To help you understand the increasingly confused minefield of food and health products, this text is an easy-to-use reference to every food, herb, vitamin, mineral or supplement you might encounter.

Want to know how healthy your food choices are? This updated edition of the guide to essential nutrition reveals all With processed foods and commercially farmed produce offering us less in the way of essential nutrition, and food industry labels exaggerating the health benefits of their product, people need straight-talking advice. Now fully updated, The Complete Guide to Nutrients is an invaluable A-Z reference that explains the active benefits of the foods, herbs, vitamins, and minerals needed for optimal health and well-being. Covering every vegetable, fruit, herb, vitamin, mineral, and supplement available, it enables you to take matters back into your own hands to stay healthy, fight illness, and cope with everyday stress. Each entry--from almonds, guarana, and kale to olive oil, St. John's Wort, and yogurt--describes in plain English what it is, where is comes from, the form it takes, how to prepare it, its medicinal health benefits, and a recommended daily dose.

Here in one volume is everything you need to know to keep your mind sharp and your body strong. The concept is so appealing—pop some vitamins every day to make up for any shortcomings in your diet. But the truth is a bit more complex. With the right information, Vitamins & Supplements for Everyone Who's Not Superman teaches you how to optimize your health. Learn what’s real and what’s not. New research has taught us that the multi-vitamin you’ve been taking for years might have outlived its efficacy and it’s time to change it up. Thanks to this incredibly informative guide, readers will learn all you need are the right supplements in the right amounts and you’ll have more energy, lose weight, and feel and look years younger. No matter your age, the right mix of vitamins can even help preserve your mind and lower your risk of serious conditions like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Learn the smart way to use supplements, how to avoid taking too much and having your health suffer—all while saving hundreds of dollars by skipping pills you don’t need.

Nutritional Supplements in Sport, Exercise and Health is the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to dietary supplements, ergogenic aids and sports nutrition foods currently available. Consisting of over 140 evidence-based review articles written by world-leading research scientists and practitioners, the book aims to dispel the misinformation that surrounds supplements and supplementation, offering a useful, balanced and unbiased resource. The reviews are set out in an A-Z format and include: definitions alongside related products; applicable food sources; where appropriate, practical recommendations such as dosage and timing, possible nutrient interactions requiring the avoidance of other nutrients, and any known potential side effects; and full research citations. The volume as a whole addresses the key issues of efficacy, safety, legality and ethics, and includes additional reviews on the WADA code, inadvertent doping, and stacking. Combining the most up-to-date scientific evidence with consideration of practical issues, this book is an essential reference for any healthcare professional working in sport and exercise, any student or researcher working in sport and exercise science, sports medicine, health science or nutrition, and for all coaches and support teams working with athletes.

The A-to-Z guide to essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, so you can ditch synthetic supplements and promote health naturally with nourishing foods. Vitamins and minerals are the building blocks of good health. But the heavily processed foods that are so common in today’s modern diet are stripped of these nutrients, leaving many people nutrient deficient despite meeting (or exceeding) their daily calorie needs. The accepted solution is to take supplements created in a lab, but the dosage and interactions can be confusing, and supplements are loosely regulated and not always foolproof, especially since our bodies are designed to receive nutrients from natural, whole foods. Eat Your Vitamins features fifty key vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients essential to your health. You will find clear definitions of each nutrient along with the role it plays in the body, how it is best consumed and absorbed, recommended daily doses, and detailed lists of foods and natural sources that contain the vitamin along with a recipe for a nutrient-rich meal. Ditch the synthetic supplements and make the right choice about how to properly feed and fuel your body.

"This accessible guide to nutritional options provides more than 900 entries that contain detailed, factual information about these substances. With a focus on how to use them safely, it discusses their effects on the body, their uses as health remedies, their risks, and the common misconceptions associated with them. Complete with appendixes listing useful resources and a handy glossary, The A to Z of Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements, Second edition is an essential companion for anyone looking for the facts about enhancing their health with these products". --COVER.

Know the Side Effects and Protect Your Health If you’re among the millions of people taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs, as well as vitamins and natural medicines, you need to know which combinations are potentially helpful and which can be extremely dangerous. The A–Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions is an essential resource to understanding the interactions that may affect your health. From the experts at Healthnotes, this revised and updated edition contains the newest information on thousands of drugs and supplements, based on studies published in the leading medical journals. Reliable and easy to use, this book is sure to become a trusted reference in your home. MORE THAN 18,000 DRUG-HERB-VITAMIN INTERACTIONS Find out about: • Drugs that can deplete your body’s nutrients • Supplements that can interfere with drug absorption • Side effects of common drug-herb-vitamin combinations • Supplements that can help your prescriptions work better • Combinations that should never be taken together • With a foreword by Dr. Bob Arnot