| Description |
352 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The new food medicines. Fat gets a facelift -- Nature's Advil: the new super-healers -- A cool diet: more ways to chill inflammation -- Smart carbs: foods for fighting flab and insulin resistance -- The new antioxidant revolution -- Busting the crockery: food myths debunked -- pt. 2. Your food cures arsenal. Top 22 healing foods: Ancient grains ; Avocados ; Beans ; Blueberries ; Broccoli ; Carrots ; Dark Chocolate ; Flaxseed ; Garlic ; Kale ; Low-fat milk ; Nuts ; Oats ; Olive oil ; Red wine & grape juice ; Salmon ; Soy ; Spinach ; Sweet potatoes ; Tea ; Whole wheat ; Yogurt -- 10 Healing herbs and spices -- Where the nutrients are -- pt. 3. Food cures for common conditions. Acne ; Allergies ; Alzheimer's disease ; Anemia ; Arthritis ; Asthma ; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ; Breast cancer ; Breast tenderness ; Cancer ; Cataracts ; Colds and flu ; Colon cancer ; Constipation ; Depression ; Diabetes ; Diarrhea ; Diverticulosis ; Eczema ; Fatigue ; Food allergies and sensitivities ; Gallstones ; Gout ; Gum disease ; Heartburn ; Heart disease/high cholesterol ; Hemorrhoids ; herpes ; High blood pressure ; Immune weakness ; Infertility ; Inflammatory Bowel disease ; Insomnia ; Insulin resistance ; Irritable Bowel Syndrome ; Kidney stones ; Leg cramps ; Lung cancer ; Lupus ; Macular degeneration ; Memory loss ; Menopause ; Menstrual problems ; Migraine ; Nausea ; Obesity ; Osteoporosis ; Prostate cancer ; Prostate enlargement ; Psoriasis ; Sinusitis ; Stroke ; Ulcers ; Urinary tract infections ; Wrinkles ; Yeast infections -- pt. 4. Healing recipes. |
| Summary |
Clean out your medicine cabinet and restock the shelves of your kitchen pantry with healing and appealing items from the grocery store. Rely less on pills and more on real food. How much? How often? In Food Cures, you'll find all the answers, the research-validated treatments, and successful cures for dozens of common conditions. Forget about wonder drugs; we're living in a time of wonder foods. The foods described in this book are nutritional powerhouses bursting with compounds that have specific and well-defined health benefits. |
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Nutrition -- Popular works.
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Diet therapy -- Popular works.
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Medicine, Popular.
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| Added Author |
Reader's Digest Association.
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| Added Title |
Reader's Digest Food cures |
| ISBN |
9781621454212 (paperback) |
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1621454215 (paperback) |
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