The Homocysteine Solution
The Homocysteine Solution

Author: Patrick Holford

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2012-07-05

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0748133437

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Your homocysteine level is the single most important statistic you need to know in order to determine how healthy you are and how long you will live. Your 'H level' is now widely understood to be a greater risk factor for heart disease than cholesterol. Homocysteine expert Dr James Braly has shown that a high homocysteine score is a major risk factor for cancer, arthritis and even obesity. In this accessible book Dr Braly and leading nutritionist Patrick Holford show you how to assess your H level and suggest 10 remarkably simple changes to your diet and your lifestyle that will lower your score and dramatically cut your risk of ever having cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and many more serious ailments. Learn how to: test your homocysteine levels; reduce your risk of disease; slow down the ageing process; improve your health; and radically increase your life expectancy.

Focus on Homocysteine and the Vitamins
Focus on Homocysteine and the Vitamins

Author: Christina Bolander-Gouaille

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-22

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 2817808452

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During the last 10-12 years, the research on homocysteine has become very active. About 1500 of articles are now published each year on homocysteine and the vitamins involved in its metabolism. A disturbed homocysteine metabolism can be an underlying factor for pregnancy complications and fetal malformations, cardiovascular disease, dementia, psychiatric and neurologic disorders and possibly carcinogenesis. A disturbed homocysteine metabolism can in most cases be normalised by treatment with folate and/or vitamines B12 and B6. Many of these findings therefore directly concern most practitioners. However, if there are good reviews covering single aspects of this research, these are published in specialised journals. The author has realised the difficulties for the practitioner in keeping updated. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and also offers more data on the vitamins. Over 1600 references are made available.

Homocysteine in Health and Disease
Homocysteine in Health and Disease

Author: Ralph Carmel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-07-19

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9780521653190

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This is an unusually comprehensive 2001 account of the broad range of medical implications of homocysteine.

Homocysteine and Vascular Disease
Homocysteine and Vascular Disease

Author: K. Robinson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2000-04-30

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780792362487

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This state-of-the-art review provides an in-depth and critical summary of homocysteine from its molecular basis to clinical relevance and current clinical trials of folic acid and vitamin B6. Written by leading workers in the field, the book provides an authoritative, comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date overview for scientists and clinicians and any others engaged in the field. It will also be useful to anyone involved in managing vascular patients or cardiac risk factors, as well as biochemists, pharmacologists, general physicians, cardiologists and clinical and basic researchers with an interest in preventive medicine.

The Homocysteine Revolution
The Homocysteine Revolution

Author: Kilmer S. McCully

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 1999-02-22

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780879839758

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More than 30 years ago, a young Harvard pathologist offered the medical community a theory for the cause of one of today's biggest killers-- heart disease. It is called the Homocysteine Theory and is the medical breakthrough that inspired Andrew Weil to label Dr. McCully as a visionary medical pioneer well ahead of his time. This discovery has the potential to save millions, yet ironically destroyed Dr. McCully's medical career. Homocysteine, a byproduct of metabolism, has been discovered to be a better risk indicator of heart disease than high cholesterol. A simple B6 vitamin and folic acid play a major role in controlling homocysteine levels. This proven theory will change the way the medical establishment views and treats heart disease. Today, the medical community is beginning to accept Dr. McCully's findings transforming his story from medical heresy to legitimate medicine. Updated and revised, complete with a new introduction by Walter Wilett, this eye opening book combines Dr. McCully's personal story and scientific philosophy with a fascinating exposition of his discovery and a special program to make use of this information to improve overall health.

Laboratory Assessment of Vitamin Status
Laboratory Assessment of Vitamin Status

Author: Dominic J. Harrington

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2018-11-28

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0128130512

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Laboratory Assessment of Vitamin Status provides a comprehensive understanding of the limitations of commonly used approaches used for the evaluation of vitamin status, reducing harm in the general health setting. It outlines the application of 'Best Practice' approaches to the evaluation of vitamin status, giving physicians and other healthcare professionals the opportunity to make evidence-based interventions. Nearly every metabolic and developmental pathway in the human body has a dependency on at least one micronutrient. Currently, the clinical utility of approaches taken by laboratories for the assessment of vitamin status is generally poorly understood, missing the opportunity to diagnosis vitamin deficiencies. This essential reference gives clinical and biomedical scientists an understanding of the limitations of commonly used approaches to the evaluation of vitamin status in the general health setting through change in practice. Nutritionists and dietitians gain an understanding of more sophisticated markers of vitamin status. - Describes specialist assays in sufficient detail to enable laboratories to replicate what is being performed by expert groups - Provides detailed information that supports laboratories in the setting up of methods for the evaluation of vitamin status - Informs laboratories looking for third party providers of specialist investigations - Provides an essential overview of reference ranges for each vitamin

Plan and Operation of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-94
Plan and Operation of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-94

Author: National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13:

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Describes the plan and operation of the third National Health and Nutrition Survey. The sample for this study of the U.S. population was selected from households in 81 counties across the United States. About 40,000 persons 2 months of age and over were selected, including large samples of both young and old persons. About 12,000 of the sample persons were black Americans, 12,000 were Mexican-Americans, and the remaining 16,000 were of all other race and ethnicity groups. All selected persons were asked to complete an extensive interview and an examination in a large mobile examination center. The survey period is 1988-94, consisting of two phases of equal length and sample size. Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 were random samples of the U.S. population living in households.

The Clinical Application of Homocysteine
The Clinical Application of Homocysteine

Author: Seema Bhargava

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 9811076324

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This book helps clinicians to optimally and appropriately utilize homocysteine levels in the diagnosis, prediction and management of and research into vascular disease and many other conditions. It also familiarizes readers with the pathophysiology and clinical implications of hyperhomocysteinemia. Laboratory investigations are gaining importance in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients, and as such, scientists and laboratorians are constantly attempting to identify new markers that will help in earlier diagnosis and better prognostication of conditions with high morbidity and mortality, as well as high prevalence. According to the WHO, developing countries are home to 80% of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke – conditions with a mortality second only to cancer. Intensive research in these areas has resulted in the identification of homocysteine (declared the ‘marker of the millennium’) and several new markers for the diagnosis and prediction of CAD and stroke. The book is a valuable resource for clinicians and consultants in practice, as well as for postgraduate and undergraduate students of medicine, biotechnology and biochemistry.

Pioneer of the Homocysteine Theory
Pioneer of the Homocysteine Theory

Author: Kilmer S. McCully

Publisher: Nova Science Pub Incorporated

Published: 2012-12-25

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781622577231

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This personal scientific memoir describes how a chance observation concerning artery disease in children with rare inherited abnormalities of metabolism, often called experiments of Nature, led to the discovery of a new theory of heart disease, cancer and diseases of ageing. As explained in subsequent chapters, this new theory places the amino acid homocysteine at the heart of altered metabolism of diseases of ageing. Not only does this theory illuminate and explain the origin of these diseases, development of this theory logically leads to a novel and revolutionary metabolic and nutritional program for disease prevention and treatment, potentially benefiting individuals and populations.

Ultraprevention
Ultraprevention

Author: Mark Hyman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-01-04

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780743448833

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Offers a science-based, patient-centered program designed to improve overall health, prevent disease, increase energy, enhance mood, diminish stress, and provide better overall health for people of all ages.