Herbs, midwives, bone-setters. When to see a doctor, when to see grandma.
Echinacea, mint, chamomile. Medicine cabinet without a pharmacy.
80% of Amish babies born at home. Midwife, hot water, prayer.
Dislocation, sprain, fracture. No X-ray. Hands know.
Prayers, charms, laying of hands. Magic? No — faith.
Pull — $50. Replace — expensive. Many Amish — toothless by 40.
No insurance. Community = insurance company.
Cancer, appendicitis, complicated birth. Amish aren't against doctors — against dependence.
Depression exists. Talking about it — no. Pray and work.
Not banned. Not required. Each family decides.
Small population + intermarriage = rare genetic diseases.
B&W ointment. Honey. Aloe. Amish burn remedy — better than many pharmacy ones.
Back hurts → chiropractor. Amish love chiropractic.
Nursing home? No such word. Elders live in Dawdy Haus.
After winter — bitters. Dandelion, nettle, sassafras. Cleanse the blood.
At home. In their bed. Among family. No machines.
Plantain + clay + prayer. Cure for everything — works 500 years.
Chickenpox — all at once. Pox party. Had it — free.
For every ailment — its tea. Grandma's encyclopedia of 200 recipes.
Fingers, hands, legs. Farm is a dangerous place. No ambulance.
Average Amish lives 72 years. Without medicine. Paradox?