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Complementary and alternative therapies in the aging population /

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 primar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, �2009.
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  • Botanical and marine oils for treatment of arthritis
  • Prolotherapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain
  • Soy and cognition in the aging population
  • Valerian and other CAM botanicals in treatment of sleep disturbances
  • Botanicals and nutrition in the treatment of epilepsy
  • Ginkgo biloba extract in prevention of age-associated diseases in elderly population
  • Policosanol to manage dyslipidemia in older adults
  • Health promoting benefits of chamomile in the elderly population
  • Bamboo extract in the prevention of diabetes and breast cancer
  • Cranberry and other dietary supplements for the treatment of urinary tract infections in aging women
  • Black cohosh: chemopreventive and anticancer potential
  • Integrating comprehensive and alternative medicine into stroke
  • Socioeconomic aspects of the use of complementary and alternative medicine
  • Noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruit as a functional food and dietary supplement for an aging population
  • Botanical treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Eggs and health: nutrient sources and supplement carriers
  • Berries and cancer
  • Flavonoids and cardiovascular health
  • Ibogaine and the treatment of opiate addiction
  • The potential of caffine for the inhibition of cognitive decline in the aged
  • Five or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day for better health!
  • Medicinal uses of vinegar
  • Health-promoting effects of grape bioactive phytochemicals
  • Isoflavones made simple
  • agonist activity for the beta-type estrogen receptor may mediate their health benefits
  • Signal therapy: propolis and pepper extracts as cancer therapeutics
  • Health benefits of traditional culinary and medicinal Mediterranean plants
  • Quercetin: a potential complementary and alternative cancer therapy.