Biochemical Imbalances in Disease
A Practitioner's Handbook
- 392 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditionsand cancer. This handbook for practitioners explains how to identify and treat such biochemical imbalances in order to better understand and manage a patient's ill-health.
The book examines a range of biochemical imbalances, including compromised adrenal or thyroid function, gastro-intestinal imbalances, immune system problemsand sex hormone imbalances, and explains how and why such states occur. It pulls together a wide range ofevidence to show how such imbalances are involved in the most common chronic diseases. It helps practitioners to understand how to identify the imbalances through appropriate case history taking and laboratory testing, andhow to design and implement effective nutritional interventions. Developed by leading academics and practitioners in the fields of nutritional therapy and functional medicine, this evidence-informed approach can be used with all patients who present in clinic, regardless of whether or not they have a 'named medical condition'. In the final chapter, acase example illustrates how touse thetheoretical information in the practice of treating patients with chronically compromised health.
Biochemical Imbalances in Disease is an essential text for nutritional therapy practitioners, as well as for students, and will be welcomed by complementary and conventional healthcare practitioners alike.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Of Related Interest
- Contents
- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 - The Healthcare Futurescape: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?
- Chapter 2 - Gastro-Intestinal Imbalances
- Chapter 3 - Compromised Detoxification
- Chapter 4 - Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) Imbalances
- Chapter 5 - The Metabolic Syndrome: Insulin Resistance, Dysglycaemia and Dyslipidaemia
- Chapter 6 - Compromised Thyroid and Adrenal Function
- Chapter 7 - Sex Hormone Imbalances
- Chapter 8 - Dysregulation of the Immune system: A Gastro-Centric Perspective
- Chapter 9 - Poor Energy Production and Increased oxidative stress
- Chapter 10 - Dysregulated Neurotransmitter Function
- Chapter 11 - Putting Knowledge into Practice: A Case study
- Contributors
- Subject Index
- Author Index