You Are What You Eat: An Up-to-Date Guide to Naturopathic Nutrition

By Nic Rowley and Kirsten Hartvig

Book Overview

Do you treat your body like a temple, nourishing it with foods that will increase your vitality and sense of well-being? Or do you grab a fast food burger, and top it off with sugary dessert? It's been medically proven that eating right can prevent heart attacks, cancer, and many other diseases, so gain control over your diet and health right now. This invaluable food guide will show you how! * Analyze your diet so you know what changes you have to make.* Start enjoying foods that are good for you, instead of worrying about the ones that are bad.* Obtain the nutrients you need from your diet--not from vitamin and mineral supplements.* Use food to heal and prevent common ailments.* Know how much food is enough, and what's insufficient.* Try out delicious recipes for healthy meals.* A question-and-answer section covers oils and fatty acids, organic produce, fiber, raw vs. cooked foods, vegetarianism, osteoporosis, and many more important topics.* The "food pharmacy" dispenses facts about common plants that can help prevent illness...if they become part of your diet! You'll be bursting with new-found energy and health! 272 pages, 6 x 9.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806959673
• ISBN13: 9780806959672
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"