Book excerpt: From traditional remedies to cutting edge health advice, this is the ultimate handbook for making the most of the healing power of food. In a world of non-stop stimulation at a break-neck pace, it's never been so difficult to truly nurture our body and minds. We are constantly longing for the easiest and most efficient food tips and tricks to assimilate seamlessly into our erratic diets. But it simply does not have to be another struggle on top of an already hectic lifestyle - Nature's Pharmacy, brimming with expert advice right at your fingertips, boasts a thorough expanse of natural remedies to help you recapture your best health and well-being. With a neatly straightforward ailment directory, each remedy offers safe and effective solutions to common sicknesses - from migraines to allergies and depression to cholesterol. Nature's Pharmacy will turn your kitchen into a natural pharmacopeia, helping you to harness our ancestor's age-old, tried-and-tested remedies and explore the health benefits of everyday ingredients such as raspberries, avocado, flaxseed and salmon. With informative introductions to 200 effective and inexpensive herbal medicines, traditional remedies and nurturing foods, self-care has never been so deliciously invigorating!