Synopses & Reviews
Healing Nutrition is a practical guide to eating in order to optimize health. Features an updated weight control section that includes an analysis of fad diets and their effects. Compares the pros and con of living foods such as sprouted seeds, yogurt and salads, and the benefits and hazards of vegetarian diets. Examines the progression of nutritional needs over a lifetime. (key words: healing nutrition, healing, nutrition, weight control, healthy foods, vegetarian, health food, holistic)
Synopsis
Healing Nutrition is a practical guide to eating in order to optimize health. Features an updated weight control section that includes an analysis of fad diets and their effects. Compares the pros and con of living foods such as sprouted seeds, yogurt and salads, and the benefits and hazards of vegetarian diets. Examines the progression of nutritional needs over a lifetime.
About the Author
Lynn Keegan, PhD, RN, is an internationally recognized author, seminar-leader and nurse educator. She is the Director of Bodymind Systems, a health care consulting agency. She has served as a nursing faculty member of three major universities and currently teaches both graduate and undergraduate nursing students at two different schools in Texas.
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Importance of Healing Nutrition. Chapter 1: Why healing Nutrition? Chapter 2: The Meaning of Food. Chapter 3: Food and Disease. Part 2: Understanding the Basics. Chapter 4: Basic Nutritional Needs. Chapter 5: Proteins. Chapter 6: Fats. Chapter 7: Carbohydrates. Chapter 8: Vitamins and Minerals. Chapter 9: Emotions and Food. Chapter 10: Nutrition Through the Lifespan. Part 3: New Dimensions of Healing Foods. Chapter 11: New Food Facts. Chapter 12: Living Foods. Chapter 13: Healing Herbs. Chapter 14: Vegetarianism. Chapter 15: The Joys of Juicing. Chapter 16: The Healing Powers of Wine. Chapter 17: Controversies in Nutrition. Part 4: Gaining Control of Your Weight. Chapter 18: Effective Dieting.