Herbs for Long-Lasting Health - (Storey Basics) by Rosemary Gladstar (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis

Rosemary Gladstar shows you how to enhance your well-being in middle age and beyond using herbal remedies that effectively and safely promote vitality. With in-depth profiles of 22 medicinal herbs, preparation instructions, and dosage guidelines, you'll discover how you can use astragalus to regenerate your body's immune system, bilberry to ease eye problems, and milk thistle to rebuild damaged liver cells. You'll be amazed at how herbal treatments can help support your nervous system, activate your metabolism, and keep your bones and joints healthy.

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Enhance your well-being with 22 herbs that promote vitality, longevity, and general well-being. Best-selling author and respected herbalist Rosemary Gladstar describes the benefits of each herb and its contributions to supporting a healthy lifestyle. In addition to general preparation tips for the herbs, you'll find 15 recipes for tinctures, teas, tonics, and more, including Longevity Tonic, 7-Herb Long-Life Soup, and Brain Tonic Tincture.

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CHAPTER ONE: Perspectives on Aging

CHAPTER TWO: The Herbal Home Medicine Chest

CHAPTER THREE: How to Create Long-Lasting Good Health

CHAPTER FOUR: Recipes for Longevity and Well-Being

"Recommended Reading"

"Resources"

"Index"

About the Author

Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of nine books including Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide, Herbs for Children's Health, and Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which draw on her 40-plus years of experiences studying and teaching about the healing properties of herbs. She is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur and the founding director of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women's Herbal Conference. Gladstar is founding president of United Plant Savers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of native American herbs. She was the original formulator for Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has led herbal educational adventures around the world. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and serves on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Restorative Medicine and The National Health Freedom Coalition. She lives in Vermont.