Nutrition Books

This book has a thorough description of symptoms related to various diseases and then offers helpful suggestions on what one can do to treat a specific disease. Using this guide I was able to suspect I had Celiac's disease and so I ordered the blood work on my own. Sure enough the results came back positive for Celiac's.

If you have a cold sore, strep throat, pink eye, any of the common aliments that affect us this is the go to book to have for natural remedies. I ordered this book Thursday morning and it came Friday afternoon, super fast and convenient. Thanks Amazon!!

I found this book, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, very useful and complete. It's a great resource guide to nutritional healing. Her organization and presentation of the material is so easy to read. In part one she offers the basic building blocks of health, (nutrition, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, engymes, herbs, natural foods, etc.) In the second part of her book, she lists a fairly complete listing of the disorders with descriptions of each and the remedies and therapies, and in the last part of her book she summarizes various other alternative therapies (like aryuvedic medicine, the use of music and sound, blood purification, color therapy, the use of crystals, the use of magnets, exercise, yoga, and hormonal treatments, and she also includes a nice listing of pain management alternatives. I love the no-nonsense, quick reference organizational quality and especially how informative it is for a lay person and how she sometimes offers not just one or two modalities of remedies or therapies, but several. She also indicates her favorite, good quality products that one can purchase at most quality health food stores. While there are some products that will need to be ordered online or directly from the company, her suggestions are rich and varied and one is bound to find what one needs.

There's also a nice quick reference section towards the front of the book around/approximately page 70-110 that list various herbs and their uses. Although, I'd like to see this section much expanded to include more of the listed herbs' uses, but also to include many more herbs listed as well, along with any 'warnings' on all the herbs too.

She has a nice glossary at the back, plus generous listings of product mfg and distributors, medical and health organizations, and a strong index.

I'd like to see her ad more illnesses and disorders and go into greater depth on some of the ones that she lists that are currently somewhat abbreviated. I'd like to see an even stronger glossary, and for the index to be updated.

Nevertheless, this is a great book to have, whether one is just learning or is an informed reader about natural and alternative remedies. I highly recommend it. Buy it.

Anymore, it's hard knowing how to treat or prevent physical or medical problems, be it the common cold or chronic conditions such as diabetes and cancer. I stumbled by accident upon this book and have slowly been making my way through it (It's 869 pages!).

I view the book as a 'starter' for many conditions, rather than one that has definitive and detailed advice or recommendations. That's not a bad thing, but it means the reader will need to do a bit more research on some of the supplements/herbs/treatments that are recommended. As an example, the author frequently suggests Colloidal Silver (for everything from ear infections to rattlesnake bites). If you look this up online, however, there is a HUGE split between the traditional and non-traditional health/medical communities as to whether this is safe to use. Granted, this isn't uncommon, but it's particularly prounonced with this supplement.

Anyhow, the book is well-organized and covers a lot of topics. If you have a certain condition and have looked into common causes and treatments, this book probably won't tell you more than you already know. But if you're looking for a good overview of how to treat a whole variety of conditions, this is a great book.

I have an older edition of the Prescription for Nutritional Healing Book for years and it is such a life saver for me. Prescription drugs never work for me due to the dangerous side effects. This book has saved me many times and not only did it teach me about nutritional healing, it also has excellent recommendations for vitamins, supplements and herbs that helped me to nurture myself back to health. So, I decided to buy this latest edition and it has all the necessary updates that I needed. It truly is a good buy and a must have!

Dr. Willett explains the link between good nutrition and health in an extremely clear manner. In addition, he accurately describes what good nutrition is - based on decades of scientific research. This book has the answers!

If you want an easy to read version of what you would find in the medical literature, this book is for you. The book offers great advice on how to improve the quality of one's diet through such means as consuming whole grain foods, an abundance of fruits and vegetables, and exchanging trans and saturated fats for unsaturated ones. What I particularly enjoy about the book is that it does not emphasize only one factor to improve one's diet. A truly good diet is built upon balance and diversity. This is a great book for anyone to read.

This book provides a common sense, readable approach to good nutrition and use of supplements. The recipes are excellent as well.

This is the best book about health that I have ever read. The author is head of nutrition at Harvard Med. School and only sights examples of real science not the junk variety that you see in so many of the diet books now. Author has wonderful credentials and has a clear way of describing the best way to eat your way to better health all backed by scientific studies.

[[ASIN:B001W5AM28 Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating] I had a copy of a book with this same title. I must have lent it to someone anyhow I can't find it. I purchased this one from Amazon it seems to be a different printing. I don't remember it in this format. There seemed to be more useful information, my other copy was a paperback also. I suspect this copy is an older printing. Look for the Paperback version I believe it is better, more up to date.

This is an awesome book. I would purchase this book before I would purchase any and many others.

This is a nutritional bible. I bought my now well worn copy when I worked in a health food store. Paul Pitchford is brilliant! He give you facts without New Age hocus-pocus, and some very, very good basic recipes - easily adaptable for different tastes. You will find his explanation of the Five Phases to be fascinating and logical. A "must have" book for anyone interested in long term health and a sustainable lifestyle.Bob's Red Mill Organic 7 Grain Pancake & Waffle, Whole Grain Mix, 26-Ounce Bags (Pack of 4)

This book is fantastic. It is a must have if you are interested in Chinese medicine and nutrition. My acupuncturist recommended it to me because of my interest in my supplementing treatment with diet. The book has been so helpful in helping me to better my diet and add things to it that are necessary for my health. What I really like is that although it does stress vegetarian diet, it still makes points about the effectiveness of animal products and meat (which I need for my condition).

The structure of the book is really clear even for a non practicioner. It explains chinese medicine theory simply and goes through many different disorders (helpful if you've had a TCM practicioner diagnose you first) and treatments. It can be used as a reference manual or the whole book can be read through from beginning to end. The latter is recommended because of the different coinciding remedies given throughout will have you flipping back and forth through chapters if you just choose to plunge in to a specific section. I highly recommend this one for your library, you will use it often!

This is a fantastic, easy to understand book on the entire art of Chinese Medicine. Very comprehensive and well-written, with recipes included in the back.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in healing, health, and wellness.

I have fibromyalgia and got tired of doctors experimenting on me with drugs and other substances. The nutrition information out there is highly contradictory, and I wanted to find a way to eat and to live that would make me feel better but also be practical to do and make sense.

Pitchford presents his material in a logical and mostly easy-to-understand way. Drawing from Asian traditions (mostly Chinese medicine but also Ayervedic) with a wealth of supporting Western research, he goes from general to specific so that both those without medical training and those with can make good use of the book. It's far more than just "eat less refined food." If the end result is that you do so, you'll have gotten plenty of value for your purchase and the good news is that you'll want to. But Pitchford also presents much more information, and although the wealth of specifics pertaining to Chinese medicine were too much for me to understand and reconcile, his approaches to my general constitution type and specific medical complaints were very easy to understand and implement and what's best, they work.

Pitchford doesn't have a particular dietary axe to grind, other than the aforementioned elimination of refined foods. His recommended way to eat incorporates lots of whole grains and vegetables, but he doesn't advocate vegetarianism for everyone, nor does he present absolutes such as "you should never eat ______." He talks about easing into a new way of eating and makes it painless to achieve. I have shelves full of books on diet and health, but this is the only one I consider indispensable. I wish I'd started living my life this way before I started collapsing. Thankfully, I am well on my way back to a normal life, and I consider this book a large part of the reason why.

Thank you David for sharing your life story and research with us. It was excellent and at times emotional. You've covered every aspect of what a cancer patient goes through. Very emotional but educational. Thanks for the research. Your book is very well-written and convincing. I loved it. Every cancer survivor should read. Thanks again!

I bought and paid for 2 of these books - one to give to a friend. This was around 31 May 2009. Today is 2 July and I still haven't received them. It is very disappointing and I am quite angry about it because the shipping was very expensive and altogether, it cost me some NZD$100 which is a lot of money.

The rate this item is for the book - NOT THE SELLER!!! My sister has this book, so I am rating it based on what little I have read.

What are my rights in this instance? If this is how it's like and it's my first time buying anything from Amazon, then I won't bother buying again. I am really PISSED OFF. If someone from Amazon could get back to me, I would be grateful.

Anticancer is must reading for people who wish to either eat better to help prevent cancer or who have cancer and wish to "strike back" by giving one's body a better chance to respond to the disease. Either way the book is just good sense on how to eat and live better for a better life. A tremendous amount of research is included.

This is an excellent, well researched approach to diet and nutrition as it pertains to preventing cancer. In my case, I was looking for guidance how to stop the recurrences of my cancer. EAch time cancer returns, one gets more careful and aware of the dangers in our food system. The author has helped me easily get back on the track, do a little at a time and feel confident I am helping my body heal.

The book is well written, easy to understand, and the protocols he suggests are approachable.

I highly recommend this to anyone. It's an excellent book for everyone who wants to stave off cancer.

This is a very readable book written by a doctor who twice developed brain cancer. He was dissatisfied with the lack of information he received on how to avoid future cancer episodes so he started researching cancer. He discovered that even in populations with low incidence of cancer, people who died from other causes often had microtumors in their bodies and he wondered why the tumors remained small. He searched out information on what limits and what stimulates cancer growth and presents that information in this book. He also discusses why cancer is prevalent (epidemic) and concludes it is due to 3 factors: environment (pollution & chemicals in our food); the type of food that we eat and the stressful and also sedentary nature of our lives. He gives specific (non-drug) suggestions for lifestyle changes that people can take to improve all 3 of these areas and feels that there are no harmful side effects from his suggestions, only the possibility of improved health. After reading it, I am buying 2 copies of this book -- one for me to keep for reference and lifestyle change and one for a friend who is going through chemotherapy

This Dr. shares his story of huge weight loss while visiting every major league baseball park across America. I wish he was my doctor! He's funny. compassionate and listens to his patients.

Not only entertaining but encouraging for anyone who wants to lose weight.
Very good suggestions for anyone no matter what age or genter.

I found the book at a local second hand store on their free pile one morning while taking my walk. I felt drawn to the book and promply picked it up and took it home .As I read I felt a kinship with the author. He knew/knows the heartache of being overweight. I could identify with him and the trials that he has experienced. I found too that the book made me feel that I too could accomplish great things, as the author had done. I too so appreciated the fact that he turned his life over the to Lord and knew from where his success really came. I am sharing the book with a friend and when I get it back I am rereading it.

Well done, good and faithful servant.

motivation, desire, drive, push, ambition,
all are needed in abundance to lose weight. the more you are overweight the more you need them. constantly as your companions for the process of getting your body in good shape to do life.

It is not a diet book. it is not a how to do it book. it is a how i did it and why i did it fast paced, quick fun read.

being fat is sin. it stops you from being that good and faithful servant that the faith requires and God expects. the author leads the way, walks the path, is a real leader for this important insight.

thanks.

This story has some inspiration and motivation in it for many, I am sure. But for a physician who writes--more than once--that "diets don't work," then why did he undertake a DRASTIC 800-calorie-a-day-nothing-but-liquid-protein-shakes DIET to lose the weight he writes about??????

And while he promises early in the book to write more about liquid protein shake diets, his very scanty page about it in the back provides no substantial information.

And while bravo for him that he could take a year off work and go motoring around the country to take his mind off his self-induced drastic diet, it's certainly nothing practical the rest of us can follow.

And his 7 Pillars? Written after he lost his weight, certainly not what he followed while on his drastic diet.

On the plus side, reading his story does make it easy to think that if he did it, so can others.

This is the greatest preemie book. My friend gave me a copy when I went into labor with my first at 26 weeks. It answered so many questions. I took it to the meetings I had with the doctors and they were impressed with the book.
I have loaned my copy out to many other NICU parents.
I recommend this book for anyone who has a baby in the NICU, but only read the parts that effect you. There is a lot of information and it can be overwhelming.

Preemies: the essential guide for parents of premature babies

I bought this book because I needed more clarity on this subject.
I was blessed with a preemie born 02Lb 5oz. This book was a great help at an uncertain time when I needed it most! I highly recommend this book, and buying online with Amazon.com!

Too wordy and thick and being a sole caregiver for my newborn i really have no time to finish reading it. Good for people who wants details...

I bought this book for my sister who is having complications with her first pregnancy. I got this book from the library and read it while sitting in the hospital with pregnancy complications of my own. It was a very comprehensive but easy-to-read book that really helped me know what the doctors were talking about and what to expect with my own child. My son was born early and because of this book, I knew how to care and advocate for him.

Being a new parent, and starting it off with a bang - having a preemie/sick child is not easy. All the Doctor/nurse jargon is hard to keep up with. This book was great, it helped me reabsorb what was said when I got home each night and also helped me ask questions that helped with the care of my child.

When I got the book and saw how thick it was I panicked. I thought I might never complete it due to boredom. Not the case, I was very surprised at how much great information there was. I have learned so much and can't wait to start implementing some of it. Great job Susan and Victoria. I plan on picking up Green for Life by Victoria next. Can't wait!

Wow! What a comprehensive, intelligent, inspiring book! Has something for everyone-detail minded people, those seeking hope or encouragemnt, and those just seeking additional practical knowledge. Has ALOT of Raw food info "to chew on". Worth the money and then some!!!

I bought this book in order to learn how to eat healthy and according to higienistic way of life. I live in Italy and I couldn' t find a better book dealing these themes. I'm reading it very slowly due to my busy life but it's a pleasure every time I can access to it.

I've been a raw vegan for some time and wasn't sure I needed this book. But I decided to give it a read and I was blown away by the immense amount of information contained inside. This is truly the book that answers all your questions about raw food...even those you didn't know you had.

The amount of information in this book is amazing...from the history of raw foods, to how to get started, to how to stay raw, to the health benefits...I could go on and on. As a science major and teacher, I was most impressed by how well researched this book is. There is a wealth of studies cited and references given.

I like how the book always gives the other alternatives, as not every raw foodist follows exactly the same path. Some raw food books state the author's opinion as the only way, the TRUTH, but not this one. I am grateful for that.

I love this book...it's one that I will keep as a reference and keep consulting. And the recipes are wonderful, too!

I literally stumbled upon this gem. I was primed to purchase a couple raw food recipe books and happened to notice the numerous amounts of high-rated reviews this book received. Since purchasing-and yes, reading-Live Food Factor, I can honestly say I see why it has received such rave reviews. Though the authors recommend reading the book from start to finish, I can't help but scour through the many intriguing chapters and appendices randomly, discovering new information on nearly every page. The Live Food Factor is just as precious to the seasoned raw/ive food veteran as it would be to the raw food neophyte.

One of the many aspects of the book that I value the most is it's objectivity. Objectivity is something that seems to be few are far between in the raw food movement. With every raw author chanting the "raw is law" mantra, Schenck has the courage and confidence to present the live food diet in all of it's glory, i.e., the Raw Animal Food/Paleo Diet, The Instincto Diet, The Fruitarian Diet, and so on. She presents the pros and cons of all these diets, rather than denoucing them as sacrilegious. Essentially, I believe the Live Food Factor is a beacon of light and offers a voice of reason to a movement that has until recently been written off as quackery.

This book has changed the way I feed myself and my family. Dr. Price's research demonstrates how nutrition affects physical health, and what we need to do to incorporate health-giving, nutrient-dense foods into our diet. The book is complete with scores of documentary photos of native peoples at the edge of contact with "modern" foods. The photos are jaw-dropping, and illustrate the profound effects of traditional (nutrient-rich) vs. modern (processed, nutrient-poor) diets on human health & development. As I eat better, I feel better, and I know that I am giving my family a sound and healthful diet as well.

Information in this book, is understandable and very worth while.
By applying the information, I am loosing weight, and my health appears to be improving as I continue to work on his suggestions.

want to know how people lived longer?

this is a very complete investigation of indiginious people as of the early 20th century and what the effect of nutritional diets had on thier lives as the 'western diet' got introduced.

VERY eye opening, and a must read for anyone concerned about the modern chronic disease epidemic!!

This is a wake up call to all those who believe processed food trash is okay for ones body.

This is an extraordinary book that flies in the face of most conventional information on nutrition. Having been a health care practitioner for over 20 years, I know this information is valid and true. If you are interested in dental health or longevity, this is a must read!

book is very helpful for new cat owners
also very good information on cats with diabetes and information about diet for all cats.

Every cat owner should read this. Feline owners could easily add 10+ years to the life of the typical cat, eating the typical food we uneducated Americans feed our feline companions.
I wish I would've know this years ago before my cat got diabetes. This disease and many others are so easily prevented by feeding a cat it's natural diet. All dried food is pure poison! Cat's aren't little dogs. The later is a omnivore, the former a strict carnivore. Till the cat owners, veterinarians and corporate feed companies figure this out, the typical cat will be plagued with many problems and a shortened life. A typical cat eating what God intended for it's system should easily live 20-30 yr. Not 10-16yrs.

Most of the book is spent railing against feeding the dry kibble that the vast majority of cat owners serve their cats on a daily basis. With good reason apparently, as most of a modern cat's health problems stem from this practice, according to the author. The vet who wrote it makes compelling arguments, even exposing the prescription type foods that are given for particular health issues. She looks at the thought behind the formulations, shows where they are flawed, and offers a very common sense solution that has worked for her in real life. The book makes so much sense it makes one wonder what the hell pet food companies have been thinking for the last 50 years. Excellent!

My veterinarian recommended this book. It is very insightful, enlightening, easy to digest and filled with hope for feline caregivers. Just like humans, cats are what they eat. I highly recommend this book.

Food labels are hard enough to understand and interpret with human food. When it comes to pet food, because it is so unregulated, it's even tougher.

This book explains everything I wanted to know about nutrition for my cats and reveals some of the worst practices that are considered normal for pet food, including why melamine is added (what caused many beloved pets to die). It makes so much sense that cats shouldn't be fed grains!

When you think about it, cats catch and eat small animals. They don't "eat their vegetables" because they aren't built that way. They are obligate carnivores, not omnivores like humans and dogs.

So why should we feed them that way? We shouldn't!

When I put my cats on the diet that Dr. Hodgkins recommended, I could see a difference right away, and within a week they had more energy, had lost extra fat, built more muscle, and had shinier coats.

Thank you, Dr. Hodgkins!

A good book on the subject, with lots of discussion on why Arthritis happens and how the medical profession is holding back the real cure.

One other very simple and good book WITH the cures IN the book is Arthritis: The Cure, and if you just want the cure, read it! You'll be typing, walking, running, etc before you know it!

Arthritis: The Cure: The Last Book You'Ll Ever Need On Arthritis

Enjoy!

The only "cure" for my partner's RA, the doctors told us, are drugs with very serious side effects. And those drugs would only hold off the inevitable debilitating deformities. We decided that we had to take this into our own hands. I read many books on the subject that were helpful, but when I read Barbara Allen's book, I knew I had found the miracle that we were looking for. We both changed our diets and my partner got relief immediately. We are now awaiting the results from the Alcat blood test so we can further "tone" our diets and avoid inflamatory foods. If you too are feeling discouraged with what your doctor is telling you about RA, read this book. You will be glad you did!!

The information is organized into a well-researched, easy-to-follow plan for getting well again and includes case histories of people with dramatic and lasting recoveries.

Ms. Allan writes from experience and so do I. At the core of the author's suggestions is the concept that food sensitivities may perpetuating your pain. I have help myself and guided many others by discovering the link between chronic pain and/or inflammation and food sensitivities.

In the 20+ years that I've been educating myself about safe and effective natural therapies for arthritis, I've never seen all of this pricelessly pain relieving advise collected into a single volume.

Bravo Ms. Allan!

GREEN TIP: First edition (2002, reprints 2005 and 2007) might be available at your local public library has a copy. But the 2nd edition important up-to-date information that can help short cut your process of healing.

If you or a loved-one have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or any autoimmune disease then Barbara Allan's Conquering 2nd Edition is worth the purchase.

FYI:
I'm am a licensed massage therapist and karate instructor.

Sincerely Yours,
Denise H. Williams

MUCH KNEADED
massage - nutrition - martial arts
NY, NY

I have Reactive Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondolitis, and am HLA B-27 positive. My mother also has an auto-immune disease and several known food allergies. We both decided to try the juice fast and food reintroduction techniques found in the book. In short, The fast has helped reduce a lot of my mother's pain, but none of mine.

Overall, I think the ideas presented in the book are worth a try. I have heard several people state that approximately 30% of arthritis cases are caused, or at least worsened, by food allergies and sensitivities. In those cases, the arthritis can be cured by performing a juice fast and food reintroduction. The fast includes completely eliminating all foods, avoiding all other inputs - medication, alcohol, and smoking for example, and using enemas to clean out any trace food particles.

The book was easy to read and consistently provided footnotes to Allan's research and suggested reading. My issue with the book is the following:
Allan repeats some information ad nauseum, often at the expense of providing more detailed information elsewhere. I would have liked the sections on the actual fast and food reintroduction to be greatly expanded. For example, it is not sufficient to just say 'begin self-administered enemas and continue until regular bowel movements occur after the test is done'.

Also I feel that Allan gave a far-too-simple explanation of food reintroduction, and in some cases even contradicted herself. For example she states that when reintroducing food only test one food a day, then later says to test one new food every 24-36 hours, then in her sample guide to reintroducing food she says to introduce 2 foods on the same day (apple and a lettuce salad). There is no explanation why this example breaks her previous reintroduction strategy. The final complaint that I have is that much of the stylistic writing and font choice is unprofessional at best, repetitive and gratuitous at worst. All of these problems could have been solved by using a mainstream publishing company and editor, but I am sure no mainstream company would have published this book! That said, I do think that this book is worth purchasing if you have an auto-immune disease and are willing to work hard to solve it! Even though it didn't work for me, it may work for you.

At age 30, after being a college athlete and in "perfect" health, my daughter was diagnosed with RA. We were devastated!! Two years later, she was on Enbrel, methotrexate and other meds for her condition--things looked pretty hopeless. After much research into the disease, we decided we wouldn't just sit around and let the disease take it's course. Researching on Amazon's site, we came across Barbara's book and thought it sounded too good to be true! After all, the rheumatologists were telling us there was no cure. We had nothing to lose but the price of the book, a little time and effort--but we had everything to gain if it did indeed work.

One year ago, we started with the fast that Barbara recommends and we were absolutely shocked with what happened. After 5 days, my daughter was completely without pain, swelling or any sign of RA. We were ecstatic!! Now, the problem was sustaining it! This proved to be the most difficult of the equation. We enlisted the help of a PA who was open to a different approach to the disease and (as Barbara suggested) was able to get food sensitivities completed. Remarkably, the list was extensive, but corn wasn't on it!! My daughter undertook a rotational diet and added many supplements to her daily diet. After a period of six months, she was able to come off Enbrel and methotrexate, but not all of her meds. However, though it is slow,we continue to make progress. This disease didn't happen overnight and will not be stopped overnight.

I believe we couldn't have done this without Barbara's guidance. Her book became our source of strength when we thought about giving up. It was precise, thorough, informative and most importantly--certain this could be done.

There are four other books which we have used in this journey. One, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, is also a must read. Three others, Probiotics Revolution, Children With Starving Brains and Healing the New Childhood Epidemics, are based on the theory of disease being gut related. The latter three books are significant in that they give good recommendations for nutrients to combat inflammation of the gut, which appears to play a large part in RA.