Dietary Supplements Pocket Companion is designed to provide busy healthcare professionals with a small and conveniently sized quick reference text.
It draws on the wealth of evidence-based information on the most commonly used dietary supplements presented in the full reference work Dietary Supplements .
The content includes:
- 88 monographs on specific food supplement ingredients
- new monographs on arginine, dong quai, 5-HTP, hydroxycitric acid, multivitamins and pumpkin seed
- latest evidence summarised in tabular format for quick reference and ease of use.
This pocket companion is an essential reference for pharmacists, dieticians, CAM practitioners and other health professionals looking for up-to-date information on safety and efficacy of dietary supplements.
Aloe vera
Alpha-lipoic acid
Antioxidants
Arginine
Bee pollen
Betaine
Biotin
Boron
Branched-chain amino acids
Brewers' yeast
Bromelain
Calcium
Carnitine
Carotenoids
Chitosan
Chlorella
Choline
Chondroitin
Chromium
Coenzyme Q10
Conjugated linoleic acid
Copper
Creatine
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dong quai
Evening primrose oil
Fish oil
Flaxseed oil
Fluoride
Folic acid
Gamma-oryzanol
Garlic
Ginkgo bilboa
Ginseng
Glucosamine
Grape seed extract
Green-lipped mussel
Green tea extract
Guarana
Hydroxycitric acid
5-Hydroxytryptophan
Iodine
Iron
Isoflavones
Kelp
Lecithin
Magnesium
Manganese
Melatonin
Methylsulfonylmethane
Molybdenum
Multivitamins
N-Acetylcysteine
Niacin
Nickel
Octacosanol
Pangamic acid
Pantothenic acid
Para-amino benzoic acid
Pycnogenol
Phosphatidylserine
Phytosterols
Potassium
Prebiotics
Probiotics
Psyllium
Pumpkin seeds
Quercetin
Resveratrol
Riboflavin
Royal jelly
S-Adenosyl methionine
Selenium
Shark cartilage
Silicon
Spirulina
Superoxide dismutase
Thiamine
Tin
Vanadium
Vitamin A
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Zinc
31-Jul-09, Intergrative Medicine: A Clinicians Journal
'This book does what it says: a quick reference, easily accessible. This one will stay on my desk within easy reach'.Intergrative Medicine: A Clinicians Journal, July 2009
15-Dec-09, Chemist and Druggist
'This pocket edition is a very useful book for anyone faced with a query about dietary supplements which are almost, but not quite, medicine'. 'Concise yet comprehensive reference guide to the current state of clinical knowledge about the most common dietary supplements available today.'Kevin Frost, Chemist and Druggist, December 2009
15-Jan-09, Chemist and Druggist
'This pocket companion is a very useful book for anyone faced with a query about dietary supplements which are almost, but not quite, medicines.'Kevin Frost, Chemist and Druggist published online on 15th January 2009
17-Oct-08, IJPC
'It contains the latest evidence summarized in a tabular format for quick reference and ease of use.'International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding Oct 17, 2008 Volume 5, Issue 41
