Psychodietetics - food as the key to emotional health PDF
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A NUTRI BOOK * $195 * ^OfiiMALD/^ OPTIMAL TWO FAMOUS DOCTORS SHOW THAT CHANGING YOUR EATING HABITS CAN: RELIEVE NERVOUSNESS AND IRRITABILITY. REVERSE MEMORY LOSS AND OTHER SYMPTOMS OF AGING. HELP YOU ACHIEVE A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER EMOTIONAL LIFE. PSYCHO- DIETMCS BY DRW. E. CHERASKIN AND DR. M. RINGSDORF, JR. WITH ARLINE BRECHER . IS YOUR DIET DRIVING YOU CRAZY? According to Dr. Cheraskin and Dr. Ringsdorf, dieting on fewerthan 2,100-2,400 calories daily can deprive you ofsome ofthe essential vitamins and minerals absolutelyvital to good mental health. DO YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR TEMPER? Repeated temperflareups may be caused by a calcium decrease in your bloodstream. ARE YOU AN "EVERYDAY ADDICT"? Dr. Cheraskin and Dr. Ringsdorf aren'ttalking aboutmarijuana or heroin.They're talking about the coffee, cigarettes and alcohol thatcould be causing damage to your emotional health. THE ANSWER MAY BE IN YOUR KITCHEN. Find outwhytwo doctorswithyears ofclinical experience and numerous scientific honors for theirwork in nutrition and preventive medicine are convinced that: "It's notwhat's eating you . . It's whatyou're eating!" PSYCHODIETETICS Food As the Key to Emotional Health Bantam Books of Related Interest Askyourbooksellerforthe books you have missed THE FAMILYGUIDETO BETTER FOODAND BETTER HEALTH by Ronald M. Deutsch NUTRITION AGAINST DISEASE by Dr. RogerJ. Williams NUTRITIONANDYOUR MINDby Dr. GeorgeWatson Psychodietetics FOOD AS THE KEY TO EMOTIONAL HEALTH by E. Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D. and W. M. Ringsdorf, D.M.D., M.S. Jr., with Arline Brecher BANTAM BOOKS Toronto/ New York/ London This low-priced Bantam Book has been completely reset in a type face designed for easy reading, and was printed from new plates. It contains the complete text of the original hard-cover edition, NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED. PSYCHOTDOIEETMETOITCTSO:NAFLOOHDEAASLTTHHEKEY A Bantam Book/published by arrangement with Stein and Day Publishers PRINTING HISTORY Stein and Day edition published November 1974 2nd printing_ December 1974 3rd printing January 1975 4th printing May 1975 5th printing _. January 1976 A selection of the Prevention Book Club April 1975 An excerpt appeared in cosmopolitan magazine April 1976 Bantam edition/July 1976 Copyright © 1974 bAyllE.riCghhtesrasreksienr,veWd.. M. Rlngsdorf, Jr., and Arline Brecher. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. For information address: Stein and Day Publishers, Scarborough House, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. 10510 ISBN-O-553-02125-7 Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, Inc. Its trade' mark, consisting of the words "Bantam Books" and the por- trayal of a bantam, is registered in the United States Patent Office and in other countries. Marca Registrada. Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Contents Acknowledgments vii Preface ix 1. From Food to Mood: What Psychodietetics Is All About 1 2. What Causes Emotional Illness: 11 Is Something Eating You? Or Can It Be Something You're Eating? 3. The Dieting Craze: It Can Drive You Crazy! 25 4. Alcoholism Is a "Social" Disease: Fact or Fancy? 43 5. Schizophrenia Is a Mental Disease: Fact or Fancy? 57 6. Hypoglycemia, The Nondisease: Can a Sweet Tooth Lead to a Sour Disposition? 71 7. "Mental" Illness: The Twilight Zone 85 8. Drug-Induced Mental Illness: Psychodietetic Help for the Addicted 99 9. Problem-Solving: The Psychodietetic Approach to Sexual Inadequacy, Hyperactivity, Senility, Allergy 115 vi PSYCHODIETETICS 10. Hidden Nondietary Factors That Influence Emotions 133 11. Are You Goingto Crack Up? 145 12. The Balanced Diet Myth 155 13. The Optimal Diet 163 Appendixes 195 References 207 Index 227 Acknowledgments The Optimal Diet and this book have much in common; major foodstuffs are essential, but equally vital are many contributing factors. The autho—rs are like the most-publicized vitamins, C, E, andA ineffective without the support of dozens of less recognized nutrients. Vitamin B3 (niacin), for instance, is one of the important supplements. In the making of this book Carol Cheraskin played the part of B steadying the authors' nerves; Doris Ringsdorf 3, was the sunshine vitamin D; Harold Brecher offered the leveling influence of zinc, sparking creative im- pulses and subduing erratic ones. Alda McDowell andAndrea Barclay, our secretaries, acted like calcium andphosphorus, providing the mus- cle and bone of the manuscript. The trace minerals be- hind them were Frances Medford and Bradley Hicks, supplying background material. Like the eight essential amino acids, Dr. Alfred Churchill, Dr. Alan Cott, Dr. David Hawkins, Dr. Abram Hoffer, Dr. Marshall Mandell, Dr. Humphry Osmond, Dr. Linus Pauling, and Dr. Carl Pfeiffer proved indispensable, as were their nutritional re- search findings. The essential fatty acids must also be mentioned: Dr. Joseph F. Volker and Dr. Charles A. McCallum are among those at the University of Alabama in Bir- mingham who have created an atmosphere conducive to our undertaking this and other projects. vii PSYCHODIETETICS viil Without vitamin Bi2, people and projects get slug- gish. Senior Editor Renni Browne, with the help ofher co-enzyme Liz Kelly, kept us to our deadline; like Bi2> Renni not only 'upped" our productivity, but also in- teracted so well with all the other ingredients that it was she who made the final product digestible. E. Cheraskin, M.D., D.M.D. W. M. Ringsdorf, D.M.D., M.S. Jr., Arline Brecher
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