UID:
almafu_9958094949802883
Umfang:
1 online resource (622 p.)
ISBN:
9786612711374
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9781282711372
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1282711377
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9780080921242
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0080921248
Inhalt:
The major objective of this book is to review in detail health problems occurring with significant frequency in aging adults which are proposed to be treated or ameliorated using nutriceuticals as foods and dietary supplements as well as other complementary and alternative therapies. Chapters primarily focusing on nutrients have been excluded to maintain a focus on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).Overview of the Book: The book is divided into three general sections as follows: I. Nutriceuticals and Botanicals in Health Promotion; (A) Specific Nutriceuticals Used in Trea
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the Aging Population; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Biography; Chapter 1 Botanical and Marine Oils for Treatment of Arthritis; CLINICAL TRIALS OF GLA THERAPY IN RA PATIENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS OF FISH OIL IN RA PATIENTS; LIPIDS AND LUPUS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain; INTRODUCTION; CURRENT PROLOTHERAPY USE; IN VITRO AND ANIMAL MODEL EVIDENCE; CLINICAL TRAIL EVIDENCE; CASE REPORTS, CASE SERIES AND NON-RANDOMIZED STUDIES
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CASE SERIES AND NON-RANDOMIZED PROLOTHERAPY STUDIES FOR LOW BACK PAINCLINICAL TRIALS ASSESSING PROLOTHERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN; CLINICAL TRIALS ASSESSING PROLOTHERAPY FOR TENDINOPATHIES; CLINICAL TRIALS ASSESSING PROLOTHERAPY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PROLOTHERAPY; PROLOTHERAPY RESEARCH; CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 Soy and Cognition in the Aging Population; INTRODUCTION; USE OF SOY AND SOY ISOFLAVONES; ESTROGEN, SOY AND BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE-ENHANCING EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN; COGNITIVE-ENHANCING EFFECTS OF SOY IN WOMEN
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EVIDENCE THAT MALES MAY NOT BENEFIT FROM SOYGENERAL SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 Valerian and Other CAM Botanicals in Treatment of Sleep Disturbances; SLEEP AND AGING; Insomnia; Advanced Sleep Phase Disorder (ASPD); Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep (PLMS) and Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS); Sleep Disordered Breathing; Consequences of Sleep Disturbances in Older Adults; HERBS USED AS SLEEP AIDS (COMMISSION E RECOMMENDED); Valerian; Hops; Lemon Balm; Lavender; OTHER HERBS USED AS SLEEP AIDS; Passion Flower; Kava; Chamomile; NON-BOTANICAL SUPPLEMENTS; Melatonin; L-tryptophan and 5-HTP
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GENERAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR OLDER ADULTSSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 Botanicals and Nutrition in the Treatment of Epilepsy; INTRODUCTION; WESTERN HERBAL MEDICINE; Ginkgo biloba; Marijuana; Passionflower; TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM); Piper nigrum/Antiepilepsirine; AYURVEDIC MEDICINE; ANTHROPOSOPHIC MEDICINE AND HOMEOPATHY; Viscum; Belladonna and Hyoscyamus; Bufo Rana; Arnica; NUTRITIONAL APPROACHES TO EPILEPSY; Ketogenic Diet; Modified Atkins Diet; GABA; Progesterone; Melatonin; Taurine; Pyridoxine; Magnesium; Zinc; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES
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Chapter 6 Ginkgo biloba Extract in Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases in Elderly PopulationINTRODUCTION; AGE-DEPENDENT DEGENERATIVE DISEASES IN ELDERLY; CURRENT THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS FOR AD; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT EGB 761; EGB 761 EXTENDS LIFE SPAN, DELAYS SACROPENIA AND Aβ-INDUCED TOXICITY IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS; CLINICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EFFICACY OF EGB 761 IN AD DEMENTIA; EGB COMPARED WITH THE FIRST LINE DRUG FOR AD (ARICEPT); ""AN OZ PREVENTION IS WORTH A POND OF CURE"": THE ONGOING PREVENTION TRIAL FOR EGB 761 ON DEMENTIA; SIDE EFFECTS AND QUALITY ISSUE OF EGB 761
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780123742285
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0123742285
Sprache:
Englisch
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