Table of Contents

Foreword by Dwight L. McKee, MD, CNS, ABIHM

Introduction

PART ONE: ADAPTOGENS Keys to Optimal Health

1. My Healing Philosophy
2. Adaptation and the Stress Response
3. Vital Energy and the Neuroendocrine System
4. The Metabolic Model of Aging
5. Adaptogens, the Ultimate Evidence-Based Medicine
6. Adaptogen-Based Formulations as the Foundation of Health
7. Harmonizing with Adaptogenic Blends
8. The Thyroid and the HPA Axis
9. Cardiovascular Health
10. Revitalizing the Immune System
11. Adaptogenic Remedies in Cancer Therapy
12. Healthy Brain and Aging in the Metabolic Model
13. Bone Health
14. Weight Management
15. Exercise, the Best Medicine
16. Eating for Optimal Health
17. Mastering Life and Wellness through Spirit Conclusion to Part 1: The Future of Medicine

PART TWO: MATERIA MEDICA

1. Acerola

2. Alpha Lipoic Acid

3. Amla/Indian Gooseberry

4. Aralia manchurica, Aralia elata

5. Ashwagandha

6. Astragalus

7. B5, B6, B12, and Folic Acid

8. Bacopa

9. Bilberry

10. Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs)
11.Coenzyme q10 (Ubiquinone)

12.Colostrum

13.Cordyceps Mushrooms

14.Creatine

15.Devil’s  Club

16.Elderberry

17.Eleuthero

18.Epimedium

19.Eurycoma longifolia

20.Fish Oil Rich in EPA and DHA

21.Ginger

22.Ginseng

23.Glutamine

24.Gotu Kola

25.Grape Seed/Grape Skin and Japanese Knotweed

26.Green Tea

27.Hawthorn

28.He Sho Wu or Fo Ti, “Elixir of Life”

29.Holy Basil, “Tulsi”

30.L-Arginine

31.L-Carnitine

32.L-Tryptophan

33.Licorice

34.Magnesium

35.Marapuama

36.Mucuna pruriens

37.Mumie 38.NADH

39.Nettle

40.Notoginseng, Panax pseudoginseng (Sanchi)

41.Oat   Seed

42.Pantethine

43.Pantocrine, “Pantokrin”

44.Poria cocos (Fu Ling and Fu Shen Mushrooms)

45.Reishi

46. Rhaponticum carthamoides

47. Rhodiola rosea

48.Rooibos

49.Rose  Hips

50.Rosemary

51.Royal Jelly (and Propolis)

52.Saw Palmetto

53.Schisandra

54.Shatavari