Better Nutrition back issues from August 1999:
Mass media is unregulated
Aug 01, 1999; ... Do you ever feel that mainstream media and scientific reality are like Men Are from Mars, Women Are From Venus? Despite powerful and authoritative research underpinning many of the most important herbs and supplements, today, "the mainstream media" seems to be on a planet where this ...
We've got mail
Aug 01, 1999; ... Better Nutrition, PRIMEDIA S Penn Plaza, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10001-1810 Dear Better Nutrition, Just read Ed Turner's letter regarding pet nutrition in your "We've Got Mail" column in the June 1999 issue. I usually pick up my copy of Better Nutrition at my local health food ...
Q&A: Nutrition hotline
Aug 01, 1999; ... Dr. Shari Answers your Questions Herbs, nutrients & diet can help with endometriosis Q From R.B., Lexington, N.C.: I suffer from endometriosis. I've tried lots of fertility drugs, but none have worked. I am desperate. Please help. A I have found that endometriosis ...
Must have nutrients for mothers-to-be
Aug 01, 1999; ... 4 recommendations to keep you and baby healthy. Pregnancy brings about an increased need for vitamins and minerals - for both mother and baby. Deficiency -- or excess - of any of a number of nutrients can lead to birth defects and/or complications during pregnancy. What is a ...
You played it for Sam, you can play it for 'e'
Aug 01, 1999; ... How SAMe may aid depression (and more). With full apologies to Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, allow me to introduce you to SAMe (S-Adenosyl-methionine) - a compound produced in the body from the amino acid methionine. This compound, in supplement form, has been available by prescription ...
On the shelf
Aug 01, 1999; ... No mushroom mysteries here Leave behind your fear of fungus and mushroom misapprehensions, and prepare yourself for what is said to be a powerful anti-cancer immune-booster derived from Maitake mushroom, a protein-bound complex sugar known as beta 1,6 glucan, a patented form of which is ...
Vitamin E to the rescue
Aug 01, 1999; ... This versatile antioxidant fights heart attacks and strokes. Vitamin E is the name that was originally given to a collection of naturally occurring fat-soluble antioxidants - the tocopherols and tocotrienols that are found in certain plants. "Since the "discovery of vitamin E, in ...
Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies
Aug 01, 1999; ... Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies by Anne Woodham and David Peters, M.D. New York: DK Publishing, 1997/1999. Hardcover. 336 pp. $39.95. ISBN 0-7894-1984-X. Ask your retailer to call 1-888-342-5357. This is one of the very best encyclopedias of alternative and complementary approaches ...
The Sensitive Gourmet: Imaginative Cooking without Dairy, Wheat or Gluten
Aug 01, 1999; ... The Sensitive Gourmet Imaginative Cooking without Dairy, Wheat or Gluten by Antoinette Savill. Hammersmith, London: Thorsons, 1998/1999. Hardcover. 132 pp. $24.95. ISBN 0-7225-3713-1. Ask your retailer to call 1-800-462-6420. Antoinette Savill has the perfect background for someone ...
The Miracle of MSM: The Natural Solution for Pain
Aug 01, 1999; ... The Miracle of MSM: The Natural Solution for Pain by Stanley W. Jacob, M.D., Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., and Martin Zucker. New York: Penguin Putnam Books, 1999. Hardcover. 259 pp. $19.95. ISBN 0-399-14474-9. Ask your retailer to call 1-800-631-8571. By now, many you have probably ...
Alternative medicine & the war on cancer
Aug 01, 1999; ... Since 1971, when President Nixon's official "War on Cancer" was declared, the U.S. has spent over $1.5 trillion on conventional cancer research and treatment. Unfortunately, as medical journal articles have confirmed, the outlook for most people diagnosed with cancer today, with some ...
Ginseng and the roots of energy
Aug 01, 1999; ... I just don't have enough energy!" is a patient's lament all too common in doctors' offices across the country. Lots of people, particularly in middle and older age, simply don't feel well. They are not able to do the tasks required in a day, much less the activities they would like to do for ...
8 super-healthy treasures from the sea
Aug 01, 1999; ... "Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables" is one of the few health mantras agreed upon by most health authorities. Despite this undisputed advice, many Americans still fall far short of consuming even the baseline recommendation of five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, as of ...
The latest buzz on products of the hive
Aug 01, 1999; ... How honey, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly & bee venom can help us BEE healthy To most people, bees are annoying little creatures that are best avoided. But to an increasing number of healthconscious people, bees - or at least the products they produce - are a godsend. Take U.S ....
Mr. Soy-bean: Soy recipes for people who (think they) hate tofu
Aug 01, 1999; ... Can you do it? Can you read just one more article on soy? How about if we promise that you don't have to eat tofu! With all due respect to tofu, super-healthy soy does come in other forms: tempeh, meat substitutes, whole beans, and fresh green soy beans (hard to find, but worth it). Moving ...
What's your type? 20 top moisturizers for your skin
Aug 01, 1999; ... Our skin is one of nature's most amazing feats of biological engineering. Consider, for a moment, that a single square inch of human skin harbors 19 feet of blood vessels, 19 million cells, 65 hairs, 625 sweat glands, and at least 90 oil glands. Equipped with all of these components, the skin ...