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"The bones of the body renew themselves every seven years. With the wholesome wisdom of this book, you can help your bones provide a firm scaffold for your body."
—Mehmet Oz, MD - co-author of YOU: The Owner's Manual and YOU: Staying Young.

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Now with all the complaints about the rising costs of health care, the one element no one seems to be looking at is the input of the patient. First of all, the consumer, or “patient,” should be told up front what will be done and how much it will cost, regardless of who pays. more

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Systems Theory: An Overview
Systems thinking could be conceived as the opposite of reductionism. In systems thinking the whole is the object of inquiry, not the parts. In her excellent book on the subject, General Systems Theory beginning with Wholes, Barbara Gail Hanson points out, "When we begin to see in terms of wholes rather than parts, patterns appear that a classic model of simple linear cause and effect cannot capture." ¹

Setting Up the Immune System: Perinatal Influences
The major factors influencing the development of the immune system in the perinatal period include: the parents’ health; the health, diet, drug and alcohol use of the mother during pregnancy; the type of infant feeding at breast or bottle; the child’s diet; and the use of antibiotics and vaccines. This paper presents a brief overview of the role of each of these influences, with some suggestions for maximizing immune system health.

Food and Healing.com
the website of Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D.
Author of The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones - a holistic approach,
Food and Healing, The Natural Gourmet and The Book of Whole Meals
A Lecturer and Consultant
Founder and CEO, The Natural Gourmet Institute
for Health and Culinary Arts