Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743480529)

From the bestselling authors of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, the most comprehensive and practical guide available to the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of virtually everything edible.

As countless studies have affirmed, diet plays a major role in both provoking and preventing a wide range of diseases. But just what is a healthy diet? What does the body need to stay strong and get well? In The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, Michael T. Murray, N.D., and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., two of the world s foremost authorities on nutrition and wellness, draw on an abundant harvest of research to present the best guide available to healthy eating.

Make healthy eating a lifetime habit. Let The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods teach you how to:

-design a safe diet
-use foods to stimulate the body s natural ability to rejuvenate and heal
-discover the role that fiber, enzymes, fatty acids, and other dietary components
-have in helping us live healthfully
-understand which food prescriptions will help you safely treat more than 70 specific ailments, including acne, Alzheimer's disease, immune system depression, insomnia, migraine headaches, PMS, and rheumatoid arthritis
-prepare foods safely in order to prevent illness and maximize health benefits
-select, store, and prepare all kinds of healthful foods

Providing the best natural remedies for everyday aches and pains, as well as potent protection against serious diseases, The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods is a required daily health reference.

Author: Michael T. Murray, Joseph Pizzorno
ISBN-10: 074348052X
ISBN-13: 9780743480529
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2005
Pages: 912
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.33lbs
Size: 9.21h x 7.36w x 1.90d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 55