Brain Allergies explores links between environmental substances (foods and chemicals), infections, and nutritional deficiencies and inflammation of the brain and behavioral dysfunction. This fully updated second edition includes information on the healing powers of vitamin C, amino-acid therapies for degenerative diseases, nutrition and autism, and how “supernutrition” may prevent brain disease. Orthomolecular physicians like Philpott […]
Hunger Hormones and Fattening Foods
Researchers claim they are closer to understanding why stressed people tend to indulge in chocolate, ice cream, fried foods, and other high-calorie, high-fat comfort foods. The study found that that ghrelin — dubbed the “hunger hormone” — is involved in triggering a reaction to high stress situations. According to the researchers, this may explain certain […]
The Mood Cure
Ross, author of The Diet Cure, here offers a prescriptive plan designed to relieve a variety of ailments from seasonal disorders, stress, irritability and depression. Ross believes that many of these annoying and, in some cases, severely disabling disorders can be relieved through a change in diet and nutritional supplements. Readers are asked to first […]
Amino Acids in Therapy
This comprehensive guide for health practitioners covers all aspects of amino acid therapy and lists conditions which are particularly responsive to such treatment. Includes information on: Amino acid profiles Why individual requirements differ Amino acids and protein Amino acids and the body cycles Disorders of amino acid metabolism Conditions suitable for amino acid therapy This […]