A comprehensive layman's guide to the healing power of foods. Elaborates on nutritional deficiencies, the 28 factors necessary for correcting body ailments, why foods heal and the need for supplements. Includes specialty foods from around the world and diets for geriatrics and hypoglycemics. Reveals interesting historical stories documenting foods as medicine, including the food Columbus used to cure his men suffering from disease on his famous voyage. 431 pages.