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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 us… Read more
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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).
The book is divided into three general sections:
1. Nutriceuticals and Botanicals in Health Promotion - including Specific Nutriceuticals Used in Treating Aged; and General Nutraceutical Approaches to Therapy with emphasis on cancer. 2. Non-nutritional CAM Therapies – including Mind-mediated Therapies; and Physically Applied CAM Therapies3. Non-dietary Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use and Benefits to the Elderly in Health
Biography
Acknowledgement
Preface
Chapter 1
Botanical and Marine Oils for Treatment of Arthritis
Robert B. Zurier and Ronald G. Rossetti
Chapter 2
Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
David Rabago
Chapter 3
Soy and Cognition in the Aging Population
Lauren Drogos, Stacie Geller, and Pauline M. Maki
Chapter 4
Valerian and Other CAM Botanicals in Treatment of Sleep Disturbances
Diana M. Taibi and Carol A. Landis
Chapter 5
Botanicals and Nutrition in the Treatment of Epilepsy
Siegward-M. Elsas
Chapter 6
Ginkgo Bilboa Extract in Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases in Elderly Population
Yuan Luo and Zhiming Cao
Chapter 7
Policosanol to Manage Dyslipidemia in Older Adults
Barbara Swanson and Joyce Keithley
Chapter 8
Health Promoting Benefits of Chamomile in the Elderly Population
Janmejai K. Srivastava and Sanjay Gupta
Chapter 9
Bamboo Extract in the Prevention of Diabetes and Breast Cancer
Jun Panee
Chapter 10
Cranberry and other Dietary Supplements for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Aging Women
Lynn Stothers
Chapter 11
Black Cohosh: Chemopreventive and Anticancer Potential
Linda Saxe Einbond
Chapter 12
Integrating comprehensive and alternative medicine into stroke: Herbal Treatment of Ischemia
Baowan Lin
Chapter 13
Socioeconomic Aspects of the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
K. Tom Xu
Chapter 14
Noni (Morinda citrifolia) Fruit as a Functional Food and Dietary Supplement for an Aging Population
Amy C. Brown and Noelani Apau-Ludlum
Chapter 15
Botanical Treatment for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Sidika E. Kasim-Karakas and Susmita Mishra
Chapter 16
Eggs and Health: Nutrient Sources and Supplement Carriers
Gita Cherian
Chapter 17
Berries and Cancer
Paul E. Milbury
Chapter 18
Flavanoids and cardiovascular health
Pon Velayutham Anandh Babu and Dongmin Liu
Chapter 19
Ibogaine and the Treatment of Opiate Addiction
Emily J. Richer
Chapter 20
The Potential of Caffeine for the Inhibition of Cognitive Decline in the Aged
Gabriel Keith Harris and Caroline R. Summers
Chapter 21
5 or More Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Each Day for Better Health!
Lyn Steffan
Chapter 22
Medicinal Uses of Vinegar
Carol S. Johnston
Chapter 23
Health-promoting effects of grape bioactive phytochemicals
Marcello Iriti and Franco Faoro
Chapter 24
Isoflavones Made Simple – Agonist Activity for the Beta-Type Estrogen Receptor May Mediate Their Health Benefits
Mark F. McCarty
Chapter 25
Signal Therapy: Propolis and Pepper Extracts as Cancer Therapeutics
Hiroshi Maruta and Toshiro Ohta
Chapter 26
Health Benefits of Traditional Culinary and Medicinal Mediterannean Plants
Stephanie C. Degner, Andreas J. Papoutsis, and Donato F. Romagnolo
Chapter 27
Quercetin: A Potential Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapy
Thilakavathy Thangasamy, Sivanandane Sittadjody, and Randy Burd
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