This is a manual with 50 quick tips for relieving symptoms such as congestion, cough, sore throat, headaches, and hearing loss. It describes how to prepare your own therapeutic drinks, gargles, syrups, lotions, balms, tinctures, and tonics, all based on natural ingredients.

It discusses the many vitamins, minerals, herbs, and spices that help boost resistance and fight infections in the body. It offers ideas for a healthy diet and advice on foods to avoid. You can choose from the recommended medicinal spices and learn about the best immunity-boosting foods.

Each year, many of us suffer from at least one or two colds, and every winter, influenza and similar viruses affect large segments of the population. It is very tempting to turn to over-the-counter medications to relieve symptoms such as headaches, hearing problems, and sore throat. Give your body a break by trying some of the safe and natural tips provided here.

This useful book is a practical guide for treating cold symptoms. Some of the remedies are simple and fun to try. They range from a revitalizing and refreshing mustard foot bath, and a massage with lavender and eucalyptus to ease congestion and aid sleep, to amethyst therapy to realign your aura and meditation with visualization to harness the power of the mind to bring healing and well-being to the body.