The Nutritional Health Bible [Hardcover]

Linda Lazarides (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 1998

This exciting new reference guide will revolutionize the way you think about nutrition, and show you how to make the right choices.

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The Nutritional Health Bible is truly an A-to-Z guide on to how to use food and supplements to fight disease and improve health. Based on a review of scientific studies, the book describes the importance and sources of the standard vitamins, minerals, and trace elements, and provides intriguing insight into herbs, amino acids, and "superfoods" such as fish oils. Linda Lazarides, a British nutritional therapist, gives cautious, scientifically based advice, which is a relief from the hype that sometimes accompanies descriptions of alternative therapies.

While most of the book summarizes everything from vitamin A to macrobiotics, nori (a seaweed) to zinc, another section, titled "Nutritional Causes of Illness," puts the research in context for those interested in self-help. Lazarides, who has worked for Britain's National Health Service, warns against viewing the research as proof of cause and effect between nutrition and disease. Rather, she says, it should be viewed as evidence of "a role for nutritional factors in disease causation and treatment." The book suggests some nutritional factors in everything from Alzheimer's to ulcers, and some potential remedies for each. And it contains advice for dieters ("slimmers," as the British term it), vegetarians, pregnant women, the elderly, and others. The Nutritional Health Bible is also useful for its listing of supplement information, and vitamin and mineral recommendations by the British and U.S. governments. Anyone interested in a holistic approach to health will find this book to be a valuable reference.

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'I refer to Linda Lazarides' well-researched Nutritional Health Bible when answering readers' queries for my column in The Sunday Times, which saves hours of research. This book is an invaluable source of information for anyone who is serious about health issues.'Hazel Courteney'This is an important book which should be read by the public and all involved in health care. It could seriously improve the health of the nation.'Dr Keith Eaton, Consultant Allergist, The Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons (February 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0722534248
• ISBN-13: 978-0722534243
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,193,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Handy guide and reliable reference work, May 11, 2004

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Nutritional Health Bible (Hardcover)

The author considers food and food supplements as the most effective form of medicine. This extensive work investigates the safe use of supplements to combat disease, avoid deficiencies and promote good health. The book contains information and advice on a wide range of topics like hormones, detoxification, allergies, cholesterol, plus the latest research into the nutritional causes of illness and special advice for groups like children, the elderly, vegetarians and sports people.

Section I: Supplements A - Z provides a short description, availability and suggested dosages. This section also deals with related subjects, including amongst the supplements entries for inter alia free radicals, toxins, blood sugar, neurons, neurotransmitters, nitrogen balance and many more. Section II: Nutritional Causes Of Illness looks at diseases from A - Z, under the headings Some Causative Factors and Promising Nutritional Research for each entry.

Appendices I - V consist of the rules of healthy eating (the food groups), recommendations on which supplements to take, official figures (daily requirements), the end to the common cold and a list of useful addresses. The book concludes with an index. The Nutritional Health Bible is a valuable guide and reference work; the information is presented in an accessible and logical manner.

Other helpful books on supplements and nutrition include The A - Z Guide To Supplements by Phyllis A Balch, The Supplement Bible by Earl Mindell, Anti-Ageing Prescriptions by James A Duke and The Superhormone Promise by William Regelson.

5.0 out of 5 stars Health Bible life saver, May 16, 2011

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This review is from: The Nutritional Health Bible (Hardcover)

Wonderful book! Easy to read and all the information you could ever need about natural health aides. You can look up different vitamins and it will give a summary of how this vitamin is important for your body and lists signs of deficiency and what foods to eat to correct a deficiency. Wonderful, wonderful book!