'Self Heal' is a home guide will help you to know how to prevent ill health by understanding your body and having some practical insight in to how to look after it - all part of the ethos of natural healing. Many of the natural healing programmes in this book require the cleansing of the body through special foods. The main system followed is herbalism, using the natural plant. The major sections of this practical guide are devoted to: - working with nature and its products - the importance of food and nutrition - natural healing methods - cleansing and detoxification - understanding different stages of life and an explanation of how the body works. There is also a complete A-Z of diseases and treatments as well as a section on First Aid.