An optimal supply of vitamins, minerals, and trace elements can evoke a positive change in the biochemical and metabolic processes that take place in the body. The application of this knowledge has led to the development of an effective new approach to preventing and treating a variety of diseases. The selective use of micronutrients is a simple and practical method of nutritional therapy with clinically recognized effectiveness. Michael Zimmermann, M.D., lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, provides in this indispensable pocket reference all the practically relevant facts of micronutrient therapy in a compact and user-friendly form. Features: Convenient overview of the individual micronutrient groups Helpful organization according to age group 65 clinical diagnoses with therapeutic recommendations