


Complementary and Alternative Therapies and the Aging Population. an Evidence-Based Approach
Watson, R.
1ª Edición Diciembre 2008
Inglés
Tapa dura
624 pags
1800 gr
15 x 23 x cm
ISBN 9780123742285
Editorial ACADEMIC PRESS
Recíbelo en un plazo De 7 a 10 días
Key Features
- Identifies the important nutritional requirements of the aging population, and how nutraceuticals and other CAM options affect those
- Addresses the many disease entities and cancers are found with higher frequency in the aged, including cancer, trauma, or infectious disease that can alter intakes of nutraceutical containing foods and/or requirements for various nutrients.
- Explores the nutritional materials botanical extracts and components that can have important health promotion benefits and risks, to ensure safe consumption
- Reviews the frequently used non-traditional and often unproven CAM therapies, beyond nutritional and nutraceutical supplements, including a variety of physical and psychosocial treatments.
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.
Readership: 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
Ch 1-Botanical and Marine Oils for Treatment of Arthritis Ch 2-Prolotherapy
for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Ch 3-Soy and Cognition in the Aging Population
Ch 4-Valerian and Other CAM Botanicals in Treatment of Sleep Disturbances Ch
5-Botanicals and Nutrition in the Treatment of Epilepsy Ch 6-Ginkgo Bilboa Extract
in Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases in Elderly Population Ch 7-Policosanol
to Manage Dyslipidemia in Older Adults Ch 8-Health Promoting Benefits of Chamomile
in the Elderly Population Ch 9-Bamboo Extract in the Prevention of Diabetes
and Breast Cancer Ch 10-Cranberry and other Dietary Supplements for the Treatment
of Urinary Tract Infections in Aging Women Ch 11-Black Cohosh: Chemopreventive
and Anticancer Potential Ch 12-Integrating comprehensive and alternative medicine
into stroke: Herbal Treatment of Ischemia Ch 13-Socioeconomic Aspects of the
use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ch 14-Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
Fruit as a Functional Food and Dietary Supplement for an Aging Population Ch
15-Botanical Treatment for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Ch 16-Eggs and Health:
Nutrient Sources and Supplement Carriers Ch 17-Berries and Cancer Ch 18-Flavanoids
and cardiovascular health Ch 19-Ibogaine and the Treatment of Opiate Addiction
Ch 20-The Potential of Caffeine for the Inhibition of Cognitive Decline in the
Aged Ch 21-5 or More Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Each Day for Better Health!
Ch 22-Medicinal Uses of Vinegar Ch 23-Health-promoting effects of grape bioactive
phytochemicals Ch 24-Isoflavones Made Simple – Agonist Activity for the
Beta-Type Estrogen Receptor May Mediate Their Health Benefits Ch 25-Signal Therapy:
Propolis and Pepper Extracts as Cancer Therapeutics Ch 26-Health Benefits of
Traditional Culinary and Medicinal Mediterannean Plants Ch 27-Quercetin: A Potential
Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapy
Author Information
Edited by Ronald Watson, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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