Nutrients, Stress and Medical Disorders (Nutrition and Health)

Although it has long been recognized that what we eat and how we deal with stress play a major role in disease prevention and treatment, it is only recently that the scientific basis of this relationship has been aggressively studied. In Nutrients, Stress, and Medical Disorders, prominent researchers from academia, industry, and medicine survey current clinical findings on the complex interactions between diet, mental health, and stress, and their impact on disease states. The authors consider specific nutrients (fatty acids, glucocorticoids, herbal products, and alcohol), the effects of food, and stress, taking into account even environmental influences other than diet and their effects on stress and central nervous system functions. They give special attention to the influence of stress on physical health, mental health, and cognitive function, including the critical effects of maternal nutritional status and stress levels on fetal physical and mental development, the role of lipids in the development and treatment of depression, the role of fish oil in the development of aggressive behaviors, and the consequences of obesity on stress and the development of eating disorders. Additional chapters examine the effects of stress on chronic disorders, women, and cardiac function, and the influence of inflammation on diet, neurological functions, disease incidence, and cognitive functions. Authoritative and up-to-date, Nutrients, Stress, and Medical Disorders offers health professionals in many areas of research and practice not only an easy-to-understand benchmark review of the importance of nutrition in reducing stress-related chronic diseases and optimizing health, but also insight into exciting possibilities for drug development, the design of therapeutic programs, and future research opportunities. Authoritative And Up-to-date, Nutrients, Stress, And Medical Disorders Offers Health Professionals In Many Areas Of Research And Practice Not Only An Easy-to-understand Benchmark Review Of The Importance Of Nutrition In Reducing Stress-related Chronic Diseases And Optimizing Health, But Also Insight Into Exciting Possibilities For Drug Development, The Design Of Therapeutic Programs, And Future Research Opportunities.--jacket. Stress Revisited: A Methodological And Conceptual History / Martha M. Faraday -- Experimental Protocols For The Study Of Stress In Animals And Humans / Carla Gambarana -- Neurobiological Foundations Of Stress / Michael R. Foy ... [et Al.] -- The Beneficial Effects Of Fruit And Vegetable Supplementation On Neuronal Signaling And Behavior In Aging: Beyond Antioxidants / J.a. Joseph, B. Shukitt-hale, And G. Casadesus -- Effects Of Stress And Nutrition On Blood-brain Barrier Functions / Akihiko Urayama And William A. Banks -- Essential Fatty Acids And Stress / Shlomo Yehuda, Sharon Rabinovitz, And David I. Mostofsky. Stress, Glucocorticoids, And The Brain / R.h. Derijk And E.r. De Kloet -- Herbal Products, Stress, And The Mind / David Wheatley -- Stress And Food Craving / Sharon Rabinovitz -- Stress, Alcohol Consumption, And The Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis / Maria M. Glavas And Joanne Weinberg -- Influences On Diet And Stress Across Space And Time: A Contextual Perspective / Daniel Kim And Ichiro Kawachi -- Nutrition And Stress And The Developing Fetus / Rinat Armony-sivan And Arthur I. Eidelman -- Lipids And Depression / Basant K. Puri -- Nicotine, Sleep, And Depression / Javier Velázquez-moctezuma And René Drucker-colín. Aggresssion, Fish Oil, And Noradrenergic Activity / Tomohito Hamazaki -- Stress In The Pathogenesis Of Eating Disorders And Obesity / Gal Dubnov And Elliot M. Berry -- Effect Of Dietary Hypercholesteremia On Host Immune Response / Roger M. Loria -- Treatment Of Huntington's Disease With Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Basant K. Puri -- Major Stressors In Women's Health: The Role Of Nutrition / Adrianne Bendich And Ronit Zilberboim -- Long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids And Metabolic Syndrome X / Undurti N. Das -- Dietary Management Of Stress Using Amino Acid Supplements / Miro Smriga And Kunio Torii. Conditioned Nutritional Requirements Of The Failing Heart / Michael J. Sole -- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids And Neuro-inflammation / Sophie Layé And Robert Dantzer -- Pathophysiological Effects Of Inflammatory Mediators And Stress On Distinct Memory Systems / Lisa A. Teather -- The Interactions Between Nutrition And Inflammatory Stress Throughout The Life Cycle / Robert F. Grimble. Edited By Shlomo Yehuda And David I. Mostofsky. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Stress Revisited....Pages 3-19 Experimental Protocols for the Study of Stress in Animals and Humans....Pages 21-35 Neurobiological Foundations of Stress....Pages 37-65 The Beneficial Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Supplementation on Neuronal Signaling and Behavior in Aging....Pages 67-82 Effects of Stress and Nutrition on Blood-Brain Barrier Functions....Pages 83-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Essential Fatty Acids and Stress....Pages 99-110 Stress, Glucocorticoids, and the Brain....Pages 111-135 Herbal Products, Stress, and the Mind....Pages 137-153 Stress and Food Craving....Pages 155-164 Stress, Alcohol Consumption, and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis....Pages 165-183 Influences on Diet and Stress Across Space and Time....Pages 185-201 Front Matter....Pages 203-203 Nutrition and Stress and the Developing Fetus....Pages 205-220 Lipids and Depression....Pages 221-230 Nicotine, Sleep, and Depression....Pages 231-244 Aggression, Fish Oil, and Noradrenergic Activity....Pages 245-252 Stress in the Pathogenesis of Eating Disorders and Obesity....Pages 253-263 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Effect of Dietary Hypercholesteremia on Host Immune Response....Pages 267-278 Treatment of Huntington’s Disease With Eicosapentaenoic Acid....Pages 279-286 Major Stressors in Women’s Health....Pages 287-316 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Metabolic Syndrome X....Pages 317-324 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Dietary Management of Stress Using Amino Acid Supplements....Pages 325-340 Conditioned Nutritional Requirements of the Failing Heart....Pages 341-352 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Neuro-Inflammation....Pages 353-375 Pathophysiological Effects of Inflammatory Mediators and Stress on Distinct Memory Systems....Pages 377-386 The Interaction Between Nutrition and Inflammatory Stress Throughout the Life Cycle....Pages 387-424 Back Matter....Pages 425-435 "In The Physician's Guide to Investing: A Practical Approach to Building Wealth, a successful physician/investor and a professor of finance join forces to present an easy-to-read, commonsense guide to investing, especially tailored to the needs of medical students and physicians of all ages and disciplines. Giving simple, practical advice on how health professionals can manage and invest their money, the book covers all general aspects of investing and financial planning, with the ultimate long-term goal of attaining financial security. Here, physicians will quickly discover what is a reasonable rate of return on an investment, when the return on an investment should immediately cause alarm, and how to recognize when a real opportunity does arise. They will also find profitable suggestions about paying off their mortgage early, the power of thrift, when to buy and when to sell an asset, and whether to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate, collectibles, or art. In addition, the author offers sound advice on setting financial goals, drawing up appropriate documents, saving for retirement and a child's education, purchasing insurance, and minimizing fees. Dr. Doroghazi's advice is based on many years of personal financial management and investing that have allowed him to pay his own way through college and medical school, to own his own home and a vacation condominium free of debt, to fund his children's education, and to have accumulated sufficient assets to achieve financial security at an early age."--Jacket A benchmark survey of current clinical findings on the complex interactions between diet, stress, and mental health, and their impact on disease states. The authors give special attention to the influence of stress on physical health, mental health, and cognitive function, including the critical effects of maternal nutritional status and stress levels on fetal physical and mental development, the role of lipids in the development and treatment of depression, the role of fish oil in the development of aggressive behaviors, and the consequences of obesity on stress and the development of eating disorders. Additional chapters examine the effects of stress on chronic disorders, women, and cardiac function, and the influence of inflammation on diet, neurological functions, disease incidence, and cognitive functions. "Authoritative and up-to-date, Nutrients, Stress, and Medical Disorders offers health professionals in many areas of research and practice not only an easy-to-understand benchmark review of the importance of nutrition in reducing stress-related chronic diseases and optimizing health, but also insight into exciting possibilities for drug development, the design of therapeutic programs, and future research opportunities." --Résumé de l'éditeur