The Natural Prescription

A thoughtful and compelling case for the power and potential of natural medicine to heal the human body, from bestselling author Dr Andreas Michalsen.

This illuminating book has the power to transform your health and change your life.

We are living longer than ever before, but our prolonged lives have come at a price: a rise in chronic diseases like digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis and cancer. These diseases pose a challenge to conventional medicine, which controls symptoms but doesn't address the underlying cause. But there is a solution: naturopathy. Naturopathy, or natural medicine, focuses on uncovering the roots of health and resilience.

In The Natural Prescription (first published as The Nature Cure in the US), Dr Michalsen shares the potential of nature he discovers every day with his patients. Thoughtfully written and filled with science and history, fascinating case studies and practical guidance, he walks us through the basic principles and scientific mechanisms of naturopathy and provides us with practical, easy-to-follow instructions on how to integrate naturopathic methods into our daily routine.

About the Author

Dr Andreas Michalsen has published over 200 scientific articles in top medical journals and is on the cutting edge of scientific research on natural medicine.

Dr Michalsen was born in Bad Waldsee in Germany in 1961 as the son of a holistic physician in the tradition of pioneering naturopath Sebastian Kneipp, is Professor of Clinical Complementary Medicine at the Charite University Medical Centre Berlin and Head of the Department of Internal and Complementary Medicine at Immanuel Hospital Berlin.

Clinically and scientifically he focuses on mind-body-medicine (meditation, yoga, stress reduction), nutritional medicine and therapeutic fasting as well as purging methods. In cooperation with his team, he conducts research into the efficacy of Ayurveda.

Andreas Michalsen's articles have been published in numerous professional journals. He gives lectures regarding the entire areas of naturopathy and complementary medicine in various countries. Among other things, he is also chairman of the Karl and Veronica Carstens-Foundation, an institution funding and supporting naturopathy and homoeopathy.