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Medical Applications of Clinical Nutrition
Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D.
Edited articles by Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D.
medical nutrition
medical-nutrition
Medical Essays,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, M.D.
Essays on medicine by the prominent 19th century writer and physician.
History
history
General Health
general-health
Medical Mussolini
Morris A. Bealle
A critical look at Morris Fishbein, M.D. who was the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association from 1924-1950 and who suppressed alternative treatment modalities while prioritizing. the interests of the pharmaceutical industry.
History
history
Pushback and Regulations
pushback-and-regulations
Whistle blowing
whistle-blowing
Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health
Ivan Illich
Thought provoking critique of the dangers of over-reliance on the modern medical health care system.
Medical establishment
medical-establishment
Medicine from Hippocrates to Gene Therapy
Paul Strathern
Overview of the history of medicine.
History
history
Metaphysics of Raw Foods
Stella McDermott
An exploration into the philosophical and metaphysical underpinnings of the raw foods lifestyle.
Raw Foods and Juices
raw-foods-and-juices
Milk: A-Z
Robert Cohen
A short but potent and comprehensive book exposing the downsides of dairy consumption.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Milk: The Deadly Poison
Robert Cohen
A well written and well researched book on the health hazards of modern dairy.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Miracle of Fasting
Paul C. Bragg
An early and influential book by the late, great Paul C. Bragg on fasting.
Fasting and Hygiene
fasting-and-hygiene
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
Health Food in the 1950s (Post-WWII)
health-food-in-the-1950s-post-wwii
Miscellaneous Writings of J.H. Tilden, M.D.
J.H. Tilden, M.D.
Tilden was a prolific and inflential writer about natural hygiene and unprocessed vegetarian diets
Fasting and Hygiene
fasting-and-hygiene
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
Molecules of Emotion
Candace B. Pert, Ph.D.
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Mucusless Diet Healing System
Arnold Ehret
Another of Ehret's classics.
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
eccentrics-fanatics-visionaries
Fasting and Hygiene
fasting-and-hygiene
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Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About
Kevin Trudeau
Lifestyle and natural remedies as opposed to mainstream conventional treatments.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Natural Healing Through Macrobiotics
Michio Kushi
An important guidebook on Macrobiotic healing principles and specific advice, by one of the leaders of the macrobiotic movement.
Macrobiotics
macrobiotics
Natural Progesterone: The Multiple Roles of a Remarkable Hormone
John R. Lee, M.D.
An overview and review of natural progesterone- an extraordinary molecule!
Minerals and Supplements
minerals-and-supplements
Natural Prophets
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A look at the evolution of the health and natural foods industry
Health Food Companies
health-food-companies
Nature Cure
H. Lindlahr
Lindlahr advocated for preventive care and natural therapies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
General nutrition
general-nutrition
Healthy Lifestyle
healthy-lifestyle
Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America
James Wharton
An overview of how Americans have always turned to natural cures throughout its history, especially when the mainstream medical profession failed to deliver.
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Never Satisfied: A Cultural History of Diets, Fantasies, and Fat
Hillel Schwartz
Shows how changing perceptions of "ideal" body shapes have influenced cultural and dietary changes through history.
Weight Loss
weight-loss