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Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible for the 21st Century

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Dr. Mindell knows how to take the confusion out of the many times confusing subject of nutrition. He has an amazing ability to take complex subjects and make them easily understandable and usable by the reader.

And the Vitamin Bible is extremely comprehensive. I've seen this book on the counter of many nutrition stores where proprietor and customer use it as a reference.

If you finally want to resolve your confusions and unanswered questions about nutrition this book is for you.

The information you need at your fingertips. Read what vitamines you have to take if you suffer jet lag. That caffeine is the most psychoatic drug in the world. What alcohol does to your body. That the wrong cut of cocaine can be lethal. High-Salt Traps! Time release supplements. How no-fat foods can make you gain weight. And much more...

I have been a Doctor Mindell fan for a long time. He has an incredible ability to make tough science, fun and easy to understand. This book is his best and most up-to-date yet. It is simply the best vitamin/mineral book on the market today.

Vitamins are organic substances necessary for life. They act like spark plugs to regulate your metabolism and keep your body well tuned. The book is well-reference so you can find information by vitamin, by illness, by lifestyle.

Some tidbits from the this book:

1) American men rank 13th in world health, American women 6th.

2) Vitamins cannot function without minerals. Although your body can make vitamins, it cannot make minerals.

3) Eighty percent of American women are deficient in Calcium.

4) The average life expectancy between smokers and non smokers is 18 years.

5) You can lower your risk of stomach cancer by eating an half onion a day.

6) When taking vitaminsit is best to space them out as far as possible for the maximum absorbtion, preferably after meals.

7) One cigarettes destroy 25 - 100 mg of vitamin C. Smokers should take vitamin C.

8) For calcium to be absorbed by the body, there must be vitamin D.

9) 1 gram of protein = 4 calories
1 gram of carbohydrate = 4 calories
1 gram of fat = 9 calories

10) Great way to exercise that burns more calories than bicycling, tennis, and swimming - JUMPING ROPE. A 150 pound person will burn 720 calories jumping rope for 1 hour.

The author is both a pharmacist and nutritionist. The work
explains many aspects of vitamins including daily allowances,
benefits for the heart and lung, potency, precautions and a host
of relevant factors every consumer should know. He explains how
enzymes facilitate the digestion of food and how Lipase splits
fat. In addition, he demonstrates why older people might need
HCL supplements due to a paucity of digestive acids. The author
devotes a full chapter to explaining a glossary of complex
vitamin jargon. He breaks down vitamin-taking into various
constituent groups; such as, pregnant women, children, runners,
senior citizens, night workers and a host of relevant
constituencies. Did you know that plain ketchup has 8% more
sugar than ice cream? Lastly, he explains how to slow the aging
process via the use of nucleic acids.

The work is a good investment in developing a vitamin regimen
to complement key components of health maintenance.

I am following Dr Akins diet. Vitamins and supplements are a major part. I needed more information and a second opion. The vitamin bible is an excellent choice.The book explains in detail what vitamins and supplements you should use for your perticular health concerns. There is a chapter on the popular diets, with suggestions for additonal vitamins and supplements. Mr Mindell gives his own opions,and cautions through out the book. You know where he stands on every topic. I learned about this book from the pharmacy where I buy some of my vitamins and supplements.

The book is great! Out of at least 50 "health" books that I've read in the past two years , Earl Mindell is one of my two favorite authors.The other is Bill Philips.

To put it bluntly, this book has EVERYTHING you could POSSIBLY need in it. It has combinations of vitamins and supplements for everything from how to get rid of jet lag, to what dieters should take, to the particular health needs of your pet dog or cat. If you read all the way through it, I'm relatively sure that you'll never come across a situation that you won't know what to take to help yourself out. And in my mind, that's what makes this book worth every single page it's printed on.

I have owned every edition of Mr. Mindell's Vitamin Bible. It is the ultimate resource on vitamins for the layperson. It is well written, organized, and simple to use. I'm so glad that we have yet another revised edition for the new millennium.

Dr. Mindell reputation and integrity never ceast to amaze me!