For example, this is one of the plants you'll find in The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies. If it looks familiar that's because it grows in most backyards, and most people weed it out. But what they probably don't know is that this plant contains a milky substance called lactucarium which acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to lessen the feeling of pain.

Inside the book you'll find full instructions on how to turn it into an extract that you can use whenever you are in need.

On day 42 of the Alone show I accidently hurt my knuckle while gutting a fish. The wound would most likely have gotten infected.

Luckily, I found Yarrow, which quickly stopped my bleeding. And, most importantly I found Usnea, which is a plant used for infections. You've probably seen it growing on tree trunks.

I dressed my wound for 3 days with these and now you can barely see the scar anymore.

On page 55, you'll find out the interesting thing that happens when you pour salt into a cabbage.

The end result you'll get by fermentation - called Sauerkraut - is full of probiotics that protect your digestive tract, regulating bowel movements and in many cases preventing both diarrhea and constipation.

Chances are you've come across this plant growing in sidewalk cracks, but probably not in a salad. It may look like Arugula, but it's not. In fact it's much more nutritious and it also contains an essential trace mineral called Chromium that helps the pancreas.

Chromium is extremely rare nowadays because of the food processing methods that remove most of the naturally occurring chromium from foods. Maybe this is one of the reasons why so many afflictions are so common today, but 100 years ago they rarely affected our forefathers.

Another plant you'll find inside is called Wooly Lamb's Ear. Also known as "backyard bandage", this plant has been used for centuries on battlefields to stop bleeding.

It's been recently discovered it's high in Vitamin K, the vitamin that coagulates the blood.

It is the same powdered vitamin that we gave our soldiers in WWII to pour over their wounds.

Of course, in the book you'll also discover the 3 herbal tinctures I'm using to manage my MS.

ONE of the tinctures that I'm taking daily is an Adaptogen. That means it decreases the biological and oxidative stress, fighting inflammation and repairing damaged tissue.

The other 2 tinctures that I take have an Immunomodulatory effect. That means they bring my body back to balance. If the immune system is hyperactive, they downregulate it, but only until the inflammation subsides.