1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964053903321

Titolo

Biochemical imbalances in disease : 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

9781283905053

1283905051

9780857010285

085701028X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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.

UNINA9910965758803321

Autore

Ethridge Marcus E

Titolo

The case for gridlock : democracy, organized power, and the legal foundations of American government / / Marcus E. Ethridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Md.], : Lexington Books, 2010

ISBN

979-82-16-24543-8

0-7391-4237-2

0-7391-4239-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

322.4/30973

Soggetti

Pressure groups - United States

Lobbying - United States

Progressivism (United States politics)

Constitutional history - United States

Administrative agencies - United States

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Progressivism, organized interests, and the politics of gridlock -- The constitutional principle and institutional design -- Incomplete conquest : progressivism and the legal foundations of the administrative state through the 1960s -- The collapse of progressive institutional design -- Constitutionalism resurgent : the end of liberalism?.

Sommario/riassunto

The Case for Gridlock explains how, in an effort to make the system more egalitarian and forward thinking, American Progressivism led to the creation of government institutions that increased the political advantages of superior organization, thereby enabling 'special interests' to dominate the policy process. The book makes the case for the Constitutional Principle, showing how gridlock-prone institutions lead to better representation of broader interests.