Wellness Foods A to Z: An Indispensable Guide for Health-Conscious Food Lovers

This encyclopedic volume by the editors of the U. of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter offers a nutritional and market profile of foods from almonds to yoghurt, with serving suggestions. It also provides information on eating for optimal health (without proselytizing for organic food); a guide to food groups, vitamins and minerals, and herbs and spices; how to read food labels; and a cooking glossary. Includes color illustrations. Lacks references. Distributed by National Book Network. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

When the world's largest health-related newsletter began in October 1984, Sheldon Margen, a world-renowned physician, researcher, and Professor of Public Health agreed to chair the Editorial Board. He has recently retired from teaching at the University of California, but continues his extraordinary work leading the Wellness Letter and its series of books.

Dr. Margen is an expert in the areas of biochemistry, endocrinology, medicine, nutrition, and public health. He is an old-style scholar who insists on digging for as long as it takes until all the facts are on the table. At age 82, he is still happiest doing research and has easily made the leap into the world of the virtual library. In addition to the Complete Home Wellness Handbook, he has a new book coming out in the spring, Wellness Foods A To Z, and is enjoying a very active retirement.