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Get the how, when, and why of getting better and staying well with homemade remedies that the doctor orders. National Geographic helps you take charge of health care guided by a physician expert in natural healing, herbal medicine, and home remedies. Never have we needed this advice more than now, as worries about hospital-borne infections, antibiotic resistance, and pandemic threats make us yearn for the days of doctor home visits and mother's chicken soup. We need to rediscover the special care and comfort that comes from caring for health at home, says Dr. Low Dog. In this book she guides us in identifying, responding to, and caring for all the most common ailments, so that when it's time to take care at home, you have a doctor's advice on how. Learn how to make herbal remedies and why you and your family will be healthier for doing so--and get advice on when it's best to consult a health care professional instead.



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Tieraona Low Dog

Tieraona Low Dog, MD is an internally recognized expert in the fields of herbal medicine, dietary supplements, women's health and Integrative Medicine. She brings a rich background to her current role as Fellowship Director for the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. For the past 34 years, she has explored the world of natural medicine, studying and practicing massage therapy, midwifery, herbal medicine and martial arts before attending medical school at the University of New Mexico.Dr. Low Dog has been an invited speaker at more than 500 national and international scientific and medical conferences; published more than 60 journal articles and chapters for medical textbooks, serves on eight editorial boards including Prevention, Menopause, HerbalGram and Delicious Living; authored Women's Health in Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Elsevier, co-edited Integrative Women's Health, by Oxford University Press, co-authored National Geographic's Medicinal Guide to Herbs, National Geographic's Life is Your Best Medicine, and most recently authored National Geographic's Healthy at Home. She has appeared on ABC's 20/20, CNN, The Dr. Oz show, Good Morning London, and is a frequent guest on NPR's The People's Pharmacy.In addition to her extensive work as a clinician and educator, Dr. Low Dog is also involved in national health policy and regulatory issues. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the White House Commission of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, appointed to the Advisory Board for the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), chaired the United States Pharmacopoeia Dietary Supplements and Botanicals Expert Information Committee from 2000-2010 and now serves of chair of the sub-committee on safety. She is a member of the National Cancer Institute's PDQ Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine Editorial Board and is a founding board member for the newly formed American Board of Integrative Medicine.Her many honors of distinction in recognition of her work include the Martina de la Cruz medal for her work with indigenous medicines (1998), Time magazine's "Innovator in Complementary and Alternative Medicine" (2001), Bioneer's award for "Outstanding Contribution to Medicine" (2002), the Burt Kallman Scientific Award (2007) and NPR's People's Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research and Communication for the Public Health (2010) and the New York Zen Center Compassionate Care Award (2013). Dr. Low Dog is an active gardener, equestrian, and holds the rank of third degree black in Tae Kwon Do.



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