It is hoped that the material presented in this book will provide the reader with a detailed description of the published research pertaining to the metabolic effects of dietary fructose, will define future research needs, and will stimulate interest in further research aimed at evaluating the advisability of the intake of fructose by humans.

Explains how to use amino acids to achieve optimum health and describes their beneficial roles in fighting cancer, Alzheimer's disease, depression, heart disease, and more.

For many years, natural health proponents described a digestive disorder they called leaky gut syndrome. This condition has been dismissed by conventional medicine as anecdotal and non-existent, and those who taught leaky gut were labeled heretics. The questions now: Is leaky gut real? Is there any hard scientific evidence? And if it is real, can it be diagnosed, and will reversing it offer help to the hundreds of millions of people who suffer from digestive ailments and inflammatory disorder...

Food sensitivities, which include food allergies and food intolerances, are increasing throughout the world, especially among developed countries. What is causing this dramatic increase? Can we prevent food sensitivities? More importantly, can a person with food sensitivities do anything to alleviate them? Drawing from over a thousand peer-reviewed studies including hundreds of clinical studies, "Natural Solutions for Food Allergies and Food Intolerances" provides clear and proven strategies ...

Introducing the next generation of the Zone—A revolutionary new plan that enhances brainpower, improves physical performance, and builds amazing disease-fighting powerDr. Barry Sears revolutionized nutritional thinking with his blockbuster Zone books. Now, for the first time Sears presents his amazing new scientific discoveries that take the Zone to a whole new level. With years of research to back him up, he maintains that consuming carefully calibrated amounts of high-quality, ph...

Diabetes - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Diabetes mellitus is classified into several types: type 1 diabetes, LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood) or ‘type 1.5 diabetes’, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. The role of the general practitioner is in identifying those at risk of diabetes and advising on preventive and early intervention strategies when impaired glucose...

The authoritative and comprehensive modern textbook on western herbal medicine - now in its second edition This long-awaited second edition of Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy covers all major aspects of herbal medicine from fundamental concepts, traditional use and scientific research through to safety, effective dosage and clinical applications. Written by herbal practitioners with active experience in clinical practice, education, manufacturing and research, the textbook is both ...

The most up-to-date and complete resource on the powerful benefits of micronutrients for cancer treatment and prevention• Written by the nation’s leading expert on vitamins and cancer research• Reveals how to maximize the benefits of your cancer treatment program while minimizing the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation• Shows how to counteract the carcinogenic effects of dental X-rays, CT scans, mammograms, cell phones, and other unavoidable hazards of modern...

This book will be helpful for any health care professional assisting the patient with diabetes to reach their target goals. The various oral medications and their mechanisms, as well as the types and regimens of the various insulins are discussed. Reaching target goals has been shown to prevent the acute (hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia) and chronic (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, coronary heart disease and stroke) complications of diabetes. Therefore, it is critical that healthcare pro...

Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, Second Edition, will help students and practitioners understand the function of the nutrients in the body and how these nutrients affect health and athletic performance. The authors present clear, comprehensive, and accurate nutrition information that may be applied to a variety of careers. The text provides students with practical knowledge in exercise and nutrition science, and it keeps practitioners on the cutting edge of current rese...

There is an epidemic of diabetes and the problem is only getting worse. More than 220 million people worldwide have diabetes, and over 3 million people die from the consequences of the disease each yer. Diabetes deaths will double by the year 2030. Fortunately, here is an answer. This book can help the majority of diabetics come off all or most medications by changing their lifestyle, eating a healthier diet, starting to exercise, and taking nutraceuticals.

In a very simple and inexpensive 3-pronged approach, you'll learn how to prevent and even reverse the arterial blockages that cause millions of heart attacks and send droves of Americans to the operating room for open heart surgery.Coronary Heart Disease is Arterial Scurvy. In the next 24 hours, over 2,500 Americans will die from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). The financial impact of CHD during that same 24 hours will approach $5,500,000. Based on government health statistics, over ...