Discover the amazing healing powers of ordinary household products in this guide to treating common ailments without a trip to the doctor’s office or the pharmacy. Learn to beat a backache with beans, clobber high cholesterol with chocolate, halt hay fever with honey, and stop a sore throat with sage using this helpful book to conquer more than 370 common complaints with foods and products found in the home. Additional features such as "Fabulous Food Fixes," "Magic Mixes," and "Soothing Sips" present quick and easy teas, tonics, and lotions to alleviate everything from allergies and fatigue to arthritis and heartburn while "Just What the Doctor Ordered" covers doctor approved treatments on everything from heart disease to osteoporosis.