Vitamins and Minerals: An Illustrated Guide - Softcover

Sullivan, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862042950 ISBN 13: 9781862042957

Publisher: Element, 1998

Synopsis

This guide is an introduction to how vitamins and minerals can be taken or incorporated into the diet to achieve and maintain all round good health. It explains how vitamins and minerals work in our bodies and highlights what the most common deficiencies are and how they lead to disease.

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Review:

Growing concern about the food we eat and where it comes from has led many people to look to vitamin and mineral supplements as a way of balancing their diet. But adverse press about the dangers of overdosing has left others worried about the impact non-prescribed supplements can have on our health. If you, like many others, are looking for guidance, Vitamins & Minerals: An Illustrated Guide is a good place to start.

Good general information on nutrition is backed up by sections on spotting the symptoms of deficiency, visiting a professional, how supplements are made and how they work, and toxic overload. The listings of minerals and vitamins include information on which foods contain them, what they are used by the body for and dosage instructions. Superbly illustrated throughout with pictures and photographs, the book closes with a section targeting certain symptoms and bodily systems, leaving the reader who reads it cover to cover with a fully comprehensive understanding of the benefits and potential dangers of using vitamins and minerals in our diets. Alternatively, it is a great reference guide to be dipped into when required. --Lucie Naylor

This book is part of an Illustrated Guide series which includes Reflexology, Aromatheraphy, Flower Essences, Homeopathy, and Herbalism.

About the Author:

Karen Sullivan is a highly regarded journalist and best-selling author, having written numerous books on health, nutrition and complementary medicine. She is Health Editor of Northern Woman magazine and writes for various national newspapers, magazines and websites, as well as appearing on TV documentary shows. She lectures widely on women's health issues throughout the UK, has a diploma in nutrition, and also specializes in children's healthcare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Element
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1862042950
• ISBN 13: 9781862042957
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144