Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History

Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History

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  • Author:Josh Axe
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Summary

Bestselling author Dr。 Josh Axe explains how to treat more than seventy diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages。 "Engaging, accessible and comprehensive" (Amy Myers, MD, author of The Autoimmune Solution

Long before the first pharmaceutical companies opened their doors in the 1850s, doctors treated people, not symptoms。 And although we've become used to popping pills, Americans have finally had it with the dangerous side effects, addiction and over-prescribing—and they're desperate for an alternative。

Here's the good news: That alternative has been here all along in the form of ancient treatments used for eons in traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic and Greek medicine。 Ancient Remedies is the first comprehensive layman's guide that will bring together and explain to the masses the very best of these time-tested practices。

In Ancient Remedies, Dr。 Axe explores the foundational concepts of ancient healing—eating right for your type and living in sync with your circadian clock。 Readers will learn how traditional practitioners identified the root cause of each patient's illness, then treated it with medicinal herbs, mushrooms, CBD, essential oils, and restorative mind-body practices。 What's more, they'll discover how they can use these ancient treatments themselves to cope with dozens of diseases, from ADHD to diabetes, hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and beyond。

Through engaging language and accessible explanations, Ancient Remedies teaches readers everything they need to know about getting, and staying, healthy—without toxic, costly synthetic drugs。

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Reviews

Danageld

Enjoyed this book and started implementing strategies。

Jessica Denny

Super practical info in the back third of the book。 I cannot get on board with ALL of the “science” he treats as fact in this book, but as with all non-fiction you take what you can use and toss the rest。 Some good info on which foods aggravate certain health conditions, and which supplements may help you move away from some prescriptions。 Take it with a grain of salt and apply what you feel comfortable with to your diet/health regimen。

Krysten Jorgensen

I really enjoy this book - I love the way it is set up and the information it gives。 This is going to be my go to for any issue I’m having for sure!

Alisa Dicson

I really like this book。 I buy some products at https://wayofleaf。com/ and it was helpful for me to learn how to further increase the benefits of this extract for my body。 I advise you to read this book if you haven't read it yet。 It is very interesting and informative。 I really like this book。 I buy some products at https://wayofleaf。com/ and it was helpful for me to learn how to further increase the benefits of this extract for my body。 I advise you to read this book if you haven't read it yet。 It is very interesting and informative。 。。。more

Arminius

Ancient Remedies is a great book if you are into Health like I am。 Dr。 Axe cured his mother from cancer by changing her diet。 He had her eating avocado, salmon olive oil and vegetables。 He also had her eating herbs such as ginseng, turmeric and astragalus。 Dr。 Axe is such a great doctor because he discovered that traditional medicine was not working and tried a new approach that did work。In this book he lays out almost every type of disease and provides what to eat, what spices to use and what e Ancient Remedies is a great book if you are into Health like I am。 Dr。 Axe cured his mother from cancer by changing her diet。 He had her eating avocado, salmon olive oil and vegetables。 He also had her eating herbs such as ginseng, turmeric and astragalus。 Dr。 Axe is such a great doctor because he discovered that traditional medicine was not working and tried a new approach that did work。In this book he lays out almost every type of disease and provides what to eat, what spices to use and what essential oils are good for fighting the disease。 He also gives a healthy recipe section。 He tells you what essential oils are safe to ingest and others that are only safe to apply topically。 He goes into Chinese Ancient medicine too much I think but it was a very good and informative book on health。 。。。more

Cozy Cat Reviews

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity。 My review opinion is of my own reading experience of this book。 I am a long time supporter of using herbal and natural medicine and grew up using natural herbs and teas for healing as well as stress reduction techniques。 i do not believe in taking any prescriptions from a western medical doctor as they all receive kick backs, stocks, monies and hidden benefits for prescribing drugs to their patients and have no competent education Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity。 My review opinion is of my own reading experience of this book。 I am a long time supporter of using herbal and natural medicine and grew up using natural herbs and teas for healing as well as stress reduction techniques。 i do not believe in taking any prescriptions from a western medical doctor as they all receive kick backs, stocks, monies and hidden benefits for prescribing drugs to their patients and have no competent education on the drugs they prescribe。 Natural healing has been used by our ancestors for centuries。 It has recently re gained popularity as more and more people get educated on their health and turn away from the toxicity of western medicine doctors。 I was very pleased to review this book from this well known natural healing doctor。 I found this book to be a wealth of information in regard to each aspect of natural healing。 It is a book you will want to refer to time and time again。 While not all the information is for each reader, there is so much here to learn and benefit from。 CBD is covered here, with herbs, essential oils and stress reduction techniques。 Aspects of Chinese medicine are here with receipes included for the reader to explore their own natural healing。 I enjoyed learning new receipes for healing 。 The author emphasis how important the mind body soul connection is and how utilizing each can heal and strengthen our immune system。 A lot of great information to be learned here。 I highly recommend this book 。 。。。more

Chris

Dr。 Axe us great at connecting Eastern and Western philosophies。 Worth a read if you interested in what there is beyond Western medicine。

Elise Museles

This is a must-read for anyone who wants to take their health into their own hands。 The science is broken down into easy to digest explanations in this comprehensive guide to healing。 With engaging language and groundbreaking research, you’ll feel empowered to adopt these ancient remedies and feel better from the inside out。

Dr。 Steph

This is a fantastic collection of natural healing remedies by one of the best docs out here。 There’s nothing like empowering people to help their body heal and the more people do that the healthier our society and earth。 Such a wonderful book Dr。 Axe!

Kate

I'm a bit torn on how I feel about this book。 On one hand, I like the readability of this book and the organization of various illnesses, with holistic remedies。 It is extremely easy to pick up and find what you are looking for。 One would still want to do their due diligence and research further to make sure their are not any adverse reactions if they are pregnant, breastfeeding, have other conditions, or take other medications, but it gives a great starting point。 The issue I have is that I rea I'm a bit torn on how I feel about this book。 On one hand, I like the readability of this book and the organization of various illnesses, with holistic remedies。 It is extremely easy to pick up and find what you are looking for。 One would still want to do their due diligence and research further to make sure their are not any adverse reactions if they are pregnant, breastfeeding, have other conditions, or take other medications, but it gives a great starting point。 The issue I have is that I really can't trust the author。 First of all, He overemphasizes everything to make it more of a hype。 While these various remedies can synergistically work with others to create holistic health, on their own, many may not have a huge effect, especially if the person is doing things to contradict the benefit。 Where it gets dangerous, is it being hyped up so much that someone takes a natural supplement and feels so good about doing that that they assume it is safe to throw caution to the wind on diet, sleep, exercise, etc。 You cannot out supplement your way out of a bad diet。 It's as simple as that。 Hyping certain things up is also why some people are so mistrustful of alternative remedies。 Another thing that really bothered me, is that he mentioned a holistic health doctor or something knowing his wife was pregnant two weeks before she got a positive pregnancy test because of a higher heart rate。 This isn't even possible。 Anyone who understands the menstrual cycle should understand this and I'm concerned he has treated women for infertility and does not understand this。 After ovulation, if the egg is fertilized, it travels down the fallopian tubes and 6-12 days after ovulation, implants on the uterine wall。 Soon after implantation, the body starts to produce hCG, which is what pregnancy tests use to determine pregnancy。 It is common for women to get a positive test from 9-14 dpo, just depending on when implantation actually occurred。 Some wait and test after a missed period, so a few days after that, but again, that is still before implantation occurs, which means you can have no pregnancy symptoms because pregnancy hormones are not yet produced, because you are not yet pregnant。 Whether a women conceives or not, her progesterone increases after ovulation。 This increase in progesterone causes body temperature to elevate during the luteal phase, until it drops along with progesterone, right before menstruation occurs again, if the woman is not pregnant。 An increase in temperature also correlates with an increase in resting heart rate。 Ask any woman with a Fitbit, there is cyclic pattern with a noticeable increase in heart rate directly after ovulation, which correlates with that increase in progesterone。 I can look at my heart rate history and tell you exactly when I ovulated each month when having regular cycles。 So this doctors justification for why his wife is pregnant is simply incorrect。 Now, if she was a few months along, then one would expect resting heart rate to jump even more and stay elevated, but the way he states it in the book does not seem to indicate that。 My point to giving this long winded explanation is that when blatant mistruths are spoken on a particular subject, it is hard to trust the rest of what comes out of his mouth。 Thankfully, at least on what to use for various ailments, he seemed to have gotten the information from a decent source, even if some claims are a bit exaggerated。 It would have been a lot better had he just omitted his ramblings at the beginning and just said what each thing can be used for。 。。。more

Stacey

Dr Axe supports modern and ancient medicine。 He emphasizes that we spend too much time looking for pills to fix our ailments when we neglect nutrition, diet, and well-being through lifestyle。 Easy read。

Randolph Howard

I really enjoyed the inclusive perceptive of this book。 Many books on nutrition are written from the perceptive of "my way or the highway" which can be confusing if you decide to look at another approach to nutrition。 Read several different books, each with a different perspective, and it leaves you wondering, who exactly is right。 Dr。 Axe includes different systems of nutritional approaches to healing and when you look at it from his perspective, it makes sense and clears up a lot of the questi I really enjoyed the inclusive perceptive of this book。 Many books on nutrition are written from the perceptive of "my way or the highway" which can be confusing if you decide to look at another approach to nutrition。 Read several different books, each with a different perspective, and it leaves you wondering, who exactly is right。 Dr。 Axe includes different systems of nutritional approaches to healing and when you look at it from his perspective, it makes sense and clears up a lot of the questions I have had about why this and why not that。 I've read his emails for several years and after reading this book, I have a newfound respect for him。 I guess the one question I still have might be where I could find a doctor in my city that practices all-encompassing medicine。 。。。more

Michele

Excellent information, a complex study, want to continue to learn more。

Jonathan Hess

There is a lot of good information in this book。 For me the author did a little overkill with the elements of TCM。 I kind of felt like I was trapped in Avatar and listening to Aang talk about the causes of poor health。 However, all in all it’s a good book and you can tell that the author really cares for people and wants them well。

Kalee Marie

This book was a great read! The author put a lot of time and effort into this work。 I like how he truly believes in the power of the body and the ability to aid its healing with ancient natural remedies。 The original form of medicine that big pharma took over and diluted with toxic additives to generate profits and in turn create more sickness。 This book will help guide you and give you knowledge that you can use for a lifetime。

Donna

I really like his approach。 I have a much better understanding of how to take care of my health using alternatives to prescription medications。 Also better appreciation of TCM practices &approaches。 Certainly will consider that approach if/when needed

Lisa

I was nodding my head a lot in the intro where Dr。 Axe mentioned his concerns about the “pill-for-every-ill” mentality and using food as medicine (as well as other natural remedies), when appropriate。 There is certainly a time and a place for modern medicine, but the side effects of popping a pill for every little thing can eventually wreak havoc on your body! Thanks for sharing these well-researched alternatives in this book。

Dalia Loc

I have been interested in TCM for awhile now。 What a great and easy to understand book about TCM and other ancient medicinal remedies。 It talks about holistic ways to heal, healing foods, health, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine。 Love learning all about it and know that if I have an ailment I can try to use those remedies over conventional medicine。 It also includes foods for certain types of people/ailments and a bunch of healthy recipes。 I am a big fan of Dr。 Axe and what he is all a I have been interested in TCM for awhile now。 What a great and easy to understand book about TCM and other ancient medicinal remedies。 It talks about holistic ways to heal, healing foods, health, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine。 Love learning all about it and know that if I have an ailment I can try to use those remedies over conventional medicine。 It also includes foods for certain types of people/ailments and a bunch of healthy recipes。 I am a big fan of Dr。 Axe and what he is all about。 I trust his knowledge and use products。 Highly recommend。 。。。more

Jay

Loved this book! It's what I've believed since self-curing reflux。 I certainly hope this is the medicine of the future!! Thanks Dr。 Axe! Loved this book! It's what I've believed since self-curing reflux。 I certainly hope this is the medicine of the future!! Thanks Dr。 Axe! 。。。more

Savanna

Very informative book on ancient remedies and methods to heal your body from within through natural herbs and tactics。 The book is laid out very nicely, is easy to read (which I appreciate) and I will continue to use this as a reference book forever。 Highly recommend。

Lara

Such an insightful read with easy to implement tips and yummy recipes!

Alison M。

Love this book- it’s a perfect reference book for any symptom/condition with simple and actionable steps or remedies you can use!

Liana Werner-Gray

Wow! Ancient Remedies is such an amazing resource。 With information on how to treat more than 70 diseases and tips to increase longevity, all naturally, I found this to be a fascinating read。 Dr。 Josh Axe shares “remedies” that have been used for years to treat ailments without using traditional medicine。 If you are looking for healing or curious in learning more about functional nutrition, I highly recommend checking out this book。

Saarah S

Dr。 Axe does it again with helping to understand foods and the way they can heal the body。 He breaks down all of it。 This book dives into how foods can heal, which foods can heal certain ailments, and what elements are associated with which body parts。 There are guides on which foods you should have and shouldn’t have based on what dis-ease your body is showing。

Brenna Blackmun

Such an incredible book with so much valuable information。 This book is filled with remedies that will help people thrive in a holisticLife style。 I loved all the recipes and look forward to trying out more herbs and oils。

Karla Davis

Dr。 Axe’s Ancient Remedies’ book has been a wonderful addition to my health & wellness library。 Although I’mwell-versed in nutrition and herbs, I’m just starting to learn more about mushrooms and CBD, along with learn more about essential oils!! One of my favorite parts of this book is actually all the amazing, healthy recipes!! I follow a mostly Paleo diet and loved that they were all labeled and they taste amazing! I have made several so far! My favorites are the bison chili, matcha latte, tur Dr。 Axe’s Ancient Remedies’ book has been a wonderful addition to my health & wellness library。 Although I’mwell-versed in nutrition and herbs, I’m just starting to learn more about mushrooms and CBD, along with learn more about essential oils!! One of my favorite parts of this book is actually all the amazing, healthy recipes!! I follow a mostly Paleo diet and loved that they were all labeled and they taste amazing! I have made several so far! My favorites are the bison chili, matcha latte, turmeric golden milk and the desserts! We had fun making the sun butter cups too! I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to heal their body naturally with remedies that I’ve found work far better than traditional mainstream medicine。 Buy the book, you won’t regret it!! 。。。more

Presley Willey

10/19。 I love how organized this book is。 So much great information on how to naturally heal common ailments。

Nikki

Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History by Dr。 Josh AxePublisher: Little, Brown and CompanyGenre: Health, Mind & BodyRelease Date: February 2, 2021 Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History by Dr。 Josh Axe is a great resource in natural medicine。This is the book I've been looking for! I have been doing tons of reading on natural healing and Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History by Dr。 Josh AxePublisher: Little, Brown and CompanyGenre: Health, Mind & BodyRelease Date: February 2, 2021 Ancient Remedies: Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History by Dr。 Josh Axe is a great resource in natural medicine。This is the book I've been looking for! I have been doing tons of reading on natural healing and treating the root causes and not the symptoms for some time。 I had never heard of the author before, but now, because of reading this book, I follow him on Instagram and have subscribed to his podcast!I found this book easy to read and filled with so much information! Reading this just one time is not enough, this book deserves to be studied and used as a reference book。 In case anyone is wondering, I am predominantly water element, closely followed by earth。 I'm so grateful to Dr。 Josh Axe, Little, Brown and Company, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Mischenko

Traditional Chinese medicine is something I’ve always wanted to know more about, and of course I’m a Dr。 Axe fan。 I’ve been following him for a decade and always find his information helpful。 He’s been an important part of my healing process over the years, so choosing to read this book was a no-brainer。Ancient Remedies is jam-packed with information from essential oils to foods, but there are important sections regarding cannabinoids, emotional health, and pharmaceuticals as well。 It helps with Traditional Chinese medicine is something I’ve always wanted to know more about, and of course I’m a Dr。 Axe fan。 I’ve been following him for a decade and always find his information helpful。 He’s been an important part of my healing process over the years, so choosing to read this book was a no-brainer。Ancient Remedies is jam-packed with information from essential oils to foods, but there are important sections regarding cannabinoids, emotional health, and pharmaceuticals as well。 It helps with balancing the mind, body, and spirit, and seems to offer much more than other self-help books I’ve read。 It’s no secret that staying optimistic is healthy for everyone, but I particularly loved parts in the book that talked about hope, love, and forgiveness。 The recipes are wonderful too, and most are those that I’ll actually adopt。 I was really pleased with the range of topics here。The quiz included to help you identify your element was something I wanted to love。 It wasn’t so easy for me, as I ended up somewhere in the middle and quite confused honestly。 This leads into the best foods to eat, so I think I’ll have to work on figuring that out as time goes on。 I also found the words ‘what’s more’ which were used repeatedly just a little distracting。 Other than those few little niggles, this book was great。 I’m so happy to have received a copy for review。 This is one I highly recommend。4。5***** 。。。more

Lovely Loveday

Dr。 Josh Axe's Ancient Remedies is an insightful read full of useful tips, tricks, and remedies。 A book you are sure to read again and again。 Ancient Remedies explains a lot about Chinese medicine, which is a 5000-year-old medical discipline that is being used more in the West。  The book gives dietary suggestions taken from ancient medical wisdom to avoid the modern processed foods sugar, refined grains, and processed oils, eat fermented foods and all-natural whole foods。 Dr。 Josh Axe's Ancient Remedies is an insightful read full of useful tips, tricks, and remedies。 A book you are sure to read again and again。 Ancient Remedies explains a lot about Chinese medicine, which is a 5000-year-old medical discipline that is being used more in the West。  The book gives dietary suggestions taken from ancient medical wisdom to avoid the modern processed foods sugar, refined grains, and processed oils, eat fermented foods and all-natural whole foods。 。。。more