Nutrients A-Z: A User's Guide to Foods, Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements - Softcover

Sharon, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844425215 ISBN 13: 9781844425211

Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

With processed foods and commercially-farmed produce offering us less in the way of essential nutrition these days, people are taking a greater interest in their diet as a way to stay healthy and cope with illness and everyday stress. As a result the market is swamped with health claims for every kind of food and a profusion of health supplements, each one claiming wonder properties. Now in it's fourth edition with many new entries and new, updated information on existing entries, Nutrients A-Z is an easy-to-use reference to every food, herb, vitamin, mineral or supplement you might encounter: from bananas and carrots, olive oil and yoghurt (the oldest natural medicines), to guarana and St John's Wort. Each entry gives a definition in plain language: what it is and where it comes from; the form it takes; how to prepare or enjoy it; its medicinal and health benefits and recommended daily dose.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Michael Sharon is a nutrition consultant to health food companies with his own private practice. He is the author of the bestsellers Eat to Live, Food and Health and Nutrients A-Z (Prion) and is Israel's leading expert on nutrition. A graduate of the International University for Nutritional Education in California, he is now based in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1844425215
• ISBN 13: 9781844425211
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352