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66 = NEXUS @ REVIEWS THE HIDDEN DRUG: Dietary chocolates, baked goods, baking powder, cates an holistic approach to understanding, Phosphate — Cause of Behaviour soft drinks and So on. Hafer describes the coping with and treating them. Problems, Learning Difficulties and alarming biochemical effects of phosphates But adjusting imbalances with pharmaceu- Juvenile Delinquenc and includes lists of what can be eaten and tical hormonal drugs is not the answer. The by Hertha H fe y what should be avoided, as well as a special _ solution is to address what the body is doing y Frertha Frater . low-phosphate diet plan. to cause these symptoms to emerge. Dr PhosADD, Australia, 2002 (translation of Hertha Hafer's book, The Hidden Drug: Glenville looks at factors such as stress and 6th revised German edition, 1998) Dietary Phosphate, was first published in adrenaline overload, vitamin and mineral ISBN 0-646-40644-2 (168pp tpb) 1978, and this is the 2001 English transla- _ deficiencies, low thyroid function, insuffi- ig! y! Price: A$24 + $5 p&h; NZ$29 + $6 p&h; tion of the considerably updated sixth edi- cient fatty acids, and so on. She gives tried- Euro15 + Euro6 p&h; US$15 + $6 p&h tion. This one reports on scientific studies and-tested advice on dietary and lifestyle Availability: Australia— David J. Hardy, up until the late 1990s, as Hafer's hypotheses _ changes, food supplements and herbal reme- PO Box 217, Unley SA 5061, tel +61 (0)8 have now been verified around the world. dies for specific ailments, and various alter- 8272 7960, fax +61 (0)8 8272 8236, email —_ If you're concerned about children's health _ native treatments. This is readily accessible d.jh@bigpond.com.au in the consumer society, this is a must-read. _ information to help sufferers get rid of their Me of us have heard of the environ- symptoms permanently. One of the most mental problems caused by phosphate NATURAL SOLUTIONS TO PMS important elements of her special PMS diet run-off from cleaning products and agri- by Marilyn Glenville, PhD is balancing the blood sugar level, which chemicals into waterways and seas, but Piatkus Books, UK, 2002 means eliminating anything that causes know little about the health dangers from ISBN 0-7499-221 1-7 (198pp tpb) rapid changes in blood sugar—such as cof- consuming the processed, phosphate-ridden —_ Price: A$32.95; NZ$39.95; £10.99: fee, tea, sugar, alcohol and chocolate. Not foods and drinks that are common in the $24.95 good news for some, but why not take the modern consumer society. Availability: Aust—Hodder Headline, -—-~Plunge for the sake of your total health? According to the investigations and obser- ~~ NZ—David Bateman PIL, tel (09) 415 vations of German research pharmacist 7664; UK—Piatkus, tel 020 7631 0710, \ oe Hertha Hafer, phosphate in food is the cause http://www. piatkus.co.uk; Canada— SCOTS Itions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder General Publishing, tel (416) 445 5967 to | (ADHD), the so-called behavioural disorder t's estimated that premenstrual syndrome A affecting so many children these days and (PMS) affects 70-90% of Western women increasingly being treated with psychotropic each month during their reproductive years, drugs like Ritalin. Hafer's son demonstrated and that 30-40% have physical and psycho- such symptoms, yet, when he was given logical symptoms severe enough to disrupt low-phosphate food, he soon returned to his their lives. Author and nutritional therapist normal, responsive, friendly self. Marilyn Glenville, PhD, reports that there The more processed food you eat, the more —_ are 150 symptoms associated with PMS— phosphate you consume, though some peo- —_ which means that a fragmentary, conven- ple have greater sensitivity to it than do oth- _ tional approach to treating PMS is unlikely ers. Phosphate additives are used by the to be effective. Symptoms, whether they be food industry in emulsifiers, stabilisers and headaches, cramps, weight change, mood thickeners and are found in processed meats, swings, cravings or irritability, vary from cheese spreads, soups, sauces, creams, woman to woman, so Dr Glenville advo- chocolates, baked goods, baking powder, soft drinks and so on. Hafer describes the alarming biochemical effects of phosphates and includes lists of what can be eaten and what should be avoided, as well as a special low-phosphate diet plan. Hertha Hafer's book, The Hidden Drug: Dietary Phosphate, was first published in 1978, and this is the 2001 English transla- tion of the considerably updated sixth edi- tion. This one reports on scientific studies up until the late 1990s, as Hafer's hypotheses have now been verified around the world. If you're concerned about children's health in the consumer society, this is a must-read. cates an holistic approach to understanding, coping with and treating them. But adjusting imbalances with pharmaceu- tical hormonal drugs is not the answer. The solution is to address what the body is doing to cause these symptoms to emerge. Dr Glenville looks at factors such as stress and adrenaline overload, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, low thyroid function, insuffi- cient fatty acids, and so on. She gives tried- and-tested advice on dietary and lifestyle changes, food supplements and herbal reme- dies for specific ailments, and various alter- native treatments. This is readily accessible information to help sufferers get rid of their symptoms permanently. One of the most important elements of her special PMS diet is balancing the blood sugar level, which means eliminating anything that causes rapid changes in blood sugar—such as cof- fee, tea, sugar, alcohol and chocolate. Not good news for some, but why not take the plunge for the sake of your total health? Natural Solutions to PMS x & “TEs : www.nexusmagazine.com AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2002