Healing with Vitamins: Straight from Nature, Backed by Science--The Best Nutrients to Slow, Stop, and Reverse Disease

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Harmony/Rodale, Mar 17, 2009 - Health & Fitness - 608 pages
Vitamins and minerals are the very essence of human existence. Getting enough of these essential nutrients could be one's best insurance against illness.
What's more, a large and growing body of nutrition research suggests that in therapeutic dosages, certain vitamins and minerals may slow and perhaps reverse the disease process. The trick is getting the right nutrients in the right amounts—too little won't have any effect, and too much could do more harm than good. Healing with Vitamins offers complete nutrient prescriptions for 90 common health concerns, including allergies, depression, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insomnia, and migraines. It also includes:

- important information on controversial supplements such as beta carotene and vitamin E
- helpful guidelines for choosing the most effective supplements
- the lowdown on medications that can deplete key vitamins and minerals
- condition-specific food remedies that can support the healing process
- in-depth instructions for using supplements safely

Every recommendation draws on the very latest findings from the front lines of nutrition science, plus the knowledge and insight of preeminent physicians, dietitians, and nutrition experts. Healing with Vitamins cuts through the overwhelming choices of supplements and tells readers what to take, in what amount, and how, for optimal therapeutic benefit.
 

Contents

Calcium
5
Niacin
12
Riboflavin
18
PART
59
Aging A Radical Solution
66
Alcoholism Repairing Nutritional Damage
72
Allergies Nutrients That Ease the Sneeze
79
Anemia Getting Back in the Pink
91
Hair Loss Keeping What You Have
280
High Blood Pressure Mineral Magic Can Bring It Down
301
HIV Aggressive Nutrition Prolongs Life
314
Infertility Improving Your Chances
332
Intermittent Claudication Improving Circulation
345
Lou Gehrigs Disease A Potentially Radical Solution
359
Memory Loss Helping Your Brain Work Better
373
Menstrual Problems Nutrients to Ease Monthly Distress
393

Angina Easing the Squeeze
97
Bedsores Nourishing Skin under Pressure
109
Bruises Fading Out the Black and Blue
123
Canker Sores Soothing a Sore Mouth
151
Cataracts Chasing Away the Clouds
166
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Building Energy with Nutrients
179
Cold Sores Minor Miracles for Your Mouth
193
Dermatitis Supplements to Save Your Skin
208
Diarrhea Foods That Can Stop the Flow
223
Epilepsy Quieting a ShortCircuited Brain
240
Fingernail Problems Beating Brittle Nails
257
Genital Herpes Put a Stop to the Sores
263
Morning Sickness Taming the Turbulent Tummy
409
Osteoporosis Walking Tall into Your Golden Years
427
Parkinsons Disease Smoothing Out the Tremors
447
Premenstrual Syndrome Putting an End to Monthly Discomfort
460
Raynauds Phenomenon Defrosting Frigid Digits
477
Rickets Building Strong Bones
496
Smog Exposure Protection from Pollution
512
Sunburn Protecting Yourself from Harmful Rays
525
Taste and Smell Problems Sensesational Nutrition
539
Water Retention Beating the Bloat
554
Yeast Infections Ditching the Itch
568
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