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Your body is constantly being attacked by very harmful substances known as free radicals. You cannot see them, smell them, or touch them, but they are always there, trying to destroy body proteins and cell membranes. OPC's (oligomeric proanthocyanidins) are among today's most poten and promising free-radical fighters. Found in grape seeds, red wine, and the bark of French maritime pine tress, more powerful than vitamins C and E, the gold-standard among antioxidants. This book explains the benefits of OPCs in combating modern-day killer diseases and in protecting the body's billions of cells.
Abstract: An information text for the general public provides summaries of recent research findings linking certain nutrients with cancer prevention and treatment. Topics include what a healthy body can accomplish; pollutants and cancer; common sense ways of avoiding cancer; the importance of sound nutrition; food additives and health safety; known food hazards; the evidence and application of selenium and vitamins A, C, and E in preventing and treating cancer; the role of the B-complex vitamins and of minerals; the role of nutrient supplements; the Laetrile controversy; and personal strategies for cancer prevention and control. (wz).
When a city in Connecticut passes a law that requires men to carry women across thresholds at all times, the town's citizens grapple with the practical and theoretical implications of the seemingly pointless ordinance.
Describes the beneficial characteristics of beta-carotene and the foods in which it is found.
User's Guide to Pycnogenol is a Basic Health Books publication.
From the renowned biochemist who created a health revolution with his bestselling Supernutrition in 1975 comes The New Supernutrition. Totally revised and updated, The New Supernutrition focuses on the latest scientific discoveries and offers solutions to the nutrition problems of the nineties. Richard A. Passwater, PhD, is internatinally acclaimed as a leader in research on megavitamins, trace minerals, and other nutrients. In this life-enhancing, health-saving guide, he offers a program of supernutrition talored to your specific needs that can do many things.
Pycnogenol. for Superior Health presents exciting new evidence about nature's most powerful antioxidant. Pycnogenol. improves your total health, reduces risk of many diseases, safeguards your arteries, veins and entire circulation system. It protects your skin - giving it a healthier, smoother, younger glow. Pycnogenol. also boosts your immune system. Read about it's many other beneficial effects.
Wellness is more than the absence of disease. It's a vital combination of vibrancy, vitality, abundant energy, and extraordinary health. Here, the authors reveal two essential wellness factors which are often missing in people's diets - omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA.
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This important book brings to light an often overlooked but central factor in some of the most prevalent and serious disorders that affect Americans today: magnesium deficiency. Written by a medical doctor and researcher who is considered to be the world's leading expert on the actions and uses of this vital mineral, The Magnesium Factor explains how magnesium deficiencies develop, why they are so widespread, and how they translate into metabolic disruptions that ultimately threaten the health of virtually every bodily system. The author then details how to determine whether you have, or are at risk for, this problem-and what you can do about it. Backed by the latest scientific research, yet written in a clear, accessible style, here is the authoritative source for information on a topic of critical interest for all health-conscious individuals.