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A systematic and extraordinarily comprehensive guide to the principles of clinical nutrition from a complementary health perspective.
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List of figures and tables
Acronyms and abbreviations
PrefacePART 1. ESSENTIALS OF NATUROPATHIC NUTRITION
1 Introduction to naturopathy, nutrition, naturopathic nutrition, basic physiology, digestion and the body's protective systems
PART 2. MACRONUTRIENTS
2 Water, energy and protein
3 Carbohydrates: available and unavailable
4 Lipids, cholesterol and lipotropic nutrients: choline and inositol
PART 3. VITAMINS
5 Introduction to vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins: vitamins A, D, E and K
6 Water-soluble vitamins: vitamins C, B1, B2 and B3
7 Water-soluble vitamins: vitamins B5, B6, B12, folic acid and biotin
PART 4. MACROMINERALS
8 Introduction to minerals and macrominerals: calcium, phosphorus and magnesium
9 Macrominerals: sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur
PART 5. TRACE ELEMENTS
10 Introduction to microminerals and trace elements: iron and zinc
11 Trace elements: copper, manganese and iodine
12 Trace elements: selenium, chromium, molybdenum and fluorine, and ultratrace elements: boron and silicon
PART 6. NUTRITIONAL BIOACTIVES
13 Nutritional bioactives: coenzyme Q10, alpha-lipoic acid, phytochemicals and chlorophyll
14 Nutritional bioactives: digestive enzymes, probiotics, arthritis bioactives, fungi, algae and bee products
Appendix: Nutrient tables
Index
About the author
Fay Paxton PhD is a naturopath and nutritionist. She has taught nutrition at the Southern School of Natural Therapies for over twenty-five years and has worked as a consultant for manufacturers of dietary and herbal supplements.
Summary
A systematic and extraordinarily comprehensive guide to the principles of clinical nutrition from a complementary health perspective.
