Honest About Nutrition

Chicago nutritionist Bonnie Minsky says there are 10 basic steps to building health and slowing the aging process and brutal honesty is what we need regarding nutrition.

Minsky, founder of Nutritional Concepts Inc., says in her book "Nutrition in a Nutshell: Let's Get Personal," that 72 percent of American adults don't get enough magnesium -- vital to reducing stress -- in their diets -- and worse, don't know how to add it.

Her Web site offers top picks of high-quality dietary supplements from companies chosen because of their strong ethical standards. Her book also is available on the Web site and is the result of 15 years of private practice.

Minsky is a co-author of a 1990 bill in Illinois that that allowed nutritionists to be licensed.