Part 1: The Vital Keys to Good Health

1 The Alphabet Soup of Nutrition What all those letters mean--and why you need them all.

2 Choosing What's Right for You Read this before you go to the vitamin store!

Part 2: The A to K of Vitamins

3 Vitamin A and Carotenes: Double-Barreled Health Protection Why Bugs Bunny has such great eyesight.

4 Meet the B Family Family togetherness means better health.

5 Thiamin: The Basic B The grandaddy of the B family.

6 B Energetic: Riboflavin Burn off energy with this bouncing B.

7 Niacin: Cholesterol B Gone The B that boots out cholesterol.

8 Pyridoxine: Have a Healthy Heart Keep your heart beating beautifully with this B.

9 Folic Acid: Healthy Babies, Healthy Hearts The breakthrough B that's good for young and old.

10 Cobalamin: The B for Healthy Blood Are you sure you've got enough?

11 Pantothenic Acid: It's Everywhere The B you can't run low on.

12 The Unofficial B Vitamins Biotin, choline, inositol, and PABA: When is a B not a B?

13 Vitamin C: The Champion If there's a miracle vitamin or a cure for the common cold, this is it.

14 Vitamin D: Look on the Sunny Side Life's a beach when it comes to this vitamin.

15 Vitamin E: E for Excellent Tops on the vitamin report card.

16 Vitamin K: The Band-Aid in Your Blood Getting you through life's rough spots.

Part 3: Minerals: The Elements of Good Health

17 Calcium: Drink Your Milk! It's not just for kids--grownups need strong bones, too.

18 Magnesium: Magnificent for Your Heart Also magnificent for migraines, blood pressure, asthma, and more.

19 Zinc: Immune System Booster Think zinc for colds, wound healing, and prostate problems.

20 Electrolytes: Keeping Your Body in Balance The electrifying news about potassium, sodium, and chloride.

21 The Trace Minerals: A Little Goes a Long Way Did you know you need molybdenum?

Part 4: Exploring Other Supplements

22 Amino Acids: The Building Blocks of Life How you make 50,000 proteins from just 22 amino acids.

23 Essential Fatty Acids: When Is Fat Good? When it's fishy or flaxy.

24 Super Antioxidants Win the free radical battle with these power supplements.

25 Flavonoids for Humanoids If it's orange, eat it--then have a cup of tea, some blueberries, and a few garlic cloves.

26 Coenzyme Q(10): Cellular Spark Plug Natural energy for heart patients.

27 Help from Natural Hormones Melatonin, genistein, DHEA--what's this stuff really all about?

28 Fiber: Moving Things Along High fiber means high health.

A Quick Reference Chart of Ailments and Suggested Supplements

B Resources

C Glossary

Index