Minerals Latu Sensu and Human Health: Benefits, Toxicity and Pathologies

Book Overview

Chapter1. Introduction, Targets and Concepts.- Chapter2. Minerals, Natural Environment and Medical Geology.- Chapter3. Historical Evolution of the Use of Minerals in the Human Health.- Chapter4. Health Benefits and Risks of Minerals, Bioavailability, Bio-essentiality, Toxicity, and Pathologies.- Chapter5. Metals, Life and Health.- Chapter6. General Data on Clay Science, Crystallochemistry and Systematics of Clay Minerals, and Clay Typologies, Properties and Applications.- Chapter7. Interactions of Clay and Clay Minerals in the Human Health.- Chapter8. Minerals and the Origins of Life.- Chapter9. Minerals Utilized in Pharmacy and Cosmetics.- Chapter10. Nanominerals and Nanomaterials Utilized in Pharmacy and Therapeutics.- Chapter11. Biominerals and Biomaterials.- Chapter12. Psammotherapy or Arenotherapy.- Chatper13. Mineral Water: Essential to Life, Health and Wellness.- Chapter14. Natural Mineral Water Used in Health Resort Medicine.- Chapter15. Healing Sulfurous Thermal Waters Used in Health Resort Medicine: Therapies, Indications and Contraindications.- Chatper16. Natural Salt Mineral Water and Thalassotherapy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030657086
• ISBN13: 9783030657086
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 668 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"