User's Guide to Stress-Busting Nutrients

by Rosemarie Gionta Alfieri M.A., Jack Challem (Editor)

Overview

In this Users Guide, fitness professional and nutrition author RoseMarie Gionta Alfieri describes the most important supplements for improving mood, reducing irritability, and preventing depression. Among these supplements are the B-complex vitamins, GABA, and St. Johns wort. These and other nutrients have been shown scientifically to help people deal effectively with stress.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591201212
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	01/01/2004
Series:	Basic Health Publications User's Guide
Pages:	91
Product dimensions:	3.90(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.23(d)

About the Author

Alfieri is a certified fitness professional and a New York-based freelance writer specializing in health and fitness. She is the author of several fitness books and a frequent contributor to Let's Live magazine.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
1.	All About Stress	5
2.	B Vitamins	13
3.	Taurine, GABA, and Tyrosine	19
4.	Zinc	26
5.	Magnesium	32
6.	Vitamin C	37
7.	Selenium	44
8.	Alpha-Lipoic Acid	50
9.	Melatonin	55
10.	Helpful Herbs	62
11.	Lifestyle Approaches	71
	Conclusion	79
	Selected References	81
	Other Books and Resources	83
	Index	85