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Paranoia in the "Normal" Population - Matteo Cella - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Paranoia in the "Normal" Population - Matteo Cella - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book reviews the dimensional conceptualisation of persecutory delusion in the attempt to elucidate the transition from suspicious thinking to clinically relevant paranoia. For a better understanding of psychosis, a study of non-clinical population would prove useful: to this aim this chapter reviews some research works and proposed ideas. The book studies the epidemiological studies on psychotic features in the general population, and frames the findings in the dimensional and quasi-dimensional models of psychotic symptoms distribution.

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Solar Irradiance - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Solar Irradiance - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The book first presents intelligent models for sizing, parameters forecasting and control of a photovoltaic system on the basis of a modified fuzzy neural net. The modified fuzzy neural net provides automatic fulfillment and modification of all proposed intelligent models. Following this, the authors discuss modeling direct normal irradiance at the Earth''s surface. In addition to looking traditionally at direct normal irradiance as a fuel for concentrating solar systems, its use in computing the sunshine number is also explored. The closing study explores the potential of using simple empirical and artificial neural network models to estimate global solar radiation on a horizontal surface. Algeria was used as a case study and four statistical parameters were chosen to assess the performances of each model or approach.

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Children and Sleep - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Children and Sleep - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book begins by delineating the measurement tools currently available to evaluate sleep problems in children and adolescents: polysomnography, actigraphy, sleep diaries, and questionnaires. Continuing, this collection unpacks the complexities of the most common sleep disorders affecting children and adolescents by discussing the child-specific features, etiology, common comorbidities, and differential diagnostic considerations pertinent for each disorder. The authors summarize the importance of a healthy sleep cycle in normal brain development during childhood and the effects of sleep disturbances on normal brain function and brain structure. Additionally, possible associations between sleep disturbances in children and emotional/behavioural problems are addressed, based on a suggestion that these symptoms are not the emerging manifestations of an underlying disorder but rather are a network of symptoms that are causally interrelated. In closing, the authors highlight the importance of identifying the causes of mouth breathing and obstructive sleep apnea in children. If left untreated, such breathing disorders can progress to more severe conditions in adulthood. (Imprint: Nova Medicine and Health)

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Human Rights and Religious Freedom Issues in the People’s Republic of China - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Human Rights and Religious Freedom Issues in the People’s Republic of China - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The People’s Republic of China is an authoritarian state in which the Chinese Communist Party is the paramount authority. Communist Party members hold almost all top government and security apparatus positions. Government officials and the security services often committed human rights abuses with impunity. Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: arbitrary or unlawful killings by the government; forced disappearances by the government; torture by the government; harsh and life-threatening prison and detention conditions; arbitrary arrest and detention by the government and child labor. The constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which cites the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), states that citizens “enjoy freedom of religious belief” but limits protections for religious practice to “normal religious activities,” without defining “normal.” The government recognizes five official religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism. Only religious groups belonging to one of the five state-sanctioned “patriotic religious associations” representing these religions are permitted to register with the government and are officially permitted to hold worship services.

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A Closer Look at Membrane Proteins - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Closer Look at Membrane Proteins - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book opens with a description of the insulin-like growth factor system, with focus on the insulin-like growth factor receptors and functions associated with them. The data on membrane proteins, their N-glycome and oxidation status id related to the authors'' findings on the receptors in different physiological and pathological conditions, such as normal and abnormal tissue growth and development. Next, a review of the current methods used to prepare and study membrane proteins is presented, with focus on large scale simulations and special emphasis on scalable parallel methods. In closing, commandments surrounding integral membrane protein expression and purification, integral membrane protein biochemistry, integral membrane protein functionality studies and integral membrane protein high-resolution structures are described.

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Micronutrients and their Role in Health and Disease - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Micronutrients and their Role in Health and Disease - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Micronutrients, which include vitamins and minerals, are an essential component of any healthy diet. Though the body only requires small amounts of micronutrients, they nonetheless play a critical role in health and disease. The first chapter of this book includes a review of the relationships between micronutrient levels and clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and the effects of different types of renal replacement therapy on micronutrient levels. The second chapter focuses on the use of micronutrient phytochemicals for optimizing health in normal subjects to assure they have the best possible immune response to an adverse disease event. Finally, the third chapter summarizes the data on the possible benefits and harms of vitamin supplements and essential minerals in pediatric ICU patients.

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Myopia: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Management - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Myopia: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Management - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book is a unique compilation of nine chapters on myopia; overviewing the impact of the increasing global prevalence of this emerging silent pandemic, especially in Asia, where it already is a significant public health problem; theories regarding its progression; preventive trials and innovative modalities to stagger and retard the increase in power; the concept of myopic anisometropia and unequal growth of both eyes, in spite of both eyes having the same genetic and environmental influences; the genetics and epigenetics of myopia and the most feared challenge of all, pathological myopia. It emphasizes that all high myopia is not necessarily pathological, though the chance of pathological myopia is more in high myopes. The monograph explores the close and cohesive association of myopia with open angle glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma, strabismus and ocular movements, which are thus significant risk factors for the development as well as progression of myopia. The increasing evidence that ocular movements, especially adduction, in certain cases, may be an intra-ocular pressure independent harbinger of what is commonly called “normal tension glaucoma” has immense translational connotations regarding the management of this doubly blinding condition, glaucoma and pathological myopia. While in common parlance, the management of myopia comprises refractive correction by glasses or contact lenses, a comprehensive chapter elucidating different modalities of contemporary refractive surgeries to ameliorate myopia, adds knowledge regarding currently available alternatives for the appropriate treatment of this condition. It is anticipated that this unique monograph will find a place in the academic arsenal of general physicians, ophthalmologists, students and mentors alike in understanding the prevalence, risk factors and management of this exponentially increasing global public health issue.

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Leydig Cells - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Leydig Cells - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The main function of the Leydig cells is to synthesize testosterone, but growing evidence supports the idea that Leydig cells are important in regulating the testicular immune environment. As such, Leydig Cells: Structure, Functions and Clinical Aspects discusses Leydig cells serving as immunological sentinels in the testis. Next, the authors explore the commercially available immortalized Leydig cell lines (TM3, R2C, MA-10 and MLTC-1) derived from rat or mouse and the results of studies using these cells. Additionally, the effects of the most commonly used environmental contaminants on Leydig cell function are discussed in the context of the impaired of steroidogenic pathway. The results of several studies are presented which demonstrate that lycopene supplementation improves and maintaines the normal level of testosterone by improving the expression of StAR protein and steroidogenic enzymes in the Leydig cells of polychlorinated biphenyl exposed rats.

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Crisis Management - Mladen Pecujlija - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Crisis Management - Mladen Pecujlija - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

In all societies, the normal flow of life is occasionally interrupted by critical episodes, accompanied by a sense of threat and insecurity, challenging the way in which people understand the world around them. Such situations, called crises, can be caused by natural forces (earthquakes, tsunamis, storm winds, torrential rain, snowstorms, avalanches, epidemics), intentional actions of "others" (ie: various enemies inside or outside the society) -- international conflicts and war, terrorist attacks -- and human errors in managing technology, to name a few. But their roots may also be in poorly functioning socio-technical and administrative systems (infrastructure breakdowns, industrial accidents, economic crises, and political scandals). Historically, we can say that crises are increasing in number and becoming more diverse by nature. In the early development of civilisation, the main threat came from nature and conflicts between human groups, whereas in modern post-industrial societies, these are joined by risks coming from engineering and technology. In addition to old crises whose causes, consequences and time curves are more or less known, modern crises also appear, against which the human mind is powerless, organisational capacities are insufficient, and which make the public existentially concerned.

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International Perspectives on Social Theory - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

International Perspectives on Social Theory - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book opens with an identification of the characteristics that define contemporary social movements, including: a blurring and overlapping of taxonomical categories, an evolution towards a post-post-political stage, a great variety and hybridisation of organisational structures, an extension of activism to new social and cultural dimensions as the postmodern worldview and agendas become hegemonic, a trend to become global through the reticulated architecture of the space of flows and a capacity for action enhanced by the use of new communication technologies. Following this, the authors examine the interrelationship between data privacy, data governance, and ethics management in light of recent data privacy legislation, particularly focusing on how online activities that compromise personal data have led to the creation of new regulations that are designed to protect individual privacy rights. The current tendency in sociology to favour the naturalising of discriminations is highlighted, beginning with the example of the axiological discrimination between experts and the groups they themselves stratify. This process prioritises the "normal" and moralism. The final study applied the "exit, voice, loyalty and neglect" framework to investigate how the perceived impact of poor housing management, self-efficacy belief and sense of community influence residents' responses to poor housing management in Hong Kong.

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Calcium Signaling and Nervous System - Victor V. Chaban - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Calcium Signaling and Nervous System - Victor V. Chaban - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book provides comprehensive insights into emerging trends on calcium signaling in the nervous system from triggering signal transduction neuronal pathways to regulation of brain functions. Calcium signaling is one of the major coupling mechanism linking external stimuli with intracellular processes. Normal calcium signaling is important for functioning of all cells particularly neurons coupled to control mechanisms of the body inducing intra- and intercellular signaling and triggering biochemical cascade to control metabolism, gene expression, cell differentiation and apoptosis. The author, Dr. Victor V. Chaban is Professor of Medicine with dual appointment at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Chaban completed his post-doctoral training in Neuroscience at UCLA and graduate studies in Clinical Research at CDU. He serves on National Institute of Health and several international study sections and holds U.S. Patents. Prof. Chaban is established expert, who contributed significantly to a better understanding of neuroplasticity and neurodegeneration associated with changes in calcium signaling. Calcium Signaling and Nervous System: Overview and Directions for Research gives an up to date account of changes in intracellular Ca2+ associated with primary afferents sensitization, neuronal and glial reorganization, neuroprotection and neurodegeneration. This book is recommended to scientists, healthcare providers, students and patients.

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an entity whose diagnosis is not always easy. The PID comprises a wide range of clinical forms ranging from banal to severe disease processes that compromise the life of the patient. The etiologic diagnosis is not always possible, because the germs responsible cannot always be detected by the usual culture medium, which is why the use of molecular biology techniques is required. The classical definition of PID is a secondary infection of the female genital tract, due to infection of a sexually transmitted disease like Chlamydia trachomatis, or Neisseria gonorrhea. This notion is being displaced by the concept of PID as a secondary infection by a germ from the altered vaginal flora. The interpretation of complementary tests is difficult because severe cases can present with normal analytical profiles, and an absence of findings on imaging tests. Usually, when an image of pelvic abscess is observed, it usually indicates a failure of medical treatments; however, it is possible to perform a step prior to surgical treatment by ultrasound-guided puncture of the abscess. The use of laparoscopy in the PID is very important for both diagnosis and treatment when there is a failure of drug therapy. An early approach to the disease is essential to prevent damage in the female genital tract that will compromise the fertility of the patient in the future.

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Lichen Planus - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lichen Planus - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lichen Planus: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatments begins by discussing lichen planus pemphigoides, a rare acquired autoimmune blistering disease combining clinical, histological and immunopathological features of both lichen planus and bullous pemphigoides. Lichen planus pemphigoides is clinically characterized by the development of vesicles and bullae within pre-existing lesions of lichen planus or normal-appearing skin. Also discussed is oral lichen planus, a common chronic inflammatory disease commonly found in middle-aged women. It can appear in several forms which may occur separately or simultaneously: atrophic, bullous, erosive, papular, pigmented, plaque-like, and reticular. The treatment of patients with lichen planus must be individualized. Recent reviews suggest that the most promising treatment remains high-potency topical corticosteroids, whereas systemic corticosteroids may be occasionally indicated. Nail lichen planus is an onychodystrophy that occurs in about 10% of patients with lichen planus. It may be the only manifestation of lichen planus leading to a diagnostic delay. The authors explore how topical calcineurin inhibitors such as tacrolimus and pimecrolimus could be an effective and safe therapy. The closing chapter examines how the use of light therapies in lichen patients seems to be promising. Treatment efficacy depends on the parameters chosen by the operator, mainly the wavelength and energy. Therefore, further clinical trials are needed to determine the finest parameters and the optimal indications of photodynamic therapy and low-level laser therapy for the treatment of lichen planus.

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Nature of Water - Natale Gaspare Santo - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nature of Water - Natale Gaspare Santo - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Water, the most represented substance in the human body, is a trace of the primordial sea where life originated. Its virtues may be represented by the Venus of Botticelli coming out from the sea, as well as by Velasquez''s water seller and by Aristophanes'' chant of the clouds. Water has been connected with medicine from time immemorial and is a common good. For Sumerians, the physician was the man who new water. Homer''s (850-750 BC) mythical tradition made Ocean and Thetys progenitors of all gods and of the world. Hesiod (ca. 700 BC) chanted Poseidon, the sea-lake god, who could cause tempests and seaquakes, generate springs, and also confer the power to walk on water like on earth. In the last century, at the time of the cold war, the information was generated in Moscow about the discovery of polywater, a new form of water, which could be produced in tiny drops in very thin tubes. Astonishingly it boiled at 200 °C and had an initial freezing point of around -30 °C. Polywater was a case for concern among states because of its potential capability to pollute normal water. Finally it was demonstrated that it was just an artifact due to contamination. Jacques Benveniste, a French immunologist of good reputation came to the conclusion that water saved the memory, being imprinted like a cast. However stringent experiments performed at suggestion of the Editor, showed that water could not act as a template for its molecule.

DKK 805.00
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A Classical Description of Variational Quantum Mechanics and Related Models - Fabio Silva Botelho - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Classical Description of Variational Quantum Mechanics and Related Models - Fabio Silva Botelho - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

In this text, the author establishes a connection between classical and quantum mechanics through the normal field definition and related wave function concept. Indeed, the author proposes a new energy which includes both classical and quantum mechanics in a unified framework. Concerning such energy, they show that if ℏ≪m, where m denotes the total system mass, then the energy is experienced in a classical mechanics context, whereas if the approximation r(x,t)≈x is assumed, where r(x,t) denotes point-wise the particle classical field of position, and for appropriate m values the standard Schrödinger energies are re-obtained. Among the examples of applications concerning the proposal, the author highlights the hydrogen atom as one example, where both the proton and electron are allowed to move. The consistent result of a proton mass concentration at r = 0 is obtained. The author also develops a procedure to obtain eigenvalues of a positive definite symmetric matrix. The novelty here, concerning previous results in the book entitled Functional Analysis and Applied Optimization in Banach Spaces, are the rigorous proofs presented. Indeed, the results seem to be applicable to more general matrices. However, the author postpones the proof of such general results for future research. In the last chapter, a complete and rigorous existence result for the Ginzburg-Landau system of superconductivity is presented. A duality principle and related optimality conditions are also developed. In the final section, the author presents research concerning numerical results for three-dimensional models in superconductivity.

DKK 820.00
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Tourism Safety and Security Just After COVID-19 - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tourism Safety and Security Just After COVID-19 - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

In the light of a new millennium, the tourism industry has faced some (major) global risks which seriously affected its functioning, leading it to the brink of collapse. What is most important, after September of 2001, is that tourism security and safety not only captivated the attention of scholars but is also situated as a leading object of study within the fields of tourism research. The scourge of terrorism associated with the ecological crisis, recent natural disasters without mentioning virus outbreaks as Ebola, SARS or even COVID-19, and political instability place the tourism industry in jeopardy. It is safe to say that the ontological security of tourists occupied a central position in tourism research. Of course, the recent COVID-19 outbreak accelerated a socio-economic crisis in the service sub-sectors that paralysed the global trade and the tourism industry. The imposition of severe lockdowns, social distancing as well as the borders and airspace closure speak us of a new normal or a feudalised world where tourists are feared or even demonised. In the days just after COVID-19, academia should debate the new guidelines of future research not only to enhance tourism security but to put the industry back on its feet again. The present book project is a selection of high-quality chapters, which are authored by well-renowned experts in tourism safety and security; all of them were invited to bring some reflections on the future of the discipline in a post-COVID-19 context. Authors come from different disciplines, cultures and nations, so the book offers a fertile ground towards an international platform for professionals, researchers, students or policymakers interested in the future of tourism.

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Quantum Biology - Kohji Hasunuma - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Quantum Biology - Kohji Hasunuma - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

The 3O2 generated by the photolysis process will accept enough energy from triplet-chlorophyll to provide the energy states of a singlet of oxygen (1O2), 1Δg, and 1Σg+, with emissions in the range of 200 500 µm. The 1O2 would react with unsaturated fatty acids to form malondialdehyde (MDA).In humans, the methylation of CpG islands in cancerous cells is so high that the sensing ability of the occurrence of environmental changes to genes with CpG islands could be insufficient for genes with CpG islands. House-keeping genes function independently by sensing various types of information from neighboring cells, and supporting the proliferation of cells behaving as cancerous cells so that the cells achieve a malignant, metastatic state. The CpG island-controlled genes (47,000/human haploid genome) and CpG island-independent genes (33,000/human haploid genome) co-regulate in the normal cell systems.FAD, FMN, riboflavin, and derivatives of heme groups are well known as photosensitizers, which emit 1O2 with ROS in the solution in vivo. In sunlight, photosensitizers will function as the generators of 1O2 and ROS. During the daytime, there is a plentiful supply of 1O2 and ROS from the sunlight, and which inevitably constitutes the circadian rhythms of ROS. The repeated evolution of 1O2 and ROS would function to stimulate the methylation of CpG islands.The tubulin structures, extending from the plasma membrane to two centrosomes and located along the sides of the nucleus, are designated as asters. In darkness, the protein complex of NDPK-1/catalase is located in the plasma membrane. However, upon receiving light illumination, the NDPK-1/catalase function captures 1O2 using catalase. The NDPK-1 binds NADH and supplies electrons to bind 1O2 that is bound to the catalase, resulting in the release of a super oxide (O2.-). The NDPK/catalase protein complex located in the plasma membrane moves along the aster-forming tubulin structure to the cytosol. As a result, the nucleus is protected from 1O2 by the wall, which is composed of the NDPK-1/catalase complex.

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Caspase-3 - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Caspase-3 - - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is a book designed as an educational resource for researchers and health care providers who want to learn more about caspase 3. Physicians, pharmacists, other health care professionals can benefit from learning about the function of caspase 3 and its role in diseases and possible treatment options of using caspase 3-like compounds. New or seasoned scientists with research interests in caspases can learn novel ideas or interventions using caspase 3. Caspases are a family of enzymes that play an important role in developing normal organ formation and function, maintaining homeostasis, and regulating cell death and inflammation. There are 14 known caspase enzymes in mammals, and 12 present in humans. Each caspase varies in purpose and mechanism of action. Caspase-3 is a key cysteine-aspartic protease that is largely known for its role in executing cell death or apoptosis. There are a total of 8 chapters in the book. Chapter 1 introduces the caspase family, their classification, regulation, and role in apoptosis. Chapter 2 discusses caspase-3 role in causing or preventing diseases such as cardiac, diabetes, and cancer. Chapter 3 highlights the emerging roles of caspase-3 in biological processes beyond cell death. Complex regulatory mechanisms are required to coordinate timely and specific activation of caspase 3. As cancer continues to escalate as a major public health concern, caspase 3 role as the prominent executioner of apoptosis plays a central role as a key cellular protein as discussed in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 highlights our understanding on the activation of caspase 3/9 in starfish unfertilized eggs which elucidate the relationship of apoptosis in the vertebrates and nematodes. Chapter 6 discusses the interaction of caspase 3 with apoptotic peptide known as (KLAKLAK)2. Because of the cationic and amphipathic nature of (KLAKLAK)2, this peptide has the unique ability to cause the formation of apoptosome. Chapter 7 identifies caspase 3 role in central nervous system, aging, regeneration of neurons, and in Alzheimer''s, Parkinson''s, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Chapter 8 discusses biomarker and methods to detect caspase 3, and its interaction with different substrates and compounds. Recent reputable books, journals, monograms, clinical trial results, and hands-on research data are used. This book was written by doctor of philosophy (PhDs) that are doing research in the field of caspase 3. We hope this book become a valuable resource for researchers and others who want to know more about caspase 3 structure, functions and interactions.

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Comprehensive Guide to Nutrition in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) - Annchen Weidemann - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Comprehensive Guide to Nutrition in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) - Annchen Weidemann - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the single largest cause of infertility in women of childbearing age, with the incidence having risen from around 15 % to 21 % within 6-8 years. Not only has the incidence risen in this population, but in adolescents, PCOS is being diagnosed earlier and more frequently, than ever before. There is no written "diet" or single food that cures PCOS, but factors from Westernised eating such as trans fats, advanced glycation end-products and fructose overload, are factors which affect both the development of PCOS and the resistance to drug-related treatment of it. For the woman with PCOS, whether trying to fall pregnant of manage symptoms, it is of cardinal importance to understand that a "diet mentality"' is inappropriate, since the entire lifestyle should be changed to favour the menstrual cycle and the production of its hormones for at least 3three months prior to expecting normal ovulation. The awakening and development of the primordial follicle destined to become the ovulatory one, 85 days prior to ovulation, points to the compulsory consistency of improved eating habits and lifestyle. Almost every single food/meal/drink/snack has an influence on your ovulatory capacity. It is imperative that the PCOS woman seeking help for either symptomatic relief or fertility, understands the relationship of the hormonal chaos of PCOS to the hormonal chaos of a poor diet. The standard dietary composition, of 20% protein, 50% carbohydrate and 30 % fat, was used to treat PCOS since the beginning of research, after the discovery of PCOS as Stein-Leventhal syndrome in 1935. Weight loss was known to be the most important factor in treating PCOS, but no progress was made, and the drop-out rate of diets given to these women was extremely high. For some reason, women with PCOS could not adhere to a formal diet, and battled weight loss, although small studies could not confirm this. The answer to this probably lies in the disturbance of their hunger and satiety cascade, regulated by insulin. New drugs have seen the light and were tested on females with PCOS with mediocre results, showing that something else but the PCOS was at play. This book is dedicated to show the power and strength of poor dietary habits (and visa versa) on drug treatment of PCOS, and the lack of need for it when dietary habits and lifestyles are improved. In PCOS, drugs could probably never win over a poor eating lifestyle, which is a point often missed by fertility specialists eager to help with a quick -fix, rather than a longer process that can be maintained over the long-term. The mere fact that in women undergoing IVF treatment, end-stage-glycation products were found in their oocytes, tells a story of the horrendous effect of poor dietary habits on fertility. Both the keto-genic diet and intermittent fasting (done under professional dietetic supervision), either apart or together, have provided a means for quicker and safer weight loss, especially if time is of the essence in older couples.

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