The Doctors Book of Food Remedies: The Latest Findings on the Power of Food to Treat and Prevent Health Problems--From Aging and Diabetes to Ulcers and Yeast Infections - Softcover

Yeager, Selene; Editors Of Prevention Magazine, Editors Of Prevention Magazine

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ISBN 10: 1594866635 ISBN 13: 9781594866630

Verlag: Harmony/Rodale, 2008

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This book offers the latest findings on the power of food to treat and prevent health problems - from aging and diabetes to ulcers and yeast infections.Here readers will discover how to: cut the risk of heart attack in half by snacking on nuts; protect against colon cancer by eating grapefruit; cool off hot flashes with flaxseed; heal a wound with honey; fight diabetes with milk - and wine; and, reduce cholesterol with cinnamon.Written in collaboration with the editors of "Prevention" magazine, one of America's most trusted sources for health information, the book covers 60 different ailments and 97 different healing foods, and offers 100 delicious, nutrient-rich recipes. Newly researched, every entry provides current information and the latest clinical studies from real doctors and nutritionists working in some of the best medical institutions in the United States.

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"The Doctors Book of Food Remedies"
In just the last few years, scientists have found hundreds of substances in foods that go way beyond vitamins and minerals for pure healing power. In "The Doctors Book of Food Remedies," you will learn exactly how to use the "healing foods" to treat and prevent dozens of conditions, from arthritis and fatigue to high blood pressure and stroke.
Discover:
* A food that can block the harmful effects of secondhand smoke "(page 555)"
* How to stop cataracts with the carotenoids in spinach "(page 123)"
* A juice that reduces urinary tract infections by 58 percent "(page 545)"
* How a substance in grapefruit can help control diabetes "(page 185)"
* How to cut your risk of heart disease in half with three simple foods "(page 276)"
* A phytonutrient in buckwheat that prevents cholesterol from sticking to arteries "(page 95)"
* The beverage that can reduce the risk of stroke by 73 percent "(page 511)"
* How to stop an infection with nature's sweetner "(page 290)"
Plus, 150 nutrient-rich recipes that are specially designed to fight and reverse specific health problems.

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• Verlag: Harmony/Rodale
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1594866635
• ISBN 13: 9781594866630
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 720