THE BASIC NUTRITION CURRICULUM

by Lawrence Wilson, MD

© June 2012, The Center For Development

Nutrition is basic if you want to be healthy. Here is a set of articles that will help you understand what to eat and why.

Introduction

1. The Force Of Life In 2012 – Your Service Will Be Greatly Rewarded

2. What Is Food Made Of And Why Do We Eat It?

3. You Are What You Eat – A Key To A Healing Lifestyle

The Chemistry of Foods

Building material of the body:

4. Proteins And Amino Acids

Fuel Foods:

4. Starches

5. Sugars

6. Fats And Oils

Vitamins, minerals and foods that supply fiber and many nutrients:

7. The Vitamins

8. The Minerals

9. Vegetables

Other food-related topics

10. Food Refining And Processing

11. Food Toxins and Additives

12. Food Supplements – An Introduction

13. Dietetics Versus Nutritional Balancing Science

14. Vegetarian Diets

15. Raw Food Versus Cooked Food

16. Detoxification Methods and Cleansing Diets

17. Nutrition Through The Life Cycle

18. Water For Drinking And Other Beverages

19. Healthy Eating Habits - How Much To Eat, Where and When To Eat, And How To Eat Healthfully

20. Agriculture, And How Our Food Is Grown

21. Digestion, And How It Works

Extra Topics - Diseases directly related to food:

22. Anorexia And Bulimia

23. Overeating And Obesity

24. Hypoglycemia

25. Constipation And Diarrhea

26. Depression

27. Anxiety

Suggested reading:

· Nutritional Balancing And Hair Mineral Analysis by Lawrence Wilson, MD, 4^th edition, 2010.

· Nutrition Almanac, fifth edition, by Lavon J. Dunne, McGraw Hill, 2002. This book contains some food tables.

· Mental And Elemental Nutrients by Carl Pfeiffer, MD, PhD, Keats Publishing, 1975 (out of print but very good and available used).

· Nutrition And Your Mind by George Watson, PhD, Bantam Books, 1972 (out of print, but available at used book stores).

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