2010 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE – The Mayo Clinic Book Of Home Remedies

Who doesn’t want to learn about possible ways to help get better when you’re sick!

The Mayo Clinic Book Of Home Remedies

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Time Home Entertainment Inc. (October 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603201599
• ISBN-13: 978-1603201599

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Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies
Chicken Soup – Approved! – For the common cold

(October 6, 2010) – Mom always said a bowl of chicken soup could do wonders. As usual, Mom was right.

Generations of parents have fed their sick children chicken soup, and scientists have found that it does seem to help relieve symptoms in two ways. First, it has anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce mucus production in the respiratory tract. Second, it temporarily speeds up the movement of mucus through the nose, helping relieve congestion and limiting the time that viruses are in contact with the nasal lining.

Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies, from the leading health and wellness experts at Mayo Clinic, is a new book packed with easy-to-understand advice about how to treat a wide variety of health issues at home. A must-have for any parent, Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies is designed to be the essential home reference companion for every family.

“We want this book to be a helpful guide for people of all ages to safely and effectively address a variety of symptoms and medical conditions,” said Dr. Philip Hagen, preventive medicine expert at Mayo Clinic and the book’s medical editor-in-chief.

Readers of Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies will also learn how a number of foods – from chicken soup to fish to yogurt – can help them get and stay well, including:
Ginger may help ease nausea
Swallowing a teaspoon of sugar may help relieve hiccups
A neti pot, a small pot with a long spout, can help reduce sinus inflammation caused by allergies
Lavender fragrance can be effective in helping drift to sleep
Adding two teaspoons of honey to warm tea or lemon water will reduce nighttime coughing

Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies also helps readers be more prepared by providing a list of key items for every medicine cabinet. Finger splints, gauze, eyewash, synthetic gloves and burn spray are just a few of the key items to have on-hand when an accident or health problem occurs. Remedy for home and travel emergencies? – be ready cell phone chargers, flashlights and Mylar emergency blankets keep you prepared at home or while traveling.

Published by Time Inc. Home Entertainment, Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies ($25.95 U.S./hardcover) will be available on October 26, 2010 online and at bookstores nationwide.

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