Prescription For Nutritional
Healing
4th Edition
America's
best-selling guide to nutritional, herbal, and complementary therapies. This
new edition continues the tradition of providing drug-free remedies for
common ailments and disorders. Important updates in the field of nutrition
as well as the latest research on herbal medicine are included in this most
recent edition. This revised book provides all the information the 'average'
person needs to outline his or her own program for better health.
Prescription for Nutritional Healing by nutritionist
Phyllis A. Balch and James F. Balch, M.D., has long been considered one of
the most trusted, comprehensive sources on the mind-boggling array of
vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other dietary supplements now available.
Working from the premise that a good diet promotes good health, this third
edition of PNH still starts with the basics: consume fresh produce,
grains, and lean meats; avoid foods that are processed or high in saturated
fat; cook using glass, stainless steel, or iron--never aluminum; and drink
filtered water. The authors also stand by their claim that the
government-prescribed recommended daily allowances are ridiculously low, and
that the book's optimal daily intake for nutrients should be followed
instead.
The book contains more than
250 health conditions--from everyday problems such as insect bites and bad
breath to serious diseases including bulimia, cancer, and AIDS--and the
nutritional protocols the Balch's recommend for treatment. Since any number of
supplements can be taken for the same condition, the Balches make sifting
through the glut of information a little easier by separating their nutrient
recommendations into four categories: essential, very important, important, and
helpful. And they take a lot of the guesswork out of buying supplements by
listing the brands they know and trust. Once again, the authors have squeezed in
an impressive amount of information, including valuable sidebars on topics such
as the dangers of aspartame; how to choose a calcium supplement; common heart
problems and procedures; cancer risk factors, diagnosis, and treatments; and
sports nutrition. This is not relaxing reading, but it's enormously useful.
While the material can be dense, the authors still manage to present it in a
straightforward manner that's understandable even for readers without a medical
degree. |
