The current explosion in research about vitamins and minerals makes all previous books on the subject obsolete. This single volume presents in pratical, use-it-now form, the best of what doctors currently know about using vitamins and minerals to cure diseases. Highlights include vitamins to take to prevent heart disease; those recommended by cancer specialists; and the various uses for the B vitamins.

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This comprehensive and user-friendly volume focuses on the intersection between the fields of nutrition and infectious disease. It highlights the importance of nutritional status in infectious disease outcomes, and the need to recognize the role that nutrition plays in altering the risk of exposure and susceptibility to infection, the severity of the disease, and the effectiveness of treatment. Split into four parts, section one begins with a conceptual model linking nutritional status and infectious diseases, followed by primers on nutrition and immune function, that can serve as resources for students, researchers and practitioners. Section two provides accessible overviews of major categories of pathogens and is intended to be used as antecedents of pathogen-focused subsequent chapters, as well as to serve as discrete educational resources for students, researchers, and practitioners. The third section includes five in-depth case studies on specific infectious diseases where nutrition-infection interactions have been extensively explored: diarrheal and enteric disease, HIV and tuberculosis, arboviruses, malaria, and soil-transmitted helminths. The final section addresses cross-cutting topics such as drug-nutrient interactions, co-infections, and nutrition, infection, and climate change and then concludes by consolidating relevant clinical and public health approaches to addressing infection in the context of nutrition, and thus providing a sharp focus on the clinical relevance of the intersection between nutrition and infection Written by experts in the field, Nutrition and Infectious Diseases will be a go to resource and guide for immunologists, clinical pathologists, sociologists, epidemiologists, nutritionists, and all health care professionals managing and treating patients with infectious diseases.

Vitamins and minerals are the very essence of human existence. Getting enough of these essential nutrients could be one's best insurance against illness. What's more, a large and growing body of nutrition research suggests that in therapeutic dosages, certain vitamins and minerals may slow and perhaps reverse the disease process. The trick is getting the right nutrients in the right amounts—too little won't have any effect, and too much could do more harm than good. Healing with Vitamins offers complete nutrient prescriptions for 90 common health concerns, including allergies, depression, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insomnia, and migraines. It also includes: - important information on controversial supplements such as beta carotene and vitamin E - helpful guidelines for choosing the most effective supplements - the lowdown on medications that can deplete key vitamins and minerals - condition-specific food remedies that can support the healing process - in-depth instructions for using supplements safely Every recommendation draws on the very latest findings from the front lines of nutrition science, plus the knowledge and insight of preeminent physicians, dietitians, and nutrition experts. Healing with Vitamins cuts through the overwhelming choices of supplements and tells readers what to take, in what amount, and how, for optimal therapeutic benefit.

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The dictionary will contain terms covering the following fields and subfields: Vitamin Technology: Vitamin biochemistry / Physiology; Origin of vitamins: natural, synthetic; Fat-soluble vitamins; Water-soluble vitamins; Vitamins as antioxidants; Vitamin deficiencies / Hypervitaminosis - Enzymes/Proteins: Biotechnology as applied biological science aimed at industrial exploitation - Hormones: Biochemistry; Physiology - Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutical Processes: Conception of the active principles; Structural analysis; Antibiotics and their way of action; Biochemistry; The Drug / The Medicament: Definition, origin, way of action; Biochemistry - Medical Aspects in the languages English, German, French and Portuguese.*An important resource for pharmacologists, pharmaceutists and medical doctors*Includes definitions in several prominent languages (English, German, French, Portuguese)*Covers subfields of Vitamin Technology, Enzymes/Proteins, Hormones, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Processes, and more

How do you formulate a vitamin product? Even today there is still a gap in knowledge of the pharmaceutical technology of vitamins. Reader has easy access to a wealth of information because of the alphabetical format. Many specific formulations are given. Vitamins and excipients with their influence on the bioavailability of vitamins and stability of vitamin preparations are discussed in detail. Several new formulations and a large chapter on multivitamin solutions were added in the revised edition. Enclosed CD-ROM offers optimal access to all specific formulations and crosslinked information on excipients in conjunction with vitamins.

Is it really possible to significantly restore health through balanced nutrition? Dr. N. E. Ahajumobi establishes that link in this groundbreaking work that paves the way for individuals to overcome chronic conditions and promote healing. She maintains that a significant health restoration is achievable through the optimum consumption of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and water. With the proper guidance, you can: • bolster the functioning of your immune system; • overcome common problems such as high blood pressure and obesity; • add years and years to your life. Even the author’s own mother used the methods in this book to overcome obesity and hypertension to the point where she was able to resume her normal activities, which included intensive farming. The author herself benefitted as well, overcoming digestive problems. Whether you want to improve your own health, help a loved one, or guide a patient, this guide will serve as a critical resource in restoring health.

The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, Sixth Edition presents both overviews and in-depth discussions of the sources, chemistry, metabolism and functions of these essential nutrients in physiology and health. Sections cover perspectives (history of discovery, general properties and impacts), individual Vitamins (their respective chemistries, metabolism), and their dietary sources and global needs. In addition, the inclusion and interpretation of recent clinical research findings relevant to all vitamins, particularly vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, folate and vitamin B12 is included, along with an expanded discussion on single-carbon metabolism), implications to neuropathies, and more. - Presents complete information about vitamins in a format useful as both a teaching text and desk reference - Includes coverage of vitamin-related topics not typically found in general nutrition texts (e.g., enteric microbial biosynthesis of vitamins, global prevalence of deficiencies, diagnosing 'silent' asymptomatic vitamin deficiencies, histories of vitamin discoveries) - Contains useful appendices of key reference information (e.g., vitamin requirements of humans and animals, vitamin contents of foods, sources of vitamin information)