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Overview8 1/2 X 10 7/8 in Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald Ross Watson (Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA) , Victor R. Preedy (Emeritus Professor, King's College London; Professor, King's College Hospital, London, UK) , Ronald Ross WatsonPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 27.60cm Weight: 1.730kg ISBN: 9780124114623ISBN 10: 0124114628 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 15 September 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsSection 1: Role of Complementary and alternative supplements: Overview of mechanisms of action and neurological targets Section 2: Role of diets, complementary, and alternative supplements in prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Section 3: Mood and cognition by nutraceutical interventions Section 4: Drug and foods and nutraceutical interactions during treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: Toxicities Section 5: Mechanisms of action of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements in neurological disease therapy: Autoimmunity and antioxidant actions Section 6: Hypertension and Stroke Section 7: Seizures, epilepsy, Parkinson diseaseReviews...this book is helpful as a review of the current body of literature on foods and supplements that can aid in combating neurological diseases. Score: 80 - 3 Stars --Doody's, Bioactive Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements in Neurological and Brain Disease Author InformationRonald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr. Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing field work on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr. Watson's career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models. Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC is Emeritus Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, at King's College London and Professor of Clinical Biochemistry (Hon) at King's College Hospital. He was the long-term Director of the Genomics Centre at King's College London from 2006 to 2020. Professor Preedy has carried out research when attached to Imperial College London, The School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated with research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA and Germany. Prof. Preedy is a leading expert on the science of health and has a long-standing interest in dietary and plant-based components. To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over 750 articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, abstracts and symposium presentations, reviews and numerous books and volumes. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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