Food is much more than fuel. The links between nutrition and health, mood and appetite are now well established: when we eat well, we feel good all over; a poor diet saps the constitution, produces low-grade performance, mental lethargy, vague aches and pains. Foods for Mind and Body is a complete guide to positive foods and how to use them. Let it help you tailor a daily diet that will deliver high energy, mental stability and spiritual balance; and learn the specific foods or food combinations that can help with a wide range of ailments. Contents * Food for fuel, thought and soul -- strength, stamina, mobility, efficient nutrition * Food for every stage in your life -- from preconception to old age * Index of foods, each with profile of benefits, recommended daily/weekly intake, what ailments particularly useful for * A -- Z of ailments, foods that can help, foods to avoid * Vitamin and mineral charts; additives index