Better Health Through Natural Healing

Naturopath and osteopath Dr. Ross Trattler studied in the US before attending the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy. Now in practice on the Gold Coast, Australia, Trattler advises many of his patients to adopt naturopathic principles of living to aid recovery when general health is a factor in their musculoskeletal condition. Dr. Shea Trattler, B.App. Sci (Comp. Med.), M. Ost. is a second-generation osteopath and had his first osteopathic treatment when he was 5 minutes old. He has expertise in the treatment of headaches and sciatica, and has a personal interest in treating scoliosis.

1. Introduction 2. How to Use This Book Part 1: What Is Natural Medicine?; 3. Naturopathic Medicine; 4. The Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine; 5. The Tools of Naturopathy; 6. Botanical Medicine; 7. Diet, Fasting, and Nutritional Therapy; 8. Homeopathy; 9. Hydrotherapy; 10. Physiotherapy and Massage; 11. Spinal Manipulation; 12. Craniosacral Therapy; 13. Health Topics of Special Interest; 14. Weaning; 15. Old Age: Its Cause and Prevention; 16. Raw, Fresh Foods; 17. The Mind-Body Connection Part 2: How to Use Natural Medicine; 18. Acne (Seborrheic Dermatitis); 19. Alcoholism; 20. Allergies and Food Intolerances; 21. Anemia; 22. Ankle Sprains; 23. Arthritis (Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis); 24. Asthma, Bronchial; 25. Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis); 26. Baldness (Alopecia); 27. Bedsores (Pressure Sores); 28. Behavioral Disorders, Depression, Stress; 29. Body Odor (Bromhidrosis); 30. Boils, Furuncles, and Carbuncles; 31. Bronchitis; 32. Burns; 33. Bursitis; 34. Cataracts; 35. Catarrh (Excess Mucus); 36. Celiac Disease (Nontropical Sprue, Gluten Enteropathy); 37. Cervical Dysplasia; 38. Childhood Diseases (Chicken Pox, Measles, Mumps, Whooping Cough); 39. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; 40. Colds, Coughs, and Sore Throats; 41. Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex of the Face and Mouth); 42. Colitis (Ulcerative Colitis, Spastic Colitis, Irritable Colon, Mucous Colitis); 43. Constipation; 44. Cradle Cap (Seborrheic Dermatitis); 45. Cystitis and Urethritis (Urinary Tract Infection); 46. Dandruff; 47. Dehydration; 48. Dementia (Age-Related Memory Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunctioning, Senility, Alzheimer's); 49. Diabetes (Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Sugar Diabetes); 50. Diaper Rash (Ammoniac Dermatitis, Napkin Rash, Irritant Contact Dermatitis); 51. Diarrhea; 52. Digestive Disorders (Gastritis, Heartburn, Indigestion); 53. Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis; 54. Earache (Otitis Externa and Otitis Media); 55. Edema; 56. Emphysema; 57. Enuresis (Bed-Wetting); 58. Epilepsy (Petit Mal and Grand Mal); 59. Fatigue (Including Chronic Fatigue); 60. Fever; 61. Fibrocystic Breast Disease (Cystic Mastitis); 62. Flat Feet (Pes Planus, Fallen Arches); 63. Flatulence (Adult and Infant Colic); 64. Gallbladder Disease (Gallstones and Cholecystitis); 65. Glaucoma; 66. Gout; 67. Halitosis (Bad Breath); 68. Headache and Migraine; 69. Heart Disease (Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease); 70. Heavy Metal Poisoning; 71. Hemorrhoids (Piles); 72. Hepatitis; 73. Herpes Genitalis and Cold Sores; 74. Hiatal Hernia; 75. Hiccup; 76. Hives (Urticaria); 77. Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD, Hyperkinesis, Hyperkinetic Impulse Disorder, Minimal Brain Damage); 78. Hypertension (Essential); 79. Hypoglycemia and Hyperinsulinism; 80. Immune Deficiency; 81. Impotence (Male); 82. Incontinence (Female - Urinary Stress Incontinence); 83. Infertility; 84. Insect Bites and Stings; 85. Insomnia; 86. Kidney Disease (Nephritis, Pyelitis, Pyelonephritis, Glomerulonephritis); 87. Kidney Stones (Renal Calculi, Nephrocalcinosis); 88. Leaky Gut Syndrome; 89. Leg Cramps; 90. Low Back Pain (Sciatica, Lumbar Disc Herniation, or Prolapse); 91. Mastitis (Acute); 92. Meniere's Disease; 93. Menopausal Problems (Change of Life, Climacteric); 94. Menstrual Disorders (Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Metrorrhagia, Oligomenorrhea); 95. Multiple Sclerosis (Disseminated Sclerosis); 96. Nail Abnormalities; 97. Neuritis and Neuralgia; 98. Obesity; 99. Osteoporosis; 100. Parkinson's Disease; 101. Peptic Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer); 102. Phlebitis and Thrombophlebitis; 103. Poison Ivy; 104. Premenstrual Tension Syndrome; 105. Prostate Disorders (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis, and Prostate Cancer); 106. Psoriasis; 107. Salpingitis and Salpingo-Oophoritis; 108. Schizophrenia; 109. Scoliosis; 110. Senile Memory Loss (Age-Related Memory Impairment); 111. Sinusitis; 112. Smoking; 113. Sprains; 114. Staphylococcal Infection (Impetigo, "School Sores"); 115. Stress; 116. Tooth and Gum Disease (Caries, Periodontal Disease); 117. Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (Jaw Pain); 118. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Brachial Neuralgia; 119. Thyroid Disorders (Simple Goiter, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism); 120. Tonsillitis and Adenitis; 121. Underweight; 122. Vaginitis (Thrush Or Candidiasis, Trichomoniasis); 123. Varicose Veins and Varicose Ulcers; 124. Warts (Verrucae); 125. Worms; 126. Wounds, Minor Cuts, Bruises; 127. Yeast Infection Part 3: Appendices; Appendix 1: Remedies; Appendix 2: Botanical Names; Glossary; Index