Nutraceuticals for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases

The world has turned into a hub of various chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, epilepsy, to name a few. The adoption of an unhealthy lifestyle is the main contributing factor that leads to these diseases. Despite the advancement in the development of drugs and therapies, the complete cure for these diseases is yet to be met. Nonetheless, as Edison's aphorism goes, "The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition", the new era of medicine has started focusing on "nutraceuticals". Nutraceuticals have received undue interest due to potential nutritional, safety, therapeutic effects and affordable prices. Recent studies have shown promising results for nutraceutical products in preclinical and clinical trials. This book is an attempt to bring about the beneficial effect of nutraceuticals in human health evidenced by clinical trials.

Contents:

• An Introduction to Nutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases (Bano et al.)
• Beta Carotene and Chronic Disease: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials (Bano et al.)
• Capsaisin and Chronic Diseases (Bano et al.)
• Miraculous Biological Activities of Curcumin as Revealed by Clinical Studies (Gupta et al.)
• Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Chronic Diseases (Choudhary et al.)
• Genistein Against Chronic Diseases: The Clinical Significance (Ganesan et al.)
• Ginsenosides Against Chronic Diseases: A Clinical Update (Sailo et al.)
• Indole-3-Carbinol: The Emerging Nutraceutical in Chronic Diseases (Thakur et al.)
• Quercetin Against Chronic diseases: Lessons Learned from Bedside (Das et al.)
• Silymarin and Chronic Disease: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials (Bano et al.)
• Therapeutic Efficacy of Lutein for the Treatment of Chronic Diseases (Rajesh et al.)
• Limonene and Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Bedside (d'Alessio et al.)
• Lycopene in Human Health and Disease (Gupta et al.)
• Piperine for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer and Inflammatory Disorders: From the Spice Rack to the Bedside (Javad Ghassemi-Rad et al.)
• Walnut Extracts to Rescue from NSAID-Induced Mucosal Damages (Y M Han et al.)
• Resveratrol and Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Bedside (C Buhrmann et al.)
• Sulforaphane — The Multitargeted Nutraceutical (Kuttan & Remya)
• Tocotrienol and Chronic Diseases: Lessons Learned from Bedside (Shanmugam et al.)

Readership: Scientists and researchers working in the field of drug discovery for chronic diseases. Physicians who are interested in clinical trials for chronic diseases. Alternative medicine healers and nutritionists. People who are interested in the prevention and treatment of different chronic diseases. People who are interested in developing safe, efficacious and affordable drugs for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.