Dr. Earl Mindell's Secrets of Natural Health: A Complete Program for Vibrant Well Being

by Mindell, Earl; Hopkins, Virginia

• ISBN13: 9780879839857
• ISBN10: 0879839856
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Touching on a wide variety of issues, this book goes beyond the traditional and offers a comprehensive program that embraces areas such as natural pain relief, anti-aging nutrition, weight loss without diet, and homeopathic remedies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Creating Your Personal Supplement Plan	3	(20)
The ABCs of Supplements	3	(1)
Vitamins You Should Take Every Day	4	(5)
Minerals You Should Take Every Day	9	(2)
The Amazing Amino Acids	11	(5)
A Few Important Antioxidants	16	(1)
The Wonder of Enzymes	17	(1)
How Drugs Can Deplete Nutrients	18	(1)
Choosing a Supplement Plan That Works for You	19	(4)
The Super Antioxidant Miracle	23	(30)
Nature's Neutralizers: The Antioxidants	23	(5)
Beta-Carotene: The Colorful Antioxidant	28	(3)
Vitamin C: The Ultimate Preventive Antioxidant	31	(4)
Vitamin E: The Healthy Heart Antioxidant	35	(3)
PCOs: The ``Do-Everything'' Super Antioxidants	38	(2)
Green Tea: Have a Cup of Super Antioxidants	40	(2)
Ginkgo Biloba: The Better Memory Super Antioxidant	42	(3)
Soy: The Super Antioxidant Anticancer Food	45	(3)
Glutathione and Cysteine: The Antiaging Antioxidants	48	(5)
Trace Minerals	53	(28)
The Role of Trace Minerals	53	(2)
The Power of Trace Minerals	55	(1)
How Minerals Are Depleted from the Soil	56	(3)
Food and Water as Mineral Sources	59	(4)
How Drugs Deplete Your Body's Minerals	63	(3)
Keeping the Trace Minerals in Balance	66	(1)
Food Sources of Essential Trace Minerals	67	(1)
The Good Trace Minerals from A to Zinc	68	(6)
The Bad Trace Minerals and How to Avoid Them	74	(7)
Herbs for Your Health	81	(30)
Herbs, The Original Medicines	81	(1)
The Ancient Tradition of Herbal Medicine	81	(1)
From Folklore to Pharmaceutical	82	(1)
Natural or Synthetic? A Question of Balance	83	(3)
A Word of Caution About Herbs	86	(1)
My Top Thirty Healing Herbs	87	(11)
Preparing and Taking Herbs	98	(3)
Healing Herbs You Can Grow in Your Home or Garden	101	(6)
Aromatherapy	107	(1)
Herbs for the Bath	107	(1)
Make Your Own Potpourri	108	(1)
Herbal Insect Repellents	108	(3)
Fiber and Digestion	111	(24)
A Healthy Digestive System Is the Foundation of Good Health	111	(1)
A Quick Tour of the Digestive System	112	(1)
The Stomach	112	(4)
The Small Intestine and Accessory Organs	116	(1)
Digestive Enzymes	117	(3)
The Large Intestine	120	(3)
Are You Allergic to Your Food?	123	(6)
Fiber and Your Health	129	(6)
Preventing Heart Disease	135	(30)
Preventing Heart Disease Is Easier Than You Think	135	(1)
Cut Back on the Sweets	136	(2)
Cut Back on the Fats	138	(1)
Eat Healthy Fats and Oils	139	(1)
Eat More Fresh, Whole Foods and Fewer Processed Foods	140	(1)
Use Alcohol in Moderation	141	(1)
Eat More Garlic	142	(2)
Eat More Soy	144	(1)
Drink Plenty of Clean Water	145	(1)
Pass on the Salt	146	(1)
Keep Your Fibrinogen Low	147	(1)
Keep Your Homocysteine Low with B Vitamins	148	(1)
Magnesium---Your Most Important Heart Mineral	149	(2)
Keep Your Antioxidant Status High	151	(2)
Vitamin E---Your Most Important Heart Vitamin	153	(1)
Vitamin C Makes Everything Work Better	154	(1)
Two Remarkable Heart Strengtheners: CoQ10 and Hawthorn Berries	155	(1)
If You Need Hormones, Take the Natural Ones	156	(2)
Get Moving and Shed the Extra Pounds	158	(1)
``Life's Too Mysterious, Don't Take It Serious''	159	(2)
Is Your Heart Drug Doing More Harm Than Good?	161	(1)
Ban Pesticides from Your Life	162	(1)
Quit Smoking	163	(2)
Natural Health for Women	165	(22)
Taking Control of Your Own Health Care	165	(1)
Hormones and How They Affect You	165	(5)
Naturally Healthy Breasts	170	(2)
Naturally Healthy Menstrual Cycles	172	(5)
A Naturally Healthy Urinary Tract	177	(2)
A Naturally Healthy Premenopause	179	(2)
A Naturally Healthy Menopause	181	(2)
Natural Remedies for Osteoporosis	183	(4)
Natural Health for Men	187	(28)
Getting Reacquainted with the Male Anatomy	187	(2)
How to Prevent Impotence	189	(4)
Prescription for a Long and Active Sex Life	193	(3)
Herbs and Supplements for Sexual Health	196	(3)
Is Your Prostate Healthy?	199	(2)
Benign Prostate Enlargement	201	(4)
Prostate Inflammation	205	(2)
Prostate Cancer	207	(3)
Nutrition and the Prostate	210	(5)
Nutrition for Active Lifestyles	215	(24)
Staying Healthy with an Active Lifestyle	215	(1)
Reclaiming Your Energy by Balancing Your Hormones	216	(3)
Getting a Good Night's Sleep	219	(4)
Supplements for a Strong Immune System	223	(3)
Are Allergies Bringing You Down?	226	(3)
Boosting Energy and Brainpower Naturally	229	(4)
Beating Depression Naturally	233	(2)
Working with Your Mind and Body to Beat Stress	235	(4)
Staying Fit	239	(28)
The Benefits of Staying Fit	239	(1)
How the Body Produces Energy	240	(3)
The Two Energy Pathways	243	(1)
How Muscles Store and Use Energy	244	(1)
Cardiac Fitness First	244	(1)
Building Muscle Fiber	245	(1)
Fitness and Weight	246	(1)
Healthy Weight Loss	247	(4)
Healthy Weight Gain	251	(2)
Getting Ready to Get in Shape	253	(4)
Five Ways to Train	257	(2)
Twelve Ways to Shape Up Aerobically	259	(3)
Injuries: How to Avoid Them and How to Treat Them	262	(3)
Isometrics and Isotonics	265	(1)
Enlightened Exercise: Fitness from the East	265	(2)
Beautiful Skin, Hair, and Nails	267	(28)
Getting Under Your Skin	267	(2)
Common Skin Problems	269	(9)
Healthy Skin by the Season	278	(5)
How to Have Beautiful Skin	283	(4)
Hair and Nails: What They Are and What They Do	287	(1)
Nutrition for Healthy Hair and Nails	288	(1)
What You Can Do to Prevent Hair Loss	289	(2)
Keeping Your Hair and Nails Healthy	291	(4)
The Power of Homeopathic Remedies	295	(28)
Homeopathy: Treating the Whole Person	295	(1)
The History of Homeopathy	295	(4)
Homeopathic Principles and Practice	299	(6)
Self-Treating Using Combination Remedies and Formulas	305	(3)
How to Use Homeopathic Remedies	308	(1)
Sixty-two of the Most Commonly Prescribed Homeopathic Remedies	309	(4)
Remedies for Short-Term, Acute Illnesses	313	(9)
The Homeopathic First-Aid Kit	322	(1)
Glossary	323	(6)
Resources	329	(2)
Bibliography	331	(10)
Index	341