The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Curative Power of Nutrition

Hausman, Patricia

ISBN 10: 0878578129 / ISBN 13: 9780878578122

Published by Rodale Press, 1989

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00096570397

Synopsis:

Organized in a convenient A to Z format, The Healing Foods features food "cures" for more than 30 medical conditions, plans for lowering cholesterol and triglycerides, and seven-day meal plans for fighting various conditions.

Reviews: Hausman ( The Calcium Bible ) and Hurley, food columnist for Prevention magazine, have written an alphabetical compendium of more than 100 foods (from bulgar to carrots) and the diseases or physical conditions that are helped or hindered by diet. The authors identify scientific and quasi-scientific links between food and disease-prevention, and offer helpful buying, preparation and cooking tips. Also provided are easy-to-understand nutritional charts, lists of food sources for vitamins and minerals, recipes and menu plans. In exalting the benefits to health of variety in eating, however, the authors neglect certain considerations. For example, they make no mention of the potential dangers in eating pollution-contaminated fish (especially swordfish or tuna), or the risk of hepatitis in eating raw clams, and dismiss too quickly the potential health hazards of estrogen replacement therapy when discussing ways to prevent osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women. A suggested reading list and citations for studies discussed here would have been useful to readers hungry for more information or left less than convinced. Illustrations not seen by PW.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on...
Publisher: Rodale Press
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 5th or later Edition