Product Description

Provides a holistic and comprehensive overview of nutrition, including Eastern and Western perspectives. Can be read cover-to-cover or used as a reference. Includes a history of dietary patterns in America, advice on how to plan a balanced diet, and an insightful account of the effects of food and eating habits on the mind and emotions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64167 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 634 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780893890483
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"A brilliant book ... a clear, concise, complete statement about the many facets of nutrition and the relationship between diet and well-being. This book is an absolute must." -- Ken Dychtwald Author of BodyMind

"A superb book ... should be read by all physicians." -- C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. Founder and Past President, American Holistic Medical Association

"A wonderful book ... If I were forced to choose one book on nutrition from my extensive library, this would be it ... Almost every chapter could have been produced legitimately as an excellent booklet, and l would have bought them all ... This wonderful book is an eye opener ... highly recommended." -- Contemporary Time

"Needed ... and documented." -- Linus Pauling, Ph.D. Nobel Laureate

About the Author
Rudolph Ballentine, M.D. is a respected leader in the field of alternative and complementary medicine. A physician and psychiatrist, he studied medicine in the U.S., psychology in the U.S. and France, and both Ayurveda and homeopathy in India. Dr. Ballentine directed the combined Therapy Programs of the Himalayan International Institute as well as the Center for Holistic Medicine in New York City for over fifteen years. He is presently engaged in private practice in New York City.

Customer Reviews

a real page-turner
This book is an encyclopedia of information, but I read it front-to-back like a novel. Not only does it describe the different food groups, vitamins and minerals, but it also explains the digestive process and how nutrients are absorbed by the body. Scientific principles are explained in a way that anyone can understand. As far as the information being outdated, the human body today works the same way that it did 20 years ago, so the information is still relevant.

Great Timeless Reference
This is a great book that has a lot of timeless and priceless info on food and its effects on our physical body and our consciousness. It was written years ago, but one point the author makes is that we should take our advice on diet from those cultures who have been living and eating healthfully for thousands of years instead of jumping on the latest nutrition trend that originated three years ago. Who knows how the trendy thinking on diet, which originated in the past several years, will pan out over coming decades? Since this book's publication, several of its ideas have first fallen out of fashion only to be later praised by nutrition gurus. Overall it's an important read and reference for anyone interested in holistic health.

Never though diet & nutrition could be so groovy
Required reading is never fun, but I've been sucked in to this book through my more-holistic health leaning anatomy & physiology course.

I'm stunned by this piece of work. The author is truly amazing. Not only can he present all this seemingly phantasmagoric information in an understandable way, but he also writes quite beautifully in certain passages.

I love how this book goes beyond just eating alone, informing us about the importance of organic food and preserving the soil, which we depend so much upon, among other things. And I'm glad it's scientifically backed up, as well as historically - makes for more convincing evidence when debating others about it.