Vitamins, minerals for a healthy life.

Updated for 1997 with an easy-to-use index, this book tells readers how to get all of the vitamins and minerals they need from the food they eat--naturally, without taking supplements. It includes listings of both brand-name and generic foods.

Abstract: A total of 138 short chapters discuss a wide variety of topics associated with the role and use of vitamins in nutritional health and therapy for the general public. The chapters are organized under 5 major headings: vitamins in daily living; the role of specific vitamins in specific health and body functions; specific vitamin therapies for specific diseases; tips from 2 dozen health specialists in 14 professional health fields (e.g.: nutrition, pediatrics, ophthalmology, osteopathy, internal medicine, etc.); and a compilation of vitamin-rich foods and recipes. Tables listing the best food sources for each of 15 vitamins are included. (wz).

Discusses how vitamins can help to optimize health, fight disease, slow aging, and assist in weight loss, considering more than one thousand diseases, disorders, and conditions that can be helped.

The Natural Way to Wellness Find essential information on hundreds of vitamins, herbs, and supplements -- What will VITAMIN E help cure and how much should I take? Vitamin E can help prevent heart disease and treat acne. Adults should take 100 to 400 IU of natural vitamin E daily. Find vitamin, herb, and supplement treatments for hundreds of conditions! Experiencing migraines? See MAGNESIUM: There is considerable evidence that low magnesiumlevels trigger both migraine and tension headaches. Take250 to 400 milligrams three times daily. Learn about possible interactionswith your prescription drugs! Taking ST. JOHN'S WORT for depression? It may interfere with amphetamines, diet pills, nasaldecongestants, or allergy medications, causingnausea or high blood pressure. Here is your comprehensive, portable, one-step guide to all over-thecounter vitamins, herbs, and supplements currently available -- an easy-to-use alphabetical listing that includes valuable information on the most effective forms of each supplement, the nutrient's food source and proper dosage, as well as signs of deficiency, safe use, and possible side effects.

Discover every vitamin and mineral the body needs to function at its best This book suggests plenty of easy ways to get your recommended dietary allowances as well as tips and tricks for optimising vitamin absorption. Listing natural food sources for every vitamin and mineral with tasty recipe ideas for boosting your daily intake. The role of each nutrient is explained, along with information about medical conditions which can lead to deficiencies. Replete with advice for vegans, restricted diets, pregnancy, and different life stages, this book shows how vitamins and minerals work together and highlights the ones that benefit common health problems and examines vitamin requirements at different times of the year

This easy-to-use guide contains the latest information on vitamins and minerals. It includes up-to-date information on the role of vitamins and minerals in health and disease and a special section on the antioxidants--vitamins C and E and beta-carotene. Also lists the contents of common vitamin/mineral supplements.