Nutraceuticals in Insomnia and Sleep Problems

Sleep is one of the most important and crucial physiological needs for maintaining a healthy life. However, in today’s day and age, insomnia and other sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, are increasing rapidly. This new book details the nutraceuticals from foods that help to promote good health and optimum sleep. The authors discuss the importance of sleep, the role of diet in sleep, the role of specific vitamins and minerals, amino acids and opioids as nutraceuticals for sleep, newer technologies for use and delivery of nutraceuticals for treating insomnia, and more. The book not only explores nutraceuticals that promote optimum sleep but also details foods that cause insomnia, such as processed, chemical-rich, and refined foods. Chapters also cover commensal and symbiotic microbes, microbial metabolites, and bacteriocins and their impact on sleep. A chapter on the ethical issues related to addiction to nutraceuticals for sleep induction is also included.

About the Author

Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 12 years of academic (teaching) experience and has supervised many undergraduate students for their research work. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, six patents, over 70 book chapters, three co-authored books, and over 40 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. Dr. Keservani is a life member of the Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER). Sayan Bhattacharyya, MBBS, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, India. Before this, he was with the Department of Microbiology at AIIMS Patna as Assistant Professor. He has more than 13 years of experience in teaching, patient care, laboratory work, and biomedical research in the field of medical microbiology and has over 75 publications in peer-reviewed international medical journals. He has guided many students in their dissertation work. Dr. Bhattacharyya has won several awards for his work. He is engaged in whole genome sequencing from clinical bacterial isolates (project work) with the Central Research Laboratory, KIMS, Bengaluru, India. Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, MTech, is an Associate Professor of Computer Application at Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Prayagraj, India. He has more than 11 years of research and nine years of teaching experience, imparting bioinformatics and biotechnology education. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar by the National Academy of Sciences of India. Dr. Kesharwani has authored many peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and edited books with international publishers. He has been a member of many scientific communities as well as a reviewer for many international journals. He has presented many papers at various national and international conferences.