Nutraceuticals Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes or Crossroads at Midlife

Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes

Author: Vijai K Pasupuleti

Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem for the developed and developing countries and it is a burden on healthcare systems as well as individuals. Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes primarily focuses on the nutraceuticals that assist in preventing and managing prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The book gives an overview of glycemic health and highlights the use of novel and upcoming nutraceutical ingredients such as bioactive peptides, traditional herbs from India and Mexico, resistant starches, cinnamon, chromium III and others. After the successful commercial application of bioactive peptides as nutraceutical ingredients in the management of blood pressure, companies are now focusing on peptides for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. Resistant starches in the clinical studies have demonstrated to reduce the glycemic and insulin response and increasing insulin sensitivity. These and other nutraceuticals that are supported by scientific and clinical studies are highlighted. The editors and contributors are experts in their respective fields and are largely from the university, industry and government. Nutraceuticals, Glycemic Health and Type 2 Diabetes will be useful as a standard reference book for all those concerned with the role of nutraceuticals and glycemia in the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes.

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Crossroads at Midlife: Your Aging Parents, Your Emotions, and Your Self

Author: Frances Cohen Praver

With medical science, health care, and healthy lifestyles extending our lifespans as never before, more and more "midlife" adults are finding themselves caring for their aging parents. This role can trigger not only logistical and financial challenges, but also great emotional upheaval. There is a reversal of roles as the "child"--often in the midst of raising his or her own adolescent or young adult offspring--becomes the caretaker of the parent. A parent's aging and mortality elicits strong feelings of loss, and a stark realization of one's own aging and mortality. Past, present, and future paths converge, and the caretaker is at the center of that crossroads. Psychologist Praver--a specialist working with such caretakers--shows us their inner worlds and how they used a difficult point in their lives to embark on a journey of self-understanding and self-transformation--a journey toward a more meaningful life for themselves.

Library Journal

Unlike most other books on caring for an aging parent, this one emphasizes the opportunities for middle-aged caregivers to grow and change as they negotiate the demands of aging parents and, often at the same time, those of their increasingly independent adolescent and young adult children. Praver, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who works primarily with the middle aged, enlivens the text with anecdotes and examples drawn from her therapy practice. The dominant theme is the need for the middle-aged person to put "his own house in order" and care for and understand himself so that he can better care for his family members. Issues such as guilt, relationships with siblings, unfinished family business, and role reversal are all topics of discussion. Though lacking an effective structure, this book is still insightful. Public libraries will want to purchase it for the many baby boomers now facing these problems and seeking guidance.-Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, MD Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
1	My story	1
2	Getting your house in order	3
3	Role reversal	29
4	Diverse role demands	47
5	Emotions evoked	65
6	Dark feelings in the spotlight	77
7	Guilt, guilt, and more guilt	85
8	Caring for your self	95
9	Problems from the past	101
10	Unfinished family business	109
11	The burden is on you	117
12	Long-distance caring	123
13	Handle with care	127
14	The setting sun	139