| Foreword | xiii |
| Preface | xvii |
| 1 | The Vital Link: Nutrition and Your Child's Immune System | 1 |
| How You Can Enhance the Development of Your Child's Immune System | 3 |
| Essential Fatty Acids: The Special Nutrients Your Child's Immune System Needs | 5 |
| How the Immune System Can Malfunction to Create Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases | 14 |
| The Signs of Efa Ineficiency | 16 |
| How to Make Sure Your Child Gets Enough Efas | 17 |
| 2 | Pregnancy: Optimally Nourished Mothers Produce Stronger Babies | 22 |
| What's Good to Eat and Drink During Pregnancy--And What to Avoid | 25 |
| Your Pregnancy Diet | 26 |
| About Smoking | 34 |
| Can You Take Drugs During Pregnancy? | 35 |
| The Question of Nutritional Supplements | 35 |
| How Food and Supplements Can Overcome Morning Sickness | 46 |
| How Much Should You Exercise During Pregnancy? | 47 |
| Learn to Relax so Your Body Can do its Job | 48 |
| The Last Word: Sleep | 50 |
| 3 | From Birth to Six Months--Creating High Health: Should You Breast-Feed? | 51 |
| What Breast Milk Can do for Your Baby | 52 |
| What Breast-Feeding Can do for You | 58 |
| What Supplements Should You Take While Breast-Feeding? | 59 |
| What Not to Take While Breast-Feeding | 60 |
| How to Manage the Working Mother's Options | 62 |
| 4 | Six Months to a Year: Building Up Young Bodies When Starting Solid Food | 72 |
| How to Introduce Your Baby to Solid Foods | 74 |
| Does He Need Supplements? | 80 |
| How to Start His Teeth off Right | 81 |
| The "Invisible" Nutrient | 81 |
| How to Cope With Health Problems During Your Baby's First Year | 82 |
| 5 | Ages One to Five: The Supernourished Toddler | 94 |
| Keeping Up with the Efas | 96 |
| A Rundown on Antioxidants | 98 |
| The Mighty Minerals | 100 |
| Vitamin A | 106 |
| Seven Common Questions About Feeding Toddlers | 108 |
| A Toddler Meal Plan | 113 |
| 6 | Nutritional First Aid to Fight Toddler Illnesses | 121 |
| Signs of a Simple Nutritional Deficiency | 122 |
| Stomachaches | 123 |
| Infections | 123 |
| Allergies | 130 |
| Behavioral Problems | 133 |
| 7 | Ages Five to Twelve: Feeding Your School-Age Child for Extra Immunity | 142 |
| What to Feed Your School-Age Child | 144 |
| Fighting the Junk-Food Junkies | 164 |
| How to Use Nutrition to Cope with the Special Problems of School-Age Children | 167 |
| 8 | Ages Thirteen to Seventeen: Keeping Your Teenager in Top Health | 182 |
| The Special Nutritional Needs of Adolescents | 183 |
| The Truth About Calcium and Strong Bones | 184 |
| A Meal Plan for Adolescents | 187 |
| How to Cope With Your Teenager's Health Problems | 193 |
| 9 | How Power-Packed Nutrition Creates Immunity for Life | 221 |
| Diseases of Inflammation and Autoimmunity | 223 |
| Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, and Diabetes | 224 |
| Cancer | 228 |
| 10 | Recipes--Including Snacks, Desserts, and Spreads: Your Greatest Challenge | 231 |
| Basic Information | 231 |
| Breakfast: Start the Day Healthy | 239 |
| Supernutritious Main Courses | 246 |
| Power Pasta | 254 |
| Child-Pleasing Salads | 257 |
| Superior Soups | 258 |
| Tasty Spreads, Dressings, Sauces, and Dips | 260 |
| Nutrient-Dense Snacks and Desserts | 266 |
| Good-For-You Frostings and Toppings | 284 |
| References | 289 |
| Index | 301 |
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