Understanding Aging, Fatigue, and Inflammation When the Immune System and Brain Compete for Energy in the Body /
In this scientific non-fiction book, Rheumatologist and Professor of Experimental Medicine Rainer H. Straub holistically explains a central conflict in the body: why the battle for energy leads to aging and fatigue, stress, sleep disorders, weight problems, libido issues, and hypertension. He explor...
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| Format: | Electrònic eBook |
| Idioma: | anglès |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Edició: | 1st ed. 2024. |
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| Accés en línia: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68904-2 |
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Taula de continguts:
- I Energy, evolution and medicine 1 Energy and the body
- 2 Evolutionary medicine
- 3 The brain and the immune system - two competing realms
- II Energy expenditure in the spotlight 4 Inflammation and energy
- 5 Pain and energy
- 6 Psychological stress and energy
- 7 Other energy-draining situations
- 8 What does increased energy expenditure mean for the body
- III From energy and evolution to symptoms 9 Daytime tiredness and depression
- 10 Sleep disorders and symptoms related to the time of day
- 11 Loss of appetite - malnutrition and malnutrition
- 12 Muscle wasting
- 13 Bone loss - osteoporosis
- 14 Weight changes (increase and decrease)
- 15 Storage hormones (increase and decrease). 11 Loss of appetite, malnutrition and malnutrition
- 12 Muscle atrophy
- 13 Bone atrophy - osteoporosis
- 14 Weight changes (gain and loss)
- 15 The storage hormone insulin doesn't do it - insulin resistance
- 16 Dwindling libido, lower fertility
- 17 The sympathetic nervous system fires the insulin hormone. 17 Sympathetic nervous system fires and causes high blood pressure
- 18 Increased blood clotting - thromboses/embolisms
- 19 Stress worsens inflammation and inflammation changes stress resilience
- 20 The big summary: unwanted energy expenditure
- Glossary
- Appendix.