NUTRITIONAL AND INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE

This evidence-based book stresses an integrative approach to treating and curing cardiovascular diseases through proper nutrition and lifestyle choices. It presents a balanced approach to cardiovascular treatment that includes a healthy diet, nutritional supplementation, as well as exercise and weight management. Chapters cover nutrigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics in heart disease; statins; omega threes; fats; nutritional approaches to dyslipidemia, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome; metabolic cardiology; naturopathic approaches; gender-specific medicine; and nutrient-drug interactions in cardiovascular medicine.

Features
- Integrates nutritional medicine and nutrigenomics for treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease
- Provides information on cardiovascular nutrigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
- Includes nutritional approaches to dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension
- Presents information on cholesterol, vitamin and mineral supplements, pyhtonutrients, and statins in heart disease
- Examines clinical applications of vascular biology, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, and autoimmune vascular disease related to cardiovascular medicine

Table of Contents
Cardiovascular Nutragenomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics, Cardiovascular
Genomics and Mitochondrial Function
The Cholesterol Obsession – Fact, Fiction, or Fantasy?
Cholesterol Science Advanced Lipid Testing
Vascular Immunology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Oxidized LDL and Cross
Reactions within the Blood Vessel Cholesterol/the Immune System – Inflammation –
The Real Truth
Statins — Good for Whom besides the Drug Makers: a Critical Examination
Healing the Heart with Foods – Omega 3’s
Nutritional Approach to Dyslipidemia
Nutritional Approach to Hypertension
Metabolic Cardiology and CHF
Nutritional Approach to Metabolic Syndrome
Lyme Disease and Other Infections and the Heart
Stress, Anxiety and Depression – Nutritional and Cardiovascular Considerations
The Mouth–Heart Connection – How a Dentist Can Form or Deform Your Life
The Naturopathic Approach to Cardiovascular Disease
Gender Specific Medicine – Special Considerations for Women
Nutrient Drug Interactions in Cardiovascular Medicine