Diet and Nutrition: A Holistic Approach

This book is incredible! The information is so meticulous yet so easily explained! If you want to know more about what goes in your mouth and how your body responds to it, read this book! It is as old as I am but has, still, an outstanding relevance! Much info. I am sure has been updated but the basics are still the same and some of the things they knew back then (food and health issues) have proven them correct by exploding! Read it! (Shipping was quick on this book, as always through Amazon, and of course, prices for item and shipping were great!)

This book replaces an original first edition which I purchased many years ago. It offers a unique and common sense perspective to the nutrition fad which has hit the western world in the last 20 years. It draws from a variety of foreign cultures that offer a wealth of tried and tested principles regarding nutrition. It will contradict some commonly accepted myths relating to diet. It is a must read for anyone that wants a broad perspective on a topic that is characterized by sensational sound bites and popular opinion that are not necessarily based in fact.

Excellent text book for anyone interested in nutrition and the way the cells create the energy we need for everyday processes and associated health. This pre-owned book was in great condition and I am more than happy with my purchase through Amazon.

April 2024 : why still not available as a KiINDLE book??Saw it now as a Kindle edition for PC, but "disappeard" again??And what about Radical healing for Kindle??Dr Ballentine is an unique writer , very broad minded, a lot of experience and a good sense of humor.When I bought the book a long time ago I saw that he was far more knowledgeable then most of the medical world i was familiar with.A real must for anyone who don't want to get "dizzy" by all the "food-fads".A later book is Radical healing, but I would certainly purchase the first one [as well]addition: Sept 21 please make available as kindle also have advised this book to so many patients!

from the gate you had to really pay attention to understand it all, it wasn't difficult, just a lot to absorb, but all good stuff, loved the book

I learned a lot from this book. The author does a very good job presenting the information in a well organized way. Much of it is technical and scholarly but a reader such as myself new to nutrition is not overwhelmed.The author's bias is evident but he does not always tell you when he is speaking of his own opinion and when he is saying something which is a fact. His admiration for eastern approaches to nutrition are also evident.

This book was nothing like I expected, way too intellectual oriented for me.....and hard to use in a practical way. Someone else might love it!--it was just not my cup of tea.

I got the wrong edition of the book.... very disappointed when I opened the book to see a 1978 publication date!!