Stay healthy by supplying what's lacking in your diet / researched by David Coory.

Includes bibliographical references.

Shows you how to dramatically improve your health by making small but critical changes to your diet. When you supply your body with the correct balance of minerals, vitamins and fats, you will enjoy a clearer mind, sharper memory, sound heart, efficient immune system, clear arteries, healthy bones, loads of energy, a worry-free outlook on life and refreshing sleep. You can say goodbye or avoid altogether, any embarrassing and misery-causing health problems - healed by optimum nutrition - just small but important changes to your diet. Your body is able to heal them naturally from within, or prevent them ever occurring. Often all you require are the important minerals, like boron, magnesium, zinc, selenium and iodine, which are lacking in soils or lost in the processing of our food. Farmers know the dramatic difference diet minerals make to the health of animals and the same principles apply to us. There are sections in the book showing you how to prevent Alzheimers, cancer, heart attack, stroke, macular degeneration and autism. Also a fail-proof way of losing 3 kgs a week and then remaining permanently slim for the rest of your life. The book is easy to read, has large print, cartoons and very informative health hints. There are over 40 sections covering nutrients including all common minerals and vitamins. There is information on each one, the role it plays in your body, the effects of having too much or not enough, the recommended intake levels and a gtable of food sources rich in that nutrient.-- Cover.