Did you know that fish oil and collard greens block breast cancer? Brazil nuts can improve your mood? That contrary to popular belief, sugar actually mellows out most people? Carper's collection of culinary medicine is astounding. Based on research culled from prestigious scientific institutes around the world, Carper reports on what you ought and oughtn't to eat for ailments ranging from heart disease to cancer, strokes to depression and anxiety. It's pleasant to think of health as taking place in your kitchen instead of the doctor's office or hospital.

Food -- Your Miracle Medicine is the breakthrough book on food and health for the nineties. This comprehensive guide, based on more than 10,000 scientific studies, reveals how you can use the extraordinary powers of food to prevent and alleviate such common maladies as headaches and hay fever, as well as to ward off major killers, including heart disease and cancer. Jean Carper, the bestselling author of The Food Pharmacy, has now translated the amazing new discoveries about the medical powers of food into practical advice and information that you can use every day to conquer disease, increase your mental energy, and live longer.

• A carrot a day could slash your risk of stroke by 70 percent.

• Ginger can stop migraine headaches and nausea.

• Half an avocado a day can dramatically improve your blood cholesterol.

• Brazil nut may improve your mood.

• Brazil nuts may improve your mood.

• Tea helps prevent stroke, heart disease, and cancer.

• A food allergy may be the cause of your fatigue.

Jean Carper is one of the best writers on health subjects I have ever read. She is so clear for a layman to understand the complexities of our bodies and she makes it look so simple. She is gifted. I now have seven of her books on health. She so skilfully spans the gap between science and everyday living.

This book was recommended to me by a friend who had relied upon it when she was living in Africa with her young child, and therefore was more self-reliant than many living in the United States when it came to health care and wellness. I've scanned the book and I think it will be equally useful for me. It is well-organized, which makes it easy to use as a source of information on an occasional basis. I recommend it to those who are interested in identifying foods that address specific health problems, instead of relying exclusively on pills and prescriptions.

I read this book and thought it was so good I bought a copy for my business partner. The print was so small it was virtually illegible for our middle age eyes.

This book is so fantastic, it really teaches you how food can be your medicine, its very easy to read. I like this book much better than the YOU books.

Jean Carper in her book, "Food: Your Miracle Medicine" is a must read for anyone for anyone interested in curing themself by natural means. By the addition of certain foods and diet changes, I have been able to ease migraine headaches, lower cholestol, eliminate heartburn, and improve digestion. 3 cheers for Jean Carper!