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Prescription For Nutritional Healing
Here is the expanded second edition of merica’s best-selling guide to nutritional, herbal, and complementary therapies. With nearly two million copies of the first edition in print, this new edition carries on the tradition of providing drug-free remedies for over three hundred ailments and disorders-adding fifty additional health problems to its coverage. The new edition incorporates the most important up-to-date findings in the field of nutrition-from chromium picolinate to melatonin to shark cartilage. It also provides the latest research on herbal medicine- examining cat’s claw, saw palmetto, yohimbe, kombucha, and much more. Written by a medical doctor and a certified nutritionist, this newly revised book provides all the information needed for the average person to design his or her own nutritional program for better health.
The book is divided into three parts. Part One explains and lists the various types of nutrients, food supplements, and herbs found in health food stores and drugstores; Part Two describes common disorders, from acne to cancer to yeast infection, and names the supplements that can be used to combat the conditions; and Part Three is a guide to traditional remedies and therapies that can be used in conjunction with a nutritional program. In addition, there are helpful self-diagnostic tests and insets throughout the book that offer in-depth coverage of a wide variety of topics.
Included in this edition of Prescription for Nutritional Healing are the latest research and theories on the treatment of aging, Alzheimer’s disease, chronic fatigue, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, HIV and AIDS, infertility, inflammatory bowel disorders, osteoporosis, and a host of other critical subjects. Written in an easy-to-understand style, this new edition will fast become an indispensable health resource for you and your family.ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr. James Batch is a graduate of Indiana University’s School of Medicine. He completed his surgical residency at Indiana University Medical Center, specializing in urology. Following a two-year tour of duty in the United States Navy, Dr. Balch established a private practice as a urologist. He is presently a member of the American Medical Association, is board certified in the American Board of Urology, and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons.
During the past seventeen years, Dr. Balch has helped patients to assume a portion of responsibility for their own well-being. This philosophy is reflected in his newspaper column and his radio broadcast. Through the years, Dr. Balch has appeared on numerous television and radio shows throughout North America.Phyllis Batch is a certified nutritional consultant who received her certification from the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, and has been a leading nutritional counselor for almost two decades. Her interest in natural foods led to the establishment of a health foods store, Good Things Naturally. Phyllis Balch continues to study nutritionally-based therapies, procedures, and treatments both here and abroad. She is also a highly sought-after lecturer, and continues to appear on television and radio shows throughout the United States and Canada.