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An Evidence-Based Approach
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Edited By
Ronald Watson, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Description
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 Treating Aged, (B) General Nutraceutical Approaches to Therapy with emphasis on cancer.
II. Non-nutritional CAM Therapies. (A) Mind-mediated Therapies, (B) Physically Applied CAM Therapies
I. Non-Nutritional Components
in Diet and Supplements, Nutriceuticals and their Role in Health Promotion in the Mature Adult.
Nutrient requirements for optimum health
and function of aging physiological systems often are quite distinct from young ones. Nutriceuticals, without nutrients as foods or
dietary supplements benefit the aged by both protecting nutrients from oxidative damage as well as through their direct biological activity.
Recognition and understanding of the role of CAM nutriceuticals in health of the aged is being intensively researched and tested, especially
due to the increases in the elderly in the general population. In developed countries, economic restrictions and physical inactivity
during aging can significantly reduce food intakes, contributing to nutritional stresses and needs. Many disease entities and cancers
are found with higher frequency in the aged. Cancer, trauma, or infectious disease can alter intakes of nutriceutical containing foods
and/or requirements for various nutrients. Nutriceuticals, especially those of botanical origins have thousands of biologically active
chemicals. Thus specific foods and nutriceutical supplementation may be helpful in treatment of aged adults including cancer patients.
Many adults and elderly are using foods and nutriceutical supplements above the recommended daily allowance, which may not always be
needed for optimal health. To some extent, treatment of these conditions with diet or nutriceutical supplements is a unique problem in
the aged. In summary, increasing numbers of older adults and elderly in the population require detailed study and directed research to
understand their health problems, using novel nutriceutical and CAM therapies.
II. Nutriceuticals in Disease and Cancer Therapy in Seniors.
Research continues to show that non-nutritional materials in the diet or as supplements can have important health promotion benefits.
Those that are antioxidants act, in part, by protecting antioxidant vitamins. However much needs to be learned about benefits and risks
of nutriceuticals which have a variety of biological activities in their own right. Therefore botanical extracts and components will
be reviewed for their benefits to seniors.
III. Non-dietary Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use and Benefits to the Elderly
in Health.
The elderly are frequently using various non-traditional and often unproven CAM therapies, beyond nutritional and nutraceutical
supplements. Therefore a variety of physical and psychosocial treatments will be evaluated by experts in CAM research for their benefits/risks
and the extent of scientific testing.
Audience
Practicing physicians (geriatricians, oncologists), nurses, dieticians, nutritionists, and other healthcare practitioners working with
older adults; researchers, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, and graduate students researching the nutrition and health of older
adults.
Contents
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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Hardbound, 624 pages, publication date: SEP-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374228-5
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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