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Dr. Ballard's Books
Books by Tom Ballard, RN, ND
Non-fiction:
Nutrition-1-2-3: Three proven diet wisdoms for losing weight, gaining energy, and reversing chronic disease
Healthy nutrition doesn’t have to be as difficult as it’s often presented. The historic record and modern nutritional research agree on three diet Wisdoms: 1. Regularity. 2. Variety. 3. Wholeness. This book shares the science behind the Three Wisdoms and shows how to apply them to shopping, cooking, and eating out. Great for those who seek help with basic nutrition and the application of diet to chronic disease. It is as easy as 1-2-3 if you “Regularly eat a variety of whole foods.” 442 pgs, 6”x9”, soft cover.
(see review below)
Amazon.com: $20
Direct from author: $10 (+SH)
Pure Weight Loss: Scientific detoxification and rejuvenation for life-long weight control 
Popular weight loss diets have a 95% failure rate. The future of health and weight control is in increasing metabolism through cell rejuvenation and the removal of environmental toxins. This guide is used by Pure Wellness Centers for their weight loss program .
$12.00
Fiction:
The Last Quack (Novel)
Kate Turner, naturopathic physician, discovers that tripping over a dead body may be hazardous to her health, especially when the dead woman was researching the same medicinal mushroom.
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The President is Down (Novel)
The most powerful man in the world crashes in Central America where a beautiful peasant rescues him from rebels, soldiers, and himself.
Amazon.com: $14.00
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Eco-Agent Man: the case of the vanishing moth (Film Script) 
Nick Chronos, undercover Ecology-Agent with a bag of quirky low-tech tricks, battles a ruthless developer to save an endangered species – the Spotted Porch Light Moth.
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Get to Know your Duck (Play)
The Bland family’s complacent existence is scrambled when the twins bring home a two-headed duck that keeps growing… and growing. Family values meet environmental pollution, with feathers.
Amazon.com: $12
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Book Review
Three Proven Diet Wisdoms for Losing Weight, Gaining Energy, and Reversing Chronic Disease
by Tom Ballard, RN, ND
Healthy nutrition doesn't have to be difficult or complicated. Nutrition-1-2-3 by Tom Ballard, RN, ND, shares the science and a historical perspective on what he refers to as "The Three Wisdoms" of healthy eating.
The book is geared toward patients, is presented in an easy-to-read format free ofhype and diet fads, and includes many excerpts from Ballard's own patients while ontheir journey to healthier eating.
Nutrition-1-2-3 is divided into nine sections beginning with an introduction or"Appetizer" section focusing on the history of nutrition and the value of the "ancestraldiet."
Ballard also presents the pitfalls and dangers of our modern diet and toxicenvironment, including the use of pesticides, fertilizers, processing, and additives in our food supply. This section is followed by some basic nutritional information on the roleof carbohydrates, fat, protein, micro nutrients, and water in maintaining a healthy body.
The "Main Course" section of the book outlines The Three Wisdoms:
· Regularity- timing of meals
· Variety - variation in the type of foods
consumed
· Wholeness - choosing fresh, organic, minimally
processed foods
This section and the one following also show how to bring all three wisdoms togetherand how to apply them to shopping, cooking, and restaurant eating on a day-to-daybasis.
The book also addresses the role of food choices and lifestyle in many common disease states and conditions, such
as aging, weight issues, immune dysfunction, cancer, heart disease, asthma and allergy,diabetes, and poor digestion. He presents information on how to "turn to the plate and not the prescription pad," using nutrition and not medications to deal with health issues.
The final sections includes "Aperitifs" on nutritional supplement use, finding the right doctor, and tips on staying focused, as well as "Little Nibbles" of information and charts on body mass index, waist-to-hip ratios, food protein content, and reading food labels.
This book is a great guide for anyone tired of fad diets and misinformation from the food industry, and for those who seek help with basic nutrition and the application of diet to chronic disease. It is an easy guide for people who want to make food an ally in their quest for a healthier lifestyle.
By Julie S. Huenka, MT (AS(P)
Volume 15, Number 3: Alternative Medicine Review, p294