Dietary Supplements eBook

Dietary Supplements is a comprehensive monograph-based guide to the most commonly used vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements.

This edition contains 108 regularly structured monographs with information on uses, action, safety (adverse effects, pregnancy, interactions), efficacy, and dosage. It also contains useful appendices including a summary of interactions with conventional medicines.

Changes to the new edition:

• Fully revised and updated with findings from the recent literature on common supplements such as antioxidants, calcium, fish oils, folic acid, glucosamine, isoflavones, probiotics and vitamin D.
• Includes 26 monographs new to this edition on Pumpkin seed, Hydroxycitrate, 5 HTP, Dong quai, Arginine, Collagen hydrolysate, Wheat germ oil, Hyaluronic acid, Cetyl fatty acids, Red yeast rice, Lactase, Androstenedione, Cinnamon, Glutathione, Beta-alanine and Olive leaf extract
• Research studies tabulated for some of the larger monographs ensuring readable format.

Dietary Supplements is an essential reference book for pharmacists, dietitians, CAM practitioners and other health professionals.

Acai
Aloe vera
Alpha-lipoic acid
Androstenedione
Antioxidants
Arginine
Bee pollen
Beta-alanine
Beta-glucan
Betaine
Biotin
Boron
Branched-chain amino acids
Brewer's yeast
Bromelain
Calcium
Carnitine
Carotenoids
Cetylated fatty acids
Chitosan
Chlorella
Choline
Chondroitin
Chromium
Cinnamon
Coenzyme Q
Collagen hydrolysate
Conjugated linoleic acid
Copper
Creatine
Curcumin
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dong quai
Evening primrose oil
Fish oils
Flavonoids
Flaxseed oil
Fluoride
Folic acid
Gamma-oryzanol
Garlic
Ginkgo biloba
Ginseng
Glucosamine
Glutathione
Grape seed extract
Grapefruit seed extract
Green-lipped mussel
Green tea extract
Guarana
Hyaluronic acid
Hydroxycitric acid
5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)
Iodine
Iron
Isoflavones
Kelp
Lactase
Lecithin
Magnesium
Manganese
Melatonin
Methylsulfonylmethane
Molybdenum
Multivitamins
N-Acetyl cysteine
Niacin
Nickel
Octacosanol
Olive leaf
Pangamic acid
Pantothenic acid
Para-amino benzoic acid
Phosphatidylserine
Phytosterols
Pomegranate
Potassium
Probiotics and prebiotics
Psyllium
Pumpkin seed
Pycnogenol
Quercetin
Red yeast rice
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
Wheat germ oil
Zinc
Appendix 1: Guidance on safe upper levels of vitamins and minerals
Appendix 2: Drug and supplement interactions
Appendix 3: Additional resources

May-2012, Nutrition Bulletin

"...a useful resource for all healthcare professionals who may need access to accurate information regarding the use of dietary supplements. The book provides a comprehensive evidence-based overview of a large range of supplements. Of particular use is the more in-depth evaluations...Moreover, many health-conscious members of the public with a particular interest in this area will, no doubt, find this book a useful point of reference”

Helena Gibson-Moore, Nutrition Scientist, Nutrition Bulletin 37, May 2012

April-2012, Doody's Notes

"..this is a great reference to help determine the efficacy and usefulness of a dietary supplement, particularly in the community setting where patients have easy accessibility to these agents and healthcare practitioners often get questions regarding their use...This is a helpful alternative to similar electronic databases that usually require annual subscriptions”

Jamila L Stanton, Pharm.D, BCPS, Doody's Notes, April 2012

Jan-2012, Compounding Today

"This is a great, easy-to-read book that is monograph-based and includes the most commonly used vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements...This book is an essential reference resource for pharmacists and other health professionals."

Compounding Today, 13 Jan 2012