The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Women: Women Doctors Reveal 2,000 Self-Help Tips on the Health Problems That Concern Women the Most
In this targeted variation on the generalDoctors Book of Home Remedies, coverage runs, in dictionary-encyclopedia style, fromabdominal fattoyeast infections. Standard format for each entry includes a general introduction to the topic, general guidelines for determining whether a doctor's visit is in order, and specific advice on such nutritional and environmental aids as honey-lemon tea to soothe sore throats and delegation of cleaning chores by those with allergies. Many entries have sidebars containing advice by female doctors; most of this is unsurprising stuff, such as counseling daily bike rides to prevent arthritic stiffness. Somewhat surprising, however, is the variety of topics included in a book putatively on "the health problems that concern women the most." For besides the predictable acne and asthma, vaginitis and varicose veins, there are discussions of anger, anxiety, boredom, crow's-feet, double chins, procrastination, feeling left out, shyness, and bad hair days. With those gathered under the umbrella of "health problems," why omit greed, laziness, and the other deadly sins?Whitney Scott