AARP Prescription for Drug Alternatives: All Natural Options for Better Health without the Side Effects Book

Preface v

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: How to Use this Book 1

PART ONE: What You Need to Know about Pharmaceutical Drugs 3

1 Drugs: The Good and the Bad 5

2 Natural Medicine: A Necessity for Good Health 11

PART TWO: Pharmaceuticals and Their Natural Alternatives, Condition by Condition 15

3 Acne Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 17

4 Allergy Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 31

5 Antacid and Reflux Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 47

6 Anxiety Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 59

7 Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 79

8 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 93

9 Blood Pressure Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 105

10 Cholesterol Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 123

11 Common Cold Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 145

12 Depression Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 159

13 Diabetes Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 179

14 Eczema Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 197

15 Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 209

16 Glaucoma Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 221

17 Headache Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 233

18 Herpes Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 245

19 Hypothyroid Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 255

20 Menopause Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 265

21 Obesity Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 285

22 Osteoarthritis Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 297

23 Osteoporosis Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 307

24 Premenstrual Syndrome Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 321

25 Prostate Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives 343

PART THREE: Resources 353

A–Z List of Nutritional Supplements 355

At-a-Glance List of Pharmaceuticals 403

Commercial and Generic Names of Common Pharmaceuticals 471

Glossary 477

Holistic Doctor Associations 480

Recommended Reading 481

Index 482