An extensive "owner's manual," this book answers in great detail the age-old question that so many are asking: What is a healthy diet?

An extensive "owner's manual," this book answers in great detail the age-old question that so many are asking: What is a healthy diet?

From the bestselling authors of * The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine,*the most comprehensive and practical guide available to the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of virtually everything edible.

As countless studies have affirmed, diet plays a major role in both provoking and preventing a wide range of diseases. But just what is a healthy diet? What does the body need to stay strong and get well? In* The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods,Michael T. Murray, N.D., and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., two of the world s foremost authorities on nutrition and wellness, draw on an abundant harvest of research to present the best guide available to healthy eating. Make healthy eating a lifetime habit. Let The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods *teach you how to: -design a safe diet

-use foods to stimulate the body s natural ability to rejuvenate and heal

-discover the role that fiber, enzymes, fatty acids, and other dietary components

-have in helping us live healthfully

-understand which food prescriptions will help you safely treat more than 70 specific ailments, including acne, Alzheimer's disease, immune system depression, insomnia, migraine headaches, PMS, and rheumatoid arthritis

-prepare foods safely in order to prevent illness and maximize health benefits

-select, store, and prepare all kinds of healthful foods Providing the best natural remedies for everyday aches and pains, as well as potent protection against serious diseases,* The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods * is a required daily health reference.