Betty Kamen’s 1001 Health Secrets: What the latest Research Reveals About Living Longer, Living Healthier, Living Better – “The Skeptic’s Guide to Alternative Health Care” ( By Betty Kamen, Nutrition Encounter, 599 pages, soft-cover, $23.95) For more than 50 years, Betty Kamen’s specialty has been her ability to extract the most promising developments from the huge body of published medical and nutritional research. She presents these findings in a common-sense format that helps resolve many of the controversies in alternative health care with hard data from published scientific reports. Use this book to sort out the conflicting claims and counter-claims found in the complicated world of alternative health and nutrition. Some of the questions answered include: What can I do now to prevent Alzheimer’s disease?, Does right light help relieve depression?, and Which nutritional supplements improve mental function?

Now you can play a more active and informed role in the course of your own health care.

Dr. Kamen offers more than 1000 categorized and scientifically referenced tips that can keep everyone informed and healthy. It is well organized and easy to read – a convenient guide.