Putting It All Together: The New Orthomolecular Nutrition
by Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph. D & Morton Walker, D.P.M. is an excellent book that brings the reader’s attention to how damaging the effects of a poor diet can not only be to the body, but also to the brain and psyche of a person. Most people are ignorant to what food allergies are and how they can adversely affect a person. This book details greatly the effect on junk food and allergens (mainly sugar) on the brain of an individual. Depression, neurosis, schizophrenia, etc.. are all addressed in the book and how orthomolecular practitioners are using nutrition and vitamin/mineral therapy to solve the imbalances of patients. This book is a must for anyone who is interested in how to heal yourself and others of dis-ease!
I do want to make a note though about being careful with some of the advice about vitamins you may read. This book mentions that vitamins are pretty safe at doses way higher than the RDA. This is true for the most part. However, it would be very wise to be in the hands of a trained professional if you wanted to try extreme mega-dosing of different vitamins. Though rare, vitamin toxicity has occurred and can adversely affect the liver. Also, vitamins and minerals work in groups. A megadose of one type of vitamin, can imbalance another vitamin/mineral in the body. Lastly, you also have to take care to get the right vitamins; the ones sold at your neighborhood Food Lion probably have as many chemicals and toxins as a processed TV dinner. That being said, vitamin therapy is much safer than jumping on the newest pharmaceutical drug, because that is guaranteed to cause liver toxicity and side effects!
If you enjoy this sort of book and learning more about how the human body really works, you may also be interested in The Ultimate Healing System: The Illustrated Guide to Muscle Testing & Nutrition
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