An overview of the healing properties of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and nutritional supplements offers the latest findings about fresh foods and reveals how to naturally treat common problems.

BALCH/PRESCRIPTION FOR NUTRITIONAL

The nation’s #1 bestselling guide to natural remedies, totally revised and updated. This fully revised edition includes both time-honored, proven strategies and the latest science to arm you with the best natural therapies for your health. In this volume—a reference work of unparalleled authority—the updated material includes: natural ways to lessen the severity of Alzheimer’s symptoms cutting-edge information about COVID-19 and other viral infections as well as practical ways to help your body cope with acute and long-term symptoms nutritional information on menopause and breast and prostate cancers science about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FMS) and how you can gain more control over your symptoms Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Sixth Edition, is the source for accessible, evidence-based information that serves as a guide for using natural nutritional remedies to achieve and maintain wellness.

A pocket-sized listing of 350 of today's most proven dietary supplements shares information on how each works, how they should be used, and what to look for when purchasing supplements, in a revised edition that includes updated dosage recommendations. Original. 20,000 first printing.

The definitive source for choosing the optimal herbal therapy- thoroughly revised and updated. Millions of Americans are turning to herbal therapies to heal what ails them-either as an alternative or as a supplement to traditional medicine. From the most trusted name in natural healing, Phyllis A. Balch's new edition of Prescription for Herbal Healing provides the most current research and comprehensive facts in an easy-to-read A- to-Z format, including: Information on more than 200 herbs and herbal combination formulas, ranging from well-known herbs, such as ginseng and St. John's Wort, to less familiar remedies, such as khella and prickly ash Chinese and ayurvedic herbal combinations Discussion of more than 150 common disorders from acne to yeast infection, and suggested herbal treatment therapies

Completely updated for the twenty-first century—a convenient, pocket-sized edition of the nation’s most trusted guide to holistic health. For decades, millions of people have turned to Prescription for Nutritional Healing for natural remedies to improve their health. This portable A-to-Z reference guide of the most commonly available types of nutrients, dietary supplements, and herbs puts that information at your fingertips. Drawn from the newly revised Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Sixth Edition, it includes: recent scientific discoveries about vitamins A, C, D, and B12, as well as biotin, coenzyme Q10, and calcium the newest information on herbs, such as turmeric, ashwagandha, lemongrass, and St.-John’s-wort; flaxseeds and oils; and sugar substitutes, including stevia and monk fruit up-to-date research on natural approaches to weight loss science-based information about COVID-19 Whether you are looking for relief from a specific ailment or simply to achieve and maintain optimum health, Prescription for Nutritional Healing: The A-to-Z Guide to Supplements quickly provides access to everything you’ll need to design a complete nutritional program.

Like its companion books--the number-one bestselling Prescription for Nutritional Healing and the newer Prescription for Herbal Healing--Prescription for Dietary Wellness offers authoritative information that is research-based and clearly written, making it easy for the reader to quickly find the subjects in which he or she is interested and to incorporate the dietary recommendations into his or her daily life. Updates in this second edition include: phytochemicals and antioxidants foods that boost immunity how to choose the most nutritious foods "standout" healing foods how to design a diet for your individual optimal health, taking into account special dietary needs such as those of women, children, vegetarians, and others food combining diet-based healing techniques such as juicing, fasting, and detoxifying how to avoid potential dietary dangers, including threats to water safety, foodborne diseases, food additives, food irradiation, antibiotics, genetically engineered foods, and undesirable substances such as caffeine, cholesterol, and sugar. While not a cookbook, Prescription for Dietary Wellness also includes a number of easy, wholesome recipes and advice on cooking methods. It is a complete, practical guide to eating for good health.