Biochemical Imbalances in Disease: A Practitioner's Handbook

Essential for all health professionals or students who are studying in this field of work, I could not put it down.The text is straight forward and easy to understand that puts another perspective on how the body works and how to heal it

Explain very well how functional medecine works.

Biochemical Imbalances in Disease-A Practitioners HandbookEdited by Lorraine Nicolle & Ann Woodriff BeirneSinging Dragon PublishersISBN: 978 1848190337This text has been written by two experts in the field of Functional Medicine, a field which has been rapidly developing within science over the last four decades. Functional medicine recognizes the concept of biochemical individuality as first described by Roger Williams who provided evidence to suggest that each of us has a unique genetic background which provides us with an internal biological system that may be quite different from our neighbor, both in terms of basic anatomy as well as cellular function. The implications to accepting this idea are immense in its implications, as we have to make all further investigative research and proposed treatment methods patient-centered. We cannot practice functional medicine by making the patient fit the medical approach proposed, you have to start and finish with the individual. This proposal also tends to contradict conventional science which in today's world develops a medicine or technology then finds an illness to attach itself to.Functional Medicine is a science-based field of healthcare that is grounded in the following principles:* Biochemical individuality* Patient centered care* Dynamic balance of internal and external factors* Web-like interconnections of physiological factors* Health as a positive vitality and the promotion of organ reserveBiochemical Imbalances in Disease uses extended evidence-based case studies to discuss in detail all the essentials needed to develop effective clinical application. Topics such as distinguishing differing types of biochemical imbalances; using case history to identify imbalance; how biochemical imbalances implicate in common chronic disorders; how to design and implement effective nutritional change. I particularly enjoyed the chapters written by Kate Neil, whose work I'm familiar with on sex hormone imbalance. I also found Michael Ash's contribution on dysregulation of the immune system and the gastro-intestinal system influence really interesting and with obvious application on the aetiology of complex illness patterns. It may well be that `all armies fight on their stomachs'-it would seem that many disorders do likewise!There is extensive coverage of metabolic imbalance-these can be subdivided into digestive, absorptive, and microbiological imbalances;* detoxification and biotransformation imbalances;* oxidation-reduction imbalances and mitochondropathies;* hormonal and neurotransmitter imbalances;* immune and inflammatory imbalances;* structural imbalances, from cellular membrane function to musculoskeletal systemAll of the chapters are very readable, intelligent, and give much food for thought (pardon the pun!) and are likely to be of interest to all who value the contribution diet and nutrition plays in healthcare. Thoroughly excellent textbook.Donald Scott ND DO

I am studying Naturopathic Nutrition and this is a great book. You do need to understand how to look for the imbalance but it is a great resource.

This is a great reader which I've used to support my study. It really explains the basis of functional medicine and the complexites and considerations that practioners need to understand. It is very much science based although it is in context of the physiological, social and anatomical aspects of health. A really well informed book.

I am a nutritional therapy student and I find this book very helpful and informative. highly recommended

Very informative and useful information.

Awesome book! Excellent read! Much better than I thought!