Food and Nutrients in Disease Management [Hardcover]

Ingrid Kohlstadt (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1420067621 | ISBN-13: 978-1420067620 | Publication Date: February 2, 2009 | Edition: 1

Food and nutrients are the original medicine and the shoulders on which modern medicine stands. But in recent decades, food and medicine have taken divergent paths and the natural healing properties of food have been diminished in the wake of modern technical progress. With contributions from highly regarded experts who work on the frontlines of disease management, Food and Nutrients in Disease Management effectively brings food back into the clinical arena and helps physicians put food and nutrients back on the prescription pad.

Under the editorial guidance of Dr. Ingrid Kohlstadt, physician nutrition specialist, this authoritative reference equips clinicians with the information they need to fully utilize nutritional medicine by enabling them to adjust medication dosage with diet, diagnose and correct nutrient deficiencies, and counsel patients on food selection. An emerging recommendation may soon be, "take 2 cups of kale, and call me in the morning."

Editorial Reviews

Review

An interesting and practical addition to the regular medical textbooks.
—Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 7, No. 4, June 2010

Food and Nutrients in Disease Management provides a wealth of information on the relationships between food, nutrients, and management of disease. All of the chapters are well referenced. The book is an up-to-date reference text that physicians, particularly family practice physicians, should have on their bookshelves. The text should be of interest to nutritionists, dieticians, pharmacists, and other health professionals. …
—Judith A. Driskell, JAMA, Vol. 302

Fantastic! Every physician who treats patients should devour this book.
—Sherry A. Rogers, M.D., ABEM, FACAAI, FACN, ABFP

Food and Nutrients in Disease Management is a text that is long overdue. Written by pioneering experts in the field of nutrition and health, this text pulls together in one convenient place material that has been difficult to find in mainstream medicine. Every physician in the world should read, refer to, and apply the information in these pages.
—Christiane Northrup, M.D.

Ingrid Kohlstadt, M.D., is prominent among the 22,000 physicians and scientists of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, who see the potential for dramatic improvements in both health span and lifespan, and her new book gives the prescription and clear roadmap to maximum longevity.
—Ronald Klatz, M.D., D.O., President, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Dr. Kohlstadt has established a benchmark of nutrition and nutrient effects on health and disease that meets the educational needs of a growing group of doctors, who are poised to use the best foods and nutrients available to promote health and treat disease.
—Patrick J. Hanaway, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Genova Diagnostics, President, American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine

… Many of the bright lights of nutritional medicine have had a hand in crafting this practical, well-done text. As an educator in an integrative medicine academic practice, I would have this text available and required reading for all of the students, residents, and fellows that rotate through our program. The recommendations for use of nutrition and nutritional supplements during healthcare are made with the latest evidence at hand, coupled with great clinical insight.
—Jeanne A. Drisko, M.D., Riordan Professor of Orthomolecular Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center

… Dr. Ingrid Kohlstadt has skillfully edited the contributions of 64 distinguished contributors to create a comprehensive resource on the importance of good nutrition in the promotion of health and in healing disease. The industrialization of agriculture and the tremendous growth of processed foods threaten the availability of a diverse, nutrient-rich diet. This book will inform clinicians to provide scientific advice to their patients and help them to improve.
—Robert S. Lawrence, M.D., Director, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

There are some books that have classic written all over them, destined to take up a permanent position within arm’s reach in the library of every writer, researcher, and clinician concerned with holistic health . . . Food and Nutrients in Disease Management is such a book . . . Virtually every chapter in this brilliant volume can serve as a basic reference article on the disease being discussed, as well as providing a treasure trove of research summaries of the relevant effects of various foods, dietary strategies, and nutritional supplements. Highly recommended.
—Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., Townsend Letter, June 2009

About the Author

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Product Details

• Hardcover: 740 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (February 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420067621
• ISBN-13: 978-1420067620
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...solid synthesis of the theoretical and pragmatic, February 15, 2009

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Jonathan C. Salo MD (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Food and Nutrients in Disease Management (Hardcover)

As a cancer surgeon, I daily receive questions from patients who are interested in improving their health and accelerating their healing through nutrition. Food and Nutrients in Disease Management addresses the need of clinicians to advise patients based upon sound scientific data.

The book is organized by disease and covers macular degeneration to prostate cancer and a wide range in between. The chapters are exhaustively researched by experts in the field and liberally footnoted. Importantly, the book addresses both food and nutrients, providing a holistic approach to medical nutrition that is eminently practical.

Sections in each chapter are devoted to epidemiology, pathophysiology, and practical diagnostic evaluation. Unlike most textbooks, however, each author offers practical dietary recommendations. Highly recommended as a solid synthesis of the theoretical and pragmatic.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent useful book, March 30, 2009

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D. I. Minkoff - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Food and Nutrients in Disease Management (Hardcover)

I am a specialist in nutritional medicine and council patients on a daily basis. This book is the most useful volume I have come across in the field in a long time. Its full of great data about the nutritional appoach to both common and uncommon diseases and offers the lay person or clinician a way to handle them with safe effective non drug therapies. I congratulate the editor and authors on their excellent work and recommend it highly.
David Minkoff MD
Lifeworks Wellness Center
Clearwater, Florida

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent text for docs or educated patients, February 16, 2009

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Institute For Prog Med (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is excellent, and loaded with clinically useful material. The many references give it credibility. The summary of key points at the end of each chapter is a great idea. I have not come across a nutritionally oriented book as good as this one. Congratulations to the authors and editor on a successful effort.