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The Doctor's Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia

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This book was an excellent resource for me to decipher between the hype and the scientific data on nutritional supplements. This information held a lot of credibility for me because Sheldon Saul Hendler is an M.D. and a Ph.D. I used the information in his book and mapped out a nutritional supplemental program. It worked!! I felt more energetic and healthy. I researched this book on Amazon.Com hoping that Dr. Hendler had updated the information because so much has changed since the book was written in 1991. So, Dr. Hendler, if you happen to read this, I hope you are updating your book as I would love to read about the latest research on nutritional supplements.

This is another must have book. First the author has nothing to 'do' with fitness or bodybuilding so you get the straight scoop. The book is easy to understand and goes into great detail. Vitamins and Minerals are covered PLUS most supplements. Want real information, get this book. NBAF 'very best'. (Hope for a update!)

I tried to get pregnant for 2 years, without success. I purchased Hendler's book and made a list of what vitamins and minerals my husband and I could take to help with fertility. After 2 months on the vitamins, I was pregnant! I have also used other formulas of Hindler's, and they really work! It's also nice that he gives daily recommendations for what you want to accomplish.

This is a book that is written from the doctors view point, in other words you don't hear words about how a vitamin, mineral, herb is the next saviour of mankind. But when there is data supporting statements about improving memory or increasing energy or slowing the aging process etc, he will state it, and explore it. All in all, very informative, the only problem with this book is that it is 8 years old ( this was written at 07/98 ), although that does not detract from the data in the book a lot of things happen in this field in 8 years.

PLEASE Dr. Hendler, write an updated version of this book! -- Around the world, people are waiting for it! (Check out amazon.de etc.)

As we are all ultimately responsible for our own physical well-being, objective data is imperative in making informed health care decisions. Dr. Hendler's book delivers just that. I share the sentiments of the other reviewers;I signed on to Amazon hoping to find an updated version of this excellant resource. During this "herbal explosion", I have found the availability of objective and medical data on dietary supplements to be severely deficient. So, Dr. Hendler, if you're out there, we need you!

What I like best about this book is that it just tries to report the evidence that's currently available about vitamins, minerals, and other substances that are of interest in relation to health and nutrition. It's an amazing job, and remarkably balanced. I, too, wish it would be updated. A lot has been learned in the past 20 years.

I followed what I learned in the book, added some of the indicated supplements, and had almost immediate improvement in a number of areas that had been bothering me. I'm very impressed with most of the information in the book.

One thing that struck a sour note was that the author stated flatly that body fat was directly proportional to dietary fat intake. This is simply not true, as demonstrated by study after study published in the medical literature. In one study, people fed a 90% carb, 1,000 calorie-per-day diet actually gained weight, and blood lipids went up, while people on calorie-unlimited, low carb diets lost weight and improved blood lipid levels. Since I started looking, I've found an impressive number of studies that found similar results.

From personal experience I'd been avoiding fats and eating lots of carbs, restricting calories, and gaining weight for years, with blood cholesterol stubbornly high. When I read a number of studies that showed that people on unlimited calorie, low carb diets had favorable results regarding body fat and cholesterol levels, I switched to eating a lot of meat and veggies with no attention to fat, and reducing but not eliminating carbs, I lost two notches on my belt in less than a month. I expect my cholesterol will be down, too, next time it's checked.

That bit of misinformation makes me want to double-check everything I read, and to find independent, unbiased corroboration on everything I read. That's probably a good idea anyway. Even unbiased people make mistakes.

With that caveat, I still recommend the book highly, and salute the author for a huge project, well done.