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The WORST meditation cd I have EVER experienced!
This cd is a complete WASTE OF MONEY!
excellent introduction to meditation on the breath
This is the best cd I've ever tried for practicing "breathing" meditation.Bodhipaksa leads you through some common sense exercises focusing on the breath. His voice is gentle and soothing. This is a great cd for beginners.

Soothing, Focusing, Relaxing
Bodhipaksa's soothing voice with a slight Scottish bur is marvelous to listen to and helps with the acceptance of the meditative journey that he takes his listeners on.
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Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit / Meditation    2. Self-Help / Meditations    3. Self-Help / Stress Management   

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A MUST for Energy Workers
Anyone working in holistic healing in regard to energy work will benefit greatly from this "classic" reference in their library. Just the pictures alone are enough to learn from. This is a "must have" for all energy workers.

Excellent tutorial
The author of this book is an amazing healer. There are not many like her in this world and her book is on my number one list of recommendations for anyone who wants to learn energetic healing. I use her techniques in my healing classes. I have a great respect for her work even though I have never met her!
Deepen your self-knowledge
I first read this book many years ago and it is one of the few I keep in my library.It has excellent information about energy healing. I especially learned a lot from the descriptions and information about the personality types. Most books address types in terms of psychology only, but this book adds the spiritual and energetic dimensions.Hands of Light greatly deepened my self-knowledge and helped me understand others better as well.An important book for spiritual awareness. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aura    2. Healing    3. Holism    4. Metaphysical Phenomena - Auras & Colors    5. New Age    6. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    7. Spiritual healing    8. Spiritual healing and spiritua    9. Spiritual healing and spiritualism    10. Body, Mind & Spirit / New Age    11. Occultism & quasi-religious beliefs    12. Parapsychology, psychic powers, ESP   

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What causes chronic, debilitating back pain, one of the most common--andexpensive to treat--ailments in the world? According to Robin McKenzie, a NewZealand physiotherapist for over 40 years and author of the wildly popularself-help manuals Read more

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Good read for those with back pain
Has stretches that definitely help reduce chronic neck and back pain. Recommended by my physician.Stunned that the chiropractor never told me about it!

Book Review of 7Steps to a Pain-Free Life
This book was written in a clear and straight foward style and packed with invaluable information for back and neck pain sufferers.
Good Health and a Pain Free Back
This book is much more than a few simple exercises. It taught me a lot of things, from why I should not be lifting heavy things first thing in the morning to what is the proper way to sneeze (looking up). Posture is extremely important.The pain will surely come back if the posture is not corrected, no matter how many exercises you do all these things was necessary for me to learn from this book.Read the book and learn from the advice about good posture etc,.So the book really helps me, and I completely recommend it.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Backache    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    6. Exercise therapy    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Neck pain    10. Pain Management    11. Health & Fitness / Pain Management   

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An Exceptional Book: The Peniultimate Alternative Health and Detoxification Guidebook
This book was out of print for years and I despaired of ever obtaining a copy of my own."The Detox Book" is an exceptional but sadly overlooked and underused lifeline to near-perfect health in our imperfect and toxic world.
Bruce Fife's program will teach you how to rest and restore your body's natural detoxification abilities.
Functional medicine is ideal medicine made real; it is a new medical model--a more successful way of treating human illness and disease--born of recent technological and clinical advances applied in a fresh methodology. Through Detox, a term that covers regimens for ridding the body of toxic substances. These toxins can be ingested or inhaled: Pesticides, heavy metals, alcohol, cigarette smoke and dry-cleaning and other chemicals. Or internally produced: Hormonal by-products, cellular waste; if not ousted, they can impair immunity and lead to fatigue, mental fogginess, skin problems, neurological ailments or heart disease. Bruce Fife's book, The Detox Book: How to Detoxify Your Body to Improve Your Health, Stop Disease, and Reverse Aging, 2nd Edition contains all the information you need to complete your detoxification program at home. Our body's natural detoxification system is designed to support our health by eliminating waste products from our metabolism and from environmental toxins. Like any other hardworking system, it needs periodic rest and support to continue functioning optimally. Bruce Fife's program will teach you how to rest and restore your body's natural detoxification abilities.
Good book, but a little unrealistic at times
Overall, I really enjoyed this book.I've actually implemented much of the advice given, such as the All Natural Diet.This book has a lot of really good, useful information, and I was very enlightened on the chapters about fasting.I plan to try my first fast in the next week or so.
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Subjects:  1. Detoxification (Health)    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Longevity    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Recovery    7. Toxicology    8. Toxins    9. Complementary Medicine    10. Diets & dieting   

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book
A beautiful and complete collection of expert yoga information
I am a complete beginner to yoga...less than 6 months of practice and I'm 64 years old... Even with an excellent yoga teacher and a once a week class, I felt I needed some type of guide so I could do yoga at home.Videos went too fast for me and often I'd be unable to see the TV from the floor.. This book was absolutely perfect....as yogarequires a lot of practice in order to become more limber and competent. After taking many different yoga books out of the library and this being one of them, I felt I had to own it because this was the only book where I could find a specific pose, read exactly what to do (and what not to do), see beautiful photographs of someone doing the pose and adapt any of the poses to my own level by adding my own props.
Absolutely love this book!!
The book is full of illustrations. So its very easy to follow. Best of all it works. I've saved more than $300 on visits to the physician by following this book. Believe me its worth the investment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Hatha yoga    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Holism    6. Yoga    7. Health & Fitness / Yoga   

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Freedom from Mara (Illusion)
This is an interesting dimension on the 12-steps which were Christian in origin and spiritual in nature. One Breath at a Time is a Buddhist slant on the one day at a time approach in recovery. One primary lesson from Buddhist philosophy is that attachment and craving are at the root of suffering. Addiction is both an attachment and a craving whose compulsions take over and trap an individual in an endless cycle. Whether the addiction is to a substance or a behavior the illusion that it frees the person from pain is what mara is ... a mirage promising bounties that are empty. So ... for those who are interested in other perspectives of recovery - this is one read to consider.

Recommended
This book is well written and easy to read.I relapsed with 13+ years in a 12 step program and having a difficult time getting reconnected.As someone with Buddhist leanings who never quite bridged the gap between the steps and Buddhism I found this book to be of great help.If you are even remotely interested in working the 12 steps from a Buddhist perspective I highly recommend this book.

Excellent.
This is the book I have been looking for since I started studying and practicing Buddhism 13 years ago.It is clear, insightful and the author uses his life experience as examples.Kudos! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Compulsive behavior    3. Meditation    4. Moral and ethical aspects    5. Recovery    6. Religious aspects    7. Self-Help    8. Self-help techniques    9. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    10. Twelve-Step Programs    11. Body, Mind & Spirit / Spiritualism   

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A must read book for all health care professionals
This book is absolutely right on the mark about nutrition being the basis of disease. I see it over and over and have experienced it in my own life. This book has changed my own health and the health of many of my patients. I strongly recommend it for anyone wanting to live a better quality of life for a longer period of time. Life isn't just about living longer; it is about living longer with better quality.
Skip the reading and go straight to page 194
I got this book hoping it would maybe give me some recipes for nutritional food, or some kind of food plans for different "diseases".Instead, no matter what ailment he is talking about, his recommendation is vitamin pills.Granted, he is not selling them himself and (unfortunately) does not recommend any particular brand(s).What he does give you is a 2 page layout of the different vitamins etc. and amounts you should be taking every day (from 4-8 pills a day!), plus a few extras for various conditions/diseases.I have not tried his recommendations myself so I cannot speak to the book's efficacy, but I can say, save yourself the time of reading through the whole book which basically tries to convince you he's right, and skip to page 194 to find out what you need to take, along with whatever he recommends for specific ailments (usually seems to be grape-seed oil).I do plan to try some of his suggestions, if I can stand swallowing that many pills, but when I saw the title, I expected more about nutrition (food based), than vitamin pill popping.

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You
Dr. Strand provides the reader with priceless information that will empower you to take charge of your health! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative medicine    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet in disease    6. Dietary Supplements    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Nutrition    10. Popular works    11. Diet/Health    12. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies   

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Menopause doesn't have to be a dreaded curse of aging during which we can look forward only to hot flashes and whacked-out hormonal mood swings. According to Christiane Northrup, M.D. (Read more

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Inspiring
I love Christiane Northrup's holistic view of our bodies, minds and spirits.As someone who has felt alone and crazy at 47, I am grateful to feel validated and reassured. Not all things in the book apply to me at this time, but were very interesting and I am glad to learn new information about what is coming. This book is great for anyone who is ready to believe in the power they have to manage thier own health.

Warning
Do not buy this book unless you have a very high tolerance for new age gibberish.There is factual information here, but it is buried in gushy self-absorption.I bought it for psychotherapy patients who are going through menopause, but I'd be embarrassed to lend it out.

Not far enough
The Wisdom of Menopause provides an accurate description of what happens to a woman's body during and after ovarian failure (menopause). This book describes in detail the negative effects of menopause (ovarian failure) while still describing it as a natural and normal process to embrace. I don't believe we should be so willing to allow our ovaries to fail, instead we should look for ways to help them work better and for longer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health/Fitness    4. Menopause    5. Psychological aspects    6. Religious aspects    7. Women's Health - General    8. Women's Health - Menopause    9. Health & Fitness / Women's Health   

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Not quite right
Not what I was looking for but a probably a good enough book.

Excellent
This is a complete guide for everybody.I have sent the book to Peru for my sister, because she was diagnosed with cancer.I really would like to have the Spanish edition.

Be sure to include selenium in your nutrition regimen
I agree with the idea of fighting cancer with nutrition. However, I would like to note that the cancer-fighting nutrient most proven to date is selenium. A daily supplement of 200 microgram of selenium, has been shown in a large placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study -- the most prestigious type of scientific study of nutrients and drugs -- to cut the death rate from cancer in half.
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Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    2. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer    3. Health/Fitness   

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If your digestion or elimination doesn't seem normal or right to you, learn more about it
Brenda Watson, C.T. (colon therapist) is among the foremost authorities in America on natural digestive support, detoxification and internal cleansing. In her new book, Gut Solutions: Natural Solutions for Your Digestive Problems she thoroughly describe the inner workings of digestion and detoxification. Colorful Pictures, charts, lists, and notes break up the information into easy-to-read chunks. With her simple ways to improve your digestion, you'll learn:
Great
The recommendations in this book turned around my IBS problems. I am a new person. I can't say how great it is to be normal again.

Answers to questions your doctor doesn't have time for.
I first was introduced to the concepts in this book on a PBS special. I thought wow, she is talking about me! I got the book and page after page made sense. What is really helpful is the menu planning and the charts, etc... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Abdominal    4. Gastroenterology    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Naturopathy    8. Health & Fitness / General   

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BUY THIS BOOK!
Want to meditate? Can't meditate. Tried to meditate? Can't meditate. Gave up on ever meditating ... until I found this book in the bookstore (or it found me!). I'm 4 weeks into it and can't believe it (since I'm a master procrastinator). And, I already feel the benefits. This book is so clear, concise and speaks directly to the "real" questions beginning meditators have (even "what do I do if I have to pee!")
Meditation
This is a great basic meditation book with applicable ideas to relieve stress in your life, especially for someone who does not have much time.
Good start for beginners!
This book is a good start for beginners.It tells you exactly what to expect and answers common questions most of us have when new to meditation.The books teaches you the basics in meditation through baby steps.If you have the basics down such as the breathing,you may want to purchase a book that can take you further. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Health/Fitness    3. Inspirational    4. Meditation    5. Body, Mind & Spirit / Meditation   

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ESSENTIAL REIKI
I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON ALL LEVELS AND ASPECTS OF REIKI.THIS WAS THE FIRST BOOK I READ ABOUT REIKI AND BECAME SO INTRIUGED THAT I FOUND A REIKI MASTER AND WAS ATUNED TO ALL THE REIKI LEVELS OVER THE YEAR TO BECOME A REIKI MASTER MYSELF.I HAVE SHARED THIS BOOK WITH MANY PEOPLE WHO BECAME INTERESTED IN REIKI AND THIS IS THE 4TH BOOK OF ESSENTIAL REIKI THAT I HAVE BOUGHT.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REIKI - THIS IS A GREAT REFERENCE BOOK ON THE WHOLE SUBJECT.

I love Diane Stein!
She write the BEST books on healing people and animals, I have every book she has written and have found them to all be helpful. She is amazing and her sharing her knowledge is a blessing to us all!

Empower yourself
I love this book.It demystifies Reiki without tarnishing the sacredness of this simple, beautiful, and powerful system.It encourages and reminds us that healing is possible now and we are not helpless.
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Subjects:  1. Healing    2. Healing - Energy (Chi Kung, Reiki, Polarity)    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    6. Reiki (Healing system)    7. Medicine: General Issues    8. Traditional medicine & remedies   

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Dr. Deepak Chopra & Happiness!
I want to make you aware of a new book written by Dr. Deepak Chopra, called: Power Freedom and Grace: Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness. This book was published by Amber-Allen Publishing, the same publishing company that published The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz. Dr. Chopra is an illimitable author of over 45 books, more than 100 audio, video and CD-ROM titles which have been translated into 35 languages with over 20 million copies sold worldwide.
Powerful and real
Deepak Chopra helped turn my life around years ago--I'm so glad others have discoverd him and his insightful advice. Especially today, this book is needed. Makes a great gift also.

Lost opportunity
Dr. Chopra is a dear man.To be in his presence is a powerful experience.But sometimes it's painful to read his work, as when he goes over the same material again and again, chapter after chapter.Mimicking his one time spiritual master, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who does the same thing so much more elegantly.
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Subjects:  1. Hinduism    2. Personal Growth - General    3. Personal Growth - Happiness    4. Psychology    5. Self-Help    6. Spiritual    7. Spiritual Healing    8. Spirituality    9. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    10. Self-Help / Personal Growth / General   

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This is the best book of veterinary acupuncture that I know that it is for sale for the internet.
It is a simple and easy book of understanding, of the way that the students, in the course beginning, need to understand the Chinese medicine, mainly the acupuncture. But for an acupunturista he is also very useful, because it serves as much as a study book and of headboard as of fast consultation, in spite of his size to turn it a little difficult to transport. But I always drop it off at my clinic and I read it whenever it remains a time. Each reading that I do learns a little more. I already possess there is him two years and I still didn't get to read it entirely. It is the book that more has been contributing to my learning as acupunturist. I recommend and a lot to all that are interested in the subject: Chinese medicine and veterinary acupuncture.

A good primer
This is a wonderful text on complementary medical therapies for pets. I highly recommend it and as a fellow holistic veterinarian and author (8 Weeks to a Healthy Dog, The Allergy Solution for Dogs, and the award-winning The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats,) I found the information quite useful.
Loaded with information!
Very thorough book on veterinary acupuncture. It seems intended for veterinarians which may make it hard to digest for the lay person. The theory is very well explained, the chapters on history and studies are informative and the illustrations of points charts are excellent. It lacks on the practical side though. It gives you general knowledge but does not go deep into how to do point selection in relation to your clinical findings.Read more

Subjects:  1. Acupuncture    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Special Branches Of Veterinary Medicine    5. Veterinary Medicine - General    6. Veterinary acupuncture    7. Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General    8. Veterinary anatomy & physiology   

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Dr. Pearl's path and gift to us all
This is an easy read, his directness and passion has changed my life as I walk my soul path.He explains how we can tap into this energy to assist others and ourselves in healing mental, spiritual and physical aspects of being human. He also helpsus to understand how ego may hold us back. I was guided to actually attend an oreintation in Washington, DC and met Dr. Pearl. I have taken Reconnective Healing I, II and completed "The Reconnection-Level III"
Coming down to earth
When I began reading this book, I too was carried away by Eric Pearl's exuberance and passion. His book is heady stuff.Pearl is very funny, and he is even more persuasive, making some very astute observations of the human condition.The first part of the book - which is largely autobiographical - on the whole resonated well with me, and for this, I could have given 4 stars.
Amazing!!!
I've never been inspired to write an Amazon review before until I read this book-I've read a lot of books about healing, but not one has resonated with me like Eric Pearl's book. His easy to read and humorous style is exciting and engaging, and I could actually feel my vibration level rising while reading or even discussing the book. This is a life-changing book everyone can benefit from, and unlike many other books about healing 'techniques' Dr. Pearl isn't condescending, preachy or dogmatic. Reconnective Healing is something everyone can do without ritual or exclusive techniques and he makes a big point of that. I was so inspired by his book that I am flying halfway across the country to see him speak...I can't recommend this book enough! If enough people read this perhaps the consciousness of the world will shift in a posititive direction when we realize we're all connected and all empowered to heal. ... Read more

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Still the One
This book is still, in my opinion, the best and most accurate introduction to standard Chinese medicine on the market. Often imitatated, nver duplicated. There's a reason it's been in print since 1982.

Excellent!
Very clear, yet it does not over simplify it. If you are new to Chinese Medicine or want to deepen your understanding, this book is the way to go.
Lived Up To It's Reputation
No matter where I went, no matter who I talked to (about Chinese Medicine, of course), somewhere in the course of the conversation, the name of this book would pop up.I finally decided to purchase and read it.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Consumer Health    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. History    7. History Of Medicine    8. Medicine, Chinese    9. Philosophy    10. Complementary Medicine    11. Medical / Alternative Medicine   

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Acupressure Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach
For me there are certain things I need in my house. Good Jazz or one's favorite musical genre. A comprehensive unabridged dictionary. A quality Atlas. Books. Art. AND MICHAEL REED GACH'S ACUPRESSURE'S POTENT POINTS. Sore neck? Lower back pain? Eye Strain? Arthritis? Leg or arm pain? Then get the book and empower yourself over your aches and pains.

Acupressure's Potent Points
Excellent self help guide. I did check with my own doctor per the instructions in the book.Found it a great help in between visits, with excellent guidelines. This book is also great if you are going on vacation, and have an existing problem which could bother you while away

The formatting is its downfall
I needed a quick reference for the accupressure points that are relevant to various ailments, but this book drowns the essential usefulness of accupressure with entirely too many words.It tries to present theory and anecdotes in addition to a listing of accupressure points, and ends up being unbearably repetitive.While each treatment has a step-by-step accompanied by photos and lengthy descriptions, a better format would have been to present a short list of the most effective points followed by secondary points for each treatment.As it is, a person who is trying to perform the steps would be too busy reading, rather than concentrating on the points themselves.
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Subjects:  1. Acupressure    2. Acupressure & Acupuncture    3. Acupuncture    4. Acupuncture points    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. General    8. Health/Fitness    9. Massage & Reflexotherapy    10. Complementary Medicine    11. Health & Fitness / Massage & Reflexotherapy   

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Dietary Cancer cure
I'm not a doctor nor a scientist, but I've been studying optimal health and wellness for over 5 years now. Most people seem to have this notion that only medical doctors know what's best for our bodies, but from my research, I beg to differ.
BACK TO NATURE
THE BOOK WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING AND EASY TO READ. IT MADE ME BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO CURE DISEASES IS PREVENTION.ALSO, BACK TO NATURE....NATURAL PRODUCTS AND NATURAL FOODS.SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME. I HAVE ALREADY STARTED ON THE FLAX ROUTINE.

Flax Oil As a True Aid Against Arthritis Heart Infrraction Cancer and Other Diseases
I am not a writer or a reviewer, but I am a cancer victim. This book is a series of lectures delivered to her peers over a long career.It's ironic that while most of them are busy peddling other expensive treatments to their patients, they themselves were taking their family members to see Dr. Budwig and follow her advice.2 of my brothers also have cancer.They are using conventional treatments and taking prescribed medications.They are both overweight and not so agile anymore as we are all retired.They both rejected my offers to let them read my books.I on the other hand while being the 2nd oldest at 70 am agile, my weight is same as when I graduated from high school and cancer is shrinking and leaving my body.I excercise daily and can nearly lift my own body weight.My high blood pressure has gone from nearly 240/115 down to in the 145/85 range in about 6 weeks since reading this book and starting the diet, while giving up all other medications.Basically I have gone from a meat eater to a vegetarian and avoid sugar entirely.I eat her spread in the morning and with 2 other meals daily and now feel superb. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health Care Issues    6. Health/Fitness    7. Physiology   

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D I E T....D O C T O R....I N....A....S M A L L...,B O O K.....!!!!
ANN LOUISE GITTLEMAN, M.S., C.N.S, has written several books on nutrition