Are herbal medicines effective? Are organic foods really better for you? Will the cure to cancer eventually come from a newly discovered plant which dwells in the Amazon basin? Will medicines ever become affordable and available to the neediest? How will we produce enough food to keep up with an ever-increasing world population? Written with these issues in mind, Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine is a response to the current flood of conflicting information regarding the use of plants for both consumption and medicinal purposes. Kathleen Hefferon addresses the myths and popular beliefs surrounding the application of plants in human health, revealing both their truths and inaccuracies, and provides an overview of the technologies scientists are using to further their research.
The book covers herbal medicines, functional and biofortified foods, plants and antibiotics, edible vaccines, and organic versus genetically modified foods, discussing each from a scientific standpoint. It these topics together for the first time, providing a much-needed overview of plants as medicine. Intended for scientists and professionals in related disciplines as well as the interested reader educated in the sciences, this book will confront claims made in the media with science and scientific analysis, providing readers with enough background to allow them to make their own judgments.

Each of us probably knows someone who suffers from one or more so-called "diseases of civilization." These diseases - which include obesity, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, high cholesterol and heart disease - are ailments that seem to disproportionately affect members of Western society compared to those in other parts of the world. Oddly enough, all of the diseases mentioned above are affected in some way by your diet. My research helped me to uncover and successfully apply natural healing techniques to restore my body's natural balance. After years of developing and solidifying my poor diet habits, it took just a few years for me to unlearn my poor nutrition habits and train my body to long for the foods that would help to keep it disease-free. Believe it or not, a significant part of that discovery is centered around the healing qualities of the pomegranate. My goal is to share what I found in this easy-to-read guide so that maybe I can help to keep you from going down the same road I took. And maybe - just maybe - help you to restore your own health. -Jasmin Carerra From childhood, I always enjoyed Pomegranate fruit for its taste and the beautiful color, but never knew all these benefits and healing power she mentioned, a truly eye opening book indeed Carmen Rodriguez