You are What You Eat: Easy-to-follow Naturopathic Guide to Good Food and Better Health
- Author: Kirsten Hartvig, Nic Rowley and Geoffrey Cannon
- Published: December 31, 1998
- Publisher: Sterling
- Number of pages: 272 pages
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Product Description:
Do you treat your body like a temple, nourishing it with foods that will increase your vitality and sense of well-being? Or do you grab a fast food burger, and top it off with sugary dessert? It's been medically proven that eating right can prevent heart attacks, cancer, and many other diseases, so gain control over your diet and health right now. This invaluable food guide will show you how! * Analyze your diet so you know what changes you have to make.* Start enjoying foods that are good for you, instead of worrying about the ones that are bad.* Obtain the nutrients you need from your diet--not from vitamin and mineral supplements.* Use food to heal and prevent common ailments.* Know how much food is enough, and what's insufficient.* Try out delicious recipes for healthy meals.* A question-and-answer section covers oils and fatty acids, organic produce, fiber, raw vs. cooked foods, vegetarianism, osteoporosis, and many more important topics.* The "food pharmacy" dispenses facts about common plants that can help prevent illness...if they become part of your diet! You'll be bursting with new-found energy and health!
About the Author:
Kirsten Hartvig ND is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and the Register of Naturopaths. She holds a Diploma in Psychotherapy and lectures regularly on health and nutrition - Dr Nic Rowley has worked as a holistic physician in multi-disciplinary practices in Kent and West Sussex. He is on the board of advisors of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and is also an Examiner and Guest Lecturer at the College of Osteopaths and the College of Classical Homeopathy - They have written eight books together on a variety of alternative health and nutrition topics - They are married and live in France, where they run a popular retreat
