Mary-Ellen Siegel

At some point in their lives, up to 20 percent of the population will be affected by shingles, which is officially known as herpes zoster and is caused by the varicella-zoster virus—the same virus that causes chickenpox. It attacks adults who had chickenpox as children but whose immune system has...

Up to 20 percent of the population are affected at some time in their lives by shingles, officially known as herpes zoster. This book shows readers how natural therapies as well as the newest antiviral drugs can hasten recovery and minimize recurrence of this painful and irritating condition.