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Doctor, what should I eat?: nutrition prescriptions for ailments in which diet can really make a difference
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Random House
Publication Date
1995
Language
English
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From the Book - 1st ed.
Acne: when doctors and patients disagree
Actinic keratoses: no fun in the sun
Aging: no one lives forever, but it's worth a try
Alcohol: pleasure, poison, and empty calories
Alzheimer's disease: what's cooking where
When you're anemic: is your blood really "tired"?
Anxiety, panic attacks, and food: angst-free foods
Arthritis (osteo- and rheumatoid): nightshades and all
Asthma: eat right and wheeze less
When you're a "power" athlete: eating to survive and maybe even to win
Cancer: a tale of fat, fiber, vitamins, and heredity
Carpal tunnel syndrome: vitamins for a painful wrist
Cataracts: why it's cloudy all day
Chronic fatigue syndrome: it's not all in your head
The common cold: what, if not vitamin C?
Congestive heart failure: when the spirit is willing, but the pump is weak
Constipation: a diet for hard times
Cystic fibrosis: when the "worst" foods are the best
Diabetes: how sweet you are, and maybe even fat
Diarrhea: too dry for tears
Diet and infertility: when what you eat is inconceivable
Diet and sex: why "Spanish fly" has nothing to do with aviation
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis: you're just too refined
Feeding your infant: eat more and weigh less
Flatulence: when it's time to ration gas
Fluid retention: when you're either very sick, or simply menstruating
Food allergy: finding the culprit
Gallstones: too much fat, too little fiber, and too much fasting
Gout: the price of the good life
Halitosis: the bad breath your doctor should tell you about, if your friends don't
Your heart: what to eat to keep it healthy
Hemorrhoids: piles of fiber
Hepatitis : better never than late
Hiatal hernia: don't rush to surgery
High blood pressure: who? me? but I'm so relaxed
Hyperactivity: the sugar myth
Hypoglycemia: no sugar even when you need it
Inflammatory bowel disease: drugs, diet, and sometimes surgery
The irregular heartbeat: when holidays are bad for the heart
The irritable (or spastic) bowel: play "rough" with your gut
Jet lag: fly first class, eat economy
When your kidneys fail: you've got too much of a bad thing
When you have kidney stones: water, water, every day
Lactose intolerance: who's normal anyway?
Leg cramps: "dancing" in the dark
Malabsorption: just passing through
Ménière's disease: too dizzy to eat?
Menopause: free at last
Migraine and other headaches: no dear, not tonight
Motion sickness, nausea, and diet: is it all in the head, the ear, or the gut?
Multiple sclerosis (MS): a fatty diet that may actually be good for you
Osteoporosis: when you get all the breaks in life
When you're overweight: no more intimate dinners for two, especially when you're dining alone
Painful, lumpy breasts: to worry? to diet?
Pancreatitis: alcohol, gallstones, and bellyaches
Parkinson's disease: when "good" food and "healthy" multivitamins can harm you
Peptic ulcers: you mean I'm infected, not nervous?
Porphyria: a sweet solution
When you're pregnant: two must eat better than one
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): all I want for Christmas is chocolate
Psoriasis: when it snows on your blue serge suit
Raynaud's : a disease and a phenomenon! the woman who came in from the cold
Rectal itching
Rosacea
Tinnitus
Urinary infection: the cranberry factor
Vaginal yeast infection.
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