Food over medicine the conversation that could save your life

Popper, Pamela. (Author). Merzer, Glen. (Added Author).

Summary: Nearly half of Americans take at least one prescription medicine, with almost a quarter taking three or more, as diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and dementia grow more prevalent than ever. The problem with medicating common ailments, such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol, is that drugs treat symptoms?and may even improve test results?without addressing the cause: diet.Overmedicated, overfed, and malnourished, most Americans fail to realize the answer to lower disease rates doesn't lie in more pills but in the foods we eat.With so much misleading nutrition

Record details

ISBN: 1937856577 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781937856571 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (pages cm)
Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Deep-fried butter on a stick and other atrocities -- The program -- Diseases and the foods that bring them on -- Success stories -- The dietary establishment -- Managing your doctor -- Proving the case -- It's the food, stupid.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.