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Dr. Fuchs has gathered the mmost relevant healing secrets she's come across in her years of unrelenting detective work.

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	01 décembre 2006
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781591205562
Langue	English

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T HE H EALTH D ETECTIVE’S
456
MOST POWERFUL
Healing Secrets
N AN K ATHRYN F UCHS , P H .D.
Editor in Chief, Women’s Health Letter
The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional experiences of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and author are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any procedures or preparation mentioned, the author and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
Basic Health Publications, Inc .
28812 Top of the World Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-715-7327 • www.basichealthpub.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fuchs, Nan Kathryn.
The health detective's 456 most powerful healing secrets / Nan Kathryn Fuchs.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59120-556-2 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59120-187-X
1. Medicine, Popular. 2. Self-care, Health. 3. Naturopathy. I. Title.
RC81.F83    2006
615.5'38—dc22
2006004349
Copyright © 2006 by Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the copyright owner.
Typesetting/Book design: Gary A. Rosenberg
Cover design: Mike Stromberg
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents

Introduction
How to Find the Information You Want
P ART 1
Fight Disease and Reverse Chronic Illnesses
1.   This Hidden Deficiency Could Be Causing Your Health Problems
2.   How the Right Bacteria Can Protect Your Health
3.   Boost Your Immunity with an Ancient Oriental Secret
4.   Battle Infections with Herbal Antibiotics
5.   Improve Circulation and Reduce Plaque with This Herbal Formula
6.   Save and Restore Your Memory with These Two Powerful Nutrients
7.   This Antioxidant in Spinach and Beef Can Prevent Cataracts
8.   Which Supplements Work—And Which Don’t
P ART 2
End Stomach Pain, Heartburn, and Indigestion
9.   Take Acid—Not Antacids—To End Your Heartburn
10.   Better Than Tums—Herbs to End Your Gas and Bloating
11.   Two Important Steps to Improve Your Digestion
12.   This Hidden Epidemic May Be Keeping You Sick
13.   Four Hard-to-Detect Causes and Cures of Digestive Problems
P ART 3
Lose Weight and Look Younger
14.   Beyond Willpower—Weight-Loss Secrets That Really Work
15.   High Protein? High Carb? Your Best Diet May Surprise You
16.   Good Carbs, Bad Carbs
17.   A Saturated Fat That’s Healthy and Promotes Weight Loss
18.   Skin-Care Secrets for Young-Looking Skin
P ART 4
Relieve Fatigue and Reduce Stress
19.   Hormones Can Cause or Reduce Stress
20.   Treat Trauma and Stress with Flower Essences
21.   How Adaptogens Can Relieve Your Stress, Fatigue, and Trauma
22.   Five Ways to End Sudden Bouts of Depression
23.   This Homeopathic Can Heal Your Grief Quickly
24.   Friendship Reduces Stress
P ART 5
New Ways to Control Your Pain
25.   Sugar-Water Injections Could Save You from Chronic Pain and Surgery
26.   Say Goodbye to Migraines
27.   Two Do-It-Yourself Therapies Can Relieve Headaches and Back Pain
28.   Beyond Glucosamine Sulfate—More Relief from Your Arthritis Pain
29.   Turn Around Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
30.   Little-Known Solutions to Shingles
P ART 6
Hormone Secrets That Are Safe, Simple, and Effective
31.   Understanding Hormone Replacement Therapy
32.   Other Hormones May Be Enough
33.   Cool Down Your Hot Flashes
P ART 7
Surprising Breakthroughs That Can Save You from Osteoporosis
34.   Major Myths about Osteoporosis
35.   The Two Missing Links: Diet and Exercise
36.   The “Other” Bone Loss
37.   What Osteoporosis Drugs Can and Can’t Do
P ART 8
Beat Heart Disease and Stroke
38.   Inflammation—The Silent Killer
39.   Lower Your Dangerous Cholesterol
40.   Eat Fat and Protect Your Heart
41.   How You Can Avoid Strokes and Heart Attacks
42.   This Japanese Nutrient Protects Your Heart and Brain
43.   How to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
44.   Nutrients to Keep Your Heart Healthy

P ART 9
New Breakthroughs to Prevent and Fight Cancer
45.   Simple Steps to Guard Against Cancer
46.   The Newest Breakthrough in Detecting and Preventing Breast Cancer
47.   When the Diagnosis Is Cancer—What to Do and What Not to Do
48.   This Little-Known Nutrient Can Stop Cancer in Its Tracks
49.   Super Nutrients to Battle Cancer
Conclusion
Appendix: Thermography Centers
Resources
References
Introduction

W hen I was a child I drove my parents crazy, asking “why?” about everything. I know. Many children do this. But I took questioning to an extreme. No matter what they replied, I remember feeling another question bubbling up inside me that just wouldn’t go away. “But why is that?” I would ask in response to their original answer. I never grew out of this.
My curiosity turned into an asset when I became a nutritionist more than twenty-five years ago. While some of my colleagues trusted the information they heard or read from supplement companies and other vested interest groups, I questioned everything. This led me to read scientific studies. When there were few studies on certain therapies, I sought out doctors with keen observational skills and asked them about the newer therapies they were using in their treatments. I wanted to know what these doctors were finding in their clinics. When I became a nutritional consultant, I called my practice “The Nutrition Detective” because it echoed my questioning style.
My first book, published in 1985, reflected this approach to women’s health. It, too, was called The Nutrition Detective . The same month it came out, a study on premenstrual syndrome, for which I was the primary author, was published in the Journal of Applied Nutrition . This study found some nutritional solutions for both the physical and emotional symptoms of PMS that have become familiar to many doctors of integrative medicine.
It was no accident that I authored a scientific study and a popular book on nutrition at the same time. My interest has always been to combine science with digging around for more information. Whether in my books, my research, or my nutritional counseling practice, I have always looked for clues that lead to the underlying causes for women’s health problems.
Now I’ve expanded my focus to include a person’s lifestyle (exercise, stress reduction, etc.), as well as their use of pharmaceutical drugs and traditional diagnostic tools. I’ve become the Health Detective to the many thousands of women who read Women’s Health Letter , my monthly national newsletter. This expansion has given me a wider view of the health problems that face all of us as we grow older. It has also helped me look at both sides of an issue.
There’s a tug-of-war going on and your health is at risk. Business interests are pulling on one end, and science is tugging at the other. I’d be amazed if you’re not confused and frustrated. To tell you the truth, I’ve found that most doctors are as well. It takes time to sift through current information and separate the hype from the real deal. Who has the time to read through technical scientific studies? Who calls up researchers and doctors to better understand the validity of their conclusions? Well, I do. In fact, this is precisely what I’ve been doing for the past twenty-five years as a nutritionist and health writer.
During this time, I discovered that there are good scientific studies that draw sound conclusions about drugs or nutrients. And then there are poorly designed studies that are meaningless if you read them carefully. These studies are often designed to help sell a drug or a supplement. But the science behind them is so faulty that the study is meaningless except as a sales tool.
If only you had the time and the expertise to separate the wheat from the chaff, you’d know that there are truly miraculous substances and diagnostic tools out there that could help improve your health dramatically. I’ve uncovered a number of these health secrets over nearly a dozen years of writing for Women’s Health Letter . And I decided to put the most relevant ones I’ve come across in one place to make it easy for you to use. You may have heard of a few of them already. But I’ll guarantee there are many you’ve never heard of.
Did you know that a common garden herb can often stop the hot flashes that accompany menopause? You may not need to take hormones at all if this is your primary menopausal complaint.
Are you aware that an overlooked mineral deficiency could be responsible for both an underactive thyroid and breast cancer? Not only is there a way to test for this deficiency, it isn’t expensive and you don’t need a doctor’s prescription to get it.
What can you do when you can’t get a yearly flu shot or it doesn’t work? I found a supplement that has kept my patients and me free from colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia for the past four years.
I could go on and on. But instead of listing more of the health secrets I found, put aside your confusion and let go of your frustrations. Turn to the Table of Contents and pick a chapter or two to read that could improve your health for the rest of your life. Or read the book straight through. I