Main description:

Food and nutrients are the original medicine and the shoulders on which modern medicine stands. But in recent decades, food and medicine have taken divergent paths and the natural healing properties of food have been diminished in the wake of modern technical progress. With contributions from highly regarded experts who work on the frontlines of disease management, "Food and Nutrients in Disease Management" effectively brings food back into the clinical arena and helps physicians put food and nutrients back on the prescription pad. Under the editorial guidance of Dr. Ingrid Kohlstadt, physician nutrition specialist, this authoritative reference equips clinicians with the information they need to fully utilize nutritional medicine by enabling them to adjust medication dosage with diet, diagnose and correct nutrient deficiencies, and counsel patients on food selection. An emerging recommendation may soon be, 'take 2 cups of kale, and call me in the morning'.

Contents:

DISORDERS OF THE EARS, EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Geoffrey R. Harris, M.D., Steven G. Pratt, M.D., and Stuart Richer, O.D., Ph.D. Rhinosinusitis, Mary L. Hardy, M.D., and Elizabeth R. Volkmann, M.D. Chemosensory Disorders, Alan R. Hirsch, M.D. CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY DISEASES Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis, Douglas W. Triffon, M.D., and Erminia M. Guarneri, M.D. Hypertension, Mark C. Houston, M.D., M.S. Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy, Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. Cardiac Arrhythmias, Stephen Olmstead, M.D., and Dennis Meiss, Ph.D. Asthma, Kenneth Bock, M.D., and Michael Compain, M.D. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, David R. Thomas, M.D. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Mark Hyman, M.D. Peptic Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter pylori, Georges M. Halpern, M.D., Ph.D. Viral Hepatitis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, and Postcholecystectomy Syndrome, Trent William Nichols, Jr., M.D. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Linda A. Lee, M.D., and Octavia Pickett-Blakely, M.D. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Melissa A. Munsell, M.D., and Gerard E. Mullin, M.D. Food Reactivities, Russell Jaffe, M.D., Ph.D. ENDOCRINE AND DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS Hypothyroidism, Sherri J. Tenpenny, D.O. Hyperparathyroidisms, Michael F. Holick, M.D., Ph.D. Diabetes, Russell Jaffe, M.D., Ph.D., and Jayashree Mani, M.S. Obesity, Ingrid Kohlstadt, M.D., M.P.H. Acne, Valori Treloar, M.D. RENAL DISEASES Renal Calculi, Laura Flagg, C.N.P., and Rebecca Roedersheimer, M.D. Chronic Kidney Disease, Allan E. Sosin, M.D. NEUROLOGIC AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Patricia C. Kane, Ph.D., Annette L. Cartaxo, M.D., and Richard C. Deth, Ph.D. Seizures, Patricia C. Kane, Ph.D., and Annette L. Cartaxo, M.D. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Valencia Booth Porter, M.D., M.P.H. Migraine Headaches, Christina Sun-Edelstein, M.D., and Alexander Mauskop, M.D. Alzheimer's Disease, Heidi Wengreen, R.D., Ph.D., Payam Mohassel, M.D., Chailyn Nelson, R.D., and Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D. Parkinson's Disease, David Perlmutter, M.D. Depression, Marty Hinz, M.D. Sleep Disturbance, Jyotsna Sahni, M.D. MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE DISORDERS Osteoporosis, Lynda Frassetto, M.D., and Shoma Berkemeyer, Ph.D. Metabolic Bone Disease, Joseph J. Lamb, M.D., and Susan E. Williams, M.D., M.S., R.D. Osteoarthritis, David Musnick, M.D. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery, Frederick T. Sutter, M.D., M.B.A. Wound Healing, Joseph A. Molnar, M.D., Ph.D., and Paula Stuart, M.M.S., P.A.-C., R.D. NEOPLASMS Breast Cancer, Keith I. Block, M.D., and Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D. Cervical Cancer, Cindy A. Krueger, M.P.H., and Ron N. Shemesh, M.D. Colorectal Cancer, Leah Gramlich, M.D., and Isaac Soo, M.D. Prostate Cancer, Aaron E. Katz, M.D., and Geovanni Espinosa, N.D., M.S. Lung Cancer, Sheila George, M.D. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Pregnancy, Gary Chan, M.D. Male Infertility, Roger Billica, M.D. Index