Table of Contents

Introduction
Regulation and Labeling of Dietary Supplements
Dietary Supplements
Acai
Aloe Vera
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Ashwagandha
Black Cohosh
Branched-Chain Amino Acids
Chia
Cinnamon
Cod Liver Oil
Coenzyme Q10
Collagen
Cranberry
Creatine
Echinacea
Evening Primrose Oil
Fish Oil
5-HTP
Flaxseed Oil
Ginger
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginseng
Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Green Tea
Hyaluronic Acid
Krill Oil
L-Theanine
Lutein and Zeaxanthin
Melatonin
Milk Thistle
Probiotics
Red Yeast Rice
Resveratrol
SAMe
Saw Palmetto
Spirulina
St. John's Wort
Turmeric (Curcumin)
Appendix: Supplements That May Be Useful for Specific Health Concerns
Glossary
Index

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About the Author

Myrna Chandler Goldstein, MA, has been a freelance writer and independent scholar for almost 30 years. This is the sixth book she has coauthored with her husband for Greenwood.

Mark A. Goldstein, MD, is founding chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.