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(3.55) | 1 | A comprehensive guide to vitamins and other nutrient supplements contains sections designed for individual needs and the elderly and sets forth regimens for a variety of illnesses. |
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The First Wealth is health
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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This book is dedicated to
Gail, Alanna, Evan
Our parents and families
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My professional education was strictly establishment when it came to vitamins | |
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SPECIAL NEW SECTIONS!
RECENT DISCOVERIES!
LATEST DATA ON VITAMIN NUTRITION FROM AMERICAN'S TOP VITAMIN EXPERT! This updated edition of the America's #1 vitamin book includes important information on:' - new tests of possible vitamin deficienceis - and new ways to get maximum nutrition out of your diet
- Help for sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Epstein-Barr virus - how vitamins can relieve symptoms and boost medications
- The latest liquid diets and syndicated weight-loss programs - with suggested supplements to keep you healthy as well as slim
- Natural Beauty aids - vitamins to improve hair, nails, and skin; harmful sunblocks and medications to avoid.
- New ways to stay young - an expanded section on how to decrease the aging process and increase sexual prowess with vitamins
- Updated sources for locating spcialized help - listings of nutrtionally oriented doctors and treatment programs for alcoholism. Alzheimer's, cancer, eating disorders, and other problems PLUS ... updates RDAs for all vitamins, the lowdown on bottled waters, all about the high-protein-osteoporosis connection, new light on l-tryptophan, new facts about caffeine, decaffeinated beverages, and nicotine; new alternatives to drugs, and more!
- foods can be cholesterol-free, yet still contain high amounts of fat
- Smoking, caffeine, refined sugar, and pollution can all raise your cholesterol level
- An Italian meal may contain as much monosodium glutamate (MSG) as an Oriental meal since both tomatoes and cheese are natural sources of this substance
- The herb echincea can protect you from viral and bacterial attack by stimulating your immune system
- IF you work out with weights, complex carbohydrates are as important as meat of muscular maintnace
- Sweet Basil draws poisons out of the skin; use it to relieve bee stings and draw underskin pimples to a head
- Amino acids arginine and ornithine can help you gain less - even as you eat more
- Products marked sugarless aren't necessarily low-calorie,and some products using artificial sweeteners contain more calories than if they had natural sugar
- The herb astragalus fights fatigue and frequent colds
- If you're under constant stress, a B-viatmin supplement may help you
- Cancer is more common among peopel who are obse than people who are at or below their ideal body weight
Containing new sections on alternative therapies, new forms of supplements, expanded information on herbals, enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants, plant hormones, plus a significantly expanded section on "cautions", this book presents readers with up-to-date information regarding vitamins, minerals, herbs, other nutrients, and good nutrition, that they can count on.
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