Clinical Guide to Nutrition and Dietary Supplements in Disease Management

This is a text which provides a contemporary approach to the use of lifestyle, herbal and nutritional interventions in health care. While conventional health care has long classified many nutritional and herbal remedies as folklore, there is increasing scientific evidence to support a number of 'old wives tales'.

This book demonstrates the biological plausibility of using supplements in clinical care and supports the scientific validity of such interventions by referring to clinical trials. It provides the health professional with therapeutic protocols that can be used to manage or support other treatment regimes in promoting health, preventing and treating disease.

The book is divided in to 3 parts. Part 1 considers the principles of nutritional intervention. Part 2 list prevalent diseases and provides a therapeutic protocol for their management. Part 3 lists nutrients (and some frequently used herbs) and seeks to catalogue the indications, doses, interactions and side effects that require consideration when providing safe and effective clinical care.




Reviews

""This is an excellent and practical book for the clinician. I founf this Clinical Guide easy to use, highly relevant to clinical practice and exciting to read."" Mel Sydney-Smith, Complementary Medicine, February 2004
year's edition does not disappoint and can readily be recommended for providing an overview of the past year's developments. All opthalmologists, both generalists and sub-specialists, can benefit from reading this book; it will help bring them up to date with developments they might not be aware of outside their own main area of interest. This is something worth doing once year. At a minimum, reading the summary overviews is well worth the effort."" Gary Leber





Features

The text will provide readers with:

A grasp of how natural measures can be incorporated into scientifically acceptable clinical practice
An understanding of the biological plausibility underlying the use of certain natural interventions in disease
An appreciation of the level of scientific validation supporting various natural interventions
Enhanced understanding of guidelines for the safe use of nutrients
Therapeutic protocols using lifestyle, nutritional and herbal intervention for the prevention and management of various conditions.
Increased awareness of natural options that deserve trialing in particular clinical situations




Contents
Part 1: The Principles of Nutritional Medicine 1. The Science of Nutritional Medicine 2. The Art of Nutritional Medicine: Patient-Centered Care 3. Self-Regulation: Pathophysiological Mechanisms Influencing Health and Disease 4. Towards Nutritional Health: Choosing Food or Supplements 5. Supplements: Principles and Practice 6. Assessment of Nutritional Status 7. Laboratory Diagnosis and Nutritional Medicine Part 2: Disease Management 8. Acne 9. Allergic Rhinitis 10. Alzheimer’s Disease 11. Anxiety 12. Asthma 13. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy 14. Breast Disease 15. Candidiasis 16. Cataract 17. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 18. Cervical Cancer 19. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 20. Colon Cancer 21. Coryza 22. Depression 23. Diabetes Mellitus 24. Eczema/Atopic Dermatitis 25. Fibromyalgia 26. Food Intolerance 27. Gout 28. Herpes Infection 29. Hypertension 30. Irritable Bowel Syndrome 31. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 32. Insomnia 33. Ischemic Heart Disease 34. Menopause 35. Migraine 36. Osteoarthritis 37. Osteoporosis 38. Peptic Ulcer Syndrome 39. Peripheral Arterial Disease 40. Premenstrual Syndrome 41. Prostate Cancer 42. Psoriasis 43. Rheumatoid Arthritis 44. Stones—Cholelithiasis and Urolithiasis 45. Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections 46. Venous Disorders Part 3: Dietary Supplements 47. Astragalus Membranaceus 48. Bilberry Fruit (Vaccinium Myrtillus) 49. Biotin 50. Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa) 51. Boron 52. Bromelain (Ananas Comosus) 53. Calcium 54. Carotenoids 55. Chamomile (Matricaria Recutita) 56. Chaste Tree (Vitex Angus-Castus L) 57. Choline 58. Chromium (Cr) 59. Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone) 60. Copper (Cu) 61. Echinacea 62. Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) 63. Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium) 64. Fish Oils 65. Flavonoids 66. Fluoride 67. Folate 68. Garlic (Allium Sativum) 69. Ginger (Zingiberis Officinale) 70. Ginkgo Biloba 71. Ginseng (Eleutherococcus Senticosus & Panax Ginseng) 72. Golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis) 73. Green-lipped Mussel (Perna Canaliculata) 74. Hawthorn (Crataegus Laevigata) 75. Iodine (I) 76. Iron 77. Kava Kava (Piper Methysticum) 78. Licorice (Liquiritia Officinalis) 79. Magnesium (Mg) 80. Manganese (Mn) 81. Meadowsweet (Filipendula Ulmaria L) 82. Mistletoe (Viscum Album) 83. Pau D’ Arco (Tabebuia spp.) 84. Peppermint (Mentha X Piperita L) 85. Phytochemicals (Phytonutrients) 86. Phytoestrogens 87. Phytosterols 88. Potassium (K) 89. Quercetin 90. Saw Palmetto (Serenoa Repens) 91. Selenium (Se) 92. Sodium (Na) 93. Soy Products 94. St. John’s Wort (Hypericum Perforatum) 95. Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) 96. Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) 97. Valerian (Valeriana Officinalis) 98. Vitamin A 99. Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 100. Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 101. Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 102. Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) 103. Vitamin B6 104. Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) 105. Vitamin C (Ascorbate) 106. Vitamin D 107. Vitamin E 108. Vitamin K 109. Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana L) 110. Zinc (Zn) Appendices Appendix A Definitions and Sources of Dose Information Appendix B Abbreviations