Growing sentiments against using micronutrient supplements for improving health and preventing disease have created uncertainty in the minds of many health professionals. Following its predecessor, this new edition supports the use of multiple micronutrients combined with proper diet to prove successful in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. It provides basic information on micronutrients, oxidative stress, inflammation, and the immune system. The book goes further to explore use of multiple micronutrients in prevention and treatment of diseases including arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, prion diseases, and autism spectrum disorder.
Key Features
Basic Facts about Antioxidants. Basic Facts about Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Immune System. Scientific Rationale of Current Trends in Clinical Studies of Micronutrients for Prevention of Chronic Disease. Micronutrients in Healthy Aging. Role of Micronutrients in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease and Improvement of Standard Therapy. Micronutrients for the Prevention of Diabetes and Improvement of the Standard Therapy. Micronutrients in Cancer Prevention. Micronutrients for Improvement of the Standard Therapy in Cancer. Micronutrients in the Prevention and Improvement of the Standard Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease. Micronutrients for the Prevention and Improvement of the Standard Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease. Micronutrients in the Prevention and Improvement of the Standard Therapy in Hearing Disorders. Micronutrients in Improvement of the Standard Therapy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Micronutrients in Improvement of the Standard Therapy in Traumatic Brain Injury. Micronutrients in Prevention and Improvement of the Standard Therapy in HIV/AIDS. Micronutrients in Protecting Against Late Adverse Health Effects of Diagnostic Radiation Doses. Micronutrients in Protecting Against Lethal Doses of Ionizing Radiation. Micronutrients in Prevention and Improvement of the Standard Therapy in Arthritis. Myths and Misconceptions about Antioxidants and Health. Dietary Reference Intakes of Selected Micronutrients. Micronutrients in Prevention and Improved Management of Huntington’s Disease. Micronutrients in Improved Management of Prion Diseases. Micronutrients in Improved Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder.