What You Don't Know May be Killing You

Don Colbert

Charisma Media, 2000 - Health & Fitness - 229 pages

This book will share the insights the author has received after two and a half years of travel and interviews with the top research people in the world on current medical breakthroughs in preventing and treating today's diseases and medical problems.

This book explores the whole area of eating properly, both from the point of view of what not to eat and addressing healthy eating habits. Medical findings on topics such as minerals, antioxidants and vitamins are discussed in this book. Dr. Colbert will share insight regarding several major diseases, including cancer and heart disease.

In part one, Dr. Colbert educates readers on the body's many cries for water. He links dehydration of the body to diseases such as ulcers, Alzheimer's, hypertension, high cholesterol and arthritis, among others. In part two, Dr. Colbert addresses the need to detoxify our bodies by reducing the levels of poisons and pollutants we take in and by improving elimination. Proper digestion and its effects on an individual's overall health are addressed in part three. Dr. Colbert discusses live foods as opposed to dead foods. Part four outlines essential minerals. Dr. Colbert discusses antioxidants in part five. This healthy lifestyle guide is concluded with discussions about oxygen, exercise, health and attitude.

Contents

• Front Matter: 1
• Body: 7
• Back Matter: 228

About the author

Dr. Don Colbert graduated from ORU medical school in 1984 and practices medicine in Central Florida. He is certified in Family Practrice and practices anti-aging and integrative medicine. He is also a New York Times Best Selling author with title's such as: Dr. Colbert's Fat-Burning Diet: What Your Doctor Is Not Telling You about Weight Loss. He has also been featured on the Dr. Oz Show and ABC World News.

Bibliographic information

• Title: What You Don't Know May be Killing You
• Author: Don Colbert
• Publisher: Charisma Media, 2000
• ISBN: 0884196275, 9780884196273
• Length: 229 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Body Cleansing & Detoxification; Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Diets; Health & Fitness / General; Health & Fitness / Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene; Medical / Nutrition; Religion / Christian Living / General; Religion / General