this book– your guide for living
a healthier, greener and happier life
At First, Read What Famous People Say About Nature…
Think of our life in Nature — daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it, rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! The solid earth! The actual world! The common sense! Contact! Contact! Who are we? Where are we?–Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American writer
Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere than in her smallest creatures–Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23-79), Roman scholar
Nature ever flows; stands never still. Motion or change in her mode of existence.–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1802-1882), America poet and essayist
Like a great poet, Nature is capable of producing the most stunning effects with the smallest means.–Henrich Heine (1797-1856), German poet and critic
It is remarkably pleasant occupation, to lie on one’s back in a forest and look upwards! It seems that you are looking in a bottomless sea, that it is stretching out far and wide below you, that the trees not rising from the earth but, as if they were the roots of enormous plants, are descending or falling sleeply into those lucid, glassy waves.– Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), Russian writer
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“The suggestions in this volume bring fruitful advice and invaluable worth. It is impressive to note the thoughtfullness and maternal care that was taken in weaving this guide together. As a native European who has worked in complimentary healthcare in North America for decades, I can confirm the value of this priceless counsel… Everyone will benefir from these jewels of understanding and I am sure you will be rewarded as I was after embracing many of these natural prescriptions.”– Anna Maria Clement, PhD, NMD, Codirector and Chief Health Administrator of Hippocrates Health Institute, http://www.hippocratesinst.org
”[A] book you will go back to time after time as a ‘comfort book’ (like comfort food)–one that will variously provide information, stimulate your thinking, give you peace, and entertain you. It is a marvelous vehicle for stress relief.”–Peter A. Gail, PhD, author, books and articles on creative living and edible wild plants, and founder, Goosefoot Acres for Resourceful Living, http://goosefootacres.blogspot.com
“Packed with nearly 800 remedies and recipes, motivational mottoes, inspirational advice and useful tips, this book provides centuries of healthy wisdom.”–Balance Magazine, Reader’s Choice , http://www.balancemagazine.com
“Svetlana Konnikova’s “Mama’s Home Remedies” should be on everyone’s bookshelf. Empowerment is one of my passions and this book delivers empowerment and more. I was expecting 100 pages of ideas, but this book is over 300 pages long containing about 800 simple, safe and natural remedies so that you can take responsibility for yours and your family’s health.
It’s beautifully written and, as well as being a reference book, you get a glorious insight into Lana’s life. She owes her knowledge and reverence of the natural world to her Grandmother and Mother and talks with animation about her memories, experiences and conversations as a child.
In this book you will find recommendations for treating common elements such as colds, coughs, fevers and headaches, plus a selection of “superfoods” and how to use them.
One of my personal beliefs is Hippocrates ‘Let food be thy medicine.’ You’ll learn how to use this saying in your own life when you read thic book. Learn which vegetable will treat anaemia, which one to apply to the forehead to ease a headache and which herb to drink to aid relaxation and promote sleep. Find the answer to fatigue in the juice of one delicious fruit!
As you would expect from someone who grew up with the wisdom of the ages imparted to her, this book is littered with interesting interesting folklore, stories and ancient legends. This brings the world of body-mind-spirit healing alive!
As you read, you’ll find yourself transported to a room full of wise women where you start to feel your own cells stirring with memories of forgotten truths. Use this book to discover the secrets of nature, restore your faith in your body’s ability to heal and allow your intuition to guide you towards health and wholeness.”–India, United Kingdom, review posted on http://www.amazon.co.uk
“A great book! It talks you through easy-to-make natural recipes for treating common ailments and conditions. The author [provides] a body, mind, spirit approach to holistic lifestyle, which always gets my vote!”–Little Green Blog, http://www.littlegreenblog
”A power packed volume of the wisdom of ages placing generations of knowledge and practice into everyone’s hands. Mama’s Home Remedies delivers a healthy dose of common sense and common remedies touched with folklore, quotes and even superstitions.”–Lynnette Walther, columnist, The Herald Gazette, http://knox.villagesoup.com
”A myriad of natural methods for achieving and maintaining good health and all-around happiness.”–Houston Tribune, http://www.houstontribune.com
”Secrets to staying healthy in day to day life when constantly seeing a doctor isn’t practical – the secrets put forth in “Mama’s Home Remedies” Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of natural Living”. Boasting almost eight hundred folk remedies and the superstitions, folktales, and legends behind them, offering something to heal the spirit alongside the body. Some of the remedies are not just that, and can serve as marvelous snacks and meals sure to uplift anyone who is down on their life. For being packed cover to cover with non-stop invaluable wisdom, [this book] is highly recommended to anyone who wants that edge in health and for community library connections on the subject.”–Small Press Bookwatch Magazine
“An herbal saga with time-tested secrets of good health and the pleasure of natural living, hidden until now “under seven seals… From an endless treasure of natural healers, discover such things as onions that can help in fighting diseases, surprise your family and friends with healthy “Rainbow berries” compote, how to feel happy and energized and how you correspond to a specific tree that was predestined for you by Mother Nature.”–Mary Barrett, Let’s Read, The Nashville News
“The word “unique” is terribly overused in our society and rarely is true. In the case of Mama’s Home Remedies, unique is an understatement. First and foremost, it contains a wealth of information, including some I’ve never seen in any of our many books on the topic of natural health and healing.
There are several types of material in this book, from remedies to recollections, quotes, fables and more. You soon discover that each has its own special format. It’s odd to focus–or even notice–the design of most books, but the very layout with illustrations is in itself a healing element.
Open the book and your eyes, and then the part of you starving for something only nature provides, draws you in. It sounds crazy, but it’s visceral. I can’t open the book without feeling transported to another time and place… one that is tied deeply to the earth itself.
We can attribute that to author Svetlana Konnikova’s Russian background. She opens a wondrous world that is almost magical compared to our streamlined, cut-to-the-chase culture. It’s Narnia for health nuts.
Knowledge is woven with wisdom. With this book as a trusted compass, you’ll soon see how far off course our modern world has gone, and find the path back with simple, practical remedies from nature. Read it with a purpose–to find a specific remedy–or open to a page and start reading. Either way, you’ll find a treasure.” –Anita T. Williams, an award-winning writer, founder, Imagination Works, Inc.
“Despite the mantra of the 1950s when Father Knew Best, we all know Mama’s the one holding the apron strings. The wisdom of mother’s hands has been passed from generation to the next, through food, spices, herbs and home-made medicines better than any pharmaceutical solution. If you’ve ever tasted my mother-in-law’s homemade chicken soup when you’ve had the ickiest cold since time memorial, you’ll know–Mama realy does know best.
Mama’s Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of natural Living is a tribute to the old wives’ wisdom that transcends modernity. It will inspire you to reach for your vegetable pantry before you head for the pharmacy. Among other things, the instrinsic magic of beets, potatoes, and wine grape leaves are revealed in these pages. Written by Svetlana Konnikova who grew up in the vineyards of Moldova, this book tells us to return to our roots – literally.
Part natural living guide, part naturopathic treatise, Mama’s Home Remedies offers all kinds of advice women used to glean at the kitchen table as they nourished their families’ hearts, bodies and souls. Cabbage leaves applied to the forehead can alleviate headaches. Inhaling the stem from potato water drains your sinuses. My all-time favorite for the winter blues: pomegranate juice.
As we speed along in our rapid-fire lefestyles, we’re lucky to have Ms. Konnikova’s immense knowledge wrapped in Mama’s Home Remedies’ 314 pages. The next time I’m faced with a health challenge, I will seek a gentler solution straight from Mother Nature, the world’s first and true healer.”–Christine Louise Hohlbaum, the author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff and Sahm I Am, and The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World; Mama’s Musings, http://www.Diaryofamother.blogs.com
“I throughly enjoyed reading “Dialogue with the Trees of Strength and Everlasting Life” in Mama’s Home Remedies. Svetlana Konnikova fills this delightful essay on the importance of trees in our lives with fascinating legends, appealing real-life personal and family stories, poetry, home remedies, interesting nature facts, and motivating aphorisms. She even includes a chart of the Trees of Life; mine is the walnut, the tree of passion and power. Her descriptions of scenery paint colorful pictures that make me want to go to the places she portrays. I am proud that she quotes from my grandfather Joyce Kilmer’s poem, “Trees.” I hope that this work will help to instill a deeper reverence for the environment in readers everywhere.”–Miriam A. Kilmer, artist and granddaughter of poet Joyce Kilmer, author, “Trees,” http://www.risingdove.com
“This book is a collection of natural, healing recipes for common ailments and illnesses, that Svetlana learned as a child in her Mama’s tea garden. This book isn’t just a guide to remedies. It’s a loving tribute to the women who taught her, including legends, her grandmother’s fairy tales, family vignettes, and herbal lore woven through the details of the remedies. There are hundreds of remedies covering almost every element. You may not know many of the herbs or may not want top spend too much time brewing some. But the variety of suggestions for the same problem allows you to pick the ones that best suit you. A lovely book to read for pleasure, and your health!”–Daylle Deanna Schwartz, a best-selling author, speaker, self-empowerment conselor and music industry consultant, http://www.lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat.com
Mama’s Home Remedies is a book to be cherished for a lifetime. It’s my favorite herb, health, healing-secrets-of-healthy-and-joyful living book since Jeanne Rose’s Herbal. The book is filled with wisdom and knowledge, some new and some familiar, but more I could possibly use in my lifetime. From natural cleaning recipes to healing teas and soothing baths, presented in a friendly design, gently encompassed by facts and cautions, highlighted by the most charming tales and illustrated so artfully, this book is a magnificent work! The compilation of your research is astounding, and the organization is impressive. I can highly recommend this book to anyone interested in health, natural living, herbal remedies, or even perhaps someone looking for relief from headache pain not provided by conventional methods. Or even folk tales, the stories are marvellous.–Nolina Bryan, CPA, founder, Nolina’s Heavenly Organics
”All cultures traditional medicines were based on plant use, the knowledge of which was passed down through the generations. Much of that has been lost, this is why books like Mama’s Home Remedies are so valuable. Svetlana Konnikova began documenting the herbal wisdom of her Russian heritage when she was 12. She came from a long line of folk healers and her mother was a medical professional with an interest in natural healing. Her book is wonderful for those interested in a natural approach to health. There are numerous safe and easy-to-make remedies for the following conditions: common colds (89 recipes), allergies (61), children’s allergies (40), headaches (70), sleep (63), fatigue (19), stress (10), and asthma (51). Remedies use over 100 medicinal herbs, ‘nastoykas’ (infusions), tinctures, juices, compresses, and just plain good advice. In addition, Konnikova spices up the text with personal antidotes and Russian folktales.”–http://www.superseeds.com
“A wealth of herbal information! Here, the author shares her herbal wisdom handed down to her from her Russian heritage. She came from a long line of folk healers, and the author’s mother was a medical o[professional who took a great interest in a natural approach to health. Numerous safe and easy to make remedies for the common cold, children's allergies, headaches, sleep problems, stress and asthma. Over 100 medicinal herbs are used along with certain vegetables and other plants to make juices, teas (infusions), tinctures, compresses and just plain good advice. Konnikova also spices the book up with some personal anecdotes and Russian folktales. Very interesting and informative!"--http://www.melissasgardenseeds.com
"[This book] is named one of the Top 10 Best Cold Remedies products of 2009 at http://www.health-information-now.com
WITH LOVE AND BEST WISHES TO ALL OF YOU!
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