Planting Techniques

A compendium of holistic, time-tested strategies to support ourselves at home through illness, intense treatments or dying-whether as caregiver or one who is ill. Written by an herbalist with more than 35 years of experience and a cancer survivor herself, this guide to home health care offers a wealth of holistic approaches to the many side-effects and consequences of disease process, chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, prolonged bedrest, immune compromise, aging and dying, as well as caregiver self-care. Features:¿Herbal, nutritional, and other natural strategies to support the optimal well-being and comfort of both caregivers and those who are ill or dying.¿A core Helping Repertoire describing dozens of potential acute issues and concerns-as well as numerous detailed strategies for addressing each one.¿An easy-to-access format geared for the reader who is already stressed and needs to find information quickly. Content presented in easily digestible sections.¿Hardcover binding that allows the book to open flat on a reading surface.¿Guidance in establishing a comfortable, healing environment for all concerned. Holistic suggestions to promote emotional as well as physical ease.¿Questions to ask practitioners, handy lists for hospital or clinic stays, home organization tips.¿Discussions of key herbal allies: Support for relaxation and sleep, physical and mental adaptability, immune function, digestion, elimination, liver function, lymphatic drainage, more.¿Extensive annotated resource sections: Books, music, sound and energy healing, reputable suppliers of nutritional supplements, herbs, useful supplies, online networking and legal resources.¿Detailed appendices provide background material on: Environment and healing, herbs and memory, water and hydration, issues in depressed states of mind, engaging with pain, cancer prevention/health promotion, the lymphatic system, maintaining bacterial balance, more.¿Complete index.Whether you're caring for a loved one or dealing with dis-ease yourself, this book will help you navigate treatment, recovery or the dying process with more ease and grace. Owning this empowering book is like having a skilled and compassionate collaborator on call whenever you need problem-solving support, day or night.