I recommend that this textbook be a part of the reference material for every doctor of chiropractic, and that it be referred to often. The information, properly used, will be very valuable to every chiropractor who not only wants to be sure the right message is getting through from the brain to the organ, but who wants to be sure the right raw materials are present to act upon the message.

Before beginning to use this textbook as a reference, the physician should first read Part One very carefully. Without this understanding, the expectations of results of following the protocols in “Part Two: Nutritional Treatments for Specific Illnesses” could be unrealistic. Part One rightly points out that for decades, modem medicine has employed a “single cause, single cure” approach to disease that might have been valid in the days when infection and gross nutrient deficiency were common. Considering today’s lifestyles and stresses, other factors, such as neuroendocrine imbalance (stress response and its numerous effects on endocrine function), improper nutrition (micronutrient imbalance), chemical and/or heavy metal toxicity, compromised mucosal barriers, and genetics, should enter into the decision making when determining proper nutritional therapy. The chiropractor can readily see the importance of the neuroendocrine imbalance as it would relate to ALL other factors.

The treatment suggestions listed in Part Two are easy to read and understand. Many conventional practitioners have objected to nutritional treatment because of a lack of valid scientific studies. This is addressed on page 63 under the title “Efficiency Ratings, ” This book is fight-years ahead of what many of us are used to seeing published by various natural product companies that provide a list of diseases or symptoms and list the supplements they sell to treat the diseases or alleviate the symptoms. I was amazed to see how many recommendations are based on efficacy demonstrated by at least one controlled human trial. There seems to be a great deal more information in the scientific literature, and there are many more scientifically accepted trials reported, than the practitioner on the front fines generally knows about.