Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition - A comprehensive guide to essential nutrients and nutritional bioactives

The new edition of Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition provides an essential but detailed guide to the principles of clinical nutrition from a naturopathic perspective.

List of contents

Preface. Part 1 ESSENTIALS OF NATUROPATHIC NUTRITION. 1.Introduction to naturopathy and nutrition, accessing and understanding nutrition research, basic physiology, digestion and the body's protective systems. Part 2 WATER AND 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.

About the author

Fay Paxton 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.

Product details

• Authors: Paxton Fay
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 16.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032917078
• ISBN: 978-1-032-91707-8
• No. of pages: 866
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Nutrition, HEALTH & FITNESS / Naturopathy, Dietetics & nutrition, Biology, life sciences, complementary medicine, Dietetics and nutrition, Cardiovascular medicine, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies