THE HEALING POWER OF MINERALS by Paul Bergner

Paul Bergner is the clinic director at the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Colorado. as such, he is in an excellent position to study both the soil and its nutrients - or lack of them.
And it is the lack of them which forms the kernel of this book as it surveys the nutritional, and especially the mineral, decline of soil worldwide under intensive agriculture.

Starting with the landmark work of Weston Price (who, in the 1930s, studied the physical and mental health of primitive peoples before and after they came into contact with western civilisations) Paul Berner charts the decline in vitamin, mineral and especially trace mineral values of foods over the last 30 years. The data he quotes (prodigious quantities of it) demonstrate only too clearly that intensive farming has robbed fresh foods of between 15 and 50% of their trace minerals.

The rest of the book examines each mineral in turn, assessing its function and the results, in terms of both acute and chronic illness, of deficiencies. A fascinating read.

Published by Prima Health ISBN 0-7615-1021-4
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THE NUTRITIONAL HEALTH BIBLE by Linda Lazarides

Linda Lazarides was the very pro-active founder of the Society for the Promotion of Nutritional Therapy. Two thirds of her book is made up of an encyclopedia of nutrients. For each she gives its function, good food sources, deficiency symptoms and ways of preventing deficiency, suggested supplementation and what she calls cautions. The information is clear and copious although the style and lay out is decidedly text booky.

The remains of the book is taken up with an extremely useful collection of research references on he nutritional causes of illness, and some general healthy living advice.

Published by Thorsons @ £9.99
ISBN 0-7225-3424-8

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NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE by Dr Stephen Davies & Dr Alan Stewart

By two pioneers of nutritional based medicine, this drug free guide to better family health is both comprehensive and invaluable. First published in 1987 it has been updated several times.

Published by Pan @ £9.99
ISBN 0-330-28833-4

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