LEADER 04449nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910828331903321 005 20230725021207.0 010 $a1-283-90505-1 010 $a0-85701-028-X 035 $a(CKB)2560000000070437 035 $a(EBL)677608 035 $a(OCoLC)698111657 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467270 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11320019 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467270 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10489828 035 $a(PQKB)10652047 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC677608 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL677608 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10446973 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421755 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000070437 100 $a20091214d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBiochemical imbalances in disease$b[electronic resource] $ea practitioner's handbook /$fedited by Lorraine Nicolle and Ann Woodriff Beirne ; foreword by David S. Jones 210 $aLondon $cSinging Dragon$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84819-033-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aFRONT 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 327 $a1. 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 327 $a7.2 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 327 $a13.1 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 327 $a6. PUFA modulation of some specific disease processes 330 $aBiochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditionsA? 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. 606 $aDiseases$xEtiology 606 $aHolistic medicine 615 0$aDiseases$xEtiology. 615 0$aHolistic medicine. 676 $a615.854 701 $aBeirne$b Ann Woodriff$01667547 701 $aNicolle$b Lorraine$01667548 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828331903321 996 $aBiochemical imbalances in disease$94027450 997 $aUNINA