Description
Book SynopsisThis guide to vitamins, minerals and other nutritional supplements for improved health shows readers how to devise their own supplement programme. It includes coverage of the needs of special groups such as pregnant or nursing women, children and seniors.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Starting out with Supplements 7
Chapter 1: Supplement ABC’s 9
Chapter 2: Getting Nutrients from Food and Popular Therapeutic Diets 19
Part II: Looking and Feeling Great with Supplements! 31
Chapter 3: Vitamins: The ABC’s 33
Chapter 4: Mineral – Mining the Earth’s Nutrients 49
Chapter 5: Building Blocks: Amino Acids and Proteins 71
Chapter 6: Fats and Oils: The good, the Bad, and the Oily 91
Chapter 7: Hormones – Not Just a Teenage Craze 101
Chapter 8: Common Supplements for Digestion 111
Chapter 9: Superfoods and Other Great Supplements 119
Chapter 10: Herbal Supplements: The Herbal Top 40 131
Part III: Supplements for Everyone 151
Chapter 11: Get with the Program – Supplements for your needs 153
Chapter 12: As Young as You Wanna Be: Nutrition and Supplements for Longevity 181
Part IV: The Part of Tens 191
Chapter 13: The Ten Most Effective Supplements 193
Chapter 14: The Ten Most Common Nutritional Deficiencies 201
Chapter 15: Ten Common Questions and Answers about Supplements 209
Part V: Complete Healing Programs for Common Diseases and Symptoms 217
Appendix: Resources 313
Index 319
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