience and her knowledge of the literature that evaluates holistic approaches makes this a perfect addition to ones home library.

JUDY NORSIGIAN, bestselling author of Our Bodies, Ourselves

This valuable book makes it easy and enjoyable to find what you need to heal yourself naturally.

PEGGY HUDDLESTON, author of Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster: A Guide of Mind-Body Techniques

Your Natural Medicine Cabinet has quickly become our top recommendation, the go-to book for folks who want to know more about healing themselves. Packed with information running the gamut from a quick fix for small problems to longer-term use of supplements for all kinds of conditions, this book is a very enjoyable read. As a certified nutritionist and the owner of a health food store for nearly 40 years, I am truly impressed with Burke Lennihans book and recommend it to our customers for the quick, easy-to-access, and vital information she puts out for her readers.

ELIZABETH STAGL, CN, MS NutSci, co-owner of Cambridge Naturals, Cambridge, Mass.

A tried-and-true natural medicine expert has pulled together a wealth of information anyone can easily understand and implement. This book is a treasure of resources you will be glad you have when illness strikes or you just want to be the healthiest you can be.

JUNE RIEDLINGER SHIBLEY, RPH, PHARMD, ND, former director of the Center for Integrative Therapies in Pharmaceutical Care, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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ISBN: 978-0-9834430-2-5 (paperback)
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Cover design: Nita Ybarra
Interior design: Alan Barnett

On the cover: Ginkgo biloba, one of the most ancient trees on earth, has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and more recently in Western herbalism and homeopathy. Its usefulness in conventional medicine has been documented by dozens of scientific trials.

This book is intended to serve only as a resource and informational guide. It is not intended nor should it be taken as medical advice. Individual readers are not engaged in individual therapy with either the author or the publisher. The ideas, procedures, and suggestions in this book are not intended as a substitute for consulting a professional. All matters regarding health require medical supervision. Please consult the section on Whats Safe to Treat at Home for additional guidelines. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss, injury, or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book. The opinions expressed in this book represent the personal views of the author.

To Sri Chinmoy, my spiritual teacher,
who taught by his own radiant example
that a healthy body creates a dynamic vessel
for a peaceful, meditative life

and to my parents
my father the doctor and my mother the teacher,
nature lovers both,
who gave me a wildflower garden when I was little
and with it a love for the healing powers of plants.

D I S C O V E R I N G
N A T U A L H E A L I N G

Can it really work that fast?

My running buddys eyes were wide with astonishment. I had just dropped a natural remedy into her mouth and the pain from her cramps dissolved along with the pellets. We had just passed my health food store when she told me she had to turn around because her cramps were so bad. I suggested experimenting with something from the store. It was worth a try it would be harmless at worst, and at best it might save our Saturday morning run. In fact the remedy worked almost instantaneously, as they sometimes do, and I was as astonished as she was.

It was one of the ah ha moments that led me to write this book. I spent 15 years working in the supplement department of my health food store, talking to my customers about what worked for them and focusing on:

	What works the best and fastest for common home-care conditions.
	Whats safe and cost-effective for the family medicine cabinet.
	Whats the simplest approach, one that anyone can master.

The result is this book. I hope it will empower you to create your own natural medicine cabinet. By treating everyday complaints at home, youll stay healthier overall, youll save time and money by preventing unnecessary trips to your primary care doctor or emergency room, and youll lose less time from work for yourself or a sick child.

How This Book Came About

This is probably the first crowd-sourced book in natural healing, with the crowd being my thousands of customers and clients going back to 1977 when I opened my health food store. Bostons historic Beacon Hill section in the late 70s housed blueblooded Brahmins in 18th century mansions and hippies in seedy apartments on the back side of the Hill. Tourists came from all over the world, drawn by the charm of the Revolutionary War-era brick buildings and the nearby Public Gardens.

In the 80s, gentrification brought yuppies to replace the hippies. With several distinguished colleges nearby, there were always students and professors. Mass. General Hospital was just a few blocks away, and surprisingly enough, some of its doctors and nurses ventured into my store along with staff members and patients families. Dean Ornish was a lunchtime regular during his residency at Mass. General in the early 80s. My brick storefront, with its mullion-paned bay window painted a sunny yellow, was a magnet for granola-crunching humanity.