"Including more than 200 vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, and other dietary supplements." Includes "Lipids and derivatives information."

Abstract: This book attempts to describe the benefits and hazards of taking vitamins and minerals. The U.S. Government book Recommended Dietary Allowances and the reference books Facts and Comparisons and Physicians Desk Reference, were used to create profiles of thirteen vitamins and thirteen minerals. The profiles describe the action of the substance in the body, sources of the substance, the RDA (Recommended Daily Dietary Allowance) of the substance, and the potential benefits and side effects of the substance.

Most people today are aging too rapidly and are dying from illnesses that could be prevented! Judy Lindberg McFarland wants to help readers prevent all the degenerative diseases and illnesses that accompany aging and the heartaches resulting from the loss of one's health.In Aging Without Growing Old, men and women of all ages will find out how to become healthy through natural and nutritional means. They'll learn how to enjoy greater health no matter how old they are and how to slow the aging process down to a crawl. It is possible to start defying your age with the essential information found in this book!

Heinerman "reveals the wellness-enhancing properties of scores of vitamins and minerals, points you toward their best food sources, and gives you easy preparation tips and recipes." Includes information on hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.

From the bestselling authors of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, the most comprehensive and practical guide available to the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of virtually everything edible As countless studies have affirmed, diet plays a major role in both provoking and preventing a wide range of diseases. But just what is a healthy diet? What does the body need to stay strong and get well? In The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, Michael T. Murray, N.D., and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., two of the world¹s foremost authorities on nutrition and wellness, draw on an abundant harvest of research to present the best guide available to healthy eating. Make healthy eating a lifetime habit. Let The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods teach you how to: design a safe diet use foods to stimulate the body¹s natural ability to rejuvenate and heal discover the role that fiber, enzymes, fatty acids, and other dietary components have in helping us live healthfully understand which food prescriptions will help you safely treat more than 70 specific ailments, including acne, Alzheimer¹s disease, immune system depression, insomnia, migraine headaches, PMS, and rheumatoid arthritis prepare foods safely in order to prevent illness and maximize health benefits select, store, and prepare all kinds of healthful foods Providing the best natural remedies for everyday aches and pains, as well as potent protection against serious diseases, The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods is a required daily health reference.

Featuring information from the latest scientific research, this book helps readers sort fact from fiction when it comes to taking vitamins and supplements.