Naturopathic Gastroenterology

There are few topics in natural medicine are as pivotal or complex as the structure, function, and dynamics of the gastrointestinal system. Based on meticulous documentation from his lecture and seminar series, as well as his extensive clinical experience, Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG) has produced a remarkable textbook that renders gastroenterology from a naturopathic perspective. The textbook covers a range of topics that makes it invaluable for any health care practitioner, including an overview of all major areas of the GI system and their pathologies, exploration of GI-relevant concepts such as dysbiosis and the systemic toxemia hypothesis, and delineation of both conventional and CAM approaches to treatment. Complete Table of Contents: List of Tables & Figures · General Introduction · Systemic Toxemia Hypothesis · Normal Gut Flora, Dysbiosis & Probiotics · Intestinal Permeability · Intestinal Immunity · Enteric Nervous System · "Vestigial" Organs of the GI Tract · Naturopathic Diagnosis and the GI Tract · Materia Medica · Drug Treatments for GI Disease · Conditions of the Mouth · Conditions of the Esophagus · Helicobacter pylori · Conditions of the Stomach · Conditions of the Small Intestines · Infectious Enteritis · Conditions of the Colon and Rectum · Conditions of the Anus · Conditions of the Liver · Conditions of the Gall Bladder · Conditions of the Exocrine Pancreas · References · Index