Prescription for Dietary Therapeutic, Sixth Version: A Sensible A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Treatments Utilizing Nutritional vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, & Meals Dietary supplements

Health
Informative information on well being.

Wealth of Knowledge
This book is massive. There is so much information in here and great for cross referencing with other books of the holistic nature. It is laid out very well and covers a wide range of ailments. I was able to purchase the book while it was on sale and was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the information covered.

Tiny printing
I have a much earlier edition of this book and the printing was a bit larger and darker. This new edition is very difficult for me to read as the print is very light and tiny–very disappointing since my vision is poor even with glasses. I’m not sure if I will keep it since I probably will not use it as much as I had hoped.

Publishers have BROKEN THE TRUST
My advice: stick with the 4th edition. The 5th edition might be okay. But the 6th edition is not worth the space on your bookshelf.
The subtitle of this book is “A practical A-to-Z reference to DRUG-FREE remedies using vitamins, minerals, herbs, and food supplements.”
WHY is there such extensive reference to drugs and vaccines??
P. 149 Sounds like the pharmaceutical companies have paid to put their content in for both Accutane and Levulan.
P. 275 Promotes, at length, a very controverial vaccine for women who are pregnant or breast feeding
P. 198 Includes reference to Carbamazepine, an antiseizure med, for its off shelf use to treat aggression in Alzheimer’s patients.
P. 560 Outdated/incomplete information about hysterectomies.
P. 466 Cites the 3 FDA-approved drugs for fibromyalgia
P. 843 Sounds like an ad for Gardasil.
P. 849 Presents a correlation between low levels of Vitamin D and higher occurrences of Covid-19. It is a very convoluted way of stating the simple and obvious: vitamin D is known (and/or believed) to boost the immune system.
P. 850 Removed content (as compared to the 4th edition) referencing mercury fillings and the impact on a weakened immune system.
P. 429 Cites EPA recommendations for social distancing and cloth face coverings for reducing the risk of you know what. These recommendations are outdated even as they were added to the book. Health officials have change positions from their original recommendations as studies have shown that social distancing measures and cloth face coverings did nothing to slow the spread.
Further, it states ” ‘The authors’ state that it is likely that deficient vitamin D status was associated with increased covid-19 risk.” —- this verbiage BEGS the question ‘who–but the authors–are putting in the other information??’
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, has been held in high regard for decades, specifically because of her earlier editions of this book. There is still a wealth of information in this book.
HOWEVER, either the publisher (Penguin Random House) or the copyright holders (P.A.B. Revocable Trust, Trustee) have someone bending their ear and otherwise unduly influencing what made it into the final draft of this edition.
I have always considered this reference book the PDR equivalent for natural remedies. I have consulted my 4th edition copy for the last 17 years. It has been an invaluable resource. I eagerly awaited the release of the 6th edition of this works for more than a year.
I am sorely disappointed that several conditions have not been updated to keep pace with evolving findings. There are also conditions, like PCOS, that still have not been covered in this latest edition.
Lastly, I concur with others who reviewed to comment on the print quality of the text and pages. Also, previous editions have been published in spiral-bound format. As a heavily used reference book, spiral-bound is a wonderful option. However, the publishers need to return to better paper stock in order for a spiral bound print to last.
My advice: stick with the 4th edition. The 5th edition might be okay. But the 6th edition is not worth the space on your bookshelf.

I do not understand WHY someone would rate this with 1 star when it only came out TODAY.. When I tried to add my comment, it would not allow it because the book was not released yet. My copy just arrived and OMG, the information is phenomenal! This is a must have in everyone’s house. If you ever wanted to know what vitamin/mineral etc. helps with which ailments-this is the Manual! The clinical references and suggested reading alone is priceless. Please do not pay attention to the 1 star rating.. think it was posted here in error. Buy this, you won’t be disappointed, you may be over-whelmed, but definitely not disappointed!!!

5☆