Complementary Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine

CONTENTS
Preface ..................................................................................................v
Contributors........................................................................................ ix
Value-Added eBook/PDA ................................................................. xi
1 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
in the Prevention and Treatment
of Cardiovascular Disease: An Introduction ..........1
Richard A. Stein and Mehmet C. Oz
2 History, Regulation, Integrity, and Purity of Herbs
and Supplements ...................................................11
Robert S. McCaleb and Fredi Kronenberg
3 Botanical Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease ..........27
Tieraona Low Dog
4 Herb and Dietary Supplement Interactions
With Cardiovascular Drugs ..................................49
Dennis V. C. Awang
5 Vitamin Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease ...............59
Wahida Karmally
6 Oils and Fats in the Prevention and Treatment
of Cardiovascular Disease ....................................73
Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Kari D. Hecker,
Terry D. Etherton, and Valerie K. Fishell
7 Nutrachemicals in the Prevention and Treatment
of Cardiovascular Disease ..................................101
Arshad M. Safi, Cynthia A. Samala,
and Richard A. Stein
8 Meditation and Cardiovascular Disease ..................... 121
Erin L. Olivo
9 Prayer and Cardiovascular Disease..............................137
Jonathan E. E. Yager, Suzanne W. Crater,
and Mitchell W. Krucoff
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