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Help Reduce the Side Effects of Antibiotics With Complementary Care
Antibiotics can cure you of bacterial infections like strep throat and certain types of sinusitis, but they can also trigger yeast overgrowth, gastrointestinal troubles, and other health problems. Learn how to support your system while on antibiotics—and get a few tips on boosting your defense against sickness-causing bacteria.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet
The specific carbohydrate diet is a strict grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free diet that was designed for people with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, IBD and IBS.

Candida Diet
Candida diet - Here is a sample list of foods to temporarily avoid while on a candida diet.

Candida Cleanse
A candida cleanse, also known as a candida diet, is a diet that involves temporarily limiting and restricting certain foods. Find out which foods to limit.

Hoodia Gordonii Review
Hoodia diet supplement review, by Cathy Wong, ND. What is hoodia? How does it work? What are the side effects? What are the safety concerns about hoodia diet pills?

The Candida Diet
A candida diet is used by alternative practitioners to address overgrowth of candida albicans yeast. Find out more about this condition and why it's controversial, and get information on what candida diets involve.

Macrobiotic Diet
Macrobiotic diet basics. What is the macrobiotic diet? What is the history, benefits and precautions? What do people eat on the macrobiotic diet?

Raw Food Diet
A raw food diet is based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods. What are the benefits and diet guidelines? What are possible side effects and what do critics say about the raw food diet?

Trimspa Review - Does Trimspa Work?
Trimspa diet pill review. Trimspa basics, side effects, reasons why people avoid Trimspa diet pills, benefits of Trimspa.

Alkaline Acid Diet
The alkaline diet is a diet that emphasize fresh fruit and vegetables. It's based on the diet our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate. Learn the essentials about the alkaline diet.

5 Foods for a Better Mood
If you want to improve your mood, consider eating more of these five foods. Each food is rich in nutrients important for maintaining a good mood.

Migraine and Diet
Although diet isn't considered a standard treatment for migraine, some people find that avoiding certain food triggers can help prevent migraines and reduce symptoms.

5 Steps for Macrobiotic Beginners
Jessica Porter, author of the Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics (Avery, 2004) gives you 5 ways to get started on a macrobiotic diet.

Halé Sofia Schatz's Tips for Daily Nourishment Practice
'If The Buddha Came To Dinner' author Halé Sofia Schatz offers sixtransformational nourishment tips for daily practice.

Book Excerpt -- 'If The Buddha Came to Dinner'
Book excerpt from 'If The Buddha Came To Dinner', by Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman.

The Metabolic Typing Diet
Learn about the Metabolic Typing Diet. Find out about the history of the diet, what foods to eat on the diet, strengths of the diet, reasons why people try this diet, and precautions to take.

Atkins Diabetes Revolution
Atkins Diabetes Revolution was the last major book planned by Dr. Robert C. Atkins prior to his untimely death in 2003. It went on sale nationwide on August 3. With the efforts of colleagues Mary Vernon, M.D. and Jacqueline Eberstein, R.N., the book is intended to focus people on the fact that many people can prevent and control Type 2 diabetes by changing their diet. Read an excerpt from the book Atkins Diabetes Revolution.

The Atkins Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
The latest book in the Atkins series is the [i]Atkins Diabetes Revolution[i], based on the practice of Robert C. Atkins, with Mary C. Vernon and Jacqueline A Eberstein. The book offers a comprehensive program that includes diet, exercise, and nutrient supplementation.

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