Nutraceuticals : The Complete Encyclopedia of Supplements, Herbs, Vitamins and Healing Foods 0399526323, 9780399526329

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ARTHUR J. RoBERTS, M.D., MARY E. O'BRIEN, M.D., AND GENELL SUBAK-SHARPE, M.S., EDITORS A comprehensive, authoritative guide to the safe and effective usage of nutraceuticals offers detailed descriptions of a wide range of complementary health-care products, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, other nutritional supplements, and "healing" foods, and their use in promoting health. Original.

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COMPLETE ENCYLOPEDIA of Supplements, Herbs,

Vitamins and Healing Foods

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ARTHUR J. RoBERTS, M.D., MARY E. O'BRIEN, M.D., AND GENELL SUBAK-SHARPE, M.S., EDITORS

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Copyright © 2001 by G.S. Sharpe Communications Text design by Tiffany Kukec Cover design by Dawn Velez Le’Bron Cover art copyright © Photodisc ANA logo on front cover used by permission of the American Nutraceutical Association. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission. First edition: January 2001 Published simultaneously in Canada. The Penguin Putnam Inc. World Wide Web site address is http://www.penguinputnam.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roberts, Arthur J. (Arthur James)

Nutraceuticals : the complete encyclopedia of supplements, herbs, vitamins, and healing foods / Arthur J. Roberts, Mary E. O’Brien, and

Genell Subak-Sharpe. Pe CME: Includes index. ISBN 0-399-52632-3 1. Dietary supplements. II. Subak-Sharpe, Genell J. RM258.5 .R63

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Contents Acknowledgments xi Editorial Board xiii Foreword by Allen Montgomery, R.Ph.

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PART 1:

Nutraceuticals in Perspective A NEW LOOK AT AN ANCIENT ART 3

PART 2:

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