Nutraceuticals: The Complete Encyclopedia of Supplements, Herbs, Vitamins, and Healing Foods [Paperback]

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The term nutraceutical refers to components of foods or dietary supplements with medicinal or therapeutic effects. The increasing acceptance of alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine means that people need information about these substances. Because the Food and Drug Administration does not regulate them, there are no standards for manufacturing and efficacy, so the quality varies widely.Nutraceuticals provides accurate information about the use of these preparations. After a brief historical introduction, information appears in three sections. The “Directory of Nutraceuticals” is an alphabetical list of diseases and conditions. Each entry includes a description of the condition, its symptoms, con (more…)

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