The Real Vitamin And Mineral Book

The Real Vitamin And Mineral Book

"The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book" was originally published in 1997 and is one of the first of its kind in the health market. In this new and expanded edition of the bestselling resource on vitamins, minerals, and supplements, Dr. Shari Lieberman and Nancy Bruning describe how anyone can design a personalized core supplement program of essential vitamins and minerals and show readers how essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients can strengthen the immune system, fight illness, slow aging, and maximize health. Included in the book are sample worksheets and supplement checklists to assist readers in incorporating these important, healthful supplements into their busy lifestyles.

The authors not only implemented the latest research in their book, they also expertly cut through all the confusing fads and hype surrounding exotic and less essential nutrients in order to help people decide which vitamins and minerals are necessary in their diets and what the appropriate dosage should be. This is a comprehensive guide on nutritional supplementation and provides safe and effective ways to achieve optimal health, with complete coverage of every essential nutrient from vitamin A to zinc, including how and why they work. It also details strategies for maintaining health, fighting illness, and strengthening the immune system using essential vitamins, nutrients and minerals.

What this book also does, is it will give you the basic information you need to make informed decisions about your health and help you make purchasing decisions on items such as multivitamins and supplements. You will know which supplement to take and how much you should take. For example, if you are pregnant, you may not know that taking over 8,000 I.U. of vitamin A per day is not advisable, or that taking 10,000 IU of vitamin A is fine if you are dealing with skin problems.

A handy chart is included that helps you troubleshoot for disorders, such as what vitamins, minerals or nutrients to take if you are suffering from insomnia, (Calcium and Melatonin - but first consult your doctor if you are on prescription drugs), or that taking antibiotics can cause a deficiency in B2, Biotin, Folic Acid, Niacin, C, D, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium and Zinc

The first section of "The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book" explains why you need vitamin and mineral supplements to protect yourself against disease and why these will help you attain the highest levels of mental and physical well-being. It then explains how to design your own personalized nutrient plan based on your specific health problems and nutritional needs.

After this, the book then moves on to orchestrated and well-organized chapters that discuss a particular vitamin, mineral or supplement. It provides detailed information about vitamins such as Vitamin A, D, E, K, B Complex, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Cobalamin, Folic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, Choline, Inositol, PABA, Vitamin C, minerals such as Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, Selenium, Iodine, Potassium and and Boron, and moves beyond vitamins and minerals to elements like Coenzyme Q10, Essential Fatty Acids., Flavonoids, Garlic, Glutathione and N-Acetylcysteine, L-Carnitine, Melatonin and DHEA. In the Appendix and Notes section, you will find a Summary of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Nutrients, Drug-Induced Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies, Worksheet, Daily Supplement Schedule and Reference Abstracts for Vitamins, Minerals and Other Nutrients. The authors also provide a scientifically documented Optimum Daily Intake (ODI) to follow which is generally well above the government's Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) and the book includes sample worksheets and supplement checklists to help you incorporate healthy supplements into your busy lifestyle.

All in all, "The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book" is a good, solid reference book to own, written by a practicing certified nutrition specialist, and it provides comprehensive information about the basic facts you need to know about vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements.

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