Wellness Books

January 2006 - Arrival of the medical textbook Scientific Evidence for Musculoskeletal, Bariatric and Sports Nutrition, a collaborative effort of 40 scientists and physicians, edited by Dr. Kohlstadt and published by Taylor & Francis Group (formerly CRC Press and Marcel Dekker).

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Scientific Evidence for Musculoskeletal, Bariatric, and Sports Nutrition provides a reference for the evidence-based integration of nutrition into medical treatment. This book includes the biologic rationale, animal studies, epidemiology, clinical trials, ongoing research initiatives, and food industry statistics. It explains how new technology can be incorporated into practice, elaborating on foods and nutraceuticals with effects similar to medications. This authoritative reference contains contributions from leading scientists and clinicians working in fibromyalgia, sports medicine, extreme environments, osteoporosis, and obesity research.

REVIEW:

This outstanding and scholarly text is timely and very pertinent to clinicians involved in the primary and surgical care of patients with nutritional issues of every type. With the text’s multiple excellent and concise graphs and extensive lists of current and reputable references the reader can easily refer to it for very helpful and detailed data in structuring a preventive health and wellness plan for patients from the most sedentary to the elite athlete. Of particular interest is the overall appreciation of nutritional, metabolic, growth and development, and neuroendocrine interrelationships affecting the health and human performance of all ages.
The editor deserves an A plus for this innovative and very stimulating contribution to 21st century medical knowledge. The editor’s notes found throughout the book are particularly insightful and well timed.

- Robert R. Sholl, M.D., FAAFP, Founder and president of the Wellspring Health Center and Wellspring Family Medical Associates, endurance athlete, world ranked marathon time in senior division, and past chairman, Governors Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, State of Maine

Dr. Kohlstadt and her team of gifted scientists and clinicians have written a textbook that meets the most rigorous demands for an evidence-based textbook on the nutritional needs of the musculoskeletal system. “The central importance of providing the body with optimal nutrients is clearly demonstrated in this meticulously researched text. ” Clinicians practicing all specialties who treat the musculoskeletal system can feel confident in using the recommended nutritional interventions to enhance treatment outcomes.” The authors, under Dr. Kohlstadt’s expert guidance, have performed a tremendous service to all of us who strive to practice the best medicine possible.

- Susan Lord, M.D., Clinical assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, and adjunct assistant professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University School of Medicine; associate director of Professional Education and director of Nutrition Programs for the Center for Mind-Body Medicine