The Christian's Guide to Natural Products and Remedies 1100 Herbs, Vitamins, Supplements and More!

by Neal, Virginia; Horewell, Alan; Minirth, Frank

• ISBN13: 9780805440829
• ISBN10: 0805440828
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

Yet the marketplace of natural healing can be a highly unregulated one full of hearsay, trends, and half truths. Too much misinformation! Few trusted sources are available to clearly explain both the good and bad sides of the herb and supplement story.

Author Biography

Frank B. Minirth, M.D., Ph.D., is a diplomate of both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Forensic Medicine John Claude Krusz is a medical doctor and board-certified neurologist who also holds a Ph.D. in neuropharmacology Alan Hopewell is former president of the Texas Psychological Association

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Authors' Note	ix
How Much Do You Know about Natural Products? An Introductory Test	1	(4)
An Overview of Herbs and Supplements	5	(6)
A Deeper Look---Why Herbs and Supplements?	11	(8)
Looking into Images of the Mind	19	(3)
The Brain and Emotions, Natural Products, and Psychiatric Medications	22	(9)
Positive and Negative Effects on Emotions	31	(11)
Selected Natural Products in Psychiatry	42	(3)
Pearls for the Taking: My Top Twenty-Three Picks of Natural Products	45	(5)
Questions and Answers about Specific Diseases and Herbs Used to Treat Them	50	(19)
Questions and Answers about Beverages and Natural Products	69	(3)
Questions and Answers about Common Foods	72	(5)
Questions and Answers about Spices	77	(3)
Questions and Answers about Supplements	80	(9)
Questions and Answers about Herbs	89	(11)
More Questions and Answers about Herbs	100	(11)
Still More Questions and Answers about Herbs	111	(8)
Questions and Answers about Vitamins	119	(4)
Questions and Answers about Minerals	123	(3)
Questions and Answers about Amino Acids	126	(3)
Questions and Answers about Antioxidants, Enzymes, and Hormones	129	(3)
Questions and Answers about the Dangers of Herbs	132	(8)
Natural Products from A to Z---a Fair Approach	140	(128)
Clinical Questions for Medical Doctors, Scientists, and Interested Others	268	(10)
Miscellaneous Questions and Answers	278	(4)
Questions and Answers about the Bible and Herbs	282	(7)
Final Tabulation and Grade	289	(124)
Appendices
A Eight Hundred Natural Products---A Detailed Examination	291	(116)
B How Natural Products Work	407	(3)
C Drug-Herb Interactions---the P450 Enzyme System	410	(11)
D A List of Psychiatric Medications by Categories of Use	421
Endnotes	413	(1)
Bibliography	414	(9)
About the Authors	423