The premiere bible of natural health, with cutting-edge findings in alternative and preventative therapies – now thoroughly revised and updated.
Prescription for Nutritional Healing is the nation's #1 bestselling guide to natural remedies. It is a comprehensive source of dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbs. A pioneer in the field of nutritional healing, Phyllis Balch passionately and meticulously researched and compiled this groundbreaking book. Now, a generation later, her message has more relevance than ever: consume fresh foods, avoid processed foods and those high in saturated fat, and optimize your intake of essential nutrients with the right supplements.
The new fifth edition is completely revised and updated, incorporating the most recent information on a variety of alternative healing and preventive therapies and unveils new science on vitamins, supplements, and herbs. Additionally, the resource section has been completely revamped for the first time since the first edition.
With an A-to-Z reference to illness, some highlights include:
- New information on preventing and treating cardiovascular disease
- Current guidelines for managing diabetes
- Latest research on menopause and bio-identical hormones
- How omega-3 and exercise may help those suffering from Alzheimer's
- Current information on the latest drug therapies for treating AIDS
- Nutritional information for combating prostate cancer
- Latest research on preventing osteoporosis
- And much, much more
In the twenty years since the first edition was published, the natural health movement has gone mainstream. With more than 800 pages of comprehensive facts about all aspects of alternative way to wellness, Prescription for Nutritional Healing unites the best of age-old remedies, twenty-first-century science, and today's emerging health news.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback: 904 Pages
Written By: Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
Publisher: Avery; 5 Rev Upd edition (October 5, 2010)
Copyright: 2010 by Phillis A. Balch Revocable Trust
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1583334009
ISBN-13: 978-1583334003
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.8 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds