Fasting and Eating for Health A Medical Doctor's Program for Conquering Disease

by Fuhrman, Joel, M.D.; Barnard, Neal D., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780312187194
• ISBN10: 031218719X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-15
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Precise diet and fasting programs to relieve headache, hypoglycemia, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, colitis, psoriasis, lupus, and uterine fibroids. Using fasting to lose weight How to start, what to expect, how to reintroduce food to maintain maximum benefits How to work with a physician for longer fasts (more than 3 days)

Author Biography

Joel Fuhrman, M.D., is an active staff member of Hunterdon Medical Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
Fasting for Physical Rejuvenation	p. 7
Improper Nutrition: The Major Cause of Disease	p. 24
Understanding Health and Disease	p. 55
Headaches and Hypoglycemia: Two Misunderstood Conditions	p. 76
The Road Back to a Healthy Heart - the Natural Way	p. 101
Recovery from Diabetes Through Optimal Nutrition	p. 127
Autoimmune Disease: A Superior Approach	p. 143
Overweight and Other Chronic Medical Conditions Respond to Fasting	p. 173
A Chapter for Physicians and for Readers Who Want More Technical information	p. 194
What to Expect on Your First Fast	p. 213
Chapter Notes	p. 227
Index	p. 245
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