Cured by Nature: How to Heal from the Inside Out, Find Happiness, and Discover Your True Self (英語) ハードカバー – 2016/2/2

This book documents the personal story of Tara, who, after many years living on prescription medications, decided to switch to natural remedies and start living the "organic life". In her book, she shares what medications she was on, the struggles associated with heavily medicated lifestyle, and step-by-step account of what methods she used to get better (meditation, herbalism, clean eating, natural beauty, etc). While an inspiring account of a personal victory over disease, the book has two major drawbacks that readers need to be aware of.

1. Todd Cooper, author of the book's foreword, noted that Tara wrote this book in three months - and, unfortunately, it shows. The quality of writing is low, there are multiple grammar and formatting mistakes, and the hierarchy of headings makes absolutely no sense. The manuscript needed rounds and rounds of edits before it could be released to print, and should have not seen the light of day in its current version. But the most disturbing is the haphazard, jump-around-with-no-clear-linearity timeline. This alone makes the reader very confused and doubtful of the story's account. For example, Tara writes about starting DIM supplement while still in New York to improve her skin acne condition, and how she "saw results overnight!". Yet after her move to California, we read about horrible cystic acne that plagued her for months, until she discovered bentonite clay and "saw results overnight!". So did DIM not work as well as described? Anyone who knows anything about natural remedies will tell you "results overnight" is probably not going to happen, and this book has multiple instances of claiming such outcomes. It is simply an exaggeration of what is possible, and ultimately just not true. It is alarming to see such misleading information in a published book.

2. Pigtailing on that, this book has limitations in audience. If you eat nothing but junk, have never sat for 5 minutes in quiet introspection, or never as much as put some clay on your face, you may find this book useful. For those of you out there who have any simplest idea of how to make a kale smoothie, can get your hands on an app with 5-minute guided meditations, and have tried as much as putting some coconut oil in your hair - this book is completely useless. It is EXTREMELY RUDIMENTARY! I follow Bulletproof, ReWild Yourself, and other podcasts, eat Paleo, meditate daily, read Ruiz and Strauss, and make a few basic home beauty concoctions based on a simple essential oils guide book. If you do any of those or similar things, you know more already than this book will tell you, and it will add none to your arsenal.

To sum up: while portraying a remarkable personal story, this book needs many rounds of edits before it reaches publishable quality, and will add no knowledge for you if you've dabbled into green lifestyle at all. This book's intro claims it will "change your life" and help you become "happier and better you". It won't. I greatly regret the money I spent on the hard copy.

It's a captivating and well written story that I think a lot of people will be able to relate to. It's not really even about bashing big pharma or psychiatrists, it's more about using the power you already have within to make them obsolete, and the story of how she made it happen. Anyone dealing with these issues and similar ones will find her perspective and journey insightful.

Cured by Nature is a fabulous book for those in any stage of of their wellness journey. Tara blends her inspiring life story with helpful information that can be applied to help anyone take that first step in wellness. I was super excited to have gotten the book early and right before my 30th birthday. This book came at a point in my life where I've been re-evaluating my life and where it's going. The way the book is written, you feel like you're having a conversation with a friend. Her life story is so inspirational and really goes to show how much our mindsets can impact our lives. Since reading this book, I have really found myself approaching life with a more positive outlook.

Having struggled on and off with depression and anxiety since my teenage years, I've cycled on and off different medications always stopping because I hated the side effects. Cured by Nature gives practical advice on how to utilize natural alternatives for a variety of issues from depression, anxiety, skin issues and pain among some others. The suggested herbs, teas and products are easily accessible (especially with Amazon) and won't break the bank. This book is extremely well written and explains everything at a variety of levels which I found extremely helpful. Tara's science background allows her to explain how and why things work in our bodies but at a level that everyone can understand. The book is broken out into chapters and written in a way that one can easily go back and reference specific information. I know I will be referencing this book in the future.

I would suggest this book to anyone who's looking to improve their lives. I will continue to incorporate more of the suggestions in this book into my daily life. I have suggested this book to a number of friends who are also in a similar stage in their lives.

Great book, would read again and again. Full of tips.

Tara Mackey is magic. She woke up, took massive action and turned her life into something incredible. Through the power of meditation, manifestation and enormous amounts of will, she broke on through to the other side. Cured By Nature is funny, inspirational and devoid of pretense. The author and her authentic writing style show the reader a clear as day path for self-improvement. You can have anything in this world and once you see the light, you will KNOW it. This book is proof of that statement. Tara tapped into the infinite unseen world and dove in, head first. Every single day, minute by minute, we are creating our physical reality and it's always an inside job. Cured By Nature is a no-nonsense guidebook to show you the ropes and get you going on your own magical mystery tour. And once you change, everything changes. Boom👩🏼‍🎤✨💪🏼