Old-fashioned Remedies: from Arsenic to Gin - Softcover

Dr Rob Hicks is instantly recognisable from his TV and radio shows and raids the kitchen and bathroom to show old-fashioned but effective ways to get better and stay healthy. In an age when many of us are looking for more natural remedies, Rob explores two angles - what do you need to fight particular illnesses such as arthritis or bad breath and what do kitchen staples (e.g. garlic) help to beat. How you can be healthy and save money by using old-fashioned natural remedies? He also looks at past disastrous cures, including mercury for whitening the skin and teeth and belladonna for 'curing' fevers and headaches - cures which generally killed or disfigured the patient instead. A fascinating book which will appeal to those who want to know more about what they're eating and its benefits, or want to fight illness naturally.

Dr Rob Hicks is a GP at a busy medical practice as well as being in demand on TV, radio and in his magazine and website columns. The medical advisor to the BBC's award-winning TV series, Doctors, Rob is also a consultant on the BBC series, Grow Your Own Drugs and is the resident doctor on the radio station, Classic FM.

An Editor and contributor to the BBC's online health sites and health contributor to many magazines and websites, the GP is also the author of Beat Your Allergies and Control Your Blood Pressure. He has a special interest in complementary medicine and lifestyle management, including eating your way to better health.