Barbara O'Neill's handbook of natural remedies, built around the nine foundational pillars on its cover. The title is an acronym: Sunshine, Use of pure water, Sleep, Trust in divine power, Abstaining, Inhale, Nutrition, Moderation, Exercise. The book sets out the lifestyle changes behind each one, with specific remedies alongside — herbal teas, poultices, compresses and a day-by-day cleanse, each written out with its ingredients and steps.

What is inside

  • The nine pillars — what the author asks the reader to do under each, and why.
  • Remedies — teas, poultices, compresses and cleanses with ingredients and instructions.
  • Nutrition — one of the nine pillars, alongside a gall and liver cleanse set out day by day.
  • Testimony pages — first-person accounts from readers, as the author presents them.
  • Full colour — photographs, graphics and infographics, over 240 pages.

How to read it

As a handbook rather than a course: the nine pillars set the framework, and the remedy pages give ingredients and steps for the teas, cleanses and compresses. Check with a doctor before trying any of them.

Who it suits

  • Readers who already lean towards natural remedies and want this author's approach in one book.
  • Anyone buying for that reader — it is not a neutral overview, so it is a gift for a known taste rather than a guess.

Good to know

  • This is a lifestyle book, not medical advice. The author's views sit outside mainstream medicine: in 2019 the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission issued a permanent order prohibiting her from providing any health services in that Australian state, after finding she had breached the state's code of conduct for unregistered health practitioners. Do not stop or change any prescribed treatment on the strength of this book, check with a doctor before trying any remedy in it, and speak to a doctor about any condition you have or suspect.
  • Text is in English. A paperback, written for adult readers.
  • It is openly written from a Christian point of view; trust in divine power is one of the nine pillars.