- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing (2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0789471809
- ISBN-13: 978-0789471802
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 12.4 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,436,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book as a reference guide to backup my interest in food & diet, this handbook is just the easy-to-use reference guide to what I can find (and avoid) where. This includes a fairly comprehensive explanation of sources, biological function and theraputic use of almost all of the common scientifically defined vitamins and minerals, especially for its compact size.
As a comprehensive reference it lacks slightly in that it is arranged in order of vitamins & minerals, but has no cross-reference to find what a particular food typically contains, but I understand this is probably more dependent on individual food quality.
This book does not contain any narrative and thus does little to increase one's interest or show further references, but overall I think it is a very informative and concise handbook.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in food or healthy eating.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is well laid out and includes all you need to know if this is your first book on vitamins and minerals. Not detailed enough for someone who already has some knowledge of the subject. It does however give details of which foods contain many of the nutrients and the presence per 100g, which is very helpful.
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A healthy read
25 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
This is a well presented, clearly written primer to each of the essential vitamins and minerals. Each nutrient is allocated two pages in which the author discusses; how it works, advice for supplementation and its therapeutic uses. As a bonus theres also an informative section on herbal supplements. The super high resolution photographs of the food are a pleasure to look at in themselves- so much so in fact that my three year old daughter
attempted to take a biteful out of one of the pages! There do however appear to be awfully many pictures of raw meat here which as a vegetarian i found quite repulsive. Some American readers may find the chapter on Vitamin E a little confusing as the British author talks about it's supplementation in terms of milligrams (mg) and not our international units (IU). That said, overall this handy book will come a welcome addition to any
health conscious persons bookshelf.
attempted to take a biteful out of one of the pages! There do however appear to be awfully many pictures of raw meat here which as a vegetarian i found quite repulsive. Some American readers may find the chapter on Vitamin E a little confusing as the British author talks about it's supplementation in terms of milligrams (mg) and not our international units (IU). That said, overall this handy book will come a welcome addition to any
health conscious persons bookshelf.
Natural Vitamins
28 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
The best way to include supplements into your life is to find them naturally in foods you love. A healthy diet will help you to have a fuller life. As a second option, you can choose to take supplements in pill form.
This book presents the source of the vitamin or mineral with the chemical name, preparations and RDA for adults. When you look up Vitamin B5 you will find a picture of dried apricots, you can also find this in peanuts, tahini paste, sesame seeds, pecans, walnuts, avocados, apples and dried figs. If you decide to go with the dried figs option, there is a delicious recipe in a book called Inter Courses that you will just love. I had never used dried figs in cooking before, but they are really good!
What I really liked about this book is the detail for each mineral/vitamin. On the same two pages where I found the apricots and pictures of other delicious foods, I also found a list of symptoms for if you have a deficiency of pantothenic acid. Stress and alcohol and large quantities of tea and coffee can reduce the absorption of pantothenic acid. Taken with vitamin C, you can help to strengthen your skin and promote healing. This is essential, say after surgery.
A wonderful and very helpful book you might want to keep someplace with your
recipe books. That way you can try to include as many of these wonderful foods into your diet as you can.
There is a great section on "other supplements" which explains Herbal Remedies. Please consult your physician before taking any herbal supplements as they can not be mixed with certain prescriptions.
For such a situation I recommend: Natural Health Magazine Instant Guide to Drug-Herb Interactions. This is a really handy A-Z listing of 150 common drugs with essential information on how they interact with herbs.
Other books you might enjoy:
Natural Health Secrets of Bach Flower Remedies
Natural Health Secrets of Aromatherapy
~The Rebecca Review
This book presents the source of the vitamin or mineral with the chemical name, preparations and RDA for adults. When you look up Vitamin B5 you will find a picture of dried apricots, you can also find this in peanuts, tahini paste, sesame seeds, pecans, walnuts, avocados, apples and dried figs. If you decide to go with the dried figs option, there is a delicious recipe in a book called Inter Courses that you will just love. I had never used dried figs in cooking before, but they are really good!
What I really liked about this book is the detail for each mineral/vitamin. On the same two pages where I found the apricots and pictures of other delicious foods, I also found a list of symptoms for if you have a deficiency of pantothenic acid. Stress and alcohol and large quantities of tea and coffee can reduce the absorption of pantothenic acid. Taken with vitamin C, you can help to strengthen your skin and promote healing. This is essential, say after surgery.
A wonderful and very helpful book you might want to keep someplace with your
recipe books. That way you can try to include as many of these wonderful foods into your diet as you can.
There is a great section on "other supplements" which explains Herbal Remedies. Please consult your physician before taking any herbal supplements as they can not be mixed with certain prescriptions.
For such a situation I recommend: Natural Health Magazine Instant Guide to Drug-Herb Interactions. This is a really handy A-Z listing of 150 common drugs with essential information on how they interact with herbs.
Other books you might enjoy:
Natural Health Secrets of Bach Flower Remedies
Natural Health Secrets of Aromatherapy
~The Rebecca Review
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