May 2012 | Cranberry Juice Benefits

Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a great book for the general public as well as naive health care professionals to learn about Natural Medicine. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK AND STUDY IT. YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT. I have learned that I am eating totally wrong and am setting myself up for a cardiovascular disaster....

Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet, Nutrition, Supplements, and Other Holistic Methods Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I had this checked out from the library for over a month before I finally bought it from Amazon. We used it multiple times. It has every category of remedies you can think of. Supplements, homeopathy, reflexology, acupressure... definitely worth $17!!Click Here to see more reviews about: Prescription...

Natural Strategies For Cancer Patients Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought this book because a friend of ours has prostate cancer and I wanted to be more informed. There are a lot of titles on the "shelf" in this area - nutrition and cancer, vitamins, supplements, megadoses, minerals, what to eat and what not to eat. Some of them have extraordinary claims for cures....

Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)When my roommate decided to buy a side of grass-fed beef from a co-worker 10 years ago, she came home with a single sheet of paper in her hand."What is it?" I asked, holding the sparsely typed page gingerly, noting where we were to indicate our preference for steaks or roasts or ground beef. "The farmer...

Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This was a great book at exposing the dangers of eating meat and dairy. Dr. Barnard's more recent books like Foods That Fight Pain are also highly recommended. A less than 10% fat diet is great for those who want to lose weight and keep it off, but for those who just want to switch to a vegan diet without...

Herbal Healing for Women Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Rosemary Gladstar has a winner with HERBAL HEALING FOR WOMEN. She begins with a simple premise--women have needs different from men. Women, cannot escape the calendar, the seasons, and nature in general. Men don't experience menses, bear children, or go through menopause. Herbs that ease the pain women...

Natural Alternatives to Nexium, Maalox, Tagamet, Prilosec & Other Acid Blockers: What to Use to Relieve Acid Reflux, Heartburn, and Gastric Ailments Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Truly a blessing! Now I finally understand why I have heartburn - it isn't a deficiency of Prilosec that's for sure. Had I known sooner, I could have solved the real problem and spared myself not only a lot of expense but also have avoided the side effects of the drug. Contains lots of helpful health...

2008 Calorie King Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Last year I was diagnosed as a diabetic. While not an extreme case I still needed to start watching my carbs and weight. The problem is while watching your carbs and fat is easy at home, it's extremely difficult to do so while traveling. My wife and I went on a long trip last summer driving across a...

Conscious Eating Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is one of the best health books I've ever read, no question about it. It combines pretty much every diet fad you've ever heard about into a raw, living food diet. In this book, Cousens teaches us how to follow the Ayurvedic principles through a 80-90% raw food diet. He also teaches us how to...

Becoming Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is so much more than a simple raw food cookbook or commentary on raw food diets. I was surprised at the amount of information packed into this book. It has all sorts of nutritional information and easy to read tables on just about anything you can imagine relating to this way of eating. Here are...

Drug Muggers: Which Medications Are Robbing Your Body of Essential Nutrients--and Natural Ways to Restore Them Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a very good book which I will refer to frequently. It covers a large amount of synthetic drugs and their possible interactions with supplements and nutrients in your system. Certain synthetic drugs will deplete these nutrients in the body, so sometimes you'll need to add more than the usual dosage.I...

Slow and Easy: Fast-Fix Recipes for Your Electric Slow Cooker Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Slow cookers and crock posts are an invaluable addition to the kitchen of any time-stressed family chef who would like to have dinner ready for the table when their loved ones come home from work or school. Now such kitchen cooks can have access to more than 250 thoroughly 'user friendly' recipes specifically...

Well Preserved: A Jam Making Hymnal Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I first saw one of Ms. Hassol's recipes in the New York Times and made it immediately - it was the peach ginger marmalade. It was so successful, I immediately bought the book. Most of her combinations are quite inspired - although there are too many that rely on ginger - that I was inspired to try some...

Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Being new to the gluten-free diet I have been very disappointed in the majority of the GF cookbooks. The ingredients are often a challenge to find, are expensive, and frankly just taste gross or have a funky texture. The more ingredients that are different from what we "used to eat" the more disappointing...

The Everything Food Allergy Cookbook: Prepare easy-to-make meals--without nuts, milk, wheat, eggs, fish or soy (Everything (Cooking)) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought this book because it listed all of the allergens that I need to avoid for my 2 year old daughter. When the book arrived, only a small percent of the recipes exclude all of the allergens listed. It was very dissappointing and I am still looking for a cookbook that excludes all of these things.Click...

Classic Crafts and Recipes for the Holidays: Christmas with Martha Stewart Living Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Martha's Holiday book this really touched my heart. My mom has always grown Amaryllis and Christmas Cactus, chapters 4 & 5 really were a delightful surprise. I now know the Christmas Cactus the I have is called "White Christmas". When I told my mom about the charts, she was so interested in the book...

The Everything Thyroid Diet Book: Manage Your Metabolism and Control Your Weight (Everything Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In less than a year I gained 20+ pounds after a total thyroidectomy. My bloodwork is all "normal" now, but I can't get the weight off even with a well-balanced, low-calorie diet. I was hoping that this book would shed some light on how to get my metabolism moving again.Unfortunately, I found the book...