1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791814003321

Titolo

Biochemical imbalances in disease [[electronic resource] ] : a practitioner's handbook / / edited by Lorraine Nicolle and Ann Woodriff Beirne ; foreword by David S. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Singing Dragon, 2010

ISBN

1-283-90505-1

0-85701-028-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeirneAnn Woodriff

NicolleLorraine

Disciplina

615.854

Soggetti

Diseases - Etiology

Holistic medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; A Practitioner's Handbook:Biochemical Imbalances in Disease; CONTENTS; Foreword; Chapter 1The Healthcare Futurescape: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?; 1. Some key shapers of medicine; 1.1 Hippocrates, Galen and humorism; 1.2 The nineteenth century medical revolution; 1.3 The twentieth century; 2. Homeostasis and allostasis; 2.1 Homeostasis; 2.2 Allostasis; 3. Functional medicine (FM); 3.1 The adoption and usage of the FM model among UK nutritional therapists; 4. The chapters; Chapter 2 Gastro-IntestinalImbalances; Part 1 The gastro-intestinal tract - Use and abuse

1. Gastro-intestinal imbalances and disease2. Physiological imbalances of the human digestive system; 2.1 Oral cavity and oesophagus; 2.2 The stomach; 2.3 The small intestine; 2.4 The colon; 3. Microflora supplementation and the human gut; 4. Diagnostic testing; Part 2 Functional disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract; 5. Functional gastro-intestinal tract disorders; 5.1 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); 5.2 Functional abdominal pain (FAP); 5.3 Functional bloating (FB); 5.4 Functional constipation (FC); Chapter 3Compromised Detoxification; 1. Introduction

7.2 Considerations for the detoxification programme8. The dietary management of detoxification; 8.1 Aims of a dietary detoxification



programme; 8.2 Protein; 8.3 Carbohydrates; 8.4 Fats; 8.5 Dairy; 8.6 Herbs and spices; 8.7 Fasting and dietary restriction; 8.8 Food preparation; 9. Lifestyle interventions; 9.1 Exercise; 9.2 Sauna; 9.3 Hydrotherapy; 10. Supplement treatment regimes; 11. Chelation therapy; Contraindications of chelating drugs; 12. Other considerations for successful detoxification; 13. Compromised detoxification and chronic disease

13.1 Examples of common conditions and compromised detoxification14. Conclusion; Chapter 4Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) Imbalances; Part 1 The health effects of imbalances in PUFA status and metabolism; 1. What are essential fatty acids?; 2. EFA metabolism and eicosanoid synthesis; 3. Changes in dietary fat intake over time; 3.1 The n-6:n-3 FA ratio; 3.2 Trans fats; 4. Signs and symptoms of PUFA deficiency; 5. A closer look at some of PUFAs' mechanisms; 5.1 The role of eicosanoids; 5.2 Cellular signalling and transcription; 5.3 Membrane structure and organisation

6. PUFA modulation of some specific disease processes

Sommario/riassunto

Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditionsÀ‚ and 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.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366616203321

Autore

Saha Sujoy Kumar

Titolo

Introduction to Enhanced Heat Transfer / / by Sujoy Kumar Saha, Hrishiraj Ranjan, Madhu Sruthi Emani, Anand Kumar Bharti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

9783030207397

3030207390

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 103 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Thermal Engineering and Applied Science, , 2193-2549

Disciplina

621.4021

621.4022

Soggetti

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat - Transmission

Mass transfer

Fluid mechanics

Mechanics, Applied

Solids

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Engineering Fluid Dynamics

Solid Mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Heat Transfer Fundamentals for Design of Heat Transfer Enhancement Devices -- Chapter 2. Active and Passive Techniques: Their Applications -- Chapter 3.Heat Exchanger Design Theory, Fin Efficiency, Variation of Fluid properties -- Chapter 4. Fouling on Various Types of Enhanced Heat Transfer Surfaces -- Chapter 5. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This Brief stands as a primer for heat transfer fundamentals in heat transfer enhancement devices, the definition of heat transfer area, passive and active enhancement techniques and their potential and



benefits and commercial applications. It further examines techniques and modes of heat transfer like single-phase flow and two-phase flow, natural and forced convection, radiation heat transfer and convective mass transfer.