There's more to nutrition than just knowing what to eat, and so this guide helps you to gauge the best possible intake of nutrients for your unique biochemical makeup. You'll learn to analyze your symptoms, lifestyle, and eating habits in order to formulate a personal ideal diet and vitamin regimen, in order to enjoy alertness, physical fitness, resilience against infectious diseases, and longevity. An alphabetical compendium of health issues—from acne to varicose veins—reveals the foods that can help, and Patrick Holford updates the 1997 edition to include new chapters on stimulants, water, eating right for your blood type, homocysteine, and toxic minerals.