Authors: John A. Senneff, Laurence J. Kinsella
ISBN-13: 9780978182045, ISBN-10: 0978182049
Format: Paperback
Publisher: MedPress
Date Published: August 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Here is a new, natural approach for dealing with this painful and debilitating condition. You will read how you can reduce or perhaps even eliminate the need for expensive medications with their unwelcome side effects. Written by the author of the much acclaimed Numb Toes books on peripheral neuropathy, Nutrients for Neuropathy is full of clinical studies and references, yet written in the reader-friendly style of those two books. Everything is covered in this science-based guide: The most bio-available nutrient supplement forms. Suggested dosages and best times to take. Safe upper limits and possible drug interactions. A specific nutrient supplement program. And much, much more.
Foreword to the Foreword | xi | |
Foreword | xiii | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Chapter 1 | The Uses of Supplements | 13 |
General Nutrient Supplementation | 15 | |
Therapeutic Nutrient Supplementation | 17 | |
Chapter 2 | Vitamins | 26 |
The B Complex | 27 | |
1. | B1 | 31 |
2. | B2 | 38 |
3. | B3 | 40 |
4. | B5 | 42 |
5. | B6 | 43 |
6. | B12 | 47 |
7. | Biotin | 56 |
8. | Folate | 59 |
9. | Inositol | 61 |
10. | Choline and Lecithin | 65 |
Vitamin C | 67 | |
Vitamin E | 74 | |
"Vitamin Neuropathies" | 79 | |
Chapter 3 | Minerals | 86 |
Chromium | 87 | |
Magnesium | 92 | |
Selenium | 97 | |
Zinc | 100 | |
Lithium | 102 | |
Chapter 4 | Other Supplements | 105 |
Essential Fatty Acids | 105 | |
1. | Omega-3s | 107 |
2. | Omega-6s | 110 |
3. | Getting the EFA Balance Right | 113 |
4. | Therapeutic Dosages and Effects | 114 |
Alpha-Lipoic Acid | 116 | |
Acetyl-L-Carnitine | 122 | |
Miscellaneous Supplements | 127 | |
1. | Ginkgo Biloba | 128 |
2. | Goshajinkigan | 131 |
3. | Sangre de Grado | 133 |
Chapter 5 | Practical Considerations | 136 |
Bioavailability | 136 | |
1. | Physical Forms and Bioavailability | 138 |
2. | Chemical Forms and Bioavailability | 141 |
(a) | Vitamin B1 | 141 |
(b) | Vitamin B6 | 142 |
(c) | Vitamin B12 | 142 |
(d) | Vitamin E | 143 |
(e) | Minerals | 143 |
(f) | Natural Versus Synthetic | 146 |
When to Take | 148 | |
Laying Out a Program | 149 | |
End Note | 153 | |
Tables | 155 | |
Index | 159 |