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Pushback against medical orthodoxy
pushback-against-medical-orthodoxy
nutrient dense foods
nutrient-dense-foods
Vitamins
vitamins-2
David W. Orr
david-w-orr
Natural Remedies
natural-remedies
Naturopathy
naturopathy
Essays
essays
Medical establishment
medical-establishment
Homeopathy
homeopathy
Religious movements, cults, and beliefs about health and healing
religious-movements-cults-and-beliefs-about-health-and-healing
Cancer establishment and alternative therapies
cancer-establishment-and-alternative-therapies
Corporate Food Industry
corporate-food-industry
Whistle blowing
whistle-blowing
Biography
biography
Healthy Lifestyle
healthy-lifestyle
Weight Loss
weight-loss
Environmental
environmental-2
Environment
environment
General nutrition
general-nutrition
General Health
general-health
Minerals and Supplements
minerals-and-supplements
History
history
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Medical diets
medical-diets
Superfoods
superfoods
Health Food Companies
health-food-companies
Fats and Oils; The Good and the Bad
fats-and-oils-the-good-and-the-bad
Raw Foods and Juices
raw-foods-and-juices
Sweet And Dangerous
sweet-and-dangerous
Quackery
quackery
Cookbooks and Recipes
cookbooks-and-recipes
Origins and Early Writings
origins-and-early-writings
Pushback and Regulations
pushback-and-regulations
Organic Agriculture
organic-agriculture
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Macrobiotics
macrobiotics
Hippies and the Counterculture
hippies-and-the-counterculture
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
Health Food in the 1950s (Post-WWII)
health-food-in-the-1950s-post-wwii
Fasting and Hygiene
fasting-and-hygiene
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
Vitamins
vitamins
Botanical / Herbal
botanical-herbal
Vegetarianism
vegetarianism
Nature Has a Remedy
Bernard Jensen, N.D.
Jensen was a well known California naturapath who was well known for his healthy eating plans and colon cleansing.
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
Bragg Healthy Lifestyle: Vital Living to 120
Patricia Bragg
A brief overview of the Bragg principles, as envisioned by her father, Paul C. Bragg
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
General Health
general-health
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
Best selling book in 2001 about fast food restaurant chains.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Fasting For Renewal of Life
Herbert M. Shelton
Another Shelton book on fasting.
Fasting and Hygiene
fasting-and-hygiene
Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
Greg Critser
A look at modern foods and their role in creating our obesity epidemic
Weight Loss
weight-loss
Healthy Lifestyle
healthy-lifestyle
Feed Yourself Right
Lendon Smith
The title is reminiscent of Adelle Davis's books written 30 years prior. Smith was a well known nutritioin-oriented pediatrician.
General nutrition
general-nutrition
In Bad Taste: The MSG Syndrome
George R. Schwartz, M.D.
An important look at the commonly used food additive and neurotoxin, monosodium glutamate.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Living Downstream
Sandra Steingraber
A look at the environmental threats to our health from industrial and agriculturla chemicals.
Environment
environment
Realities of Nutrition
Ronald M. Deutsch and Judi S. Morrill
No categories found.
The Daily Dozen
Walter Camp
Physical exercises to keep fit, written in 1925
No categories found.
100,000,000 Guinea Pigs, (Dangers in Everyday Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics)
Arthur Kallett and F.J. Schlink
Early consumer advocacy about adulterated and unregulated foods. Written in 1933 and very influential in its day.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
1989 Report on USDA Human Nutrition Research and Education Activities: A Report to Congress
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
Report submitted to Congress.
General nutrition
general-nutrition
40,000,000 Guinea Pig Children
Rachel Lynn Palmer, Isidore, M. Alpher, M.D.
The dangers of unregulated food additives, drug residues, etc. on children. published in 1937
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
A Cancer Therapy
Max Gerson, M.D.
Gerson created a nutrition-based anti-cancer protocol that has helped thousands of patients.
Cancer establishment and alternative therapies
cancer-establishment-and-alternative-therapies
A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives
Ruth Winter, M.S.
A concise description in encyclopedic format of over 8000 food additives.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Corporate Food Industry
corporate-food-industry
A History of Public Health
George Rosen
Straightforward history of public health practices.
History
history
A Physician’s Handbook on Orthomolecular Medicine
Roger J. Williams
A reference guide for doctors using vitamins and nutrients in clinical treatment by some of the leading scientists in the field of nutrition.
Vitamins
vitamins
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
A Vegetarian Sourcebook
Keith Akers
A three-pronged argument for vegetarianism, based on nutrition, ecology, and ethics.
Vegetarianism
vegetarianism
Agrarian Dreams
Julie Guthman
A critical look at the economic and regulatory realities that the organic movement has faced, particularly in California in the modern era.
Organic Agriculture
organic-agriculture
Alcoholism: The Nutritional Approach
Roger J. Williams
Explores how targeted nutrition and vitamins can support recovery from alcoholism.
Vitamins
vitamins
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
Medical diets
medical-diets
American Food Habits in Historical Perspective
Elaine N. McIntosh
A history of American eating habits.
History
history
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