نسخهٔ پنجم: راهنمای عملی الف تا ی برای درمان‌های بدون دارو با استفاده از ویتامین‌ها، مواد معدنی، گیاهان و غذا

__Prescription for Nutritional Healing__ is the nation's #1 bestselling guide to natural remedies. The new fifth edition incorporates the most recent information on a variety of alternative healing and preventive therapies and unveils new science on vitamins, supplements, and herbs. With an A-to-Z reference to illnesses, updates include: How omega-3 and exercise may help those suffering from Alzheimer's Current information on the latest drug therapies for treating AIDs What you need to know about H1N1 virus Nutritional information for combating prostate cancer Leading research on menopause and bio identical hormones And much, much more In the twenty years since the first edition was released, the natural health movement has gone mainstream, and the quest for optimal nutrition is no longer relegated to speciality stores. With more than 800 pages of comprehensive facts about all aspects of alternative ways to wellness, __Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition__, unites the best of age-old remedies with twenty-first- century science. SEE WWW.PRESCRIPTIONFORNUTRITIONALHEALING.NET FOR FULL CONTENTS (DISORDERS) AUTHOR'S ACKNOWELDGMENTS FROM THE FOURTH EDITION, xi PREFACE xiii HOW TO USE THIS BOOK xv PART ONE - UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF HEALTH INTRODUCTION 3 NUTRITION, DIET AND WELLNESS 5 VITAMINS 18 MINERALS 32 AIR 44 WATER 47 AMINO ACIDS 54 ANTIOXIDANTS 65 ENZYMES 72 NATURAL FOOD SUPPLEMENTS 76 HERBS 98 DRUG INTERACTIONS 133 PART TWO - THE DISORDERS INTRODUCTION 139 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR DISORDERS 140 ABSCESS 143 WRINKLES 784 PART THREE - REMEDIES AND THERAPIES INTRODUCTION 791 AROMATHERAPY AND ESSENTIAL OILS 792 ASCORBIC ACID FLUSH 794 AYURVEDIC REMEDIES 794 BLOOD PURIFICATION 795 CHELATION THERAPY 796 CHINESE MEDICINE 798 COLON CLEANSING 799 COLOR THERAPY (CHROMATHERAPY) 800 CRYSTAL AND GEMSTONE THERAPY 801 DHEA THERAPY 801 ENEMAS 802 EXERCISE 804 FASTING 805 GLANDULAR THERAPY 807 GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY 810 HAIR ANALYSIS 810 HOMEOPATHY 811 HYDROTHERAPY 812 HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY 813 JUICING 813 LIGHT THERAPY 815 MUSIC AND SOUND THERAPY 816 PAIN CONTROL 816 ACUPRESSURE 817 ACUPUNCTURE 817 AURICULAR THERAPY (AURICULOTHERAPY) 818 BIOFEEDBACK 818 BREATHING EXERCISES 818 CHIROPRACTIC 819 GUIDED IMAGERY 819 HEAT AND COLD THERAPY 819 HERBS 820 HYPNOTHERAPY 821 MAGNET THERAPY 821 MASSAGE 821 MEDICATION 822 MEDITATION 823 QI GONG 823 RELAXATION TECHNIQUES 823 TAI CHI 823 TENS UNIT THERAPY 824 USING A POULTICE 824 SITZ BATH 825 STEAM INHALATION 826 SURGERY: PREPARING FOR AND RECOVERING FROM 826 THERAPEUTIC LIQUIDS 829 YOGA 830 APPENDIX INTRODUCTION 833 GLOSSARY 835 MANUFACTURER AND DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION 846 HEALTH AND MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS 855 SUGGESTED READING 865 INDEX 869

Natural health's number-one bestseller for more than twenty years, completely revised and updated.

With more than five million copies sold, Prescription for Nutritional Healing is the most trusted, comprehensive source on dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbs. A pioneer in the field of nutritional healing, Phyllis Balch passionately and meticulously researched and compiled this groundbreaking book. Now, a generation later, her message has more relevance than ever: consume fresh foods, avoid processed foods and those high in saturated fat, and optimize your intake of essential nutrients with the right supplements. Today's well-stocked vitamin and natural-health stores can be confusing, and people need Balch's clear, concise, landmark guide.

To help them make sense of the mind-numbing array of choices that are available, readers of Prescription for Nutritional Healing will:

- learn the basics of good nutrition;
- find out how to balance vitamins and minerals so that the body can properly absorb both;
- determine how best to treat 250 problems-from abscesses to wrinkles-using herbs, nutrition, and supplements; and
- get the facts on other complementary therapies, like ayurveda, biofeedback, chiropractic care, and more. Prescription for Nutritional Healing is an essential resource for every health-minded consumer.

PART I - UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF HEALTH INTRODUCTION 3 NUTRITION, DIET AND WELLNESS 5 VITAMINS 18 MINERALS 32 AIR 44 WATER 47 AMINO ACIDS 54 ANTIOXIDANTS 65 ENZYMES 72 NATURAL FOOD SUPPLEMENTS 76 HERBS 98 DRUG INTERACTIONS 133 PART II - THE DISORDERS FROM ABSCESSES TO WRINKLES 143 - 784 INTRODUCTION 139 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR DISORDERS 140 PART III - REMEDIES AND THERAPIES INTRODUCTION 791 AROMATHERAPY AND ESSENTIAL OILS 792 ASCORBIC ACID FLUSH (VIT C) 794 AYURVEDIC REMEDIES 794 BLOOD PURIFICATION 795 CHELATION THERAPY 796 CHINESE MEDICINE 798 COLON CLEANSING 799 COLOR THERAPY (CHROMOTHERAPY) 800 CRYSTALS AND GEMSTONES 801 DHEA THERAPY 801 ENEMAS 804 EXERCISE 804 FASTING 805 GLANDULARS 807 GROWTH HORMONES 810 HAIR ANALYSIS 810 HOMEOPATHY 811 HYDRO THERAPY 812 DYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY 813 JUICING THERAPY 813 LIGHT THERAPY 815 MUSIC THERAPY 816 PAIN CONTROL 816 ACUPRESSURE 817 THE PREMIER BIBLE OF NATURAL HEALTH, WITH CUTTING-EDGE FINDINGS IN ALTERNATIVE AND PREVENTATIVE THERAPIES----NOW THOROUGHLY REVISED AND UPDATED. THIS NEW 5TH EDITION INCORPORATES THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON A VARIETY OF ALTERNATIVE HEALING AND PREVENTIVE THERAPIES AND UNVEILS NEW SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ON VITAMINS, SUPPLEMENTS AND HERBS. IN THE A-TO-Z REFERENCE GUIDE TO ILLNESSES, YOU'LL FIND UPDATES INCLUDING: HOW OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND EXERCISE MAY HELP THOSE SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S; STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING PROSTATE CANCER; THE LATEST INFORMATION ON GI PROBLEMS OFTEN ASSSOCIATED WITH AUTISM; CURRENT ADVICE ON THE MOST BENEFICIAL NUTRIENTS FOR RELIEVING ARTHRITIS; LEADING RESEARCH ON BREAST CANCER, MENOPAUSE, AND BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES; NEW GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING AND BATTLING DIABETES; AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. This reference guide includes: how omega-3 and exercise may help those suffering from Alzheimer's; information on the drug therapies for treating AIDs; what you need to know about H1N1 virus; nutritional information for combating prostate cancer; research on menopause and bio-identical hormones; and much, much more This book is a wonderful reference to what all the vitamins and minerals are and what they do for our body. It also explains which foods to get each nutrient from and even provides delicious recipes. What I like the most about the recipes is the healthy alternatives they provide. An overview of the healing properties of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and nutritional supplements offers the latest findings about fresh foods and reveals how to naturally treat common problems A guide to natural remedies that incorporates the information on a variety of alternative healing and preventive therapies and unveils science on vitamins, supplements, and herbs.