Updated for 1997 with an easy-to-use index, this book tells readers how to get all of the vitamins and minerals they need from the food they eat--naturally, without taking supplements. It includes listings of both brand-name and generic foods.
We all know that a good diet full of vital vitamins and minerals is key to staying fit and healthy. But with busy schedules, processed foods and entrenched diet and lifestyle habits, can you be sure your body is getting enough essential nutrients? Even the smallest deficiency can result in fatigue, joint pain, a weakened immune system and problematic skin. Vitamin supplements are a simple and easy way to ensure you get the right nutrients, every day. Written by nutritionist Angela Dowden, The Pocket Guide to Vitamins offers sound, sensible advice on the uses vitamins, minerals, herbs and other supplements and helps you choose the right ones for your needs. Covering key products such as fish oils, probiotics and popular herbs, it also offers advice on supplements for specific health concerns. The Pocket Guide to Vitamins is a handy, accessible guide based on the latest research to help you decide whether you are getting all the nutrients you need, whether a supplement might help, and how to choose the right product for you.
More than 600 entries organized alphabetically with information for each one including the drug name and variations, indications, contraindications, dosing, monitoring and patient education. Adverse drug reactions and life-threatening side effects are highlighted in a second colour.
This handy guide features up-to-date research on vitamins, minerals, and supplements. Quick and easy strategies show readers how to purchase and store vitamins properly and avoid false "cures" and other quackery.
This reliable and portable reference can be used by the nutrition support team in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and hospices. Topics include indications for parenteral nutrition; vascular access; nutrients and formulations; initiating therapy; managing complications; and home parenteral nutrition.
- MyPyramid and MyPyramid for Kids simplify diet and lifestyle planning for all age groups. - NEW assessment tool MEDFICTS (Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Fried foods, In baked goods, Convenience foods, Table fats, Snacks) helps evaluate an individual's diet. - MORE information on limiting sodium intake to fight hypertension and ischemic heart disease. - EXPANDED content on the liver, particularly related to hepatitis. - NEW table lists medications that can impair control of glucose and lipid levels. - NEW information on medications to address the nutritional implications of cancer, HIV infection, and diabetes.
This convenient pocket guide packs the knowledgeable information of the original whole foods bible into a concise, easy-to-carry format. Focusing mainly on core food products available at large-scale supermarkets and natural foods stores, easy-reference entries help shoppers navigate their many options when choosing organic, whole, local, and sustainably and ethically produced foods. An updated pocket-size edition of the definitive guide to buying, storing, and preparing whole foods. Handy charts and tables summarize what's in season when. Organic food sales totaled nearly $17 billion in 2006, up 22 percent from the previous year, in the U.S. alone.
The Pocket Guide to Hysterectomy offers you simple, easy to understand information about hysterectomy, the menopause and hormone replacement therapy. It talks you through the various gynaecological complaints that might lead to hysterectomy and explains the most common alternative options. It also contains a handy list of common terminology that is helpfully explained and a useful list of other UK women's health organisations and other resources can also be found which might be helpful as well. Find out more about Hysterectomy and Women's Health on the Hysterectomy Association website here: www.hysterectomy-association.org.u