Is there really a safer, more effective natural alternative to most prescription & over-the-counter medicines? Yes. In Natural Alternatives to Over-the-Counter & Prescription Drugs, his groundbreaking book, naturopathic physician Michael T. Murray provides specific natural alternatives to some of the drugs most used by Americans, including Tagamet, Prednisone, Seldane, & Zantac. Examining the side effects & effectiveness of many of the drugs used today, Murray shows how these drugs can be replaced with less expensive natural remedies whose medicinal benefits have been proven in clinical studies. He discusses how herbs, vitamins, minerals, extracts, & ointments can be used to bring relief from a wide array of specific ailments, including: Diabetes, Asthma, hay fever, the common cold high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, heartburn, headache & insomnia. With easy-to-understand charts, graphs, & tables throughout, Natural Alternatives to Over-the-Counter & Prescription Drugs offers detailed, practical information that will help readers live a fuller, healthier life--free from pharmaceutical medicines.