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The encyclopedia of healing foods / Michael Murray and Joseph Pizzorno with Lara Pizzorno.
As countless studies have affirmed, diet plays a major role in both provoking and preventing a wide range of diseases. But just what is a healthy diet? What does the body need to stay strong and get well? Grounded in regorous research, The Encylopedia of Healing Foods offers health-conscious eaters scores of vital facts at their fingertips. Throughout, Drs. Murray and Pizzorna make learning about proper nutrition fascinating, with historical tidbits and discoveries from the laboratory. And they make practicing it easy and enjoyable, with tipe on selecting, storing, and preparing all kids of healthful foods, plus quick, inventive and delicious recipes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780743474023
- ISBN: 9780743480529 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 074348052X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0743474023
- Physical Description: xii, 895 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, c2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "The most comprehensive, user-friendly A-to-Z guide available on the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of food. Also includes specific food prescriptions for more than 70 common ailments"--Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Basic principles of a good diet -- Food components -- Compendium of healing foods -- Food prescriptions for specific diseases. |
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| Subject: | Nutrition > Encyclopedias. Functional foods > Encyclopedias. Food > Encyclopedias. Diet therapy > Encyclopedias. |
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