- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Newleaf (Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0717128814
- ISBN-13: 978-0717128815
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,004,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most people know the benefits of foods such a citrus fruit and green vegetables, but how many people know that lettuce makes a great night-time snack for insomniacs; that pineapple is an effective remedy for bruising; while a few brazil nuts will help protect you against heart disease and cancer? Most of our everyday foods can have a positive effect on the body - being mood-enhancing, cancer-protective, stress-releasing, energy-giving or cleansing. In 'The Healthy Food Directory' naturopath Michael van Straten shows how to harness the healing power of food, without extra expense, by having a more positive approach to the food you eat every day. - Natural groupings of food identified by coloured marginal tabs - Colour key identifies which food benefits which body system - Super Food boxes establish the supreme health-enhancers of the food world - Fast Food Aid boxes offer tips on using the larder for first-aid and other natural purposes - Illustrated throughout in full colour.
About the Author
Michael van Straten is a registered naturopath, osteopath and acupuncturist and a former governor of the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy. The author of many books on nutrition and natural health, he is also a health journalist writing for newspapers and magazines, and a prolific radio and TV broadcaster. He also runs his own naturopathy practices in London and Buckinghamshire.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Full of interesting facts (unknown to me) about food.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Healthy Food Directory: Eat Your Way to Health (Hardcover)
I bought this book on the recommendation of a book reviewer in The (Glasgow) Herald newspaper and was not disappointed. It is full of interesting facts about food, such as, two apples a day can lower cholestrol levels. Lemons boost the immune system and help acne. Cheese provides zinc which benefits the male libido. I plan to incorporate the information into my recipe folder to maximise the benefits to my family.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Fabulous Food Facts,
By Cheryl Curtis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Healthy Food Directory: Eat Your Way to Health (Hardcover)
I bought The Healthy Food Directory about five years ago and refer to it at least four times a week (sometimes twice in a day). If you really care about what the food you consume is doing for your body-this is the book for you! I call it my 'food bible' and have recommended it to many of my friends and my family. I love the the careful cataloguing that Dr. Van Straten has done to provide me with an accessible and beautifully illustrated guide to fabulous food facts. I cannot recommend this little book highly enough. Even the way it's bound is practical for everyday use. It lays flat and is colourfully tabbed for quick and easy reference. I have often remarked that if I had to save one book from my rather extensive collection-this would be the one! In fact, this book is so informative that I've just ordered two of his other books as companion volumes. I really want the entire set. But if you could just afford one, make it this particular volume. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very helpful guide,
By S. E. G. Gomez "crazyforbooks" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Healthy Food Directory: Eat Your Way to Health (Hardcover)
In today society where everything is injected with hormones and all kind of scientific recipes, this book is a very helpful guide to the average person that want to eat what the body really needs. Here we find all about most of the fruits, vegetables, spices, meats, fish, wine and beer, among others. We can find out the benefit of each food.
Definitely a very recommended book to have in home. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent guide for every kitchen, and every family,
By Ardith Campbell Dentzer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Healthy Food Directory: Eat Your Way to Health (Hardcover)
I just found this lovely book recently, and wonder why it isn't a national bestseller. It is a perfectly sized guide, and should be in every family's kitchen. It's broken down into these sections: fruit, vegetables, nuts/seeds/legumes, meat/fish/shellfish, starchy foods, dairy foods/eggs, herbs/spices/vinegars/fats, sweet foods/drinks, vitamins/minerals, and top 20 foods. I was looking for a guide for my nephews and nieces, some of whom are very picky eaters. Because the Food Pyramid is currently undergoing a massive revision, both for children and for adults, it is the perfect time to teach children how to eat nutritionally for life -- and to correct the bad information that many children have already learned in school. I hope the author considers redoing this guide targeted at children exclusively, though I will use the directory for them as the photographs of food are exquisite. The fact that each "food" page provides a concise detail of the vitamin and mineral content of each food, as well as what bodily systems that food benefits (immune, digestive, skin/hair/eyes, heart/circulation, nervous, bones/muscles, respiratory, excretory, and reproductive), is a total delight. In the next edition, an addition of the new Food Pyramids, both for children, and for adults, should be added. Kudos and thanks to the author for such a helpful and gorgeous directory.
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