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Guide to Abbreviations, Measures, and References |
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Introduction |
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Health---Who Wants to Be Average? |
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Defining Optimum Nutrition |
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From Monkeys to Man---Nutrition and Evolution |
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Synergy---The Whole Is Greater |
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Antinutrients---Avoiding the Vitamin Robbers |
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Part 2 Defining the Perfect Diet |
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The Myth of the Well-Balanced Diet |
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Stimulants---Are You Addicted? |
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Elemental Health from Calcium to Zinc |
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Toxic Minerals from Aluminium to Mercury |
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Antioxidants---The Power of Prevention |
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Homocysteine---Your Most Important Health Statistic |
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Living Food---The Phytochemical Revolution |
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Your Body Is 66 Percent Water |
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Food Combining---Facts and Fallacies |
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Eat Right for Your Blood Type |
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Part 3 The Wonderful World Within |
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Secrets for a Healthy Heart |
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Boosting Your Immune System |
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Balancing Hormones Naturally |
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Bone Health---A Skeleton in the Cupboard |
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Skin Health---Eat Yourself Beautiful |
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Part 4 The Benefits of Optimum Nutrition |
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Improving Intelligence, Memory, and Mood |
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Increasing Your Energy and Resistance to Stress |
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Achieving Peak Physical Performance |
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269 | (6) |
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Fighting Infections Naturally |
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309 | (7) |
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Solving the Riddle of Eating Disorders |
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Mental Health---The Nutrition Connection |
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Part 5 Nutrition for All Ages |
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Superkids---Nourishing the Next Generation |
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Puberty, PMS, Menopause, and Andropause |
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Preventing the Problems of Old Age |
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Part 6 Your Personal Nutrition Program |
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Working Out Your Optimum Nutrition |
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Your Optimum Supplement Program |
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Everything You Need to Know about Supplements |
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Building Your Own Supplement Program |
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Choosing the Best Supplements |
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Vitamins and Minerals---How Much Is Safe? |
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Part 7 A to Z of Nutritional Healing |
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Angina and atherosclerosis |
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Part 8 Nutrient Fact File A to Z |
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Glycemic load (GL) of common foods |
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Glycemic load (GL) of common drinks |
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Balancing acid and alkaline foods |
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Which foods are rich in phytoestrogens? |
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Which antioxidant-rich foods? |
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The best fruits and vegetables |
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Recommended Reading |
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Resources |
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References |
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Index |
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