A User's Guide To Foods, Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements.
With processed food and commercially-farmed produce offering us less in the way of essential nutrition, people are taking greater interest in diet as a way to stay healthy and cope with illness and everyday stress. As a result the market is swamped with health claims for every kind of food and a profusion of health supplements, each one claiming wonder properties.
'Nutrients A-Z' is an easy-to-use reference to every food, herb, vitamin, mineral or supplement you might encounter: from bananas to carrots, olive oil and yoghurt, to guarana and St John's wort. Each entry gives a definition in plain language: what it is and where it comes from; the form it takes; how to prepare or enjoy it; its medicinal and health benefits and recommended daily dose.
