Briefly Noted: Healthier food for Busy People

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, July, 2004 by Beatrice Trum Hunter

Briefly Noted: Healthier Food for Busy People.

by Jane Hersey

Pear Tree Press, Box 30146, Alexandra, Virginia 22310 USA Oversized paperback, 37 pages, 2003, $5 plus $1 postage, wholesale 50% discount

This compressed book offers 20 rules to help the consumer navigate food shopping in the supermarket and avoid the pitfalls. This is a primer to introduce a novice to the importance of reading and understanding labels, avoiding highly processed foods, and choosing basics that are tolerated.

Jane Hersey is the national director of the Feingold Association of the US and author of Why Can't My Child Behave? Behavior, Learning and Health, the Dietary Connection, compiled by staff, medical advisors, and volunteers of the Feingold Association of the US (FAUS, 127 E. Main St., Riverhead, New York 11901 USA, www.feingold.org).

This compressed primer describes the Feingold Program that addresses ADD/ADHD and related behavior problems. The program emphasizes good nutrition and avoidance of certain food additives and environmental chemicals that may trigger behavioral problems.