02599cam a2200313 4500 56960022 TxAuBib 20040220120000.0 040220s1990||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 90000452 //r94 9780895294296 $16.95 089529429X $16.95 (OCoLC)21333468 TxAuBib Balch, James F., 1933- Prescription for nutritional healing / James F. Balch, Phyllis A. Balch. Garden City Park, N.Y. : Avery Pub. Group, 1990. ix, 368 p. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-357) and index. Here is a complete and authoritative guide to dealing with health disorders through nutritional, herbal, and supplemental therapies. Written by a medical doctor and a certified nutritionist, the book blends the latest scientific research with traditional nonsurgical treatments. This guide provides all the information needed for the average person to design his own nutrition program. The book is divided into three parts: Part One explains and lists the various types of nutrients, food supplements, and herbs found in health food stores and drugstores; Part Two describes common disorders from acne to cancer to yeast infection and names the supplements that can be used to combat the conditions; and Part Three offers a listing of traditional remedies and therapies that can be used in conjunction with a nutrition program. In addition, there are helpful self-diagnostic tests and insets throughout the book, which offer in-depth coverage of a wide variety of topics. The authors have also provided up-to-date information on such nutrients as coenzyme Q0 and superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as other health breakthroughs. Included in Prescriptions for Nutritional Healing are the latest findings and theories on the treatment of endometriosis, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, and infertility; the effects of diet on the aging process, fatigue, headaches, colitis, and urinary tract infections; and a host of other critical subjects. Written in an easy-to-understand style, this comprehensive book will fast become an indispensable health resource for you and your family. (Book.) 20040220. Nutrition Popular works. Diet therapy Popular works. Vitamin therapy. Herbs Therapeutic use. Balch, Phyllis A., 1930- Nutritional healing. TXLIV