The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals

by Alan H. Pressman and Sheila Buff

Book Overview

Featuring up-to-date research on vitamins, minerals and supplements, this guide teaches the health conscious to assess their needs. Important information on the basic functions, benefits, and risks of today's hottest supplements are discussed so that readers learn to live healthier, safely.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028621166
• ISBN13: 9780028621166
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

comprehensive & simple

It was all I expected and more. Very simple to use and yet with extensive info if you are seriously interested in health.

A Complete and Handy Reference Guide

Part 1: The Vital Keys to Good HealthPart 2: The A to K of VitaminsPart 3: Minerals: The Elements of Good HealthPart 4: Exploring Other SupplementsAppendix A: A quick reference chart for common health problems such as acne, colds and insomiaAppendix B: Resources (includes addresses and phone number of that company/organization) for Finding nutritionally oriented physicians and other health care professionals in your location, Nutrition and the elderly, Testing labs, Supplement manufacturers, Supplement infomation and regulation, Federal Regulation and Industry association & help for medical problemsAppendix C: Includes a in-depth glossary of the terms throughout the book.This book is packed with infomation and I found this book very useful.In its introduction, the author explains briefly on why vitamins and minerals are so important for us to stay alive. Throughout the book there are plenty of charts, including many that list good food sources for the various vitamins, minerals, and other supplements. The book also gives tips on how to get the most from your foods and supplememnts, how to avoid problems like overdoses or bad interactions with other drugs or supplements. It also includes a sidebar with a duck character letting you know what supplements don't work or what to avoid because it dosen't work.

Extremely easy to read, informative and fun book on vitamins

This book is very helpful if you are interested vitamins. I knew a decent amount before reading this book, but learned a lot more. It'll tell you what the max dosages are, the dangers of overdosing on certain ones, what each vitamin does and the myths surrounding some of the vitamins, minerals etc. Cancer runs in my family, so I'm looking to avoid that problem. I learned that soy products inhibit breast cancer. More importantly (since I don't like soy products) I found out that I can find soy tablets at the store! A lot of really good information in this book, and as I said, it's extremely easy to read. I read it within a few days

A big thank you to the authors

The book helped me to make an informed decision about what vitamin supplements to buy suitable for my personal circumstances. Took me just 4 hours of reading. I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't want to get too bogged down in this vitamin stuff, but just wants a quick overview of how all these vitamins can help you be more healthy.

The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Nutrition

Anyone interested in learning about nutritional supplements should read this book!It covers all of the basics about supplements, why we need them, and what benefits they can provide us with for optimum health. You'll see all of the popular vitamins, minerals, herbs and antioxidants and a whole lot more.I strongly recommend "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals" to anyone that has wanted to learn more about supplements, but didn't know where to find reliable information.This book helped me to get seriously involved in the nutritional supplement field, and I make sure that I keep a copy of it readily available at all times!