Back to Eden : American herbs for pleasure and health : natural nutrition with recipes and instruction for living the Edenic life

Now in its expanded, updated revised edition, this is the original classic text (with more than 5-million copies sold) that helped create the natural foods industry. It remains today one of the major texts on herbs, natural diet and lifestyle and wholistic health.

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LibraryThing member MorgannaKerrie

If he didn't always talk about colonics, I would probably enjoy his advice a little more. But, this is the guide of guides to healthy and holistic living. It explains how to use medicinal herbs.

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LibraryThing member J_Starling

In 1985, "Back to Eden," Jethro Kloss' compilation of his life's work in healing and natural remedies, had sold three million copies, and been translated into hundreds of languages. Today those numbers are probably much higher, as the acceptance of the things Kloss learned through his own studies

and experimentation have gained wider ground, worldwide. No longer is someone "weird" if they are vegan, or use herbs, or drink lemon juice for a fever. Kloss pioneered the natural foods movement. I believe his influence was greater than that of John Harvey Kellogg. Kloss ran two or three food-making facilities in his life. Assisted in autopsies to further his understanding of the body, and its diseases, and CURED cancer (testimonials found in the book). When he wrote to the US Government and offered to share what he had learned about curing cancer in persons who had NOT been irradiated, he was ignored! Nothing much has changed. At least now you can buy health foods & supplements in most every grocery. We who believe in this medicine, see that we have a long way to go toward acceptance.

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LibraryThing member CenterPointMN

Healing herbs, barks, leaves, rootsHerbs for specific ailmentsPreventitive and curative treatmentsMassage for pleasure and healthWater treatmentsFasting for healthHealth foodsTested recipesFruit dietsVegetarian dietsFood juices for specific purposes

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