Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care
by Donald M. Vickery
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The world's bestselling health guide offers new material on the most recent critical health issues such as obesity, as well as additional new and updated information.Covering over 175 healthcare problems and symptoms, Take Care of Yourself is simple to use. Readers can look up their symptoms to locate an explanation of likely causes and possible home remedies, while diagrams show how to recognize problems and treat them, and decision charts advise when it's time to see a doctor. This show more comprehensive guide also covers emergencies, the 20 things everyone should keep in a home pharma show lessTags
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High Blood Pressure. [371] The most common and most treatable chronic condition.
You can do more for your health than your doctor can.
Hydrogen peroxide is not that good at killing germs, but the 3% is a good cleansing agent and safe to the skin. Baking Soda (NaHCO3) will draw fluid and swelling out of a wound, soak, and clean.[94]
Vitamins - mega doses. "We find it difficult to conceive of a role for such extra vitamin therapy." [95] If needed, buy brands not advertised heavily.
High Blood Pressure. [371] The most common and most treatable chronic condition.
You can do more for your health than your doctor can.
From book: Take Care of Yourself uses over 100 decision charts on the most common medical symptoms, to help you feel more confident about deciding when to go to the doctor and when and how to take care of minor problems at home. Written by Drs. James F. Fries and Donald Vickery, this book is not meant to take the place of your physician but to hep you become more of a partner on the health care team.
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- Canonical title*
- Il medico in casa: curarsi da soli
- Original title
- Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care
- Alternate titles*
- Il medico a portata di mano; Curatevi da soli: guida al buon utilizzo delle cure mediche
- Original publication date
- 1979
- First words
- Introduction: You can do more for your health than your doctor can.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Individuals should not allow other individuals, equally nonexpert, to define their satisfaction for them; there remain "different strokes for different folks."
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- English, Italian, Spanish
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