THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER OWNED. I REFER TO THIS BOOK ALL THE TIME.

My girlfriend has had this for a while and I'm always reading it. As someone with a couple health conditions, this is a great reference to get a simple low down on various food and how they can help you.

Sure, there are more in depth books out there, but as a quick reference, the short descriptions and the friendly index help adjust your diet for certain ailments. This book is perfect for people who are just starting to get into diet and how it can improve their lives beyond just "dieting". It's short, easy to read, and comes with healthy recipes.

Of course, if you're REALLY serious, you should be talking to a nutritionist or certified doctor in homeopathy/herbology. I've seen a few western medicine doctors already and none of them even took my diet into account as part of the problem/cure. But they did blindly recommend some pills as specified from a computer. Yea health!

So the bottom line for me (IMO), see a doctor, double check with a homeopathy/herbology doctor, and get this book as the reference.

This is a short book; it doesn't have too much that one would call revolutionary in it. But it's a nice, economical listing of some of the best immunity-boosting foods out there. As the author, Charlotte Haigh, says at the outset (page 8): "To keep the body's immune organs and cells healthy, it is vital to eat the right foods."

There are also some thumbnail recipes going with each of the immunity boosters. It's not really a cookbook, but some of the recipes might be interesting to readers (e.g., gazpacho for the tomato, rosemary tea, broccoli stir fry).

Much of what appears here, many people already know. But a compilation of 100 items in a short book like this is a nice resource. Some examples?

Onions: they have lots of one specific flavenoid, and it helps against cholesterol, h. pilori, and serves as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Chili pepper: Red chili peppers contain the antioxidant beta-carotene; another chemical may give some a bit of relief from headaches.

Broccoli: Unlike President George H. W. Bush, I love broccoli! And it's a very healthful food, with antioxidants, fiber, and so on.

Walnuts: They are rich in antioxidants, omega fats, and vitamins. Crunchy and tasty. I'm trying, parenthetically, to have a handful of handfuls of mixed nuts each day--with walnuts among those.

Rosemary: It contains flavenoids, has oils that are healthful to one, and various minerals.

And so on and so on. Again, not much new here, but there's a lot of information in a small volume, so its portability is attractive.

I would have liked more in-depth info on these immunity boosters. Instead, this book has a brief overview of the items chosen plus a recipe for incorporating it into your diet.

Not surprisingly, most of the foods are various fruits & veggies, but some herbs, meat and fish, and yogurt are included, too. The 100 are also not listed by importance or in any heirarchy, either, and I think that would have been helpful, at least for me. They are categorized by type, and I found cauliflower included with green leafy vegetables, which I found surprising.

I do like the ailment directory in the back of the book, though. You can look up what's "ailing" you and get suggestions and specific foods to add to your diet for that specific ailment.

The book is wonderful. It's an eye openner to how some of our basic foods are really some great benefits. Each page features a food item, it's nutritional value, identifies what areas the food is good for (ie. anti-cancer, anti-viral, antioxidant and etc), and provides an easy to follow recipe on utilizing the food item. The book covers vegetables, fruits, grains, poultry, fish, herbs, and spaces. The book's layout is very eary to understand. Basically, a it's a nice book to add to your health book collection.

Great book for you library.

this is a great book showing how foods work with your body. explains what foods are not useful with certain illnesses. very simple and direct. and i love that with each food there is a recipe to go with it. i have tried some of them, and they have all been good. i have purchased this book for my two sisters as when they saw it in my home they wanted it and i also purchased it for two friends who have used it extensively.

It is a great book if you are interested in the components of each food that is listed here.
I'd like the book to have more specifics on which type of flavonoids the food has but other than that it is really great.
I really recommend it for people that is trying to figure out what is right to eat..