OPTIMAL UTRITION PoP OPtimal HEALTH HE REAL TRUTH ABOUT EATING RIGHT FOR WEIGHT LOSS, DETOXIFICATION LOW CHOLESTEROL, BETTER DIGESTION AND OVERALL WELL-BEING Thomas E. Levy, M.D., L.D. Foreword by Hal A Huggins, D. D.S., MS
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OPTIMAL TRITION OPTIMAL HEALTH Thomas E. Levy, M.D., JD Foreword by Hal A Huggins, D. D.S., MS Keats Publishing Chicago New York San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto
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CONTENTS FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER DIGESTION GOOD NUTRITION IS MORE THAN HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES THE MOUTH THE STOMACH THE INTESTINAL TRACT WHERE THE NUTRIENTS GO 125799 SOME CLOSING NOTES FOOD COMBINING PRINCIPLES 13 KEEP IT SIMPLE 13 GENERAL PRINCIPLES 16 FOOD COMBINATIONS: GOOD AND BAD OTHER INHIBITORS OF GOOD DIGESTION OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED BY POOR DIGESTION 35 DIGESTION AND DENTAL TOXICITY FINAL NOTES McGraw-Hill's Terms of use
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Chapter 3 REFINED SUGAR: THE TOXIC TREAT OvERVIEW SUGAR AND BLOOD CHEMISTRY SUGAR AND BIRTH DEFECTS THE FORMATION OF FAT AND THE GLYCEMIC INDEX A NEGATIVE SIDE TO SOME NATURAL FOODS 3346995 HUNGER FURTHER SUGAR DAMAGE 58 SUGAR SUBSTITUTES CAFFEINE PARTING THOUGHTS Chapter生 6的7 MILK: A GOOD FOOD MADE TOXIC ADVERTISING VERSUS SCIENCE MILK AND HEART DISEASE PASTEURIzaTION BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE HOMOGENIZATION AND XANTHINE OXIDASE OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS FINAL COMMENTS Chapter 5 CHOLESTEROL: THE GREAT MYTH CHOLESTEROL AND HEART DISEASE CHOLESTEROL AND TOXINS THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOLESTEROL IN THE DIET BUTTER VERSUS MARGARINE OILS, FATS, AND NUTS 100 CLOSING NOTES Chapter 6 SEAFOOD: ANOTHER SOURCE OF TOXINS 103 METHYLMERCURY
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