"Home Remedies: How to Become Your Own Home Doctor" is an extremely detailed book which explores a lot of the research that has been done on the use of alternate forms of treatment like fasting and colon cleansing. It is also a personal account of the work that the author herself has done herself to help persons to treat particular problems.The reader will find this book to be a wealth of knowledge and can keep the book as a sort of reference guide in the home.