Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food SupplementsPrescription for Nutritional Healing is the nation's #1 bestselling guide to natural remedies. The new fifth edition incorporates the most recent information on a variety of alternative healing and preventive therapies and unveils new science on vitamins, supplements, and herbs. With an A-to-Z reference to illnesses, updates include: How omega-3 and exercise may help those suffering from Alzheimer's Current information on the latest drug therapies for treating AIDs What you need to know about H1N1 virus Nutritional information for combating prostate cancer Leading research on menopause and bio identical hormones And much, much more In the twenty years since the first edition was released, the natural health movement has gone mainstream, and the quest for optimal nutrition is no longer relegated to speciality stores. With more than 800 pages of comprehensive facts about all aspects of alternative ways to wellness, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition, unites the best of age-old remedies with twenty-first- century science. |
Contents
Nutrition Diet and Wellness | 5 |
Vitamins | 18 |
Minerals | 32 |
Air | 44 |
Troubleshooting for Disorders | 140 |
Leg Ulcers | 557 |
Lyme Disease | 563 |
Measles | 569 |
Pneumonia | 641 |
PregnancyRelated Problems | 647 |
Introduction 791 | 736 |
Part Three Remedies and Therapies | 789 |
Blood Purification | 795 |
Crystal and Gemstone Therapy | 801 |
Glandular Therapy | 807 |
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | 813 |
Meningitis | 575 |
Mercury Toxicity | 583 |
Motion Sickness | 590 |
Mumps | 596 |
Narcolepsy | 603 |
Oily Skin | 618 |
Pagets Disease of Bone | 625 |
Peptic Ulcer | 633 |
TENS Unit Therapy | 824 |
Yoga | 830 |
Introduction | 833 |
Manufacturer and Distributor Information | 846 |
Health and Medical Organizations | 855 |
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Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition: A Practical A-to-Z ... Phyllis A. Balch CNC No preview available - 2010 |
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