TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,W.Marvin
TI  - Consumer's guide to dietary supplements and alternative medicines: servings of hope 
SN  - 0789030403
AV  - RM258.5 .D38 2006
U1  - 615/.1 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Pharmaceutical Products Press
KW  - Dietary supplements
KW  - Alternative medicine
KW  - Dietary Supplements
KW  - Complementary Therapies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-501) and index; A cautionary tale from Hollywood -- Do we really want scientific medicine, or do we want magic? -- The uncertainty principle in medicine -- Who's a quack? Conflict on the current health care scene -- Historical  natural remedies -- Botanical supplements as foods -- Natural botanical supplements -- FDA regulations -- Botanicals and prescription drugs -- Supplement labels -- If a little is good for you, a lot will be better! -- CAM: hope, help or hazard? -- Hormonal supplements: fountain of youth formulas? -- Antioxidant supplements: fountain of youth formulas? -- The soya saga: are soy products safe and effective? -- Supplements and superior sex -- Good fat and bad fat ---; Cancer cures: are they believable? -- Immunoenhancing supplements: are they effective? -- What is the price of globalism? Heavy metals, heavy risks -- Marvelous micronutrients: the vitamins -- Marvelous micronutrients: essential minerals -- Marvelous metabolites: amino acids, new biochemicals, and new health benefits -- Bioflavonoid benefits: chemoprevention of cancer -- The pharmacology of ascorbate -- Marvelous aloe vera -- Eye health -- Functional fruits -- Botanical mistaken identity -- The L-tryptophan disaster -- Miracles promised, not delivered: false hopes, failed hopes -- Accreditation, validation, standardization, assimilation, and attrition -- Would you bet your life on good advice? -- Spiritual aspects of health and healing
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006004220.html
ER  -