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Know Your Fats : The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and CholesterolKnow Your Fats : The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol
Best Price: $26.95
Most people have a distorted view on fats and how the body uses them. Most think all or at...
Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of FlimflamCharlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Best Price: $11.45
John R. Brinkley is the man of the title, who was one of a handful of pseudo-scientists and...
Nutrition & Diet TherapyNutrition & Diet Therapy
Best Price: $87.55
I bought this book/cd for an online class. Facts are facts and that is what I needed it for. ...
Why Weight? A Guide to Ending Compulsive EatingWhy Weight? A Guide to Ending Compulsive Eating
Best Price: $6.25
I did not find this book to have any "solutions." It was simply the usual self-help...
Nutrition and Diet Therapy (with InfoTrac  1-Semester, Premium Web Site Printed Access Card)Nutrition and Diet Therapy (with InfoTrac 1-Semester, Premium Web Site Printed Access Card)
Best Price: $97.63
NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY is the only text organized by diets rather than by organ systems or...


Practical Applications in Sports NutritionPractical Applications in Sports Nutrition
Best Price: $58.22
I had to use this book in a class for Sports Nutrition. It is a great reference book (ie RDA for...
Where is the Mango Princess?Where is the Mango Princess?
Best Price: $8.06
Crimmon's book was heart-wrenching to read. The story of her husband's TBI (Traumatic Brain...
Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Fourth EditionHealth Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Fourth Edition
Best Price: $85.00
Very lucid and easy to understand. Makes a complex issue very accessible to somebody who is new...
Nutrition for Health, Fitness & SportNutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport
Best Price: $83.48
This book might serve the purpose of an athlete, but may not be good for a typical student or...
This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion DoctorThis Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor
Best Price: $7.79
Hooray for Wicklund's heroic struggle on behalf of abortion! I very much sympathized with her...


Annual Editions: Nutrition 08/09 (Annual Editions : Nutrition)Annual Editions: Nutrition 08/09 (Annual Editions : Nutrition)
Best Price: $26.77
This Twentieth Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: NUTRITION provides convenient, inexpensive access to...
Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, Revised EditionBad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, Revised Edition
Best Price: $10.90
this is a truly fascinating read, and i recommend it to anyone curious. i read this at the...
Bioinformatics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))Bioinformatics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
Best Price: $13.96
Many people are derisive about the "for Dummies" series, believing them to be too...
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Second Edition (Biomedical Engineering)Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Second Edition (Biomedical Engineering)
Best Price: $74.99
This is a very comprehensive textbook, however, I will not recommend it to readers that only has...
Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering MedicationsMedication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications
Best Price: $15.50
A must read for anyone close to those who have mental health concerns. Thank you Dr. Breggin...

Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet TherapyWilliams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy
Best Price: $55.95
Unless you have to buy this book for a class I would stay away fron it. It is quite possibly...
Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday LifeWood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life
Best Price: $10.99
this books is well written and provides a beautiful overview of the 5 elements and how they...
Prosthetics and Orthotics: Lower Limb and SpineProsthetics and Orthotics: Lower Limb and Spine
Best Price: $51.00
Well put together. An excellent source for health care professionals in practice or in training!
The Medical Detectives (Plume)The Medical Detectives (Plume)
Best Price: $7.75
Berton Rouech? wrote for the "New Yorker" magazine for almost half a century, and was...
Medical Nutrition Therapy: A Case Study ApproachMedical Nutrition Therapy: A Case Study Approach
Best Price: $66.44
This collection of realistic and varied case studies offers problem-based learning materials for...

Skin: A Natural HistorySkin: A Natural History
Best Price: $10.25
This review just touches the surface, to flesh this book out, read it. Skin is amazing -...
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern NutritionHealing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
Best Price: $38.59
With so so many books on food, diet and nutrition, if I was to recommend just one book, this...
Orthotics and Prosthetics in RehabilitationOrthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation
Best Price: $78.53
Best prices are on Amazon- and I always get what I'm expecting, usually the quailty of the books...
Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for ExcellenceThink Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Best Price: $5.95
Continuing his desire to share what he has learned in his journey to greatness, Dr. Carson lays...
Integrative NutritionIntegrative Nutrition
Best Price: $15.55
Joshua Rosenthal's book "Integrative Nutrition" is an excellent resource for anyone...

The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We DrinkThe Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink
Best Price: $6.70
The first section of this book reads like a mystery thriller only it was true of the situation...
Food & Mood: The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best, Second EditionFood & Mood: The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best, Second Edition
Best Price: $8.00
This is a very easy to read book. I was happy to see menu plans and receipes included.
Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials ScienceBiomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science
Best Price: $137.78
Intended for use in an introductory course on biomaterials, taught primarily in departments of...
The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and IntestineThe Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine
Best Price: $7.98
I started reading this book after The Colbert Report plugged it (IIRC) as kind of a joke about...
Food and CultureFood and Culture
Best Price: $97.63
I purchased this book for a class I am taking called Multicultural Food Habits. I am very much...

On Doctoring: New, Revised and Expanded Third EditionOn Doctoring: New, Revised and Expanded Third Edition
Best Price: $2.00
So many of the poems and "supposed" doctor stories do not relate to doctoring at all....
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis (INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ANALYSIS (GRIFFITHS))An Introduction to Genetic Analysis (INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC ANALYSIS (GRIFFITHS))
Best Price: $18.99
After having studied this book whole-heartedly for an entire semester, I feel that it just...
Nutritional AssessmentNutritional Assessment
Best Price: $100.65
This text describes the four major methods of nutritional assessment (dietary, anthropometric,...
Medicine and Culture: Revised EditionMedicine and Culture: Revised Edition
Best Price: $8.89
This is a well written text that is unusual in that it applies the anthropological methods we...
Endurance Sports Nutrition, 2nd EditionEndurance Sports Nutrition, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $12.62
I haven't had a chance to read the whole book however what I have read has been helpful and...

Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet TherapyKrause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Best Price: $89.92
I saw Kathleen Mahan for nutritional advice several months ago, and it was a HORRIBLE...
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of HumanityThe Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity
Best Price: $10.50
Roy has an erudite style and a level of detail that makes this book both a joy to read and a...
Birth of the Clinic, The: An Archaeology of Medical PerceptionBirth of the Clinic, The: An Archaeology of Medical Perception
Best Price: $7.89
Birth of the Clinic is a partner to Discipline and Punish: Birth of the Prison. They are both...
The Magnesium FactorThe Magnesium Factor
Best Price: $3.99
This is book is very informative. The studies done by these doctors is well written and...
Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the InsideAnother Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
Best Price: $3.95
I really wanted to like this book but it was mostly an account of how great the author thinks...

The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval EuropeThe Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
Best Price: $4.80
This is by far the best book regarding The Black Death that I have ever read. While it states...
Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on TrialSide Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial
Best Price: $12.00
In this gripping expose, Alison Bass manages to turn the inner workings of medical research,...
History of Nursing IdeasHistory of Nursing Ideas
Best Price: $42.92
The first of its kind, this text examines nursing ideas and theories from a historical,...
NutritionCalc Plus 3.0 CD-ROMNutritionCalc Plus 3.0 CD-ROM
Best Price: $12.25
NutritionCalc Plus 3.0 is a suite of powerful dietary self-assessment tools. Use NutritionCalc...
Nutrition Education: Linking Research, Theory, and PracticeNutrition Education: Linking Research, Theory, and Practice
Best Price: $54.50
This book came to me in great condition and has helped me with research I do to help a former...

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, Third Edition: Textbook EditionPharmaceutical Biotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications, Third Edition: Textbook Edition
Best Price: $69.99
Completely revised to reflect significant trends and cutting-edge advances in pharmaceutical...
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with CommentaryThe Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with Commentary
Best Price: $14.06
First off I would like to address a point made earlier by another reviewer who called into...
Study Guide for Whitney/Rolfes' Understanding Nutrition, 11thStudy Guide for Whitney/Rolfes' Understanding Nutrition, 11th
Best Price: $47.23
This full-featured guide gives you the extra study tools that will help you do your best on...
The Cultural Feast: An Introduction to Food and SocietyThe Cultural Feast: An Introduction to Food and Society
Best Price: $70.04
In The Cultural Feast; an Introduction to Food and Society, theauthors have sought, at the most...
Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big IdeaNanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea
Best Price: $14.95
Good book for begginers. It starts simple and build you up. Not too many hard conecpts.

Hippocratic Writings (Penguin Classics)Hippocratic Writings (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.72
For a book compiled in the 4th/3rd centuries B.C. it is interesting (but not surprising) how...
Healing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the FutureHealing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future
Best Price: $5.98
Dr. Oz really has compassion as well as expertise. His medical credentials are superb and his...
The End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply--And What We Can Do About ItThe End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply--And What We Can Do About It
Best Price: $11.53
Pawlick's "The End of Food" reads more like an opinionated blog than a book. In fact,...
The Clinical Dietitian's Essential Pocket GuideThe Clinical Dietitian's Essential Pocket Guide
Best Price: $29.96
The Clinical Dietitian's Essential Pocket Guide is an up-to-date and concise pocket-sized...
When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from NeurosurgeryWhen the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
Best Price: $8.69
I have read many medical memoir books and this tops them all! I also recommend "Another Day...

Major Problems in the History of American Medicine and Public Health (Major Problems in American History Series)Major Problems in the History of American Medicine and Public Health (Major Problems in American History Series)
Best Price: $59.58
This text presents a carefully selected group of readings on medical history and development...
The Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Antidepression Diet and Brain ProgramThe Omega-3 Connection: The Groundbreaking Antidepression Diet and Brain Program
Best Price: $5.88
I found this book helpful and am incorporating its suggestions into my diet. Good read.
Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)
Best Price: $5.96
This book is really helping me understand what should have been learned in basic nursing...
Going Against the Grain: How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your HealthGoing Against the Grain: How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your Health
Best Price: $7.73
Um...........WHOLE grains do not cause obesity, REFINED grains do. WHOLE grains do not...
 
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