Synopses & Reviews
This comprehensive guide for health practitioners covers all aspects of amino acid therapy and lists conditions which are particularly responsive to such treatment. Includes information on:
Amino acid profiles
Why individual requirements differ
Amino acids and protein
Amino acids and the body cycles
Disorders of amino acid metabolism
Conditions suitable for amino acid therapy
Synopsis
This comprehensive guide for health practitioners covers all aspects of amino acid therapy and lists conditions which are particularly responsive to such treatment. Includes information on:
Amino acid profiles
Why individual requirements differ
Amino acids and protein
Amino acids and the body cycles
Disorders of amino acid metabolism
Conditions suitable for amino acid therapy
About the Author
Leon Chaitow is a practicing osteopath, naturopath, and acupuncturist who has served as director of postgraduate studies at the British Naturopathic and Osteopathic College and as consulting editor to the Journal of Alternative Medicine. He is the author of several books on health and alternative medicine for both lay and professional readers including The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain, Amino Acids in Therapy, and Candida Albicans. He also lectures internationally.
Table of Contents
Directed primarily to the health professional, this book covers all aspects of amino acid therapy and discusses conditions that respond particularly well to this treatment.andnbsp;
Leon Chaitow, D.O., N.D. is a practicing osteopath, naturopath, andacupuncturist who lectures regularly at schools and colleges throughoutthe U.S. and Canada. He is also the author of Soft Tissue Manipulation,Acupuncture Treatment of Pain, and Candida Albicans.andnbsp;
Amino Acids in Therapy
A Guide to the Therapeutic Application of Protein Constituents
Introduction
1. Amino Acid Profile
2. The First Principles
3. Individual Requirements
4. Amino Acids and Protein
5. Amino Acids and the Body Cycles
6. Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism
7. Individual Amino Acids
List of Essential and nonessential amino acids: arginine, histidine,isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan,valine, proline, taurine, carnitine, tyrosine, glutamine and glutamic acid,cysteine and cystine, glycine, glutathione.
8. Therapeutic Uses of Amino Acids - A Summary
9. Major Areas of Therapeutic Application of Amino Acid Therapy
10. Summary of Therapeutic Dosages and Cautions
Appendix: Essential Amino Acid Content of Common Foods
Useful Addresses
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