Textbook of Natural Medicine

Dedication
Contributors
Preface
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Contents
Section 1 - PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL MEDICINE
     Chapter 1 - Eastern Origins of Integrative Medicine and Modern Applications
          INTRODUCTION
          COMPARISON OF EASTERN AND WESTERN MEDICINE: ORIGINS AND PHILOSOPHIES
          MODERN APPLICATIONS: THE AGE OF INTEGRATION
          TOOLS FOR INTEGRATION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 2 - Functional Medicine: A Twenty-First Century Model of Patient Care and Medical Education
          WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE?
          CONSTRUCTING THE MODEL
          INTEGRATION OF CARE
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 3 - A Hierarchy of Healing: The Therapeutic Order: A Unifying Theory of Naturopathic Medicine
          A BRIEF HISTORY OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
          RIGINAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY
          ?MODERN NATUROPATHIC CLINICAL THEORY: THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT
          A THEORY OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
          ILLNESS AND HEALING AS PROCESS
          THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
          THERAPEUTIC ORDER
          THEORY IN NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 4 - The History of Naturopathic Medicine: The Emergence and Evolution of an American School of Healing
          INTRODUCTION
          A BRIEF HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN MEDICINE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NATURAL HEALING
          THE FOUNDING OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE
          EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MEDICINE
          THE MODERN REJUVENATION
          THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AWAITS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 5 - Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine
          INTRODUCTION
          MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY
          NATUROPATHIC PHILOSOPHY
          THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONTINUUM
          CONCLUSION
     Chapter 6 - Placebo and the Power to Heal
          INTRODUCTION
          PLACEBO RESPONSE
          WHY STUDY THE PLACEBO EFFECT?
          HISTORY OF PLACEBO
          ORIGIN OF THE TERM PLACEBO
          CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS OF “KNOWN” PLACEBO THERAPY
          PLACEBO MYTHS
          PHARMACODYNAMICS
          PLACEBO HEALING MECHANISMS
          CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ETHICS
          CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 7 - Positive Mental Attitude
          INTRODUCTION
          ATTITUDE, PERSONALITY, EMOTIONS, AND IMMUNE FUNCTION
          ATTITUDE AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
          ATTITUDE AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION
          CLINICAL ASPECTS OF LEARNED OPTIMISM
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 8 - Research in Natural Medicine
          WHAT IS NATURAL MEDICINE?
          PURPOSE OF RESEARCH
          METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES
          CRITERIA FOR A PRIORITIZED RESEARCH PROGRAM
          REFERENCES
Section 2 - SUPPLEMENTARY DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
     Chapter 9 - Apoptosis Assessment
          INTRODUCTION
          CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          CONCLUSIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 10 - Bacterial Overgrowth of the Small Intestine Breath Test
          INTRODUCTION
          LABORATORY ASSESSMENT
          TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 11 - Cell Signaling Analysis
          INTRODUCTION
          THE CELL CYCLE
          FLOW CYTOMETRY TO ASSESS CELL CYCLE STATUS
          CLINICAL APPLICATION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 12 - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
          INTRODUCTION
          ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION
          PROCEDURES
          INTERPRETATION
          REFERENCES
          SUMMARY
     Chapter 13 - Fantus Test
          INTRODUCTION
          CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ROCEDURE
          ?INTERPRETATION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 14 - Fatty Acid Profiling
          INTRODUCTION
          ETHODOLOGIC ISSUES
          ?INTERPRETATION OF ABNORMAL FATTY ACID RESULTS
          SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 15 - Food Allergies
          INTRODUCTION
          IMMUNOLOGY OF FOOD ALLERGIES
          FOOD ALLERGY TESTING METHODS
          HERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR FOOD ALLERGY TESTING
          ?CONCLUSIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 16 - Genomics, Nutrigenomics, Nutrigenetics, and the Path of Personalized Medicine
          INTRODUCTION
          GENES AND ENVIRONMENT—NATURE AND NURTURE
          WHY DO POLYMORPHISMS EXIST?
          NUTRIGENETICS AND NUTRIGENOMICS
          NATURE VERSUS NURTURE
          THE CLINICAL UTILITY OF NUTRIGENOMICS AND NUTRIGENETICS
          CLINICAL APPLICATION OF NUTRIGENETICS
          GENOMIC TESTING
          SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 17 - Hair Mineral Analysis
          INTRODUCTION
          SPECIFIC MINERALS
          DRUG ABUSE
          RATIOS
          DISCUSSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 18 - Heidelberg pH Capsule Gastric Analysis
          INTRODUCTION
          PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTION IN THE STOMACH
          PROCEDURE
          INTERPRETATION
          CLINICAL APPLICATION
          INDICATIONS
          CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 19 - Immune Function Assessment
          ?ASSESSMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
          ?MEASUREMENT OF ANTIBODIES
          ?MEASUREMENT OF COMPLEMENT AND HIGH-SENSITIVITY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
          ?MEASUREMENT OF CELLS
          ?CYTOKINES
          ?GENETICS
          ?CLINICAL SYMPTOMS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 20 - Intestinal Permeability Assessment
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GUT MUCOSAL INTEGRITY: MECHANISMS OF DISRUPTION
          ?MEASURING INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 21 - Laboratory Tests for the Determination of Vitamin Status
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?ASSESSMENT OF VITAMIN STATUS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 22 - Lactose Malabsorption Testing
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
          ?ADULT-TYPE (PRIMARY) LACTOSE DEFICIENCY
          ?ACQUIRED (SECONDARY) LACTASE DEFICIENCY
          ?CONGENITAL LACTASE DEFICIENCY
          ?LACTOSE INTOLERANCE VERSUS DAIRY ALLERGY
          ?DIAGNOSIS OF LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
          ?OTHER TYPES OF SUGAR INTOLERANCES
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 23 - Metal Toxicity: Assessment of Exposure and Retention
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?ASSESSMENT OF TOXIC METAL EXPOSURE
          ?ASSESSMENT OF RETENTION: URINALYSIS, PROVOCATION TESTS
          ?FECAL METALS ANALYSIS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 24 - Mineral Status Evaluation
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?MINERALS AND DISEASE
          ?ESSENTIAL MINERALS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 25 - Oral Manifestations of Nutritional Status
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE HEALTHY MOUTH
          ?ABNORMALITIES OF THE ORAL MEMBRANES
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 26 - Rapid Dark Adaptation Test
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ?PROCEDURE
          ?INTERPRETATION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 27 - Biomarkers for Stool Analysis
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?OVERVIEW OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
          ?DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY 101
          ?ASSESSING GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH: DIG
          ?DIGESTION/ABSORPTION
          ?IMMUNOLOGY/INFLAMMATION/INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
          ?GUT MICROFLORA BALANCE
          ?BIOMARKERS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL MICROFLORA BALANCE AND METABOLIC FUNCTION
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 28 - Urinary Organic Acids Profiling for Assessment of Functional Nutrient Deficiencies, Gut Dysbiosis, and Toxicity
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?URINARY ORGANICS PROFILING
          ?FATTY ACID OXIDATION
          ?CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
          ?CENTRAL ENERGY PATHWAY INTERMEDIATES
          ?B-COMPLEX INSUFFICIENCY MARKERS
          ?INDICATORS OF A SPECIFIC VITAMIN DEFICIENCY
          ?NEUROTRANSMITTER METABOLISM
          ?INDICATORS OF DETOXIFICATION FUNCTION
          ?PRODUCTS OF GUT MICROFLORA
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 29 - Urinary Porphyrins for the Detection of Heavy Metal and Toxic Chemical Exposure
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DEFINITIONS
          ?PORPHYRIAS
          ?PORPHYRINOPATHIES
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 30 - Urine Indican Test (Obermeyer Test)
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ?INTERPRETATION
          ?CONCLUSION
Section 3 - THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
     Chapter 31 - Acupuncture
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?FUNDAMENTALS OF ACUPUNCTURE
          ?ACUPUNCTURE SCOPE OF PRACTICE
          ?ACUPUNCTURE SAFETY
          ?EVIDENCE-BASED ACUPUNCTURE
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 32 - Ayurveda: The Science of Life and Mother of the Healing Arts
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?THE MAJOR SCHOOLS AND SPECIALTIES
          ?PHILOSOPHY
          ?PHYSIOLOGY
          ?HEALTH AND DISEASE
          ?MODES OF THERAPY
          ?RESEARCH
          ?AYURVEDIC AND MODERN MEDICINE
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 33 - Botanical Medicine—A Modern Perspective
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE ROLE OF HERBS IN MODERN PHARMACY
          ?THE STUDY OF HERBAL MEDICINE
          ?FINAL COMMENTS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 34 - Botanical Medicine—Understanding Herbal Preparations
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?ANALYTIC METHODS
          ?QUALITY CONTROL IN HERBAL PRODUCTS
          ?FINAL COMMENTS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 35 - Environmental Medicine
          ?ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIC LOAD
          ?HEALTH EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
          ?TREATMENT METHODS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 36 - The Exercise Prescription
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?EXERCISE IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT
          ?A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON MOVEMENT
          ?STANDARDS OF MOVEMENT
          ?NEW INSIGHTS ON EXERCISE FOR WEIGHT LOSS
          ?MUSCLE–BODY MESSENGERS AND INFLAMMATION
          ?TESTOSTERONE AND HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
          ?EXERCISE APPROACHES TO INFLAMMATION
          ?EXERCISE AND THE HEART
          ?EXERCISE AND BONE
          ?EXERCISE AND CANCER
          ?EXERCISE FOR THE BRAIN AND MOOD
          ?EXERCISE AND ANXIETY
          ?EXERCISE AND MEMORY
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 37 - Fasting
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?PHYSIOLOGY
          ?RESEARCH
          ?APPLICATION
          ?LABORATORY VALUES
          ?CONTRAINDICATIONS
          ?SIDE EFFECTS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 38 - Glandular Therapy
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF GLANDULAR PREPARATIONS
          ?SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
          ?EVIDENCE FOR INTACT PROTEIN ABSORPTION
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 39 - Homeopathy
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?PHILOSOPHY
          ?THE CLINICAL APPLICATION OF HOMEOPATHIC PRINCIPLES
          ?RESEARCH IN HOMEOPATHY
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     CHAPTER 40 - Hydrotherapy*
          ?HISTORY
          ?PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS OF WATER
          ?GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR HYDROTHERAPY
          ?HYDROTHERAPY TECHNIQUES
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 41 - Manipulation
          ?THERAPEUTIC KEYS
          ?HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
          ?SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IN MANIPULATION
          ?IS MANUAL MEDICINE THE RIGHT TREATMENT?
          ?PRETREATMENT ASSESSMENT
          ?TREATMENT CONCEPTS
          REFERENCES
          FURTHER READING
     Chapter 42 - Nonpharmacologic Control of Pain
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE EXPERIENCE OF PAIN
          ?PAIN CONTROL
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 43 - Nontransfusion Significance of ABO and ABO-Associated Polymorphisms
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BACKGROUND
          ?PATHOLOGIC PROCESS AND ABO BLOOD GROUPS
          ?BLOOD GROUPS AND DIETARY LECTINS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF ABO POLYMORPHISM
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 44 - Nutritional Medicine
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS IN HUMAN NUTRITION
          ?TRENDS IN U.S. FOOD CONSUMPTION
          ?THE GOVERNMENT AND NUTRITION EDUCATION
          ?THE OPTIMAL HEALTH FOOD PYRAMID
          ?NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 45 - Peat Therapeutics and Balneotherapy
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BALNEOLOGY
          ?PEAT THERAPEUTICS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?CLINICAL PROCEDURES
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 46 - Rotation Diet: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE ELIMINATION DIET
          ?THE DIVERSIFIED ROTATION DIET
          REFERENCE
     CHAPTER 47 - SOFT TISSUE MANIPULATION: AN OVERVIEW OF DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPIES*
          ?HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF SOFT TISSUE MANIPULATION: THE BIG PICTURE
          ?DEFINITION: FUNCTIONAL SOFT TISSUE
          ?SOFT TISSUE PATHOLOGIES
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 48 - Spirituality and Healing*
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE CONCEPTUAL GROUND FOR THE EFFICACY OF SPIRIT IN HEALING
          ?THE HEALING EFFECTS OF PRAYER—EVIDENCE OF THE NONLOCAL ACTIVITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
          ?SPECIFIC AREAS IN WHICH PRAYER AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY HAVE BEEN SHOWN EFFECTIVE IN HUMANS
          ?SPIRITUALITY—THE PROVINCE OF PHYSICIANS?
          ?IMPROVING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS’ ABILITY TO INCLUDE SPIRITUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
          ?THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION: INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY INTO MEDICAL PRACTICE
          ?EFFECTIVE PRAYER
          ?SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
          ?ILLNESS, THE GIFT OF SPIRITUAL HEALING
          ?THE EXPERIENCE OF SPIRIT
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 49 - Unani Medicine
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?UNANI MEDICAL THEORY IN PRINCIPLE
          ?UNANI MEDICAL THEORY IN PRACTICE
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
Section 4 - SYNDROMES AND SPECIAL TOPICS
     Chapter 50 - Cancer—Integrated Naturopathic Support
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?SURGERY
          ?RADIATION
          ?ANTIOXIDANTS DURING CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION
          ?DRUG–NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS
          ?DIET FOR CANCER PATIENTS
          ?SECONDARY PREVENTION
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 51 - Chronic Candidiasis
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 52 - Dietary Fiber
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?FIBER
          ?MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF DIETARY FIBER
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 53 - Functional Toxicology
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?COMMON TOXINS THAT AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH
          ?MECHANISMS OF TOXIC INJURY
          ?BIOCHEMICAL INDIVIDUALITY AND TOXIC RESPONSE
          ?ASSESSING THE TOXICOLOGICALLY IMPAIRED PATIENT
          ?DETOXIFICATION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 54 - Homocysteine Metabolism: Nutritional Modulation and Impact on Health and Disease
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HOMOCYSTEINE METABOLISM
          ?RENAL FUNCTION
          ?IMPACT OF HOMOCYSTEINE ON KEY NUTRIENTS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 55 - Hyperventilation Syndrome/Breathing Pattern Disorders
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 56 - Immune Support
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW
          ?PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY
          ?LIFESTYLE
          ?NUTRITIONAL FACTORS
          ?ENHANCING THYMUS FUNCTION
          ?BOTANICALS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 57 - Intestinal Protozoan Infestation and Systemic Illness
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?PROTOZOA
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 58 - Maldigestion
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 59 - Sports Nutrition
          ?NUTRITION AND PERFORMANCE
          ?ASSESSMENT
          ?CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ERGOGENIC AIDS
          ?GENERAL HEALTH CONCERNS FOR ATHLETES
          ?NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 60 - Stress Management
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?THE GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME
          ?STRESS: A HEALTHY VIEW
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          ?NUTRITIONAL AND BOTANICAL SUPPORT
          REFERENCES
Section 5 - PHARMACOLOGY OF NATURAL MEDICINES
     Chapter 61 - Alkylglycerols
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
          ?IMMUNOLOGIC ASPECTS OF ALKYLGLYCEROLS
          ?CLINICAL USES OF ALKYLGLYCEROLS
          ?INDICATIONS AND DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY OF THE ALKYLGLYCEROLS
          ?CONCLUSIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 62 - Allium cepa (Onion)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION AND DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 63 - Allium sativum (Garlic)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?COMMERCIAL PREPARATIONS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 64 - Aloe vera (Cape Aloe)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 65 - Angelica Species
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 66 - Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 67 - Artemisia annua (Sweet Wormwood)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 68 - Bee Products—Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 69 - Beta-Carotene and Other Carotenoids
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DIETARY SOURCES
          ?METABOLISM
          ?PHYSIOLOGIC ROLES
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     CHAPTER 70 - Boron*
          ?SOURCES
          ?METABOLISM
          ?DEFICIENCY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
          ?NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS
          ?HORMONE INTERACTIONS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 71 - Bromelain*
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BROMELAIN SUPPLEMENTS
          ?ENTERAL ABSORPTION (OR RESORPTION)
          ?FACTORS AFFECTING BROMELAIN ACTIVITY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
          FURTHER READING
     Chapter 72 - Camellia sinensis (Green Tea)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ?PHOTOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS
          ?ORAL CAVITY DISEASES
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 73 - Capsicum frutescens (Cayenne Pepper)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 74 - Carnitine
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BIOSYNTHESIS
          ?METABOLISM
          ?PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTIONS
          ?DEFICIENCY
          ?CARNITINE AS A NUTRIENT
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 75 - Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 76 - Chinese Prepared Medicines
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GLOBAL MARKET
          ?FORMULATIONS AND PREPARATIONS
          ?DISPENSARY GUIDE
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 77 - Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Cohosh)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 78 - Citicoline (CDP-Choline)
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BIOAVAILABILITY/PHARMACOKINETICS
          ?MECHANISM OF ACTION
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?EYE HEALTH AND VISUAL FUNCTION
          ?EMERGING CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?SAFETY AND DOSING
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?CONCLUSIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 79 - Coenzyme Q10
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 80 - Coleus forskohlii
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?OTHER CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 81 - Commiphora mukul (Mukul Myrrh Tree)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 82 - Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 83 - Croton lechleri (Dragon’s Blood)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 84 - Curcuma longa (Turmeric)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 85 - Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DHEA BIOCHEMISTRY
          ?DHEA IMMUNOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 86 - Echinacea Species (Narrow-Leafed Purple Coneflower)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?COMMERCIAL PREPARATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 87 - Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian Ginseng)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 88 - Ephedra Species*
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 89 - Epilobium Species (Fireweed)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 90 - Fatty Acid Metabolism
          ?FATTY ACID STRUCTURE AND METABOLISM
          ?CONTROL OF FATTY ACID SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
          ?FATTY ACIDS AND HUMAN DISEASES
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 91 - Fish Oils (Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Dietary Fish, and Fish Oils)
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DESCRIPTION
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?TOXICITY AND TOXIN CONTAMINATION
          ?DOSAGE
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 92 - Flavonoids—Quercetin, Citrus Flavonoids, and Hydroxyethylrutosides
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
          ?CHEMICAL DESCRIPTIONS
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FORMS
          ?DOSAGES
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 93 - Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo Tree)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 94 - Glucosamine
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?AVAILABLE FORMS
          ?GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE VERSUS N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?SIDE EFFECTS AND TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 95 - Glutamine
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 96 - Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DEGLYCYRRHIZINATED LICORICE
          ?ORAL LICORICE PREPARATIONS CONTAINING GLYCYRRHIZIN
          ?LICORICE FLAVONOID OIL
          ?TOPICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 97 - Hydrastis canadensis (Goldenseal) and Other Berberine-Containing Botanicals
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 98 - 5-Hydroxytryptophan
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?TRYPTOPHAN AND 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 99 - Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s Wort)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 100 - Lobelia inflata (Indian Tobacco)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 101 - Medicinal Mushrooms
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?INDIVIDUAL MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DOSAGE
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 102 - Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 103 - Melatonin
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?PHARMACOKINETICS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 104 - Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 105 - Mentha piperita (Peppermint)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 106 - Microbial Enzyme Therapy: Clinical Applications of Fungal Enzymes
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DIGESTIVE ENZYME DEFICIENCIES
          ?ACID-STABLE FUNGAL ENZYMES
          ?TREATMENT OF LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
          ?IMPROVING NUTRIENT ABSORPTION
          ?TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DISEASE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY OF FUNGAL PROTEASE
          ?FOOD ALLERGIES
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 107 - Natural Product Quality Control
          ?BACKGROUND
          ?STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
          ?THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
          ?THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY CONTROL
          ?CONTAMINANT TESTING
          ?FINISHED PRODUCT EXPIRATION DATE AND STABILITY TESTING
          ?ASSESSING QUALITY VIA COMPREHENSIVE TESTING
          ?SUPPLIER CERTIFICATION AND SKIP LOT TESTING
          ?LABORATORY TESTING AND LABORATORY QUALITY
          ?ECONOMICALLY MOTIVATED ADULTERATION
          ?RESIDUAL CHEMICAL SOLVENTS IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
          ?THE BUYING DECISION
          ?DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRICING AND QUALITY
          ?CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE CERTIFIED PROGRAMS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 108 - Naturally Occurring Antioxidants
          ?FREE RADICALS AND NONRADICAL OXIDANTS
          ?ANTIOXIDANTS
          ?THERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIOXIDANTS
          ?FUTURE DIRECTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 109 - Opuntia Species (Prickly Pear)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 110 - Panax ginseng (Korean Ginseng)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL INDICATIONS
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DOSAGE
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 111 - Pancreatic Enzymes
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORY
          ?PANCREATIC ENZYME SUPPLEMENTS
          ?ABSORPTION OF PROTEINS
          ?FACTORS AFFECTING ENZYME ACTIVITY
          ?MEASURING ENZYME ACTIVITY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 112 - Phage Therapy: Bacteriophages as Natural, Self-limiting Antibiotics
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?HISTORICAL CONTEXT
          ?PROPERTIES OF BACTERIOPHAGES
          ?PHAGE INTERACTIONS IN THE BODY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DOSING STRATEGY
          ?CONCLUSION
          ?ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 113 - Phosphatidylserine
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?PHYSIOLOGIC ROLES
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY AND DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 114 - Piper methysticum (Kava)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?SIDE EFFECTS AND TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 115 - Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Colonic Foods
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES
          ?GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES
          ?LACTULOSE
          ?SYNBIOTICS
          ?COLONIC FOODS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 116 - Probiotics
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DESCRIPTION
          ?PROPOSED MECHANISMS OF ACTION
          ?PROBIOTIC CHARACTERISTICS
          ?COMMERCIAL FORMS
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?USING THE RIGHT STRAIN
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 117 - Procyanidolic Oligomers
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 118 - Pygeum africanum (Bitter Almond)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 119 - Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s Broom)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 120 - SAMe (S-Adenosylmethionine)
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL INDICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?INTERACTIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 121 - Sarsaparilla Species
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATION
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 122 - Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 123 - Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 124 - Soy Isoflavones and Other Constituents
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOY
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DRUG-NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 125 - Tabebuia avellanedae (syn. T. impetiginosa, Lapacho, Pau D’Arco, Ipe Roxo)
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 126 - Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?MIGRAINE HEADACHE
          ?RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 127 - Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 128 - Taxus brevifolia (Pacific Yew)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?TOXICITY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 129 - Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 130 - Uva ursi (Bearberry)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGES
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 131 - Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 132 - Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 133 - Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 134 - Viscum album (European Mistletoe)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 135 - Vitamin A
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DEFICIENCY
          ?METABOLISM
          ?PHYSIOLOGIC ROLES OF VITAMIN A
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICITY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 136 - Vitamin K
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?FORMS, SOURCES, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM
          ?INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER VITAMINS
          ?VITAMIN K STATUS BIOMARKERS
          ?SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 137 - Vitamin Toxicities and Therapeutic Monitoring
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?VITAMIN TOXICITY
          ?LABORATORY TESTS FOR VITAMIN TOXICITY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 138 - Vitex agnus castus (Chaste Tree)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 139 - Water: The Most Basic Nutrient and Therapeutic Agent
          ?WATER AND THE HUMAN BODY
          ?THIRST: THE SENSE THAT CANNOT BE TRUSTED
          ?PURE WATER VERSUS OTHER BEVERAGES
          ?WATER TEMPERATURE
          ?SPECIAL NEEDS
          ?PHYSIOLOGY OF WATER METABOLISM
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?COMMON CONDITIONS IMPROVED BY WATER
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 140 - Zingiber officinale (Ginger)
          ?GENERAL DESCRIPTION
          ?CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
          ?HISTORY AND FOLK USE
          ?PHARMACOLOGY
          ?CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
          ?DOSAGE
          ?TOXICOLOGY
          ?DRUG INTERACTIONS
          REFERENCES
Section 6 - SPECIFIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
     Chapter 141 - Acne Vulgaris and Acne Conglobata
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?NUTRIENTS
          ?TOPICAL TREATMENTS
          ?PROCEDURAL TREATMENTS
          ?OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 142 - Affective Disorders
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DEPRESSION
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          ?BIPOLAR DISORDER
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          ?SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 143 - Alcohol Dependence
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?INTOXICATION AND WITHDRAWAL
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 144 - Alzheimer’s Disease
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?OTHER THERAPIES
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 145 - Angina
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 146 - Aphthous Stomatitis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 147 - Asthma
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 148 - Atherosclerosis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS—LOWERING CHOLESTEROL
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 149 - Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 150 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROTOXINS
          ?IMMUNE SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT
          ?COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES
          ?NEUROFEEDBACK
          ?BOTANICAL MEDICINES
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 151 - Bacterial Sinusitis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES*
     Chapter 152 - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 153 - Bronchitis and Pneumonia
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY: BRONCHITIS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY: PNEUMONIA
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 154 - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 155 - Celiac Disease
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?CLINICAL ASPECTS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?SUPPLEMENTS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          ?RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 156 - Cervical Dysplasia
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 157 - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?ETIOLOGY
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 158 - Congestive Heart Failure
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 159 - Cystitis and Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?COEXISTING CONDITIONS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
          ?TREATMENT
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 160 - Dermatitis Herpetiformis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 161 - Diabetes Mellitus
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSING DIABETES
          ?RISK FACTORS FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES
          ?RISK FACTORS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
          ?CLINICAL MONITORING OF DIABETES
          ?THE COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 162 - Endometriosis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 163 - Epilepsy
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 164 - Erythema Multiforme
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 165 - Fibrocystic Breast Disease
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 166 - Fibromyalgia Syndrome
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 167 - Gallstones
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?PATHOGENESIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 168 - Glaucoma: Acute (Angle Closure) and Chronic (Open Angle)
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 169 - Gout
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 170 - Hair Loss in Women
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BASIC PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HAIR CYCLE
          ?DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 171 - Hepatitis
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 172 - Herpes Simplex
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 173 - HIV/AIDS: Naturopathic Medical Principles and Practice
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?BIOLOGY OF HIV
          ?TRANSMISSION
          ?THE IMMUNE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE
          ?CLINICAL PROGRESSION TO AIDS
          ?DIAGNOSIS AND WORK UP
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC SUMMARY
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 174 - Hypertension
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 175 - Hyperthyroidism
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
          ?NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 176 - Hypoglycemia
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 177 - Hypothyroidism
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 178 - Infectious Diarrhea
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND SYMPTOMS
          ?LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 179 - Infertility, Female
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 180 - Infertility, Male
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?SPERMATOGENESIS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 181 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC MONITORING AND EVALUATION
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 182 - Insomnia
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 183 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 184 - Kidney Stones (Renal Calculi, Nephrolithiasis)
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIET
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 185 - Leukoplakia
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 186 - Lichen Planus
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 187 - Macular Degeneration
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 188 - Menopause
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?TREATMENT OVERVIEW
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 189 - Menorrhagia
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 190 - Migraine Headache
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 191 - Multiple Sclerosis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 192 - Obesity
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?PREVALENCE
          ?DETERMINATION OF BODY COMPOSITION
          ?TYPES OF OBESITY
          ?CAUSES OF OBESITY
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 193 - Osteoarthritis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?GENERAL DIETARY GUIDELINES
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 194 - Osteoporosis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
          ?RISK FACTORS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?LIFESTYLE FACTORS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 195 - Otitis Media
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 196 - Parkinson’s Disease
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          ?CONCLUSION
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 197 - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 198 - Peptic Ulcer—Duodenal and Gastric
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 199 - Periodontal Disease
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 200 - Porphyrias
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?BIOCHEMISTRY OF PORPHYRIA
          ?MANIFESTATION OF PORPHYRIA
          ?LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF PORPHYRIA
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 201 - Pregnancy Health and Primary Prevention of Adult Disease
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?LIFESTYLE FACTORS
          ?GENERAL SUPPLEMENTATION
          ?CONCLUSION
          ?ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 202 - Premenstrual Syndrome
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 203 - Proctologic Conditions
          ?ANORECTAL ANATOMY
          ?ANAL DISEASES
          ?HEMORRHOIDS
          ?EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS
          ?PERIANAL DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS
          ?TREATMENT OPTIONS
          ?TREATMENT SUMMARY FOR HEMORRHOIDS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 204 - Psoriasis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 205 - Rheumatoid Arthritis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?STANDARD MEDICAL THERAPY
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          ?OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 206 - Rosacea
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 207 - Seborrheic Dermatitis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 208 - Senile Cataracts
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 209 - Streptococcal Pharyngitis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 210 - Trichomoniasis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 211 - Urticaria
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?INTRODUCTION
          ?PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
          ?CAUSES OF URTICARIA
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 212 - Uterine Fibroids
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 213 - Vaginitis
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
          ?TYPES OF VAGINITIS
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
     Chapter 214 - Varicose Veins
          ?DIAGNOSTIC SUMMARY
          ?GENERAL DISCUSSION
          ?ETIOLOGY
          ?THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
          ?THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
          REFERENCES
Appendix 1 - CANDIDA QUESTIONNAIRE*
     ?QUESTIONNAIRE
Appendix 2  - Cervical Escharotic Treatment Instructions:For the Practitioner
Appendix 3 - Crohn’s Disease Activity Index
Appendix 4 - FASTING—PATIENT GUIDELINES
     ?FASTING DIRECTIONS
     ?SUMMARY
Appendix 5 - Gluten and Gliadin Content of Select Foods
Appendix 6  - Glycemic Index, Carbohydrate Content, and Glycemic Load of Select Foods
Appendix 7 - Hydrochloric Acid Supplementation: Patient Instructions
Appendix 8 - The Optimal Health Food Pyramid
     ?FOODS TO AVOID ENTIRELY
     ?VEGETABLES: FIVE TO SEVEN SERVINGS DAILY
     ?NUTS, SEEDS, AND GOOD OILS: FOUR SERVINGS DAILY
     ?WHOLE GRAINS: THREE TO FIVE SERVINGS DAILY
     ?BEANS (LEGUMES): TWO TO THREE SERVINGS DAILY
     ?FRUITS: THREE TO FOUR SERVINGS DAILY
     ?HIGH-QUALITY PROTEIN: TWO TO THREE SERVINGS DAILY
     ?DAIRY: ONE OR TWO SERVINGS DAILY (OPTIONAL)
Appendix 9 - Patient Instructions for Measuring Basal Body Temperature
     ?PURPOSE
     ?PROCEDURE
     ?INTERPRETATION
Appendix 10 - Rotation Diet Master Chart and Plan
Appendix 11 - Supplier Certification Questionnaire Guidance
     ?SUPPLIER CERTIFICATION: COMPLIANCE GUIDE AND QUESTIONNAIRE
     ?FOREWORD
     ?OBJECTIVES
Appendix 12 - Vaginal Depletion Pack—Traditional Method
     INTRODUCTION
     CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
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