2nd Edition
Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition A Comprehensive Guide to Essential Nutrients and Nutritional Bioactives
Preface. Part 1 ESSENTIALS OF NATUROPATHIC NUTRITION. 1.Introduction to naturopathy and nutrition, accessing and understanding nutrition research, basic physiology, digestion and the body’s protective systems. Part 2 WATER AND MACRONUTRIENTS. 2.Water, energy and protein. 3.Carbohydrates: available and unavailable. 4.Lipids, cholesterol and lipotropic nutrients: choline and inositol. Part 3 VITAMINS. 5.Introduction to vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins: vitamins A, D, E and K. 6.Water-soluble vitamins: vitamins C, B1, B2 and B3. 7.Water-soluble vitamins: vitamins B5, B6, B12, folic acid and biotin. Part 4 MACROMINERALS. 8.Introduction to minerals and macrominerals: calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. 9.Macrominerals: sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. Part 5 TRACE ELEMENTS. 10.Introduction to microminerals and trace elements: iron and zinc. 11.Trace elements: copper, manganese and iodine. 12.Trace elements: selenium, chromium, molybdenum and fluorine, and ultratrace elements: boron and silicon. Part 6 NUTRITIONAL BIOACTIVES. 13.Nutritional bioactives: coenzyme Q10, alpha-lipoic acid, phytochemicals and chlorophyll. 14.Nutritional bioactives: digestive enzymes, probiotics, arthritis bioactives, fungi, algae and bee products.
Biography
Fay Paxton is a naturopath and nutritionist. She has taught nutrition at the Southern School of Natural Therapies for over 25 years and has worked as a consultant for manufacturers of dietary and herbal supplements.
Praise for the First Edition
‘This is an informative, comprehensive and well-researched practical guide to basic nutrition. A fabulous resource, not only for practitioners but also all those with an interest in nutrition.’
Professor Alan Bensoussan, Director National Institute of Complementary Medicine, University of Western Sydney
‘I thoroughly recommend this book as a learning aid for students, and as an excellent reference guide for experienced practitioners.’
Jackie Day, President Naturopathic Nutrition Association (UK)
‘A fabulous resource, not only for practitioners but also all those with an interest in nutrition.’
Professor Alan Bensoussan, Director National Institute of Complementary Medicine, University of Western Sydney
