1st Edition
Flaxseed Evidence-based Cardiovascular and other Medicinal Benefits
Physicians, scientists and savvy laypeople want reliable information on foods and supplements which might improve the outcome in chronic diseases that otherwise shorten our lives. These health conditions include type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and others. Incorporating flaxseed into one's diet can greatly improve outcomes in various health conditions. Thousands of peer-reviewed articles have been published documenting the clinical efficacy of flaxseed as a whole or its individual components and reveal the mechanisms by which those various components work.
Flaxseed: Evidence-Based Cardiovascular and Other Medicinal Benefits is an encyclopedic and definitive text describing the health benefits of this humble plant. The book features exquisite detail on the three major components of the plant that are responsible for most of the documented benefits, those components being omega-3 fatty acids and two compounds that increase endothelial production of nitric oxide, those compounds being the amino acid L-arginine, and cyanogenic glycosides.
Attention Readers: If you are not already familiar with the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids and of the above-named nitric oxide donors, then this book opens a vast world of scientific discovery that one can immediately apply to improving health. This book calls attention to a wealth of journal articles providing practical information on consuming flaxseed and its overall health benefits. Enjoy!
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FLAXSEED, A FUNCTIONAL FOOD—CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR HEALTH
BENEFITS
3. THE BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF OMEGA-3 PUFA AND L-ARGININE
ON ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE (NO) BIOAVAILABILITY
4. THE ROLE OF FLAXSEED MICRONUTRIENTS AND NITRIC
OXIDE (NO) IN BLOOD VESSEL AND HEART FUNCTION
5. OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND NO FROM FLAX INTERVENTION
IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND CHRONIC SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION
6. FLAXSEED AND L-ARGININE, AND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, PER SE, IN
TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND SICKLE CELL DISEASE
7. L-ARGININE AND OMEGA-3 IN ADJUVANT TREATMENT FOR TYPE 2
DIABETES AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
8. NO FROM FLAXSEED ENHANCES SEXUAL FUNCTION
9. OMEGA-3 PUFA AND L-ARGININE FOR LONGER LIFESPAN WITH A
LONGER HEALTHSPAN
Biography
Robert Fried, PhD, is a cardiovascular physiologist and NY State Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He is Emeritus Professor, doctoral faculty in Behavioral Neurosciences, City University of New York (CUNY). He has published more than a dozen academic and trade books on cardiovascular health, nutrition, and human sexuality, and more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific journal publications. Dr. Fried holds several US Patents in biomedical instrumentation and he is listed in the year 2000 (Century) Marquis’ Who’s Who.
Richard Carlton, PhD is an integrative physician who includes complementary and alternative approaches in the treatment of numerous medical problems, including migraines, inflammatory bowel disease, and diabetes. He is Formerly Principal Staff Physician, Rehabilitation Research Institute (RRI), ICD-International Center for the Disabled, New York, NY.
