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excellent details and health remedies
excellent book for academic and lay purposes. gives up to date informationin an easy to read format. it's exciting reading, has lots of resourcesmentioned and details beneficial, practical health information. ... Read more

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Help for Chronic Pain & Inflamation
If you have experienced temporary inflammation and pain from a minor injury, imagine living in constant, crippling and debilitating pain. Essential Reference Book
The Cox-2 Connection is an essential and timely reference for anyone trying to understand and manage inflammation and pain and make sense of the exploding availability and potential of ways to deal with them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alzheimer's disease    3. Anti-inflammatory agents    4. Consumer Health    5. Cyclooxygenase 2    6. Diet/Nutrition    7. Diets - General    8. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    9. Health & Fitness    10. Inhibitors    11. Pain Management    12. Treatment    13. Vitamins    14. Family & Health    15. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Immune System   

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Advises on how to overcome dietary deficiencies.
EAT RIGHT-ELECTROLYTE: A NUTRITIONAL GUIDE TO MINERALS IN OUR DAILY DIET comes from an MD in private practice and provides evidence that the usual American diet does not provide for a healthy balance of electrolytes. The common results of such an imbalance: hypertension, osteoporosis, heart disease and Crohn's disease: all common problems of modern society. Nutritional research documents what makes harmful doses of minerals, what happens when there aren't enough, and advises on how to overcome dietary deficiencies.
Changed My Life!
This book can change your life; it changed mine!Who knew how damaging salt is for you--and that it is hiding quietly in many of your favorite foods?Follow this book, cut back on salt intake, enjoy fresh fruits and veggies, and lose weight and feel so much better.Forget other health and diet books; this is the only one that "tells it like it is" and can start you on the road to a long and energy-filled life.Buy this book!

Light-hearted title, but important information about sodium!
Everyone knows, I believe, that excess salt in the diet is linked to high blood pressure, but this book goes further and discusses the role that sodium has in so many other medical conditions (osteoporosis, Crohn's disease, kidney stone, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and more). The author is a physician and backs up the text with medical studies (lots of them) done worldwide. This is the kind of book that you can pick and choose sections that interest you, but I found myself reading the entire book.Very informative. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet Therapy    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Nutrition    7. Nutrition And Diet    8. Vitamins    9. Diets & dieting   

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One of the most important books ever written
Vitamin C is so important for health that the vast majority of animals manufacture it daily in their bodies. This is why animals can live outdoors even in the winter without getting colds or most other illnesses. Being healthy is important to animals because if an animal gets sick it usually becomes eaten by a healthy animal. Only a few animals -- principally humanes, monkeys, and apes -- cannot manufacture vitamin C. The inability to manufacture vitamin C confines monkeys and apes to live in or near the tropics, where the weather is warm and edible fruits and vegetation is very rich in vitamin C and thus can supply their need for this essential nutrient. Outside the tropics they would get sick and die or be killed. When monkeys and apes are removed from the tropics to live in zoos or as pets, they are routinely fed a diet very rich in vitamin C in order to keep them healthy.
No good
This book is insightful but is not very well organized.Pauling jumps around from thought to thought in almost every chapter.The information is not outdated, but too many of his references are.So much so that it makes it unenjoyable to read.I wouldn't advise anyone purchase this book, here in the year 2000. I would go for one of his later books.

a must,very unique and a book that will recorded in the hist
the author of this book is the father of the orthomolecular-medicine is revealing the vitamin c to the public attention,and explain the mechanism of how this vitamin is strenghening the immune system,while continuing ofstrenghening all of the other parts of the human organism.pauling is alsotalking about the comparison of vitamin c to conventional-drugs.paulingalso explain in this book how the vitamin work in other diseases in thehuman body.the history of the discovery of the vitamin and the effect onscurvy is also explained in this very interesting book, and the findings oftwo other vitamin c pionneering researches like:irwin-stone, and albertszent gyorgy are also explained in this very educative-must book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cold (Disease)    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diseases - Respiratory    4. Influenza    5. Prevention    6. Therapeutic use    7. Vitamin C    8. Vitamins   

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Non-essential...HA, don't believe it.
Shabert and Erlich do a greatjob of explaining how this little aminoacid is sooooo essential.They are brave to include in their title thewords "non-essential" because some people don'tread thoroughlyand might miss out on a good, thorough explanation of how important thisglutamine really is.After gaining a better understanding via this book, Idid a search on-line for someplace that sold the product.I found iHerb tooffer the best service and several choices of glutamine.Now, I amincluding glutamine in my diet for more balance in my amino-acid intake.

Glutamine, Plain and simple
This book does not try to complicated, and for the average person trying to learn about Glutamine, this is an excellent book.It is simple and to the point, but with lots of reference to back it up.I think anyone wouldbe happy with it.

This book provided an overall view of glutamine benefits
If you are looking for a general book on glutamine this is your book.It did a good job of explaining the general benefits and processes of action of glutamine.However, I was looking for a little more depth on thechemistry and physiology behind glutamine. If this is what you are lookingfor do not buy this book.If you just want a general layman's description;I would recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. General    4. Glutamine    5. Health aspects    6. Health/Fitness    7. Physiological effect    8. Vitamins    9. Diets & dieting   

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Sound medical info but, diet is costly and difficult to plan
Dr. Fisher's medical information is written in a very clear and understandable style.My knowledge of diabetes and the mechanisms the body uses in insulin production and absorption was greatly increased.However, I found the diet plan laid out called for products not readily available, required purchase of too wide a variety of foods on a weekly basis some of which may only be used in a small amount for one meal and was too expensive for the average person.Compounding this problem was the fact that very limited information was given on how to create your own meal plans and incorporate the program into your life.

Excellent information on the importance of micro-nutrients.
Dr. Fisher goes to great length to explain how the "Trace" nutrient Chromium is used by the body and how benifical it is to a healthy life.His claims are also backed by three other Doctors with an Introduction by George Sheehan, M.D., Forward by Isadore Rosenfeld,M.D., and a Preface by Gary W. Evans, Ph.D. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chromium in human nutrition    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diets - General    4. Exercise    5. Health    6. Reference    7. Research & Methodology    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Vitamins   

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Subjects:  1. Women's Health - General    2. Health and hygiene    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Vitamins in human nutrition    5. Health/Fitness    6. Alternative Therapies    7. Complementary Medicine    8. Dietetics & nutrition    9. Health & Fitness / Vitamins    10. Diet Therapy    11. Minerals in human nutrition    12. Health Services For Women    13. Health & Fitness    14. Dietary supplements    15. Women   

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If care about your health, this is a must read!
Dr. Ray Strand is an MD with a family practice, who preached that nutritional supplementaltion did nothing more than create expensive urine for his first 23 years in practice. But when his wife became seriously ill,and the combined knowledge of many specialists did nothing to help her, hevery skeptically let his wife try a premium grade nutritional system. Heramazing recovery led Dr. Strand to research nutrition exhaustively in anattempt to understand what had happened. His study led him to become anardent believer in nutritional supplementation, and he goes into detail aswhy current scientific research proves this to be true.

Most incredible source of facts to protect your family
A must read!The summary of clinical reports that Dr. Strand presents will help give you the wake up call!Dr. Strand doesn't hold any punches and spells out exactly what we can do to protect ourselves fromdegenerative diseases. It has been a great help in educating others on themedical evidence that supports the absolute requirement for propernutrition. It has been a great tool to expand our referal based nutritionbusiness. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

The word "diet" means more than eating less. It's cutting down on some factors (fat, usually), and getting enough of others. If you'reserious about eating healthfully and losing weight, you need more than a list of calories: you need a reliable source of comprehensive dietary information. That's where Read more

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DESK Reference
This book really means it when it says Desk Reference.Too big to carry around. It is very complete and filled with name brands I never heard of.Gives you all the information one should ever require.

Bad data and misprints galore
Part 3 of this book on Fast Food Chain Restaurant Values is completely messed up in the area of Fat and Saturated Fat. Best Nutrition Reference Book on the Market
My trainer loaned me this book. He said he purchased it years ago and still considers it the very best nutrition book on the market. After using his copy, I ordered my own.Although at first the layout of the book may look intimidating, it isn't! It is actually so logical and simply layed out, it makes looking up anything a breeze. The typeface is perfect. I needed to keep food charts, so I had to find out calories and fat content of everything I ate.I hated the idea of doing this, but with this book it was quick and easy. It also includes all nutrition information you need for "junk food" like McDonald's, KFC, Taco Bell, etc. It will tell you calories, fat, sodium, cholestorol and more.The foods are listed on the left, the nutritional headings are listed across the top.So you look up shrimp and slide your finger to the right and go to the heading you need to have information about.The portion sizes are written in such a way, that they are perfectly clear.There is no chance for misunderstanding.I liked this feature a lot because the information was so concrete. Baked, fried, sauteed...it doesn't matter.He thought of everything.I have always been able to find exactly what I needed no matter how obscure I thought it was going to be.It's definitely in there.Buy this book.It is the most flawless reference book on nutrition I have ever used.It is designed for use by real people living in the real world. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Databases, Factual    3. Food Analysis    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Nutrition    7. Nutrition And Diet    8. Nutritive Value    9. Reference    10. Vitamins    11. tables    12. Diets & dieting   

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Well compiled.
I was pleasently surprised to read a book as refreshing and as information packed as this..Read more

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Editorial Review

Research supports the contention that vitamin E appears to help prevent heart disease, boost the immune system, slow down Alzheimer's disease, decrease the risk of prostate cancer, keep HIV from developing into full-blown AIDS, and enhance male fertility--and this is just the beginning of the list of benefits, says author Andreas M. Papas. But it isn't enough to pop a multivitamin pill. You need to understand what form of the nutrient is best for you, and how much. Vitamin E is really eight different compounds. Synthetic supplements contain only one (alpha-tocopherol), while the whole "family" is important and can be found only in some natural supplements. Read more

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The author is a very skilled and balanced teacher
This is one of the best books I have ever read. The author is a fantastic teacher.He is able telling complex things so everybody can understand it. He is also very balanced in his teachings. If you are looking for a bookabout vitamin E, there are no better alternative.

should be named:the!vitamin e book!
this book is simply the best on this subject!.it discover all the types of vitamin e:the first 4 polimers and the other 4 polimers known as tocotrienols,but the main issue remains the potent d-alphatocopherol.absobtion is very important and it is discovered in detailsincluding ways to improve it.how vitamin e operates in immunity,and inautoimmune diseases such as:cancer,aids, arthritis, and also asthma,andinflamation.there is also a superb outstanding chapter that showing newresearches with a great promise about neurological diseases such as:altzheimer,huntington,parkinson,lou- gehrig's disease,heart diseasecataracts,macular degeneration, and other diseases are discovered andexplain not only the mechanisms of disease, but also how the vitamin e isoperate in those diseases and suggested approximate doses recommandations.diabetes,crohn- disease ,cystic- fibrosis, and many other diseases andillnesses are well explained very simply.as a orthomolecular nutritionistthat do treats those dd (degenerative- diseases)wich actually areortomolecular diseases because they have a vitamin and or mineraldependency because of a bad genes, and or submolecular nutrient\s, i cantell you that the knoledge that represent in this wonderful book is verymuch scientific and it is very valuable. i realy think that this bookconcerning vitamin e is the vitamin e bible!

Deserves to be translated into Spanish
Really gorgeous, very easy reading and I was translating some parts to my mother. It is a pleasure reading it, so excuse my enthusiasm, but I am sure it deserves to be translated into Spanish. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemotherapy    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. General    5. Healing    6. Health aspects    7. Self-Help    8. Therapeutic use    9. Vitamin E    10. Vitamin Therapy    11. Vitamins    12. Clinical & Internal Medicine    13. Self-Help & Practical Interests    14. Self-Help / General