The book is divided into sections based on health needs such as Allergies & Asthma, Digestive Disorders, Women's Imbalances (menopause, fibroids, and endometriosis). Each section has information about probable causes and symptoms, suggested natural remedies, and recipes that address the health problem. Some of the recipes call for Crystal Star herbal products, but there are plenty that don't. In the Diabetes and Hypoglycemia section, for example, non-brand-name recipes include Hot Potato Salad, Black Bean Tortilla Wrap, Low-Fat Chinese Chicken Salad, low-sugar Double Ginger Molasses Cookies and Lemon-Lime Pie, among others. The recipes look tasty, simple to prepare, without too many "weird" ingredients. Like each of the chapters, this one contains appealing recipes that I may try even though I don't cook for anyone with those health issues. (See full review: Worducopia) ( )

Diets for Healthy Healing
By Linda Page, Ph.D., Traditional Naturopath
Softcover: 256 pps.
Publisher: Healthy Healing, Inc.
ISBN-10: 1884334830

This attractive book purports to "give you everything you need to do it yourself, day by day," to proceed on a healing diet.

There are an abundance of recipes, easily divided into the "top ten" health issues of the day. Excepting personal preferences, they read to this amateur cook to be interesting, healthful and of a flavorful variety. There is an excellent array of choices, incorporating familiar as well as novel foods.

Not all, however, provide nutritional information. And several, more than several, in fact, call for ingredients that would be difficult for many people to obtain. (I have no idea where I can find bee pollen granules and have only one source -- except at Halloween -- for pumpkin seeds.)

Further, many of the author's points on dietary disagreements within the medical and dietary communities and federal agencies, are unsubstantiated. "One report said . . ." and "Tests show. . ." are rampant, without any footnoting or references.

Finally, I admit to being a little wary of any book that begins advertising other books and products under the author's control within the first couple of pages. There were few dietary suggestions that did not seem to include brand-name products, highlighted, and presumably under Dr. Page's corporate umbrella and additional sections on what other products needed to be included in one's diet as supplements to the menu choices in the book.

I would certainly like to try some of the recipes in the book, but would want to conduct more research and reading before buying in, literally, to the whole plan. ( )

Diets for Healthy Healing by Dr. Linda Page Dr. Linda Page's Natural Solutions to America's 10 Biggest Health Problems is a wealth of information. These 10 main health issues pertain to all of us or someone we know. In this book, with Dr. Page's well researched and tried methods as well as her wonderful easy recipes, you can take charge of your health concerns. Each topic has an overview, symptoms, risk factors and what you can do quickly to help ease whatever issues you might have. I particularly like the way some of the recipes have mini notes as to other issues they might help with. For me, I cross over into several categories and this makes it easy to figure out what would work best for me. I feel today, for women especially, their health issues go untreated and they put up with nagging symptoms that could be eased if they had the right information.

In the beginning of the book, Dr. Page quotes Albert Schweitzer when he said, " the doctor of the future is oneself." I truly believe that this is our future. Rising health-care costs and overwhelming symptoms can lead to undiagnosed issues and I think we all need to be more in-tune with our own bodies and we can make a difference in how we look and feel. I do believe in our medical health-care professionals but I feel there is increasing room for Naturopathy in our health-care. Dr. Page tells of her own journey with health-care and gives us the information to help ourselves without having to go through the trials she had to endure. I look forward to trying more of the recipes and supplements she mentions. ( )