Vitamin D--from the sun, from our diet, and from dietary supplements--keeps a range of chronic and life-threatening diseases at bay, from osteoporosis and osteoarthritis to cancer of the breast, prostate, and colon; diabetes; multiple sclerosis; asthma; cystic fibrosis; Crohn's disease; scleroderma; rickets; cardiovascular disease; and many others. This wide-ranging volume spotlights the latest research into how and why this much-maligned and misunderstood vitamin is finally coming into its own, and how to gain the greatest benefits from it. Among the facts you'll learn...A former editor of Better Nutrition, GreatLife, and Let's Live (UK) magazines, Frank Murray is the author and/or coauthor of fifty books on health and nutrition, including 100 Super Supplements for a Longer Life (McGraw-Hill), available in English and Chinese; and Natural Supplements for Diabetes; Health Benefits Derived from Sweet Orange; Ampalaya: Nature's Remedy for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes; and How to Prevent Prostate Problems, all published by Basic Health Publications. A member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the author lives in New York.
- ISBN10 1442974281
- ISBN13 9781442974289
- Publish Date 21 April 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint ReadHowYouWant
- Edition [Large Print]
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 484
- Language English