Your Health... Your ChoiceA unique summary of how foods affect the way you feel, why some types of everyday foods can lead to disease, and methods to adjust your diet slowly to get frequently missed ingredients. INSIDE THESE PAGES YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT: The food you ate in the past determines how healthy you will be in the future. Age is no excuse for disease, aches or pains. You can evaluate your health before symptoms of disease appear. Too much protein is hazardous to your health... Healing is automatic if you give your body a chance. |
Contents
Prologue | 21 |
Introduction | 27 |
The Good News and Bad News About Health | 31 |
Germs and Colds | 37 |
The Intelligence Within | 43 |
The Three Causes of Disease | 49 |
Eating Your Way to Better Health | 57 |
The Power of Change | 69 |
The Protein Paradox | 141 |
Automatic Antacids | 155 |
Taking Stock of Chemical Bonds 185 | 165 |
Nature Knows Best | 171 |
Osteoporosis by the Quart | 185 |
Coping with Cholesterol | 195 |
The Nature of Foods | 203 |
Protein Content of Some Common Foods | 219 |
Acid Should Run Batteries Not Bodies | 77 |
Tables Charts and Lists | 79 |
A Cruise Down the Alimentary Canal | 89 |
Reducing Your Food to Ashes | 101 |
Alkaline Ash and Acid Ash Foods | 109 |
How to Check Your Level of Health | 114 |
Interpreting Your Data | 121 |
Health Index ScorecardAccording to Your Urine pH | 123 |
Your Magnificent Cells | 131 |
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