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Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging
Contributor(s): Challem, Jack (Author), McCully, Kilmer S. (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0471778672     ISBN-13: 9780471778677
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
OUR PRICE:   $13.46  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2006
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Annotation: "A must-read for anyone who has a family history of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, or other common ailments."
--DR. EARL MINDELL, author of Earl Mindell's New Vitamin Bible, Earl Mindell's Diet Bible, and Prescription Alternatives

" Nutrition plays a crucial role in how our genes express themselves, and in this book, Jack Challem clearly shows us nutritional guidelines for how we can make the most of our genes for better health and longevity."
--FRED PESCATORE, M.D., author of The Hamptons Diet and The Hamptons Diet Cookbook

" Essential reading. . . . One of the world's premier health and nutrition writers skillfully explains how mismatches between our stone-age genes and the typical Western diet underlie virtually all chronic diseases of the twenty-first century. Challem offers cutting-edge, practical dietary advice."
--LOREN CORDAIN, PH.D., author of The Paleo Diet

"A fascinating journey that uncovers and explains a whole new realm in the science of diet and healthy eating."
--JASON THEODOSAKIS, M.D., author of The Arthritis Cure

In this groundbreaking book, nutrition expert Jack Challem takes the latest findings of nutrigenomics--the emerging science that explores the link between nutrition and DNA--and translates them into practical dietary recommendations to help you protect and repair your DNA, slow the aging process, and avoid diseases to which you may be genetically predisposed. With menu plans, delicious recipes, and specific recommendations to protect against dozens of different diseases and conditions--from arthritis and diabetes to heart disease and certain types of cancer--Feed Your Genes Right can improve your health and could literallysave your life.
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BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Nutrition
- Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Diets
Dewey: 613.2
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages
 
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In Feed Your Genes Right, renowned nutrition expert Jack Challem translates the hugely exciting science of nutrigenomics--which explores the link between nutrition and our own DNA--into practical eating plans and nutritional supplement recommendations for maximizing one's genetic inheritance, slowing the aging process, and reducing the chances of disease. After describing how food and nutrients can help repair flawed or damaged genes, Challem offers specific plans--complete with delicious carb-smart recipes--that target two dozen common or inherited diseases and conditions, including arthritis, cancer, diabetes, fatigue, gluten intolerance, heart disease, and obesity.