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From the bestselling authors of "The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, " the most comprehensive and practical guide available to the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of virtually everything edible design a safe diet use foods to stimulate the body¹s natural ability to rejuvenate and heal discover the role that fiber, enzymes, fatty acids, and other dietary components have in helping us live healthfully understand which food prescriptions will help you safely treat more than 70 specific ailments, including acne, Alzheimer¹s disease, immune system depression, insomnia, migraine headaches, PMS, and rheumatoid arthritis prepare foods safely in order to prevent illness and maximize health benefits select, store, and prepare all kinds of healthful foods
As countless studies have affirmed, diet plays a major role in both provoking and preventing a wide range of diseases. But just what is a healthy diet? What does the body need to stay strong and get well? In "The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, " Michael T. Murray, N.D., and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., two of the world¹s foremost authorities on nutrition and wellness, draw on an abundant harvest of research to present the best guide available to healthy eating.
Make healthy eating a lifetime habit.
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Providing the best natural remedies for everyday aches and pains, as well as potent protection against serious diseases, "The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods" is a required daily health reference. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A compact, but still lengthy, book which is absolutely packed with amazing information. Best dipped into a bit at a time or for looking up information on a particular fruit, vegetable etc.
I enjoyed reading it page by page, but there is a lot of detail to retain!
It really makes you think about what you are eating - and highlights the importance of properly removing chemicals and pesticides if you do not purchase organic products.
I enjoyed reading it page by page, but there is a lot of detail to retain!
It really makes you think about what you are eating - and highlights the importance of properly removing chemicals and pesticides if you do not purchase organic products.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My mother wanted this book as a birthday gift as a apparently it is the definitive guide to healthy foods. I was very pleased with the excellent service and value of the vendor.
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66 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Grenerally good book
25 Jan 2006
Format:Paperback
I liked the presentation of the book. It has a list of all different kinds of foods and then gives the benefits.
But, I am not giving this book 5 stars because there is some incorrect or misleading information. For example, the book says (page 8) that the per capita of eggs was 37 in 1909, but according to the Department of Agriculture the per capita was 292.8 (www.ers.usda.gov). That's a big difference!
He mentions phytic acid, but he doesn't say what foods have them or how to deactivate them. (Phytates pull calcium, zinc, and magnisium out of the body. They are found in grains and seeds, and they can be deactivated by sprouting or soaking in water with some yogurt.)
He writes that vitamin B6 helps detoxify estrogen out of the body, but he fails to say that only about 10% of vitamin B6 is absorbed from plant foods while about 100% of B6 is absorbed from animal foods (_AJCN_ 1988: 863-7). The ironic thing is that he says to avoid ALL animal foods (even organic) if one has an estrogen problem.
I'm glad he says usable vitamin B12 is only found in animal foods.
Overall, it's a good book.
But, I am not giving this book 5 stars because there is some incorrect or misleading information. For example, the book says (page 8) that the per capita of eggs was 37 in 1909, but according to the Department of Agriculture the per capita was 292.8 (www.ers.usda.gov). That's a big difference!
He mentions phytic acid, but he doesn't say what foods have them or how to deactivate them. (Phytates pull calcium, zinc, and magnisium out of the body. They are found in grains and seeds, and they can be deactivated by sprouting or soaking in water with some yogurt.)
He writes that vitamin B6 helps detoxify estrogen out of the body, but he fails to say that only about 10% of vitamin B6 is absorbed from plant foods while about 100% of B6 is absorbed from animal foods (_AJCN_ 1988: 863-7). The ironic thing is that he says to avoid ALL animal foods (even organic) if one has an estrogen problem.
I'm glad he says usable vitamin B12 is only found in animal foods.
Overall, it's a good book.
23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Nonsense!
5 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am just starting this book its a requirement for the school that I am attending. In the book he talks about Weston Price, and how cultures that consumed traditional diets containing whole, unprocessed foods had low rates of chronic disease. Then he goes on to recommend low-fat dairy which is homogenized and pasteurized. What really bothers me is that he recommends soy bacon, soy sausage, and soy hot dogs. I don't know about you but don't those sound like highly processed foods? He also recommends canola oil. This guy is a joke!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Easy to Read, Comprehensive Reference for the Lay Person
9 Dec 2006
Format:Paperback
Lots of pertinent information, clearly presented. The egg discrepancy may be a typo, but as a former proofreader, I'd say it's unlikely a work of this size won't have one or two...Over all, I'm impressed with the accuracy. I particularly appreciate the appendices in the back. The disease-specific prescriptions are great, too.
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