The Health Detective's 456 Most Powerful Healing Secrets

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Basic Health Publications, Inc., 2006 - Health & Fitness - 426 pages
A veteran nutritionist and health writer reveals some of the health secrets she has learned in the course of her career--the diagnostic tools and truly miraculous substances that can have a dramatic impact.

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Beyond Glucosamine SulfateMore Relief from Your Arthritis Pain
191
Turn Around Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
198
LittleKnown Solutions to Shingles
204
HORMONE SECRETS THAT ARE SAFE SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE
211
Understanding Hormone Replacement Therapy
213
Other Hormones May Be Enough
227
Cool Down Your Hot Flashes
234
SURPRISING BREAKTHROUGHS THAT CAN SAVE YOU from OSTEOPOROSIS
239

Which Supplements WorkAnd Which Dont
53
END STOMACH PAIN HEARTBURN and INDIGESTION
65
Take AcidNot AntacidsTo End Your Heartburn
67
Better Than TumsHerbs to End Your Gas and Bloating
71
Two Important Steps to Improve Your Digestion
73
This Hidden Epidemic May Be Keeping You Sick
78
Four HardtoDetect Causes and Cures of Digestive Problems
86
LOSE WEIGHT and LOOK YOUNGER
101
Beyond WillpowerWeightLoss Secrets That Really Work
103
High Protein? High Carb? Your Best Diet May Surprise You
111
Good Carbs Bad Carbs
117
A Saturated Fat Thats Healthy and Promotes Weight Loss
125
SkinCare Secrets for YoungLooking Skin
130
RELIEVE FATIGUE and REDUCE STRESS
139
Hormones Can Cause or Reduce Stress
141
Treat Trauma and Stress with Flower Essences
146
How Adaptogens Can Relieve Your Stress Fatigue and Trauma
149
Five Ways to End Sudden Bouts of Depression
161
This Homeopathic Can Heal Your Grief Quickly
167
Friendship Reduces Stress
169
NEW WAYS to CONTROL YOUR PAIN
173
SugarWater Injections Could Save You from Chronic Pain and Surgery
175
Say Goodbye to Migraines
180
Two DoItYourself Therapies Can Relieve Headaches and Back Pain
186
Major Myths about Osteoporosis
241
The Two Missing Links Diet and Exercise
245
The Other Bone Loss
253
What Osteoporosis Drugs Can and Cant Do
258
BEAT HEART DISEASE and STROKE
263
InflammationThe Silent Killer
267
Lower Your Dangerous Cholesterol
275
Eat Fat and Protect Your Heart
280
How You Can Avoid Strokes and Heart Attacks
287
This Japanese Nutrient Protects Your Heart and Brain
303
How to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
307
Nutrients to Keep Your Heart Healthy
315
NEW BREAKTHROUGHS to PREVENT and FIGHT CANCER
327
Simple Steps to Guard Against Cancer
329
The Newest Breakthrough in Detecting and Preventing Breast Cancer
337
When the Diagnosis Is CancerWhat to Do and What Not to Do
351
This LittleKnown Nutrient Can Stop Cancer in Its Tracks
358
Super Nutrients to Battle Cancer
363
Conclusion
375
Thermography Centers
377
Resources
381
References
397
Index
413
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Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D., is the author of "The Nutrition Detective".

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