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My Favorite Books on Nutrition
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SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your LifeSuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life by Steven G. Pratt
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A best seller that discussed the 14 foods that will change your life. Pratt refers to them as superfoods. Includes excellent discussion of each of the superfoods and many recipes.
Eating Well For Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Bringing Health and Pleasure Back to EatingEating Well For Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Bringing Health and Pleasure Back to Eating by Andrew Weil
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One of the best known nutrition books. It contains a wealth of information.
The Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best MedicineThe Food Pharmacy: Dramatic New Evidence That Food Is Your Best Medicine by Jean Carper
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All of Carper's books on health and nutrition are excellent. This is one of her better ones.
Feel Great Feel Alive: Seven Steps to Superhealth and FitnessFeel Great Feel Alive: Seven Steps to Superhealth and Fitness by Barry Parker
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Has a long chapter on vitamins and other nutrients and also a long chapter on superfoods. A good introduction to nutrition. Very comprehensive and easy-to-read.
Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural RemediesMiracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies by Jean Carper
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Another of Carper's books. It deals with herbs, vitamins and so on, and contains a lot of valuable information
The Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Anti-depression Diet and Brain ProgramThe Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Anti-depression Diet and Brain Program by Andrew L. Stoll
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Omega-3 has been in the news a lot lately, and it is, indeed, a valuable addition to your diet. This book tells you why.
Cliff Sheats Lean Bodies Total Fitness: Get Leaner Faster With Fat-Burning Workouts and INCREASED CaloriesCliff Sheats Lean Bodies Total Fitness: Get Leaner Faster With Fat-Burning Workouts and INCREASED Calories by Cliff Sheats
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Much of the book is on exercise, but it also includes good sections on nutrition.
Controversies in Food and NutritionControversies in Food and Nutrition by Myrna Chandler Goldstein
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This book will help clear up some of the controversies you may have heard about food. It includes sections on addditives, food irradiation, growth hormones, fast foods and so on.
The New Good Fat, Bad Fat: Lower Your Cholesterol and Reduce Your Odds of a Heart AttackThe New Good Fat, Bad Fat: Lower Your Cholesterol and Reduce Your Odds of a Heart Attack by William P. Castelli
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Discusses the effects of saturated fat in detail and mentions the benefits of omega-3, but doesn't go into a lot of detail about it. Contains many good recipes.
Super Life, Super HealthSuper Life, Super Health by Frank W. Cawood
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One of my favorite books on vitamins and nutrients. Very comprehensive.
Prevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious DiseasePrevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease by Prevention Magazine Health Books
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Prevention has several books on vitamins and nutrients. This is one of the best ones. It suggests various nutrients, vitamins and so on for particular ailments.
Healing NutrientsHealing Nutrients by Patrick Quillin
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Similar to the above book in that it suggests various nutrients, vitamins and so on for various ailments. Very comprehensive
Cancer and Nutrition: A Ten Point Plan for Prevention and Cancer Life ExtensionCancer and Nutrition: A Ten Point Plan for Prevention and Cancer Life Extension by Charles B. Simone
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An older book but it contains a lot of good information on what you should eat to avoid cancer