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How to use this book. Part 1 The basic principles: what is nutrional healing?; nutritional healing and our food cultur; modern diet and its imbalances; our future is on our plate; diet and evolution; optimum nutrition and super nutrition; personal nutrition status; biochemical individuality; how nutritional imbalances lead to disease. Part 2 Optimum nutrition: what is a well-balanced diet?; the new food pyramid programme; understanding the food groups; vitamins and minerals; antioxidants. Part 3 Assessing your health and diet: where ailments originate; digestion and absorption; food allergy and intolerance; toxin levels; pollution; blood sugar balance; stress; thyroid function; metabolism; weight gain and health. Part 4 Nutritional healing for common ailments: self-help for common ailments; disorders of the heart, circulation, and blood; disorders of the immune system; disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the skeletal system; strengthening the muscular system; disorders of the endocrine system; disorders of the digestive system; disorders of the excretory system; disorders of the male reproductive system; disorders of the sensory system; disorders of the respiratory system; skin, hair, and nail problems. Part 5 Nutrition and female health: disorders of the female reproductive system; preconception nutritional considerations; optimum nutrition during pregnancy; optimum nutrition after the birth; optimum nutrition for babies and children; food allergies and hyperactivity in children; nutritional considerations during adolescence; nutritional considerations during the menopause. Part 6 Appendices and useful information: food combining; the hypoallergenic diet; the detoxification diet; the cyclical diet; recipes for the new pyramid diet; medicine chest.