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Evidence-based Nutritional Guidance for Health Management
About this book
This book presents an anthology of nutrition articles containing advice, information, and tips for achieving optimal health. Examples of topics covered include the role of type 2 diabetes in heart disease; omega-3s and fish oil supplements; nutrition for the skin; how antioxidants in common foods protect against free radicals; testing for low thyroid; how atherosclerosis damages coronary arteries; and the benefits of various foods in diets.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Prologue
- Author Biography
- Chapter 1 What Are Omega-3 Fatty Acids (FA) and What Do They Do for You?
- Chapter 2 I Don’t Use OTC Antibacterial Mouthwash So I Won’t Run Out of Gas
- Chapter 3 Fish to Eat, Fish Best to Avoid. Part I. Seafood
- Chapter 4 The Three Fates—How to Avoid Shortening Your Lifespan
- Chapter 5 COVID-19. Selenium to the Rescue
- Chapter 6 Fish to Eat, Fish Best to Avoid. Part II. Freshwater Fish
- Chapter 7 Omega-Nothing, the Diet of Our Hunter/Scroungers Paleolithic Ancestors
- Chapter 8 Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
- Chapter 9 Which Is Best, Fresh Fish or Oil Capsules?
- Chapter 10 Polyphenols. Tuttifruiti. Part I—Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants to Prevent Heart Disease and to Slow Aging
- Chapter 11 ORAC—Just How Antioxidant Are Your Antioxidants?
- Chapter 12 Type 2 Diabetes and Continuous Blood Sugar Monitoring (CGM)—with a Caution on Low Blood Sugar
- Chapter 13 The “Inuit Paradox”—It’s All about Antioxidants
- Chapter 14 Why I Don’t Barbeque. I Hear that It AGEs You Rapidly
- Chapter 15 Polyphenols Tea(s)
- Chapter 16 The Heart Owner’s Manual. I. Preventing Heart Failure with Omega-3s
- Chapter 17 Kimchi—Fermented Vegetables for Gut Health
- Chapter 18 Flax, the Other Omega-3 (ALA), Enhances Omega-3s in Certain Brands of Eggs
- Chapter 19 Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, and Glaucoma, Common in the US Population, Can Be Treated or Even Prevented with Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Chapter 20 What’s Your Chance of a Heart Attack? Ask Your Red Blood Cells
- Chapter 21 Inflammation. In Case of Fire, Dial O M E G A 3 F A
- Chapter 22 Q. Why Don’t We Live as Long as People in, Let’s Say, Spain or Japan?: A. They Eat More Fish
- Chapter 23 Mitochondria, Your Engine. Care and Maintenance with Omega-3s
- Chapter 24 Lycopene from Tomatoes … Good for the Heart … Good for the Prostate
- Chapter 25 How to Keep Your Skin (and You) Young with Nutrition
- Chapter 26 Will a Drink a Day Keep the Doctor at Bay?
- Chapter 27 干杯!—Antioxidant Beverages “To Your Health.”
- Chapter 28 Why I Consume Only Whole Milk Yogurt, and Only from Sheep
- Chapter 29 Veggie-Based Omega-3s from Lentils. You Can Have Them and Your Birthright Too
- Chapter 30 When too Much of a Good Thing … .
- Chapter 31 Atherosclerosis (Blood Vessel Rigidity). Omega-3, the Quicker Picker-Upper
- Chapter 32 Staminators: What’s Good for the Goose Is Not Necessarily Good for the Gander
- Chapter 33 Omega-3 and the Homocysteine (Non)Controversy. Beware of Vitamin B6, B12, and Folate Deficiency
- Chapter 34 Type 2 Diabetes III. It Is Actually an Inflammatory Disease. Omega-3s Are Anti-Inflammatory
- Chapter 35 How I Resolved My Sleep Apnea for $9.46
- Chapter 36 The Heart Owner’s Manual. II. Lubricating Your Heart Valves with Omega-Fatty Acids
- Chapter 37 Salmon Is a Good and Safe Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Chapter 38 Could Be Your Thyroid. Iodine Deficiency and the Barnes Self-Test
- Chapter 39 Nitrates Enhance Cardiovascular Health and Men’s Sexual Function
- Chapter 40 Polyphenols. Tuttifruiti. Part II
- Chapter 41 The Canary in the Coalmine—Foodforlife = Foodforfun
- Chapter 42 “You Talkin’ to Me?”
- Chapter 43 Caveat: Health Authorities Caution People with AFib to Stick to Lower Omega-3s Intake
- Chapter 44 “Waiter, Could You Please Bring Me Some Butter?”
- Chapter 45 Q. Why Do I Drink Limeade Almost Every Day?: A. To Protect My Kidneys
- Chapter 46 How Come We Multiply by Dividing?
- Chapter 47 Tofu … If Fish Is Not Your Thing
- Chapter 48 The Secret to Very, Very Long Life, Beni Imo, Purple Sweet Potato (or Hawaiian Sweet Potato)
- Chapter 49 Feeling Blue? RX: Fish Oil
- Chapter 50 Sushi
- Chapter 51 The Jaw Bone’s Connected to the Heart Bone
- Chapter 52 Zucchinis Are Chock-Full of All Kinds of Health Goodies—Not the Least, Omega-3s
- Chapter 53 If You Want Smart and Happy Kids, Feed Them Fish
- Chapter 54 Part 1. Chili for Osteoarthritis
- Chapter 55 Want to Avoid Type 2 Diabetes? An Omega-3 and a High Fiber Diet Is Your Best Bet
- Chapter 56 Are You Old Enough to Remember What Was the Most Popular Jingle on TV in the “Old Days”?
- Chapter 57 Cranberries, a Powerful Antioxidant
- Chapter 58 Part 2. Chili for Osteoarthritis. But Why Do They Call It Chili When It Is So Hot?
- Chapter 59 Omega-3s Enhance GLP-1
- Chapter 60 You Can Stop “Aggloberating” Your Arteries with Omega-3s
- Chapter 61 Olives and Those Omega-6s
- Chapter 62 A Handful of Pumpkin Seeds Can Ease Constipation—Providing Other Health Benefits as Well
- Chapter 63 Tuna—Get Smart and Put Out the Fire
- Chapter 64 Sardines. One of the Best Sources of All Sorts of the Most Valuable Health Goodies
- Chapter 65 Green Tea
- Index