Author : Jack Challem
Publisher : Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781591201342
Covering a wide range of popular alternative medicine and health issues, User's Guides are written by leading experts and science writers and are designed to answer the consumer's basic questions about disease, conventional and alternative therapies, and individual dietary supplements.
Author : Roberta Duyff
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0544520599
The newest edition of the most trusted nutrition bible. Since its first, highly successful edition in 1996, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide has continually served as the gold-standard resource for advice on healthy eating and active living at every age and stage of life. At once accessible and authoritative, the guide effectively balances a practical focus with the latest scientific information, serving the needs of consumers and health professionals alike. Opting for flexibility over rigid dos and don’ts, it allows readers to personalize their own paths to healthier living through simple strategies. This newly updated Fifth Edition addresses the most current dietary guidelines, consumer concerns, public health needs, and marketplace and lifestyle trends in sections covering Choices for Wellness; Food from Farm to Fork; Know Your Nutrients; Food for Every Age and Stage of Life; and Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Health Issues.
Author : Shawn M Talbott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1136805702
Written by one of the foremost experts on sports nutrition and performance, A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements takes a critical look at the dietary supplement industry. With an estimated 60 percent of adult Americans using dietary supplements every day, the need for a thorough examination of the hundreds of products on the market is long overdue. This comprehensive guide (Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine) presents straightforward analysis from a consumer's perspective, giving you the facts on more than 140 supplements and information on which supplements work (and which don't!) for a wide range of health conditions—from preventing cancer and heart disease to fighting diabetes and depression. United States Department of Agriculture surveys show that more than 70 percent of Americans fail to achieve daily recommended levels for many vitamins and minerals. With today's emphasis on fitness, millions are investing their money and health in quick-fix solutions-supplements promoted as cure-alls to right nutritional wrongs, lower the likelihood of disease, and work dietary miracles. A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements presents a more realistic view of supplements as neither miracle cure nor nutritional sham, but as consumer products to be accepted or rejected based on scientific fact, not fitness fantasy. A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements looks at the pros and cons of dietary supplements in the areas of: weight loss bones and joints energy, brain, and mood heart, eye, and gastrointestinal health male and female health cancer, diabetes, and the immune system sports and ergogenic aids In addition, the book presents an overview of the dietary supplement industry and the regulations that govern it and looks at the process for developing new products. Designed to cut through the confusion surrounding dietary supplements, A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplemens is an invaluable resource for students, educators and professionals who deal with nutrition, exercise, physical education, nursing, and anyone else interested in health and fitness.
Author : Vicki Kotsirilos
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 973 pages
File Size : 41,45 MB
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0729579085
The must-have integrative and complementary medicine reference from experts in the field This exhaustive textbook is ideal for anyone with an interest in integrative and complementary medicine in Australia; including General Practitioners, medical students, integrative clinicians and health practitioners. A Guide to Evidence-based Integrative and Complementary Medicine presents non-pharmacologic treatments for common medical practice complaints – all supported by current scientific evidence. These include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), asthma, insomnia, anxiety, depression and many more. This practical health resource profiles myriad approaches in integrative and complementary medicine, such as mind-body medicine, stress management techniques, dietary guidelines, exercise and sleep advice, acupuncture, nutritional medicine, herbal medicine, and advice for managing lifestyle and behavioural factors. It also looks at complementary medicines that may impact the treatment of disease. A Guide to Evidence-based Integrative and Complementary Medicine contains only proven therapies from current research, particularly Cochrane reviews, systematic reviews, randomised control trials, published cohort studies and case studies. • easy access to evidence-based clinical data on non-pharmacological treatments – including complementary medicines – for common diseases and conditions • instant advice on disease prevention, health promotion and lifestyle issues• chapter summaries based on scientific evidence using the NHMRC guidelines grading system• printable patient summary sheets at chapter end to facilitate discussion of clinical management• conveniently organised by common medical presentations
Author : RoseMarie Gionta Alfieri
Publisher : Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781591201212
In this Users Guide, fitness professional and nutrition author RoseMarie Gionta Alfieri describes the most important supplements for improving mood, reducing irritability, and preventing depression. Among these supplements are the B-complex vitamins, GABA, and St. Johns wort. These and other nutrients have been shown scientifically to help people deal effectively with stress.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 2000-08-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309069491
This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series of quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) is the newest framework for an expanded approach developed by U.S. and Canadian scientists. This book discusses in detail the role of vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and the carotenoids in human physiology and health. For each nutrient the committee presents what is known about how it functions in the human body, which factors may affect how it works, and how the nutrient may be related to chronic disease. Dietary Reference Intakes provides reference intakes, such as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for use in planning nutritionally adequate diets for different groups based on age and gender, along with a new reference intake, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), designed to assist an individual in knowing how much is "too much" of a nutrient.
Author : Bill Sardi
Publisher : Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 38,47 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781591200444
Cataracts and age-related muscular degeneration are the most common vision-threatening eye diseases. Both interfere with vision and many lead to blindness. Yet many natural supplements such as lutein and zeaxanthin, play normal roles in protecting the eyes. This User's Guide to Eye Health Supplements explains how these and other nutrients can reduce your risk of eye disease.
Author : Prof. Kerryn Phelps
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1743538626
From Australia's most trusted GP, Professor Kerryn Phelps AM, comes a comprehensive, accessible and compassionate guide for cancer patients and their families and carers. A cancer diagnosis is a difficult life event and just the beginning of a long and challenging journey. Professor Phelps has provided care to numerous cancer patients over many years and knows the issues they face. Her philosophy is always to empower patients with the information they need to improve their wellbeing in whatever way possible. In The Cancer Recovery Guide, Professor Phelps provides expert advice on: * what to do when you are first diagnosed * how to get the best from your medical team * what to expect from cancer-specific treatments and how to manage side effects * medically proven complementary therapies to help manage pain, stress, fatigue and reduced immunity * the role of sleep, exercise and nutrition in easing the effects of treatment and facilitating recovery * strategies for both patients and carers to cope with the emotional toll of cancer. Based on the latest research, clinical experience and a deep practical knowledge of the healthcare system, this is an indispensable guide to dealing with our most feared but most common disease.
Author : Robert S. DiPaola
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 15,98 MB
Release : 2001-09-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0805066659
At the heart of the book are A to Z entries for the 100 most commonly used medicinal herbs and nutritional supplements. Each entry details what the herb or supplement is, if and how it works, who shouldn't use it, and how it may interact with other medications. Focusing on consumer safety, Dr. DiPaola offers a checklist of questions anyone should ask before using a medicinal herb. An invaluable reference, A Doctors Guide to Herbs and Supplements is the ideal choice for the busy consumer looking for a concise, user-friendly book about the most commonly used natural remedies and revitalizers.
Author : Victoria Dolby Toews
Publisher : Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781591200055
Explains how these supplements can help you overcome the pain of arthritis.
