I have wanted to write this book for a long time. It started off with a description of the importance of vitamins and minerals, I then added a section on what each vitamin and mineral is, what are good food sources and then what the Recommended Daily Allowance is for the USA and UK.
I then decided to expand the book by adding Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) which are critically important for good health. You have to get these from your diet—the body cannot manufacture them.
Enzymes are often forgotten or misunderstood, so I added a section on these as well. Enzymes are the “workers”—they make things happen in the body. Without them, you would not digest your food; in addition, they are involved in so many body processes, that without them, your body would cease to function.
After this I then included Amino Acids—the building blocks of proteins in the body. There are two types—Essential Amino Acids (which must be provided from the diet) and Non-Essential Amino Acids which the body can manufacture itself.
Next, I included a large section on herbal products. Some herbs have been used medicinally for thousands of years—especially in China. I finished this section off with a comprehensive A-Z of herbal products, explaining what they do.
And finally, I have included a section on all the body systems—what they are and what their function is, together with a selection of suggested products to help support these systems.
I have enjoyed writing this book. In my more than 30 years of doing natural health research, I have never found one book that contained all the information that I needed. It has always been the case that I would have to research many books and articles as well as searching on the Internet.
Now I have got everything together in one place, and I will use this book a lot myself—and I hope you will enjoy reading it too and will gain a greater understanding of natural health and the importance of looking after your body.
