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Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion
CRC Press 2000; US$ 199.95This text addresses topics such as: what quantity of vegetables and herbs should be consumed to maintain optimum health; are extracts or components useful replacements for vegetable consumption; and does red wine reduce the risk of heart disease. more...
Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged
CRC Press 2000; US$ 229.95This book reviews the nutritional problems that occur with significant frequency in adults and the elderly. It examines the relative impacts on changes in social and financial status on the quality and availability of treatment for the elderly. more...
Eggs and Health Promotion
Wiley 2008; US$ 152.99Eggs and Health Promotion provides up-to-date research on the use of eggs in human health. This single, convenient reference deals with the role of eggs in diet, nutrition, and disease. The book also includes current scientific data on the use of eggs to produce and deliver drugs, nutrients, and immunotherapies in patients. Written by well-known... more...
Complementary and Alternative Therapies and the Aging Population
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 85.95The 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... more...
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Cancer Prevention
Wiley 2008; US$ 218.99Cancer is a leading cause of death among adults but research shows that the chances of developing cancer can be reduced by lifestyle changes. Increasing numbers of people use dietary vegetables, medicinal herbs, and plant extracts to prevent or treat cancer. Their availability as "over the counter" supplements has contributed to an explosion in the... more...
Bioactive Foods and Extracts
CRC Press 2010; US$ 169.95Vegetables, fruits, and herbs have been used as cancer preventatives for millennia. But the research community is currently experiencing a surge in information related to the effect of plant products in cancer treatment. "Bioactive Foods and Extracts: Cancer Treatment and Prevention" organizes these cutting-edge findings. It also addresses... more...
DHEA in Human Health and Aging
CRC Press 2011; US$ 149.95Reduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes. While animal studies have clearly shown substantial benefits of DHEA in combating various disease states, the effect of low levels of DHEA in humans is less established, and... more...
Melatonin in the Promotion of Health
CRC Press 2011; US$ 149.95Melatonin is a powerful hormone and antioxidant with numerous effects on the metabolism and the health of humans. Available as a dietary supplement in the United States since 1993, it is one of the most popular over-the-counter alternative remedies available. Comprising contributions from researchers who have studied the role of melatonin in various... more...
Ethanol and the Liver
CRC Press 2002; US$ 159.95An in-depth look at the effects of alcohol and liver pathologies in general this book will be of interest to both scientists and clinicians involoved in systemic toxicology. more...
Immune Dysfunction and Immunotherapy in Heart Disease
Wiley 2008; US$ 200.95Current heart failure therapeutics affects symptoms without appreciably reducing the mortality rate of 50% in five years -- suggesting a failure in treating the underlying mechanism. This book proposes a new mechanism for heart failure; immune mediated cardiac remodelling for cardiac dysfunction. The outstanding editor team of two internationally... more...









