Notes

viii, 93 pages : colour illustrations Contents: Part one. Nutrition and you -- Feed me right and grow me well -- Galaxy of nutrients -- What are processed foods? -- Vegetables: nature's super heroes -- What are antioxidents? -- The acid and alkaline balance -- Nutrition to build your body -- Part two. Digestion and your body -- Whose genes are you wearing? -- Chemical overload -- Digestion -- Your mouth -- What is peristalsis? -- Your stomach -- Your small intestine -- Your large intestine -- Inflammation and disease -- Emotional digestion -- Elimination - you and poo -- Nutrients, energy and your body -- How do enzymes build a healthy body? -- Under construction! -- A final word or two -- Part three. Appendices -- Minerals -- Vitamins -- Nutrient deficiencies -- Chinese medicine five elements -- For the food detectives - food additives to avoid -- Acid and alakali foods Intermediate, secondary