abdominal, 199, 222–24, 226, 229, 512, 916–17
and adipokine and gut-derived hormone alterations, 227
behavioral therapy and, 230
cancer and, 99–100, 102, 221–22, 359
causes of, 224–29
chromium for, 236–37
definition of, 222
depression and, 524
diabetes and, 220–21, 224–27, 232, 234, 237, 504–5, 512–14, 516–17
diet and, 100, 224, 226–33, 238–41
exercise and, 40, 225–26, 228–29, 232, 237
glucosamine and, 831–32
HCA for, 238–39
health and, 220–22
health-promoting diet and, 52, 54
5-HTP for, 237–38
immune system and, 175–76
infertility and, 725–26, 737–38
low serotonin theory on, 228–29
MCTs for, 239–41
MR formulas and, 236
physiological factors in, 226–29
in premature death, 183
psychological factors in, 224–26
set point theory on, 226–27
silent inflammation and, 199
therapeutic considerations for, 229–39
vitamin D deficiency and, 78
weight loss and, 229–41
obstructive sleep apnea, 749
oldest living people, 184
oleuropein, 677
olive (Olea europaea), 676–78
olive oil, 62–63
cancer and, 105
CVD and, 154
MS and, 816–17
RA and, 939–40
olive oil liver flush, 610–11
omega-3 fatty acids, 49–50, 85–86, 91, 189
ADHD and, 343
anxiety and, 316
ASD and, 350
asthma and, 329–30
cancer and, 357, 359–61, 926–27
CVD and, 153–55, 160–61, 165–66
depression and, 316, 487, 490–91
diabetes and, 509–10, 515–16, 532–33
endometriosis and, 566–67
health-promoting diet and, 60–62
hypertriglyceridemia and, 685
IBD and, 459–60
male infertility and, 738
menorrhagia and, 798
MS and, 815–17
nutritional supplements and, 75–77, 79
psoriasis and, 926–27
RA and, 942–43
silent inflammation and, 199–200
omega-6 fatty acids:
breast cancer and, 360
endometriosis and, 566–67
IBD and, 459–60
male infertility and, 738
MS and, 816–17
silent inflammation and, 199–200
onions (Allium cepa):
diabetes and, 537
high BP and, 669
hypercholesterolemia and, 690
opipramol, 317
Optimal Health Food Diet, 55–66
optimism:
positive mental attitude and, 29–30, 34, 38
testing your level of, 1007–11
oral allergy syndrome, 595
oral glucose tolerance tests, 707–8
organizing, 210
osteoarthritis, 827–43
acupuncture for, 839
boron for, 836
boswellia for, 837
chondroitin for, 833–34
contributors to, 827–28
conventional drug treatment for, 828
copper for, 836
curcumin for, 836–37
devil’s claw for, 838
electroacupuncture and, 839–40
exercise and, 828–29
ginger for, 837–38
HA and, 834
magnetic therapy for, 840–41
natural vs. drug approach to, 9–10
niacinamide for, 834–35
obesity and, 221
physical therapy for, 839–41
primary, 827
procyanidolic oligomers for, 837
relaxation techniques for, 841
SAM-e for, 835
secondary, 827
symptoms of, 827, 830–31, 834–37, 840
therapeutic considerations for, 828–40
topical analgesics for, 838–39
vitamin A for, 836
vitamin B6 for, 836
vitamin C for, 835–36
vitamin D for, 836
vitamin E for, 836
vitamin K for, 836
zinc for, 836
osteopenia, 844, 853, 862, 864
BMD testing and, 849–51
osteoporosis, 41, 783–85, 844–67
calcium and, 845–46, 855–61, 864
copper and, 861
diagnostic considerations for, 845–51
diet and, 846, 851, 853, 855–59, 862, 866
folic acid and, 862
green tea and, 864
lifestyle and, 846, 851, 853–55, 865
manganese and, 861
risk factors and, 785, 845–48, 850–51
silicon and, 861–62
strontium and, 863
symptoms of, 844
therapeutic considerations for, 851–64
vitamin B6 and, 862
vitamin B12 and, 862
vitamin C and, 862
vitamin D and, 845–46, 857, 859–61, 863
vitamin K and, 846, 857, 859, 862–64
zinc and, 861
otitis media, see ear infections
ovulation disorders, 725
oxalates, 766–71
kidney stones and, 766–69
in selected foods, 769–71
oxidative stress:
hepatitis and, 655
oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values, 75