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Nature's Cancer-Fighting Foods: Prevent, Reverse and Even Cure the Most Common Forms of Cancer Using the Proven Power of Great Food and Easy Recipes
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780735201767 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 06/01/2001 |
Pages: | 400 |
Product dimensions: | 7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
For five years, he was the nutritional consultant and co-founder of a popular Los Angeles medical group with clientele that featured well-known entertainment and sports professionals. With his physician associate, Verne co-created The ODDS Program (Off Dangerous Drugs Safely); a dietary program designed to reverse pharmaceutical drug dependency using dietary and lifestyle guidelines featured in his books.
He has been a part of educational programs for The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and The Prostate Cancer Research Institute in Los Angeles. He is founding director of The Exceptional Health Foundation, a non-profit organization developed for promoting principles of holistic health.
Varona is also the author of Macrobiotics for Dummies, a comprehensive work that embraces a flexible, multi-cultural perspective on body, mind, and spiritual health.
A native New Yorker currently residing in New York, Verne is presently involved in creating media projects that document natural disease reversal with physician monitoring.
Table of Contents
Preface | ix | |
Introduction | xv | |
Chapter 1 | Eating Habits, Food Quality, and Cancer Prevention | 1 |
Chapter 2 | Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins: Myths, Truths, and Healthy Advice | 13 |
Chapter 3 | Phytochemical Super Heroes and Amazing Antioxidants | 43 |
Chapter 4 | The Healing Power of Acid and Alkaline | 59 |
Chapter 5 | The Meat and Dairy Issue | 85 |
Chapter 6 | No-Guilt Craving Strategies for Eliminating Sugar, Fat, and Overeating | 103 |
Chapter 7 | The Best Kept Secret of the Orient: The Soup That Heals | 137 |
Chapter 8 | Harvesting the Good Earth--Medicinal Herbs and Mushrooms | 147 |
Chapter 9 | Health Supportive Supplement Strategies | 177 |
Chapter 10 | Nature's Cancer-Fighting Food Plan | 201 |
Chapter 11 | Food Preparation and Cooking for Lifetime Health Benefits | 227 |
Chapter 12 | Salud! Nutritious, Delicious, and Easy-to-Make Recipes | 263 |
Afterword | 311 | |
Acknowledgments | 317 | |
Resource Guide | 325 | |
Endnotes | 337 | |
Index | 359 |
What People are Saying About This
"If you have the inspiration, this book is an excellent, unbiased source of information that can help you on your healing journey." -Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and Prescriptions for Living
"Simple, clear, effective techniques and explanations that can prevent cancer and alter its path." -Michelle LeClaire O'Neill, Ph.D, R.N., director Mind/Body Center, author of Twelve Weeks to Fertility
"Verne Varona clarifies many dietary myths while presenting a clear nutritional guideline for cancer-prevention strategies. This book presents powerful information that should be available to all." -Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul
"Verne Varona offers invaluable information about how to consciously and positively transform our health. His writing and deep sense of caring make him an outstanding and unique individual in the field of preventive health care." -Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., author of Real Moments
"Nature’s Cancer Fighting Foods, is a lifesaver. Not just for cancer candidates, but for anyone who wants to eat sanely in a world where convenience and efficiency has taken precedent over health. It’s filled with crucial information and is actually fun to read." -Alan Arkin, actor
"This unique, easy to digest volume offers a new depth of understanding to everyone—sick or healthy—on the power of foo, our most intimate relationship. Keep this straight-talking self healing primer close at hand." -Organica Magazine
"Nature’s Cancer-Fighting Foods is a much-needed resource for combating the growing cancer epidemic." -Hyla Cass, M.D., author of St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster
"Nature’s Cancer-Fighting Foods is an excellent encyclopedic work for self-healing." -William Dufty, author of Sugar Blues