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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Role of food or food component in brain health -- Introduction -- Energy status and brain health -- Neuroactive in foods -- Omega-3 and phytochemicals: potential future therapeutic candidates -- Cognition beyond foods: just diet or lifestyle pattern? -- Food "liking" versus food "wanting" -- Diet, aging, and neurodegenerative diseases -- Diet, cognition, and epigenetics -- Microbiota-targeted functional foods for brain health -- Thinking outside the brain -- Conclusion |
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Chapter 3. Bacopa monnieri for cognitive health-a review of molecular mechanisms of action -- Cognition -- Approved drugs as cognition enhancers -- Nutraceuticals for cognitive performance -- Bacopa monnieri for cognitive performance -- Neuronal molecular mechanisms of cognitive benefits of BM in relation to signal transduction -- Summary -- Chapter 4. Indian medicinal plants as drug leads in neurodegenerative disorders -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Etiopathology of neurodegenerative disorders -- Ayurvedic herbs: traditional usages in brain disorders |
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Role of Indian ayurvedic herbs in neurodegenerative brain disorders -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Role of nutraceuticals in the management of severe traumatic brain injury -- Introduction -- Traumatic brain injury -- Nutritional management in TBI -- Herbs and traditional medicines -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6. Understanding the relationship between oxidative stress and cognition in the elderly: targets for nutraceutical interventions -- The aging population -- What is cognitive aging? -- What are the biological factors influencing cognitive aging? -- Oxidative stress |
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Oxidative stress and cognition -- Potential nutraceutical targets for improving cognition via reducing oxidative stress -- Coenzyme Q10 -- Pycnogenol -- Vitamins E and C -- Carotenoids -- Polyphenols -- Conclusions -- Chapter 7. Brain and mental health in Ayurveda -- Ayurvedic principles of brain health -- Brain diseases in Ayurveda -- Manas roga -- Ayurvedic drugs used in management of brain disorders -- Ayurvedic herbs in brain health- medhya rasayan herbs -- Chapter 8. 10 Persian herbal medicines used for brain health -- Introduction -- Herbal medicines for brain health |
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Polyherbal formulations and synergistic effects -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. Beneficial effects of nutraceuticals in healthy brain aging -- Introduction -- Brain aging and associated neurodegenerative diseases -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10. Investigating the acute effect of pomegranate extract on indicators of cognitive function in human volunteers: a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial -- Introduction -- Potential mechanisms -- Conclusions -- Chapter 11. Glucosinolates: paradoxically beneficial in fighting both brain cell death and cancer -- Introduction -- Background and significance |
| Summary |
Nutraceuticals in Brain Health and Beyond focuses on a variety of health disorders where intervention with nutritional supplements prove valuable, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, autism, and attention-deficit disorder in children. In addition, Nutraceuticals in Brain Health and Beyond addresses "herb-nutra psychiatry" which is a field of research focused on developing a comprehensive, cohesive, and scientifically rigorous evidence base to shift conceptual thinking around the role of diet and nutrition in mental health. Intended for nutrition researchers, nutritionists, dieticians, regulatory bodies, health professionals, and students studying related fields, Nutraceuticals in Brain Health and Beyond will be a useful reference in understanding the links between nutrition and brain health |
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Functional foods.
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Brain.
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Nutrition.
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Functional Food
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Brain
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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brains.
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Brain.
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Functional foods.
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Nutrition.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ghosh, Dilip K., editor
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| ISBN |
0128206101 |
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9780128206102 |
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