Nutrition Books

This is a delightful social history of vegetarianism focusing primarily on the Western world and the individuals who pioneered "bloodless" cuisine and dietary practice. The section on this lifestyle in 18th century Europe & America is rich in the cast of remarkably thoughtful and reasonable little known characters of great passion who sought to bring the dharma of ahimsa to others. Within 50 miles of where I live there was a mid-19th century attempt at a vegetarian community established by British settlers along the Marmaton river in Bourbon County, Kansas. It lasted barely a year.

Mr. Spencer's style is chatty and anecdotal yet scholarly. Which makes this a great read for anyone not merely dedicated vegetarians. Before reading this book I had thought vegetarianism as a social force was the outgrowth of 19th century intentional community life as with Fruitlands, New Harmony & the Oneida colony culminating in the often bizzare but influencial writings of Sylvester Graham of childhood cracker fame and Seventh day Adventism. As with most subcultures and alternative movements- often they were attempting to manifest a good before its time. Highly recommended.

An enlightening book that underscores the cruelty inherent in factory farming. I wish I could buy it for all the meat-eaters I know so they would "think occasionally of the suffering from which [they] spare [themselves] the sight." This book is a must for novice vegetarians as well as hard-core lifelong vegans. Interesting, well-written documentary revealing the humane-ness in ordinary human beings who connected with helpless living creatures. Health benefits are a plus, but mostly, the inner peace from promoting peaceful living. Thanks to the authors and all the wonderful contributors highlighted in the book1 :o)

The books made by this author are "way cool". I so enjoy the photos and step by step guidance given. Her books are the easiest way to learn vegetarian cooking without the worry of going wrong. I highly recommended this book and her others for those who really want to do it right!

All of Walker's books are excellent resources. Here is THE man who invented 'juicing carrots'. Along with that, he showed that eating natural, mostly raw healthly diet was the key to vibrant healt. He also had a major emphasis on colon cleansing. If you read any of his books you will be quickly overcome with a desire to have your insides washed out. believe me! and believe Dr. Walker, who afterall lived 'vibrantly' to an age well over 100. He has quite a few great little books and it seems like the rest of the world is just now catching on to what he had taught for decades.

Dr. Fehr's and Dr. Stewart's book is a great account of different dieting and exercise methods. I found this book in a used book store in New York and love it! I only wish this book was more available to the public, or that the authors would write a sequel. Thank you Dr. Fehr and Dr. Stewart!

I bought this book years ago and still refer to it on a regular basis. Full of information and lots of beautiful pictures of foods.

A complete handbook, fully illustrated, with detail descriptions for each entry, covering not only their characteristic, daily allowances, symptoms when not taking the minimum required, foods that contains them, safety issues, but also specific needs during the different stages of our lives - adolescence, pregnancy, intense activity, post-surgery, stress periods, etc.

A definitive must have to manage your health, and supplement your diet and daily routines, in an informed way

Does what it says it will, gives all the skinny on the good things in food. A great help.

My cholesterol dropped from 273 to 205 during the year I took 3 or 4 vit C before bed (1000mg tablets). I figured I did not change my food or excercise habits so maybe the vit C did it. I shared that with a friend whose Dad had a heart attack -- she rebuked me as Vit C will harm me - she was sure of it -- I was spooked enough to cut back to 1 tablet. A year later now my level is 283 ! SO I went to the WEB to learn more - after viewing tons of articles about cholesterol having only one way out - through the liver produced bile, and that animals deficient in ascorbic acid had livers that were not effective to lower the cholesterol circulating in the plasma (blood) or the liver itself. This book makes it so easy to read all the features of ascorbic acid activity in the body. This book is best for the non-doctorate in bio science -- and seems to be accurate to all those documents I viewed.

in this shortened guide on vitamin c,the author explains the role of that master-vitamin in a variety of healing mechanisms on various diseases. he also explains the hypoascorbemia (a genetic defect that prevent from human and a few other spicies to manufacture vitamin c in the liver&kidneys),thus needing an outside supply from food and suplements.he also shows the differents between the acidic form compare to the ester-c form of non acidic vitamin c. many body mechanisms are discovered in this guide and it have the ability to give you a lot of guidence and things for thought! very recommanded