Leslie Beck's Nutrition Guide for Women: Managing Your Health with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-27426-1 (ISBN)
A guide to staying well and reducing the risk of disease through nutrition Backed by the latest scientific research, this accessible guide explains how women can manage their most pressing health concerns from migraines, anemia, and fibromyalgia to urinary tract infections and thyroid disease through diet, vitamins, minerals, and herbs. Leading nutritionist Leslie Beck outlines the symptoms, risk factors, and treatments or prevention strategies for women's common health conditions and offers recommended strategies, supplements, and remedies. She also details the current scientific studies in order to identify the most effective nutritional treatments. This book will help healthy women stay well and lower their chances of disease as well as offer aid to women with a specific condition who want to do whatever they can through diet and supplements to manage it.
LESLIE BECK, R.D., is one of Canada's leading nutritionists who has helped over 2,000 people achieve their nutrition and health goals. She is the author of The Ultimate Nutrition Guide for Menopause (Wiley). Beck appears as a nutrition expert on Canada AM, has hosted the Discovery Channel's Foodstuff program, and operates an integrative nutrition practice. Visit her Web site at www lesliebeck.com.
Introduction. PART 1. ESSENTIALS OF NUTRITION FOR WOMEN. A Healthy Diet: Standard Advice for All Women. Weight Control and Food Sensitivities. PART 2. LOW ENERGY LEVELS, FATIGUE AND PAIN. Anemia. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Hypoglycemia. Insomnia. Migraine Headaches. PART 3. BREAST, BONE AND HEART HEALTH. Breast Cancer. Fibrocystic Breast Conditions. Osteoporosis. Heat Disease and High Cholesterol. PART 4. EMOTIONAL HEALTH. Depression. Eating Disorders. PART 5. CONCEPTION, PREGNANCY AND MOTHERHOOD. Infertility. Pregnancy. Breastfeeding. PART 6. HORMONAL HEALTH. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Perimenopause. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Thyroid Disease. PART 7. PELVIC AND URINARY TRACT HEALTH. Cervical Dysplasia. Endometriosis. Interstitial Cystitis (IC). Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Endnotes. Index.
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 190 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 834 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-27426-7 / 0471274267 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-27426-1 / 9780471274261 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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