One of the most revealing and helpful books linking nutrition and health ever published. This revised edition contains up-to-the minute scientific, nutritional and medical information that reflects new research and understanding about food and health. Includes hundreds of revised A-Z entries and 92 ailment entries that address each condition's symptoms and causes, and connect the ailment to foods that help of harm; cross-referencing of foods; five new boxed features; completely new design.
The first edition of Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal more than a decade ago changed the way we viewed food and its impact on our bodies. More than 7 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide since then, and interest in food as medicine has grown as more people want to take control of their health and wellbeing. Researchers continue to reveal the crucial connections between diet and chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as the impact of food on stress and other common complaints. Included in this completely revised and updated edition are more than 100 health condition entries and over 170 food entries from apples to zucchini, including storage and cooking tips and more. Here's your up-to-date guide on how to make the right, healthy food choices and sidestep the bad ones. -Provides an all-new overview of nutrition and food safety, including information on food additives, fast food and genetically modified crops. -Features simple ways to eat, cook and store each food; and food-medicine interactions to be aware of. -Includes strategies to improve memory, stay mentally active and expand brain power.-A worldwide best-seller in a completely revised, updated and redesigned edition.
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