Overview

An empowering handbook exploring ways to take command of our own health through natural methods Written by an esteemed health practitioner with decades of experience, this book explores a practice of natural healing (also known as naturopathy or Nature Cure) that is based upon the idea that nature is the only and the ultimate source of all healing, and that healing itself depends upon promoting, unblocking and harmonising the body's own natural vital energy. In an easy and accessible prose, Natural Healing presents a framework for a healthier and happier life that can easily be adapted into the busy lives of the twentieth century. The book initially presents a brief history of natural healing, along with an outline of the author's own experience with natural medicine. Following on from this in concise and easy to follow steps, Natural Healing discusses the detoxification of different parts of the body, such as the bowel, kidney, liver and lymphatic systems. It also explores digestion, discussing the influence of nutrition and diet on the body, and offering varied and balanced examples. Also discussed are heavy metal detoxes, electromagnetism, plant medicine, movement, sleep, bodywork, hydrotherapy, integrated medicine and more. Natural Healing is the ideal guide for anyone wishing to understand the complexities of health and healing in more details, as well as an invaluable tool that will enable all health practitioners to deep their knowledge of different modalities of healing.

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Author:   Peter Jackson-Main
Publisher:   Aeon Books Ltd
Imprint:   Aeon Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781801521932

ISBN 10:   180152193
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   30 September 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dedication  Preface: So You Want to be Well?  A Short Personal History  Awakening to health freedom  Chapter 1. What is Natural Healing?  The Healing Power of Nature  The Six Non-Naturals  The Natural Healing Filter  Simplicity, Responsibility, Change  Simplicity Responsibility Change Cleansing and Rebuilding Chapter 2: Detoxification and the “Evacuation of Superfluities”  Terrain over pathogen The Organs of Elimination and Detoxification 1. The Bowel  2. The Kidneys  3. The Liver  4. The Lymphatic System  5. The Skin.  6. The Lungs  Indications for Detoxification  Chapter 3: Practical Detoxification  The Bowel Cleanse  Bowel Motility capsules  Drawing Powder  Bowel cleanse diet  Colonics and enemas  The Coffee Enema  The Kidney Flush  Preparation  The Liver Flush  Preparation  Tips and Cautions  The Lymphatic System  Dry skin brushing  Hydrotherapy  Exercise  Deep Breathing  Bodywork  Diet  Herbs  The Skin  Dry Skin Brushing  Hydrotherapy Topical treatments: clay, salt and oils  Clothes and topical products  The Lungs Additional Detox Advice  Food intake  When to detoxify  The One Month Detox Program  Five-Day “Fast-Track” Detox  Sample Detox Diary  Chapter 4: Food and Drink  What is Food?  Supplements  Optimising the Fire of Digestion  Mindful Eating  Food Combining  To be or not to be “Plant Based”?  Eat the Rainbow  Juicing  Cooked Versus Raw Food  Water of Life  Defensive Living  Chapter 5: Ambient Air and the Electromagnetic Soup  The Rabbit Hole in the Sky Defensive Strategies  Heavy Metal Detox The Electromagnetic Soup The Sunshine of our Lives? Chapter 6: Movement, Rest, Balance  Moving your Body  The Mother of Yin Tonics Sleep Hygiene  Dreaming  Awakening  The Subtle Art of Doing Nothing Hormesis Chapter 7: Perturbations of the Mind and Spirit  Plant Medicine The Bach Flower Repertory Physical Movement Bodywork  Purpose, and a Path with Heart Relationships: Needing the Eggs Chapter 8: Cautions, Contraindications, and Confidence How Far Are You Prepared to Go? Case 1: Iatrogenic Illness: Putting your Money where your Mouth Is Case 2: Emergency Medicine – A Case Apart? Case 3: A New Arrival  Chapter 9: The Spectrum of Wellness  A Bit More Politics…  Integrated Medicine  “A Herbalist in Every Home; a Practitioner in Every Community” Incurable People Living and Dying The Spectrum of Wellness Chapter 10: The Space of Healing The Critical Importance of Health Beliefs Affirmations The Space of Healing Time to Heal  The Miracle of Life  References Index 

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Peter Jackson Mainbegan his enquiry into natural healing soon after leaving Cambridge University in the mid-70s, prompted by his own health issues. Before finding the The College of Herbs and Natural Healing and training in Herbal Medicine and Iridology, Peter had already found and trained in Reflexology, Massage and Aromatherapy, Polarity Therapy and other modalities of energy healing. He later completed a Master of Sciences. Peter has worked extensively within the herbal and naturopathic community to promote the self-determination of the profession and navigate the legislative environment surrounding the use of natural medicines. He was a co-founder in 1995, and long-serving chairman of the Association of Master Herbalists, and has also represented herbal and natural medicine on key government consultations and working groups. Peter is currently Chair of the General Naturopathic Council and is a Fellow of the Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists. He is currently Senior Lecturer and Course Director for Herbal Medicine, Academic Director and Head of Research at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM). Peter is also a working musician with a back-catalogue of self-penned recordings, as well as a specialist interest in Arabian music, playing percussion in an Arab Takht ensemble.

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