When I think of natural remedies, I think of all of those wonderful holistic remedies my grandmother used to use on us when we were children. She always had a cure and her cures always made us feel better. Everything that she had up her sleeve was all natural and could be found right in the kitchen cupboard. There were no pharmaceuticals ever used or suggested. It was pure and simple and pared with a lot of love.

Turns out that my grandma was on to something! When I grew up and had children of...