Dr. Jonah David Stevenson's Book on
Preventive Nutrition
Nutrition that helps to:
- Prevent or Reduce Risk Factors for Certain Diseases and
Cancers
- Slow Down Aging and Increase Life Expectancy
- Forestall Few Sexual Dysfunctions
- Curtail Few Socio-economic Problems
Jonah David Stevenson, Ph.D.
ISBN 976-8171-70-7
Cover Photograph Credit
Jonah Stevenson
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Foreword
Dr. Jonah Stevenson hails from an educated and religious
family in India. He has done extensive research in the field
of Public Health Nutrition. He lectured to the students at the
Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degree level in the field of
health and nutrition. He has written and published articles on
health and nutrition. He possesses excellent knowledge in the
same field.
This book covers nutritional preventive aspects of certain
diseases and cancers of the various systems in the body,
slowing down of aging, few sexual dysfunctions and few
socio-economic problems.
This book will enlighten anyone who reads, digests and
follows the advice and suggestions regarding preventive
nutrition. You will have no regrets for purchasing this
publication because it will bless you to lead a healthy life.
I highly recommend this book to everyone for the prosperity of
his or her health.
Dr. M.J.Rao, M.D
Physician
Andrews Memorial Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica
Preface
Most of us very well know that we have to always stay in good
health. But how do we achieve it? There are many factors that
interplay to maintain good and positive health. Good nutrition
is one of those factors.
We know the adage, "Prevention is better than
cure." This is true in every discipline. Thus, we have
put to practice the nutritional knowledge that helps to
prevent various diseases. We should know what nutrients, if
taken too much or too little can support to cause diseases and
cancers, and what nutrients help to prevent or reduce risk
factors for them.
One should know what type of nutrition could significantly
slow down the aging process and increase life expectancy.
Brain and sex hormones play a major role in sexual functions.
However, other factors, physical, psychological and social,
can cause sexual dysfunctions. Nutritional situations can be
a sexual turn off or turn on. Some food items when ingested
can support to cause socio- economic problems and others may
help to curtail few problems. Thus, the author of
this book throws light on nutrition that helps prevent various
diseases and cancers, slows down the aging process and that
can contribute to prevent certain sexual dysfunctions. It can
aid to prevent certain social problems. This book does not
support any nutritional fallacies.
This book is useful for everyone who wants to stay healthy,
younger in physical and mental health, who wants to have a
happy sex life and have less socio- economic
problems.
The author had earned Ph.D. in Anthropology with
specialization in Public Health Nutrition.
Jonah Stevenson
Contents in Detail
Part 1
Nutrition and Prevention of Diseases and Cancers
Chapter 1
Nutrition and Various Nutrients
Chapter 2
Nutritional Fallacies and Frauds
Chapter 3
Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases
Chapter 4
Prevention of Diseases
Disease Prevention
Eradication or avoidance of causes
Modification of risk factors
Blocking the routes of transmission
Role of immunity and immunization
Role of nutrition
Assessment
Nutritional status assessment
Levels of Prevention
- a. Primary prevention
- b. Secondary prevention
- c. Tertiary prevention
Significance of Health and Nutritional Education
Chapter 5
The Role of Nutrition in Prevention or Reduction of Risk
Factors for Diseases and Cancers of various Systems of
Human Body
A. Symptoms\Diseases of the Digestive System
1. Caries 2. Constipation 3. Cirrhosis
(alcoholic) 4. Diarrhea 5. Diverticulosis and
Diverticulitis 6.Dyspepsia 7. Eructation 8.
Flatulence 9. Fluorosis 10. Gallstones 11. Gingivitis
12. Hemorrhoids 13. Hiatus Hernia 14. Irritable Bowel
Syndrome 15. Pancreatitis 16. Peptic Ulcers 17. Scurvy 18.
Vomiting 19. Water borne and Food borne Diseases
- a. Bacterial Diseases-Cholera, Typhoid
- b. Leptospiral Disease- Weil's Disease
- c. Protozoal Diseases-Amoebiasis, Giardiasis
- d. Viral Diseases-Hepatitis A, Poliomyelitis
- e. Helminthic Infestations- Hookworm, Roundworm and
Tapeworm
B. Symptoms\Diseases of Cardiovascular System
- 1. Anemias a. B12 deficiency anemia b. Folic
Acid deficiency anemia c. Iron deficiency anemia d.
Pernicious anemia
- 2. Angina Pectoris 3. Atherosclerosis 4. Fatigue 5.
Hemorrhage 6. Hypertension 7. Myocardial Infarction
C. Symptoms\Diseases of the Endocrine System
1. Diabetes Mellitus 2. Hypothyroidism 3. Menstrual
Problems a. Amenorrhea b. Oligomenorrhea c. Premature
Menopause
D. Symptoms\Diseases of the Urinary System
1. Nephrotic Syndrome
2. Chronic Renal Failure 3. Urinary calculi
E. Nervous and Mental Symptoms\Diseases
- 1. Anorexia Bulima 2. Anorexia Nervosa 3. Dementia 4.
Headache and Migraine 5. Hypersomnia 6. Insomnia 7.
Neurolathyrism 8. Psychogenic Vomiting 9. Stress 10.
Stroke or Hemiplegia 11. Unconsciousness and coma
F. Symptoms\ Diseases of Skeleto-Muscular System
- 1. Gout 2. Osteoporosis 3. Rickets