Therapeutic Foods, Nutraceuticals & Integrative Medicine
Food as Medicine, Done Honestly — Evidence-Based Functional Foods, Botanicals & the Integrative Landscape
About this volume
Therapeutic Foods, Nutraceuticals & Integrative Medicine is Book I11 of The Performance & Human Physiology Encyclopedia — a 93-volume, university-level library on food as medicine, applied honestly to a specific condition. It is written for dietitians, health professionals, patients and preventive-minded readers: deep enough that a professional already trained in the field keeps learning, structured clearly enough that a motivated reader can follow every step.
How this book is written
- University level, without dilution. Exact scientific terminology, defined at first use — mechanisms, not just conclusions.
- Myths tested against the evidence. Where a popular claim does not survive the evidence, the book says so — and shows why.
- References at the end of every chapter. Sources cited in APA 7 style, plus a master bibliography.
For general information and education only; not medical advice. Consult a qualified health professional before acting on its content.
Read an excerpt
From Chapter 1 — Food as Medicine: The Promise & the Reality
"'Let food be thy medicine' — a line often attributed to Hippocrates, although the attribution is doubtful — is the most quoted line in nutrition, and one of the most abused. It's used to sell turmeric capsules and IV vitamin drips as readily as to defend a Mediterranean diet. The truth sits in between: food genuinely is one of the most powerful tools we have for preventing and managing disease, and at the same time the 'food as medicine' banner shelters an enormous amount of overselling. This book holds both truths at once."
"Food as medicine" is simultaneously one of the best-supported ideas in health (dietary patterns prevent and manage disease) and one of the most exploited marketing slogans (selling weakly-evidenced pills and clinics). This book — the capstone that closes Collection I — separates the real therapeutic power of food and a few validated compounds from the overselling of the nutraceutical and integrative-medicine marketplace, so you can use what works as an adjunct within, not instead of, sound care (Book N4).
What is inside
The 13 chapters of this volume.
- 01
Food as Medicine: The Promise & the Reality
- 02
The Nutraceutical Concept & How to Judge the Evidence
- 03
Functional Foods & Bioactive Compounds
- 04
The Integrative & Complementary Medicine Landscape
- 05
Herbal & Botanical Medicine: An Evidence Review
- 06
Traditional Medicine Systems: TCM, Ayurveda & Others
- 07
"Natural" Doesn't Mean Safe: Quality, Toxicity & Herb–Drug Interactions
- 08
The Conditions People Self-Treat
- 09
Probiotics, the Microbiome & Fermented Foods
- 10
Anti-Inflammatory & "Healing" Diets
- 11
The Integrative Medicine Industry: Clinics, Practitioners & Claims
- 12
Risks, Ethics & When It's Medical (N4)
- 13
Putting It Into Practice: Evidence-Based Integrative Nutrition
Volume details
Topics covered
- herbal supplements safety and drug interactions
- are natural supplements safe
- dietary supplements what works and what doesn't
- probiotics fermented microbiome science
- anti-inflammatory diet myths
- complementary alternative health guide
- traditional herbal remedies TCM Ayurveda
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