Vitamin a and Beta-Carotene Are Miracle Workers [Hardcover]

As Frank Murray discusses in Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene Are Miracle Workers, the two inexpensive vitaming can jump-start the immune system, thereby protecting us against HIV/AIDS, measles, malaria, cancer, diarrhea, blindness, and other life-threatening illnesses., , Like Vitamins D, E and K, Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is stored in the liveer, where it becomes a valuable resereve against deficiencies. Few reports in the literature show that it is harmful. Beta-Carotene is pro-vitamin A and is harmless., , Pregnant women should have their vitamin A intake, from foods and supplements, monitored by their doctor so as not to harm the fetus, whose liver is quite small. Children should also have their vitamin A intake evaluated. However, doctors can save children with measles with 100,000 to 200,000 IU of the vitamin inn two days., , As Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D., points out in the Foreword, gthe teachings of this book can save the lives of millions worldwide.h About The Author:- Frank Murray is a former editor of Better Nutrition, Great Life, and Let's Live (England) magazines, and is the author or coauthor of 52 books on health and nutrition. They include 100 Super Supplements for a Longer Life (available from McGraw-Hill in English and Chinese); and You Must Eat Meat, with Max Ernest Jutte, M.D., published by Hutton Electronic Publishing, Westport, Connceticut. His books with Basic Health Publications, Laguna Beach, California, are Sunshine and Vitamin D; Natural Supplements for Diabetes; How to Prevent Prostate Problems; Health Benefits Derived from Sweet Orange; Ampalaya: Nature's Remedy for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes; and Magic Neeldes with Jun Xu, M.D., La C. In 2006, he was awarded the National Nutritional Foods Association's President's Award in Las Vega, Nevada. Mr. Murray, who lives in New York, is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Contents:- Table of Contents, Foreword, Introduction, The Importance of Vitamin A, What is Beta-Carotene?, HIV/AIDS, Measles, Cancer, Women's Health, Children's Health, Vitamin A and the Elderly, Eye Problems, Cystic Fibrosis, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Immunity, Lung Diseases, Skin Diseases, Ulcers and Wound Healing, Crohn's Diseases, Diabetes, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Asthma, How Safe Are Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene?, Are Vaccinations Necessary?, Index The Title 'Vitamin a and Beta-Carotene Are Miracle Workers written/authored/edited by Frank Murray', published in the year 2012. The ISBN 9788121211383 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 336 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is HEALTH / HOME SCIENCE. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-