Clinical Naturopathy: An evidence-based guide to practice, 2e [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Sarris & Wardle

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0729541738 ISBN 13: 9780729541732

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone Australia, 2014

Riassunto

 Clinical Naturopathy: an evidence-based guide to practice: 2nd edition articulates evidence-based clinical practice. It details the principles, treatment protocols and interventions at the forefront of naturopathic practice in the 21st century. Clinical Naturopathy equips you to critically evaluate your patients, analyse treatment protocols, and provide evidence-based prescriptions.

Key features

. A rigorously researched update of common clinical conditions and their naturopathic treatment according to evidence-based guidelines (over 5000 references)

. New and expanded detail on the treatment of headaches, liver conditions, pain, and schizophrenia, with the addition of injecting nutraceuticals now covered

. Dedicated chapter to 'Wellbeing' outlining the core principles of naturopathic practice

. Expanded "Diagnostics" chapter including the emerging field of pharmacogenomics

. An abundance of unique figures, tables, charts and treatment decision trees

. Augmented appendices including: herb/drug interactions, laboratory reference values, food sources of nutrients, cancer medication interactions.

Clinical Naturopathy: an evidence-based guide to practice: 2nd edition promotes the fundamentals of traditional naturopathy, while pushing the scientific boundaries and driving the steady evolution of the profession of naturopathic medicine.

. A rigorously researched update of common clinical conditions and their naturopathic treatment according to evidence-based guidelines (over 5,000 references).

. Bridges conventional medical and naturopathic paradigms to help clinicians facilitate truly integrative models of care.

. Augmented appendices including: herb/drug interaction charts, laboratory reference values, food sources of nutrients, cancer medication interactions and nutraceutical use.

. Key Treatment Protocols throughout the text offer an evidence-based referenced critique.

. Naturopathic Treatment trees for each condition, with Treatment Aims boxes that are easy to follow and understand.

. Scientific and traditional evidence validating treatment protocols.

. Decision trees, unique figures, tables and charts are a great aid to visual learners.

. Expanded Diagnostics chapter including the emerging field of pharmacogenomics.

. New Wellness, lifestyle and preventive medicine chapter to explore in detail the core principles of naturopathic practice.

. New Liver dysfunction and disease, Headache and migraine, and Pain chapters.

. A deepening scientific focus with inclusion of new and emerging naturopathic therapeutics such as injectable nutraceuticals.

Su questo libro

Contenuti

1 Naturopathic case taking

2 Naturopathic diagnostic techniques

3 Wellness, lifestyle and preventive medicine

4 Irritable bowel syndrome

5 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 

6 Food allergy/intolerance 

7 Liver dysfunction and disease 

8 Respiratory infections and immune insufficiency 

9 Asthma 

10 Congestive respiratory disorders 

11 Atherosclerosis and dyslipidaemia 

12 Hypertension and stroke 

13 Chronic venous insufficiency 

14 Anxiety 

15 Depression 

16 Insomnia 

17 Headache and migraine 

18 Stress and fatigue 

19 Diabetes type 2 and insulin resistance 

20 Thyroid abnormalities 

21 Dysmenorrhoea and menstrual complaints 

22 Endometriosis 

23 Polycystic ovarian syndrome 

24 Menopause 

25 Osteoarthritis 

26 Fibromyalgia 

27 Acne vulgaris 

28 Inflammatory skin disorders-atopic eczema and psoriasis 

29 Benign prostatic hypertrophy 

30 Recurrent urinary tract infection

31 Autoimmune disease 

32 Cancer 

33 Paediatrics 

34 Fertility, preconception care and pregnancy 

35 Ageing and cognition 

36 Bipolar disorder 

37 Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder 

38 Chronic fatigue syndrome 

39 Human immunodeficiency virus 

40 Pain management 

41 Polypharmacy and drug-nutraceutical interactions 

Appendix 1 Drug-herb interaction chart

Appendix 2 Drug-nutrient interaction chart

Appendix 3 Chemotherapy drugs and concurrent nutraceutical use

Appendix 4 Food sources of nutrients

Appendix 5 Laboratory reference values

Appendix 6 Taxonomic cross-reference of major herbs

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone Australia
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0729541738
• ISBN 13: 9780729541732
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 923