Foods That Heal

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• ISBN13: 9780895295637
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The American Cancer Society recently recommended that Americans eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Based upon the works of pioneering nutritionists, this well-researched, comprehensive guide reveals the restorative and healing properties of fruits and vegetables. A food analysis chart includes the length of time needed for digestion. Line drawings. 50 charts.
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Received book fast but it was falling apart
I received the book "Foods that Heal" quickly, but as I started looking at it, many of the pages fell out of it. I guess I can't expect much because it was such a low price, but the condition of the book was stated on the description page as being better than what it actually turned out to be.

Dangerous Information, Good Recipes
Why don't more people take the time to fact check things before believing everything they read? Much of this information is outdated, and some of it is patently false and even dangerous. Yes, pennyroyal is a warming herb, it also can cause abortions. I have never heard of a patient cured of cancer by eating only whole grapes. Olives, hate to say, are NOT the highest source of potassium... and pickled olives are very high in sodium. According to "Natural Standard" (an association for integrative medicine) combinations of lactobacillus and chlorophyll have been known to cause nausea and diarrhea in patients. Avocado oil, even concentrated, does NOT have a negative effect on the liver, not even in the high doses given to lab rats. In fact, the only noticeable effect in the lab rats was a lowering of their triglycerides. Sesame seeds actually have slightly more calories than sunflower seeds (in the book he states that sesame seeds are the king of seeds and will not 'put weight on you').

The only reason I gave this book a second star was due to the varied and interesting recipes included. Yes, it is important to have a varied diet, and that alone will improve your health. So I guess anything which encourages a person to try new foods in new ways can't be 100% awful, but this book came close.

History of Healing Foods that Still Work Wonders+
This is still effective reading on the therapeutic uses of fruits and vegetables.The book was published some twenty years ago,and has the mind-set of the natural food craze of the late 20th century.The nutrient information is still useable and the one hundred plus delicious recipes are still tasty sounding.There are more volumnous health books around,that have more complete information on nutrition listings. What i liked most about the book is that of the little known history about the natural foods.And how they came into our Western foodbaskets.This book is not a great encyclopedia on organic foods and advanced meal recipes.Yet,there are many interesting buyer suggestions that can be used to improve your daily diet.This food book should be used as a helpful guide to making smart choices concerning disease-fighting foods and replacing processed foods from your menu.

A Health Food Encyclopedia
This is an excellent little book. This book offers "foods that heal" and interesting health/food subjects, as well, as a myriad of helpful food factoids and tips to assist the reader on the road to wellness.

Dr. Jensen not only goes into depth about each of the foods he has chosen as the ones that heal, offering a ton of history for each and how each food can best be used, but he also quickly built a foundation about the very basic physiological needs of the body. From there, Dr. Jensen discusses the most common mineral deficiencies in humans and which foods are rich in them.

Among his many helpful offerings, Dr. Jensen provides a small list of common disorders and juice recipe cocktails that can help the conditions. He also has a chart of the 12 major body systems, which vitamins and minerals they require, and from which foods and herbs you can get them from. ANOTHER chart he offers is what he calls a "food remedy troubleshooting chart" which is basically just a quick overview of what is to come. It's a list of all the "chosen" foods, which chemical elements are most prominent, and what the foods are best FOR.

Dr. Jensen also quickly touches upon his food philosophy and beliefs and his suggestions for diet, such as eating 60% raw, 80% alkaline foods, etc.

Overall, this is just an excellent book, chock full of information. There's no way anyone could lose out from owning this awesome book. There is just so much offered here, I can't imagine ANYONE not being satisfied with it.

And just something worth noting, all of the foods in the book, with the exception of two items (lima beans and lentils), are either a fruit or vegetable. And while that is the case, he does mention some other foods that he believes to be wonderful in their healing and nutritive properties.

Just what I'd wanted for years
Love the way this book is organized. If you want to look up a given food, you don't need to look it up in an index, then search thru a lot of text on various pages. Foods are alphabetized and the one thing that stands out with this book is that it doesn't give a food's value, stating "large peach," etc. It will give the weight of the food and value per that weight. Perfect. I call it my food bible.

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