Dietary supplements pocket companion
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Pamela Mason
- ناشر : London : Pharmaceutical Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9780853697619
Description
Preface vii About the author xiii Aloe vera 1 Alpha-lipoic acid 4 Antioxidants 7 Arginine 10 Bee pollen 13 Betaine 16 Biotin 18 Boron 21 Branched-chain amino acids 24 Brewers’ yeast 26 Bromelain 28 Calcium 31 Carnitine 37 Carotenoids 40 Chitosan 42 Chlorella 44 Choline 46 Chondroitin 49 Chromium 51 Coenzyme Q10 54 Conjugated linoleic acid 57 Copper 60 Creatine 63 Dehydroepiandrosterone 67 Dong quai 70 Evening primrose oil 73 Fish oil 77 Flaxseed oil 82 Fluoride 84 Folic acid 86 Gamma-oryzanol 91 Garlic 93 Ginkgo biloba 96 Ginseng 99 Glucosamine 102 Grape seed extract 105 Green-lipped mussel 107 Green tea extract 109 Guarana 112 Hydroxycitric acid 115 5-Hydroxytryptophan 117 Iodine 121 Iron 124 Isoflavones 128 Kelp 131 & v Lecithin 133 Magnesium 135 Manganese 139 Melatonin 142 Methylsulfonylmethane 145 Molybdenum 147 Multivitamins 149 N-Acetylcysteine 153 Niacin 155 Nickel 159 Octacosanol 161 Pangamic acid 163 Pantothenic acid 165 Para-amino benzoic acid 168 Pycnogenol 170 Phosphatidylserine 172 Phytosterols 174 Potassium 176 Prebiotics 179 Probiotics 181 Psyllium 184 Pumpkin seeds 186 Quercetin 189 Resveratrol 193 Riboflavin 195 Royal jelly 198 S-Adenosyl methionine 201 Selenium 203 Shark cartilage 207 Silicon 209 Spirulina 211 Superoxide dismutase 213 Thiamine 215 Tin 219 Vanadium 221 Vitamin A 224 Vitamin B6 228 Vitamin B12 232 Vitamin C 236 Vitamin D 240 Vitamin E 244 Vitamin K 248 Zinc 251 Appendix 1: Guidance on safe upper levels of vitamins and minerals 255 Appendix 2: Drug and supplement interactions 257 Appendix 3: Additional resources 263 Index 267 Contents
Based on the "MRW, Dietary Supplements", this pocket companion covers truncated versions of the 82 monographs in the large reference work with an additional 6 monographs (88 in total). It features brief descriptions, constituents, human requirements, dietary sources, action, and possible uses (in tabular form).
