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"Sure, they had some disease (mostly from poor sanitation and untreated water) and came to the hospital with broken bones or pneumonia, but they did not suffer from fatigue, headaches, digestive problems, or the general aches and pains that my more sophisticated urban patients did. Since there was no electricity, people were forced to live with the rhythms of nature. Day and night dictated what was done when, and being synchronous with the seasons was essential for survival. Community, music, and dance also played an integral role in bringing rhythm into their lives." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Comfrey Alert: Liver-Related Ills Not long ago, comfrey enjoyed a reputation in the land of herbal medicine for being a powerful natural healer for such ailments as cuts, wounds, bruises and broken bones. Then some animal studies showed that high doses of comfrey could cause liver damage. In America, the FDA took note of one human death that may have been related to comfrey; yet Britain's ministry of agriculture recently gave the okay to comfrey tea as being safe for its citizens." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "Casting Call for Plaster of Paris The materials that make up casts for broken bones contain some valuable, often overlooked healing properties, according to homeopathic doctors. Plaster of paris, or calcium sulfate, is a tissue salt (in the medical sense) that acts as a blood cleanser and wound healer to treat abscesses and "weepy" sores. Note: This remedy may promote discharge at first, but that's normal in the healing process. Suggested dosage is 6c, or as labeled on the homeopathic product packaging." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"That makes a huge difference in old-age mortality because falls and broken bones are usually fatal when seniors reach a certain age." At around 9 a.m., she excused herself to go make breakfast. Hoisting herself to her feet for the ninth time during our visit, she hobbled to the kitchen stove where she lit a flame under yesterday's soup. She spooned in fresh carrots, radishes, tofu, a tablespoon of miso paste, and let it heat. Meanwhile, she moved up and down the kitchen wiping clean the counters, sink, and even the window. Then she pulled up a chair facing the stove to wait for her soup." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"In the book Biological Transmutation, Louis Kervran describes using the herb horsetail grass, which is high in silica, to recalcify broken bones. This worked much better and faster than calcium supplementation. In a lecture, David Wolfe talked about a woman who used this method with amazing results to reverse her osteoporosis, astonishing her doctors, who said she would never recalcify to that extent. Dairy has been found to influence mental as well as physical health. " - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Some are catastrophic: overwhelming chest or abdominal pain, acute neurological symptoms, broken bones, etc. For these events, choosing to be a patient of someone licensed to practice medicine or surgery is more than sensible; it's mandatory. Modern medicine has much to offer if we fall victim to such events. Most personal predicaments are less threatening to our physical well-being. That they are less than catastrophic gives us an opportunity to pause and consider what to do." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"As a young clinician who had recently finished medical school, my training focused upon hospital-based patients who were acutely sick or critically ill—heart attacks, acute asthma attacks, cancers, broken bones. These are the problems that Western medicine is designed to treat. But the subtle symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, and low-grade chronic complaints that I was seeing in my urban outpatients were not well addressed by my medical training." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Sword fruits call to mind dangling sabers in the moonlight; they're also called broken bones plants or midnight horrors because clumps of fallen fruit are periodically mistaken for skeletal remains. The pirate books young children devour occasionally mention the inconceivably delicious fruits that buccaneers used to eat while hiding out on tropical islands. In Neverland, the Lost Boys and Peter Pan, "clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that ooze out of trees," ate roasted breadfruits, mammee apples and calabashes of poe-poe. It was only in Brazil that I realized such fruits were real." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Home Remedies The Incas placed potatoes on broken bones to promote healing. Whole potatoes were carried to prevent rheumatism, and eaten with other foods to prevent indigestion. Washing your face with cool potato juice clears up blemishes. Carrying a potato in your pocket was thought to make tooth pain go away. An old remedy for sore throat was placing a slice of baked potato in a stocking and tying it around the throat. Throw Me a Lifesaver!" - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Known to increase immune function, enhance white blood cell production, act as an antiviral, support cardiovascular health, regulate cholesterol levels, speed healing of wounds and broken bones, prevent osteoporosis, and even help with diabetes and allergies, vitamin C has also been shown to protect the body from cancer, as well as help it to heal from cancer, and to prolong the life of those with cancer. In 1928, Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi first isolated vitamin C. Since then, massive amounts of research have been conducted on vitamin C's health-giving abilities." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"More broken bones: A 4-year double cohort study of young girls with and without distal forearm fractures. /. Bone Miner. Res. 15, 2011-2018. 25. Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., Manning, P. J., and Williams, S. M. (2002). Spinal overload: A concern for obese children and adolescents? Osteporos. Int. 13, 835-840. 26. Goulding, A., Grant, A. M., and Williams, S. M. (2005). Bone and body composition of children and adolescents with repeated forearm fractures. J. Bone Miner. Res. 20, 2090-2096. 27. Taylor, E. D., Theim, K. R., Mirch, M. C, Ghorbani, S., Tanofsky-Draff, M." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"A high-intake of silicon-residue foods has been shown to heal broken bones at an accelerated rate (see Louis Kervran's book Biological Transmutations). Silicon-residue foods include: bamboo sap/shoots, horsetail (an herb), hemp leaf, oats, cucumbers, lettuce, nopales (prickly-pear cactus leaves), okra, ripe bell peppers, radishes and tomatoes. Chewing green leaves helps clean and repair the teeth. I like to say in my seminars, "A few days of 'leafarianism' (eating leaves) naturally brushes the teeth and helps heal mineral deficiencies." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.) "In World War II it was discovered that exposing abrasions, open wounds and broken bones to direct Sunlight led to quicker healing. Many types of molds and fungi are destroyed by direct Sunlight. Candida cannot survive in direct Sunlight. A good step towards overcoming Candida is Sunlight on the naked body (reference Lesson 13: How To Use The Sunfood Triangle, Eating To Overcome Candida). Sunlight increases the strength of digestion, Sunlight increases the body's internal "fire." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Comfrey was used by herbalists to promote more rapid repair of broken bones, hence the common names boneset and knitbone. Topically, comfrey was also used to treat minor skin irritations and inflammation. It has also been used as a wash or topical application for eye irritations and for treating conjunctivitis (page 136). Internally, it was used to treat gastrointestinal problems, such as stomach ulcers (page 349) and inflammatory bowel disease (page 269), and lung problems." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"When applied to wounds and broken bones, urine helps prevent scarring and swelling. It draws toxins out of areas of inflammation and permits the healing to occur faster than it normally would. Important note for those doing liver and gallbladder flushes: If for some reason you cannot have a colonic irrigation or Colema treatment before and after liver flushes, taking two to three back-to-back water enemas may be your next best option. Begin the second or third enema only after you have released the previous one. You need to make certain that the water reaches into the ascending colon." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Topically, spikenard can be used as a poultice, salve, or liniment to encourage the healing of boils, broken bones, burns, swellings, and wounds. It also can be made into a wash to treat rashes, and it is often included in cough syrups for its expectorant and demulcent properties. Edible Uses The root and tips of young shoots are edible and can be prepared like any vegetable. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The berries are also edible and are often made into jelly and wine. Spikenard is sometimes included in root beers, tonic beers, and wines." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Experimentally, this study is high quality because it compared protein consumption, bone loss and broken bones for the same subjects. This 3.7-fold effect is substantial, and is very important because the women with the lowest bone fracture rates still consumed, on average, about half of their total protein from animal sources. I can't help but wonder how much greater the difference might have been had they consumed not 50% but 0-10% of their total protein from animal sources." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"It is also used to treat adrenal exhaustion, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, broken bones, bronchitis, colds, constipation, cough, diabetes (adult onset and insulin resistant), exhaustion, fever, gallstones, gonorrhea, hangover, irregular menses after childbirth, measles, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, stress, sugar cravings, swollen glands, tuberculosis, and ulcers. It also can be used to encourage weight loss. Topically, devil's club can be used as a poultice to treat burns, insect bites and stings, toothache, and wounds." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"She had suffered for fifteen years, she told me, from a debilitating neurological condition that arose after she was injured in a car accident. Her broken bones had healed, but the pain was so intense that she took large doses of painkillers three times a day, and one at night to allow her to sleep. She had been on this high dosage of painkillers for every day of the past fifteen years. On the final day, as people were walking around saying goodbye and giving each other hugs, I noticed she was not hobbling around on her crutches." - Dawson Church, The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention (Get the book.)

"Topically, yerba santa can be used as a wash or poultice to treat broken bones, bruises, fever, insect bites, poison oak and ivy, rash, sprains, and sores. The herb is also used in saunas and steam baths for its pleasant, decongesting odor and its ability to soothe the pain of rheumatism. The leaves were once smoked to treat asthma and bronchial spasms. As a flower essence, yerba santa gladdens the emotional heart and enables emotions to flow freely, helping to relieve repressed grief. It can be beneficial for those who are wasting away and especially susceptible to lung disorders." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Ironically, drinking too much soda can actually lead to broken bones; therefore, drinking too much soda can put kids at risk for more activity-related injuries. They say: Parents are really the problem Responses: • Schools act in place of parents for the entire day, five days a week. • Parents trust schools not to undermine their own education efforts at home. • Parents should not have to worry about how their children are spending their lunch money." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"Treatment aims to prevent further deterioration and protect against complications such as fractures and broken bones. < < CO o < T Prevention is the most important goal. Risk factors such as poor nutrition should be identified and corrected wherever possible. Exercise: Engage in physical activity on a daily basis. Performing weight bearing exercises, which work your bones and muscles, is especially important. Vitamins and supplements: Increase your intake of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) to about 400-1,000 IU daily." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"Vitamin D will also reduce your risk of falling, which can lead to broken bones. Take 1,000 to 2,000 IU daily. • Leucine. This amino acid, or protein building block, plays a particularly important role in maintaining muscle mass. If you eat substantial amounts of animal protein, you probably get enough leucine. Adding a little supplemental leucine, however, may slow the age-related decline in muscle mass. In a recent study, the addition of supplemental leucine helped seniors to synthesize as much muscle as young men do." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Bolsters healing of broken bones and connective tissue. Strengthens the heart and lungs. Useful for the treatment of arthritis, bone diseases such as osteoporosis and rickets, bronchitis, cardiovascular disease, edema, gallbladder disorders, gout, muscle cramps, and prostate disorders. Used in poultice form to depress bleeding and accelerate healing of burns and wounds. Also called bottle brush, shavegrass. Caution: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Alkaloids in the plant preclude long-term usage. Do not use Great Horsetail (E. telmateia) or Marsh Horsetail (E." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"After these findings were released, many women decided that they were more concerned about heart attacks and strokes than broken bones. So they stopped taking their HRT. Since then, clinicians have been trying to find a way to get the benefits of HRT without all the risks. One way to do that is with an estrogen-receptor modulator such as Evista (see page 389). Another way might be with a different form of estrogen. In 2004, the FDA approved a low-dose estrogen patch to prevent osteoporosis." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Amla combined with nettles and horsetail speeds up the healing of broken bones, helps prevent tooth decay, and improves the strength of the hair and nails. Research has indicated that amla could have adaptogenic qualities, which in many ways is a modern equivalent of the ancient Indian concept of a rasayana. In animal studies, amla protected against cellular damage induced by radiation. It also protected against carcinogens, liver damage caused by medications or viruses, and gastric damage caused by drugs, and it helped prevent toxicity caused by arsenic, cadmium, and cardiotoxic medications." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"It is used in the treatment of broken bones, chronic fatigue, dizziness, erectile dysfunction, fatigue, fetal restlessness, headache, high cholesterol, hypertension, infertility (female), kidney deficiency, knee pain, lumbago during pregnancy, osteoporosis, polyuria, premature aging, prostate weakness, and threat of miscarriage. Edible Uses The bark is not generally considered edible, except as tea, but the young leaves can be eaten as a vegetable. Other Uses Eucommia produces a latex that can be used to make a type of rubber." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Sudden paralysis, rapid swelling, excruciating pain, loss of bladder or bowel control, severe numbness or weakness, and broken bones are all symptoms of potentially serious inju- 29 ries. In all of these cases your only rational choice is to consult your physician immediately. But most injuries are not this dramatic; they develop over time and are annoying or painful but not incapacitating. Some disappear quickly of their own accord, while others are the seeds of lifelong pain problems. What follows are treatments that I know are effective." - Ben E. Benjamin, Listen to Your Pain: The Active Person's Guide to Understanding, Identifying, and Treating Pain and Injury (Get the book.)

"Medical diagnoses deal with objective and demonstrable lesions of the body, broken bones, diseased livers, kidneys, and so on. Psychiatric diagnoses deal with behaviors that human beings display, and they have to be interpreted in moral, cultural, and legal terms and, therefore, different interpreters will arrive at different judgments. . . . Homosexuality was recognized as a mental disease until a few years ago. And now it is no longer a mental disease. . . . but last year, smoking is a disease. Q. Smoking is now a psychiatric condition? A. Not condition, sir, a disease. Q. A disease? A." - Thomas Szasz, The Medicalization of Everyday Life: Selected Essays (Get the book.)

"Some are catastrophic: overwhelming chest or abdominal pain, acute neurological symptoms, broken bones, and the like. For these events, choosing to be a patient of someone licensed to practise medicine or surgery is more than sensible - it's mandatory. Modern medicine has much to offer if we fall victim to such events: it provides cures for some and important comfort for others. Most personal predicaments are less catastrophic morbid events, but they are still disconcerting. Because they are less than catastrophic, we have the opportunity to pause and consider what to do." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

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