The Top 100 Healing Foods: 100 Foods to Relieve Common Ailments and Enhance Health and Vitality by Paula Bartimeus [book review]

The Top 100 Healing Foods: 100 Foods to Relieve Common Ailments and Enhance Health and Vitality by Paula Bartimeus tells you what you already know, that there is a lot you can get from nature to promote good health and wellness. This book includes, as the name implies, a list of 100 healing foods that can help with all sorts of common ailments. Rather than the usual hogwash about health that we find from pseudo health gurus, these are foods that are actually proven to work and whose health benefits have been recorded.

Common ailments such as allergies, diabetes, asthma, eczema and high blood pressure and more are all featured here together with possible remedies that treat the symptoms and work for the long term. Examples such as turkey and bananas for a good night’s sleep are just some of the dietary choices featured in this book, as well as clear and precise explanations as to why these foods are good for you. Health books can be a drag, but not this one, it is clear and concise, plus here are plenty of great illustrations that accompany the text, which makes for an interesting read all together.

Top 100 Health Foods – examples

If you come down with flu, ginger can help treat some of the symptoms. Stress and high blood pressure can be relieved using flax seeds. These are just some of the natural remedies you can expect to find in the book. All these produce is easy to find, and is fresh, great tasting and good for you too.

The layout of the book is also something to note. Each food has a designated page, with a great illustration of the food type. In addition to this, there is a section on great tasting recipes using the featured produce, health benefits are listed, as well as the nutrients. It seems that all bases have been covered, where you get a good idea of the produce that you are consuming, as well as an understanding of the health benefits associated with it.

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Whether the food illustrated is good for the brain, skin, digestive system, a detoxifier, and anti-inflammatory or any other category, there are easy to follow symbols that indicate which category the each example falls under. It could not be easier to follow. Whether you are just starting on a new health regimen or have been at it for years, the Top 100 Healing Foods will prove to be equally beneficial. Note: Please be sure to consult your physician should you suffer from a serious condition.

The book is also color coordinated such that you can easily trace the foods that you want to look up. There are also vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs, seeds, spices, grains and breads featured in the book as well as their respective nutritional value and health benefits.

The Top 100 Healing Foods: 100 Foods to Relieve Common Ailments and Enhance Health and Vitality

There is a section at the end of The Top 100 Healing Foods: 100 Foods to Relieve Common Ailments and Enhance Health and Vitality by Paula Bartimeus where the different common ailments are listed. You can quickly look up the ailment that you might be suffering from, and get suggestions for foods that you can take to treat the symptoms. The book is small and portable, meaning that you can carry it literally everywhere you go. This is a must have for anyone that is serious about staying healthy and leading a healthy lifestyle.