The Complete Guide To Nutrients

The Complete Guide to Nutrients is an invaluable A-Z reference that explains the active benefits of the foods, herbs, vitamins and minerals needed for optimum health and wellbeing.In this fully updated dictionary you will find every kind of superfood and supplement that can help ward off heart disease, cancer and cholesterol, as well as boost your immunity, energy and healing. It includes the most common everyday foods, such as kale and almonds, the oldest natural medicines in the world, such as olive oil and yogurt, and nutritional supplements from guarana to 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 it; its medicinal and health benefits and a recommended daily dose.