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Mortimore details the detrimental effects of the typical Western diet's overabundance of animal fat, salt, sugar, processed foods, stimulants, and chemicals. She also goes into detail defining a well-balanced diet--so much detail that only serious students of nutrition will attempt to absorb it all. For optimum health, "every meal should be a balance of carbohydrates, protein, and essential fatty acids, and at the same time attempt to achieve 80 percent alkaline-forming and neutral foods to 20 percent acid-forming foods," Mortimore recommends. One section includes descriptions of 39 important vitamins, minerals, and trace elements; how each is utilized and needed; and where each is found in food. The book includes helpful chapters on how diet affects health, including allergies and food intolerance, blood sugar balance, and weight management. The "Nutritional Healing for Common Ailments" section covers almost 100 afflictions, describing the nutritional considerations, diet, and suggested supplements for each. You may not read every word, but it's a good-looking, comprehensive reference book that you'll want to keep handy. --Joan Price
Everyone is looking toward nutrition to help them out with specific problem areas, this book does just that. It shows you what is good and what is bad for specific illnesses, and symptoms. I particulary liked the glycemic portion of the glucose chapter, it puts into perfect perspective which foods are worse, better and best to control your glucose level. Since many illnesses are now attributed to insulin resistance (like PCO, diabetes, prostate problems) I thought this section was particulary enlightening.The herbs, minerals and vitamins in each portion were very well documented also, and relevant to each health area being discussed.
Its an excellent place to start for those travelling down the road of natural healing.
As a Professional Nutritional Advisor though, I was a little disappointed that a publication of this high quality (Great questionnaires, great illistrations, good general health information, etc.) was lacking as much as it was. There is a section in vitamins and minerals for instance and later it touches on some herbs. What about other nutrients that don't fall into those categories?
For example: One particular nutrient (Lyprinol) is a marine lipid extract that comes from the New Zealand Green-Lipped Mussle. This Super-Nutrient is THE MOST POWERFUL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY on the planet but was somehow overlooked.
Another example: Years ago Professor Dr. Jack Masquelier discovered and patented THE MOST POWERFUL ANTI-OXIDANT on the planet. This nutrient is Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins. His formulation (OPC-85) is still unmatched by any other anti-oxidant claiming it is also an OPC. Yet this vital nutrient was completely overlooked as were several others like Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane (MSM), Detailed Amino Acids, Glucosamine Sulfate, Glucosamine HCI, N-Acetyl-Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, Collagen Hydrolysate and many, many more.
The recipe, medicine chest, common ailments and food combining sections were Ok but again lacked any substance.
The various DIET sections are not as good as I'd like to see. Example: Someone who is obese would not want to follow this plan as it suggests carbs.
Overall this is a good reference and is a welcome addition to any home or office but I personally would not rely on it as my sole reference.
I have been providing free nutritional advise, counciling and training for years and I welcome any thoughts or questions someone may have.
If it smells it's chemistry, if it crawls it's biology, if it doesn't work
it's physics.
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.
-- Woody Allen, "Without Feathers"
