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The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals

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I recently discovered that both of my parents (both under the age of 60) have significant bone loss - osteoporosis. Knowing this, made me have great concern about where I stood right now at the age of 36. After a complete exam, blood work, and bone scan,- it was determined that I am showing some bone loss -20%. My doctor prescribed calcium, but it wasn't until I read this book that I understood that it is much more involved than just taking calcuim. Other vitamins and minerals enhance the absorbancy of calcuim, and I was deficient in those as well. With this book, I was able to sit down and determine what I need to be supplementing with and how much. She lists food sources, functions in the body, interactions, RDA recommended usage, minimum doses, maximum doses, symptoms of deficiency, symptoms of toxicity, plus other safety information about each vitamin and mineral covered in her book. Once I knew how the vitamins and minerals are used and how they interact with each other, it all made sense. I especially liked having the information on the safe amounts of usage. I was able to use her guide to determine if I was taking a safe combination or not. (Of course you should always consult with your doctor, because as she states in her book, some medications affect the absorbancy of supplements and vise versa.) This is the best vitamin and mineral guide I have found. I owned her first edition from 1994 and was pleased to find her updated edition from 2000. She is up-to-date with the latest research and makes your homework much easier.

This book really covers each vitamin & mineral in detail. She simply explains what they do, how they may interact, describes signs of deficiencies/toxicities, and gives precautions -- such as and when usage needs to be monitored by a Doctor. The section that lists many different ailments(from A-Z), describes how certain vitamins may helpful to alleviate the problem. Sometimes there can be a very simple remedy. It has been very revealing to me specificmedical/medication problems, that warranted discussion with my doctor.

I would recommend to anyone who is interested in their family's health have this book on hand for reference.

This is a comprehensive guide to vitamins, minerals and herbs. It also gives vitamin/mineral/herbal remedies for sicknesses and diseases. Some diseases are a result of vitamin and mineral deficiency and this book could very well help people get off of some medications and choose a natural remedy, but of course, under the supervision of a doctor! That's one of the other things I love about this book. It's written by a doctor. There's a lot of valuable information in here and I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking natural remedies for their ailments.

Arrived as promised, new. I have the previous edition as well, this one has an additional section on herbs, not extensive but a start. Since my view is that one gets sick because one's system is "out of whack" in some way, this gives a guide to some of the things that could contributing, or at least slowing healing for a collection of illnesses. There is also a good discussion for people who have the inherited possibility of diabetes type II and/or obseity which, while not the recent "method of treatment" (stomach stapling), it DOES describe the treatment that worked for my father, and reasons in line with known biological information. Weight control is her area of expertice, which goes hand in hand with the diabetes. I have had good luck with the advice I have found here.

This is a great reference and introduction to vitamins and mineral from a doctor's point of view. It is basic enough for the beginner and gives plenty of information for the medical professional who is treating you.

While it does not go over supplementation, she takes each vitamin and mineral and explains the common foods they are in, what function they play in the body, and which vitamins work well with each other to maximize their results. It is easy to read and makes a great reference book along with other books. This book is well researched and can be shared with your health care professional.

I use this in conjunction with 8 Weeks to Optimal Health, Dr Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing (see my review), Healing Herbs (see my Review) Earl Mandrell's Vitamin Bible for maintaining good health.

This has been a real help in understanding Vitamins and minerals.

I first bought this book for my Mom who found it to be an excellent, easy to read, easy to find source for information on various vitamins & minerals. She was so impressed she asked me to order two more copies for her friends.

This is an excellent reference book on the usage of nutritional suppliments. I would recomend this book to others.

I didn't pay attention to the date this book was published (2000) so it seems somewhat outdated to me. I was also hoping it would have more information on a wider variety of supplements. I don't like the format either - small, fat book with dense small text. Not a book where you can find the answer you are looking for in a glance.

a lot of words. will be a good book to keep around to look up answers to everyone's questions.

Not exactly what I was expecting, but it fills a void some of the other books don't.