The Doctors Book of Food Remedies: The Latest Findings on the Power of Food to Treat and Prevent Health Problems--From Aging and Diabetes to Ulcers and Yeast Infections

This book is very helpful, I wanted to find out what foods I could eat to lower my blood pressure. I read that section, and I began eating the foods that was mentioned. My blood pressure was high and the medication helped very little, and I saw my doctor last month and he told me that if my blood pressure did not go lower, he was going to add another blood pressure medication. So, three days before I went back to see, I took the foods from the book and I made juice with them and I drank it for the three days. When they took my blood pressure the first time, it was 155/98. The nurse let me relax for five minutes, when she took it the second, it drop to 130/ 87, and they said that since it was going down, I could make an appointment in three to four months to see how it's doing. I'm glad I read this book and it prove to me that food could help improve your health and I will continue eating and making juice from the foods under high blood pressure, so when I make that next appointment I want to see if it has improved more. I have and I will recommend this book to anyone that wants the truth about food remedies.

This is a really good book and I would say "a must" encyclopaedia for anyone responsible for preparing menus. For a given food, say cranberris, it gives the nutritional information, the research results on health benefits, as well as what to look for when buying the food, and tips on how this food is best cooked and stored. I have learned so much that I ordered two additional copies of the book to give to my son and daughter. Of all the health focussed books that I have read, this has been way and ahead the best.

Prior to purchasing this book I posted a couple of comments below M. Gouin's three star review (who knocked it because it promotes milk as a healthy food). Now that I have had a chance to look it over I thought I would review it.Over-all I like the book and would recommend it for just about everyone. Each easy to read chapter focuses on one specific food with a recipe at the end of each chapter. I haven't tried the recipes yet, but they look pretty good. There are a lot of health books available offering nutritional information that usually focus on supplements. And while I am a proponent of supplements, this book focuses on the specifics of food sources which should be our primary source of sound nutrition. Man will never be able to extract or create anything as perfectly as nature.That said, I could not give it five stars because it comes from a highly commercialized viewpoint, very typical of Prevention Magazine (the editors of this book). IE: some of the otherwise great-looking recipes promote the use of microwaving - a very poor way to cook foods and one that should be avoided. It lists ingredients such as wheat germ - an old-school 'health food' known to go rancid so quickly that it may cause more problems than it's worth. But this is easy to ignore. The chapter on milk is lacking in any substantive recent research and, while not as old-school as 'milk is the devil' is still quite behind the latest info. (Please see my 2nd post under the comments of M. Gouin's review for details.)Finally, the binding of the book I received was pretty cheap. The covers are thin and curl back away from the pages after only a short time of use. The inside is printed on cheap newsprint with uneven ink distribution (going from normal to very light, page-to-page). Although the ISBN's are identical, apparently I purchased a "discounted" copy (@ $8.99) so maybe the higher-priced version will be a better quality, and for that reason the number of stars I gave it did not reflect this. Also worth noting is the description says it was updated in 2008, but the copyright inside the book shows 2007 (and is also reflected on the copyright page of the "look inside" view on the Amazon website).Other than this, I still recommend it because it contains a lot of useful information. Another book, perhaps a bit better and with a similar food-focus, is 'Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to Be 100' by Dr. Maoshing Ni.Jan, 2011 Update: I returned the softcover edition I mentioned above and replaced it with the hardcover book. The hardcover is pretty good for the $15 price (Especially when you consider the size of the book!)

Reason for ordering this book is that I have 5 blockages of the heart. I had no real knowledge that wrong foods could kill me. I was not disappointed when receiving this book in a timely manner and in perfect condition with over 700 pages of why healthy foods are going to be good for you. This book may extend my life and I may be able to avoid the risky and needed open heart surgery that may have serious side effects if operated on. "The Doctors Book of Food Remedies." It is an educational book to help prolong a healthy life. JIM

Some of the nformation in this edition is obviously dated as even I had read elsewhere that some of the things they were recommending are no longer current with the current thought. Unfortunately for me, most of it advocates I should eat foods I don't like for health benefits. I wonder what your diet would be like if you tried to follow their "cures" for several health issues. Once again it point out there is no short cut to good health.

My grandmother used to always say.. 'Food is Medicine!' I used to be a little snotty nosed sarcastic kid and say 'No grandma, medicine is medicine and food is food!' Yeah.. She was WISE. Many years later I know she is right. Many of our vitamins, phyto-nutrients, anti-oxidants and healing elements are derived from our FOOD.. Food IS medicine! Find out which foods are good for what ails you. Eat lots of raw, natural unprocessed foods. Not a tree-hugger. I am just a guy with a pot-belly learning to eat better at 35+. God provided a medicine cabinet full of nutrients in every meal we have with healthy foods. I am trying to do better!

I had an earlier version of this book that I had picked up at a second-hand store and loved what I read but there was informaton on some foods and categories missing that I was sure was due to the age of the book. Found the updated version on Amazon and purchased it. It had the updated info the other book was lacking. I am very pleased with this book and would purchase it again.

I bought this book because I was borrowing it from a friend that needed it back, so I decided to buy my own! Great stuff in here on remedies for everything!

This is a great book when you are looking for help with foods that can cause you trouble in different health areas. It is full of information about what you should and shouldn't eat to keep you healthy. It also has lots of receipes and tips on how to cook things. Well worth a read, but it is something you can dip in and out of, a great reforerence book for all sorts of things and especially when you are not sure why you feel like you do!!!!!

I bought this book originally when first published, then another time for a family member. I bought it again to replace the lost edition after lending it out. Amazing source of real food information. My health improved dramatically after following the 'best options' in food choices. Every home should have this book!

it's one of my go to bibles, I recently put it beside my chair because I lost it for awhile with doing renovations, so have not had the chance to use it as much as I would have like, but look forward to doing just that.

What an amazing resource. Everything you need to know about the foods we eat and how to maximize their nutritional value for optimal health.