Pharmaceutical Science & Technology

AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals

Nutraceuticals in Mental Disorder and Brain Health
Editors: Raj K. Keservani, PhD
Eknath D. Ahire, PhD
Shubham Jagdish Khairnar, MPharm

Nutraceuticals in Mental Disorder and Brain Health

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming September 2025
Hardback Price: $240 US | £180 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781779640161
Pages: Est. 491pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Series: AAP Advances in Nutraceuticals
Notes: 12 color and 32 b/w illustrations

This new volume, Nutraceuticals in Mental Disorders and Brain Health, explores the fascinating intersection of nutrition, mental disorders, and brain health. It unravels the intricate relationship between nutrition and mental health and provides insight, knowledge, and guidance that can help to make informed decision-making on mental well-being.

The book first examines the foundational principles of nutrition and how they influence brain function and mental well-being. With an evidence-based approach, the book presents the scientific underpinnings of the relationship between specific nutrients and various mental disorders. It covers most major mental conditions, such as the relationship between brain health and advancing age, role of dietary supplements in Alzheimer disease, and dietary supplements for depression, anxiety, mood disorders, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. The book stresses the importance of adopting a holistic approach to health, acknowledging that true well-being is a blend of physical, emotional, and psychological harmony.

Featuring an interdisciplinary outlook, the book presents the latest research and clinical insights that will be of special use to healthcare professionals, researchers, students, and even individuals looking to enhance their mental health or that of a loved one.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Uses of Dietary Supplements for Cognitive Impairment

Pooja Dugad, Aditi Bhavar, Yash Shertate, Atul R. Bendale, Vasim T. Pathan, Vaishali D. Naphade, Laxmikant B. Borse, Shubham J. Khairnar, and Eknath D. Ahire

2. The Function of Bioactive Foods in Maintaining Brain Health
Gayatri Kakad, Shweta Avhad, Atul R. Bendale, Vaishali D. Naphade, Laxmikant B. Borse, Shubham Khairnar, and Eknath D. Ahire

3. Important Dietary Factors and Nutrients for Brain Health
Pradnya Vaidya, Sakshi Chaudhari, Shraddha Patil, Atul R. Bendale, Vaishali Naphade, Vasim Pathan, Laxmikant Borse, Shubham J. Khairnar, and Eknath D. Ahire

4. Relationship Between Brain Health and Advancing Age
Rajesh Shukla, Vikas Pandey, Nihali Jain, Manish Kumar, and Ajay Kumar Shukla

5. Role of Dietary Supplements in Alzheimer Disease
Aditya Dikshit, Megha Verma, Anupam Jaiswal, Raj K. Keservani, Eknath D. Ahire, and Shubham J. Khairnar

6. Diet and Food Link to Better Brain Health
Pankaj R. Aher, Bharti M. Sonawane, Eknath D. Ahire, Mitesh P. Soanawane, Avish D. Maru, and Shubham J. Khairnar

7. Role of Biochemical Individuality and Mental Health
Sujata Vitthal Lambe, Pradip Babasaheb Ghogare, and Eknath D. Ahire

8. Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals in Parkinson Disease Management
Shubham Bagade, Manali Borse, Atul R. Bendale, Vaishali D. Naphade, Laxmikant B, Borse, Shubham J. Khairnar, and Eknath D. Ahire

9. Role of Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements in Depression
Hemant U. Chikhale, Atul R. Bendale, Amit R. Gaikwad, Vaishali Naphade, Laxmikant Borse, Shubham J. Khairnar, and Eknath D. Ahire

10. Role of Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements in Anxiety and Mood
Aarti S. Zanwar, Dhanya B. Sen, Rajesh A. Maheshwari, Sushil S Burle, Ashim Kumar Sen, Eknath D. Ahire, and Shubham J. Khairnar

11. Role of Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplement in Schizophrenia
Tara Shankar Basuri, Akshay Ghorpade, Mansi, Atul R. Bendale, Vasim T. Pathan, Laxmikant B. Borse, Vaishali D. Naphade, Shubham J. Khairnar, and Eknath D. Ahire

12. Role of Epigenetics and Mental Health
Pradip Babasaheb Ghogare, Sujata Vitthal Lambe, Eknath D. Ahire, and Shubham J. Khairnar

13. The Relationship Between Diet and Food and Its Impact on Brain Health
Nidhi Chauhan, Preeti Khulbe, Priya Sen, Manish Gupta, and Raj K. Keservani

14. Impact of Diet on Major Neurotransmitters of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
Anjali Gupta, Latika Yadav, Surya Prakash Gautam, Sharangouda J. Patil, Gayatri Virendra Athalekar, Sachin Tyagi, Sunil Kumar Singh, and Anusuya A. M.

15. Important Trace Minerals for Brain Health
K. P. Jaiganesh, Latika Yadav, Surya Prakash Gautam, Vinay Thakur, Ramsaneh Raghuwanshi, Meenakshi Jaiswal, Manoj Gangadhar Shinde, and S. Parthasarathy

16. Role of Nutraceuticals in Brain Disorders
Megha Verma, Anupam Jaiswal, and Poorvi Jain

17. Effect of Nutrition in Neurodegeneration
M. R. Suchitra, Kratika Daniel, Latika Yadav, Surya Prakash Gautam, Meenakshi Jaiswal, Seema Joshi Trivedi, Dharmesh Trivedi, and S. Parthasarathy

18. Nutrition and Epilepsy
Latika Yadav, Raj K. Keservani, Meenendra Tripathi, Abhijeet Ojha, Surya Prakash Gautam, Vinay Thakur, Manoj Gangadhar Shinde, and Sunil Kumar Singh

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Raj K. Keservani, PhD
Professor, Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India

Raj K. Keservani, PhD, MPharm, working as Professor, Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India. He has more than 16 years of academic (teaching) and research experience from various institutes of India in pharmaceutical education. He has supervised more than 25 UG students for their research work, Dr. Keservani published more than 50 review and research papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals of repute, 10 patent, 80 book chapters, three co-authored books, and 54 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. Dr. Keservani has been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists published by Stanford University, USA. Dr. Keservani graduated with a pharmacy degree from the Department of Pharmacy, Kumaun University, Nainital (Uttarakhand), India. He received his Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) (specialization in pharmaceutics) from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Dr. Keservani is a life member of Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER) and Pharmaceutical Educational Society Originated by Teachers & Students (pesots). His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery/drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology.

Eknath D. Ahire, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, MET, Institute of Pharmacy, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Eknath D. Ahire, PhD, MS Pharm, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at MET Institute of Pharmacy, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, India. He has over seven years of experience, including six years of academics as an assistant professor and one year in the industrial world as a Formulation Scientist II with the Torrent Research Centre, Gujrat, India. He is an expert reviewer for over 25 reputed international journals. He was awarded an AICTE-sponsored P.G. Research Scholarship and NFST/UGC JRF and SRF, PhD. fellowships by the Government of India. He has over 120 publications (research, review, and book chapters) to his credit published in national and international reputed indexed journals as well as eight textbooks and 10 edited international books. He has been working on nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, nutraceuticals, and novel drug delivery systems. He earned his PhD and bachelor’s degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University, MH, India; his master’s degree (MS Pharm) in Pharmaceutics is from NIPER-Ahmadabad, India.

Shubham Jagdish Khairnar, MPharm
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology at MET’s Institute of Pharmacy, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik, Pune, India

Shubham Jagdish Khairnar, MPharm, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at MET’s Institute of Pharmacy, Bhujbal Knowledge City, Adgaon, Nashik (Savitribai Phule Pune University), Pune, India. He obtained his BPharm degree at North Maharashtra University in 2016. He obtained his master’s degree (MPharm) in Pharmacology in 2019 from MGV’s College of Pharmacy, Panchavati, Nashik (Savitribai Phule Pune University). He has also five years of academic experience. He has attended several national and international conferences and workshops. He has worked on neuropharmacological evaluation of polyphenols and phenolic acids, such as vanillic acid, sinnapic acid, and ferulic acid, steveoside, salicin screened for neuroprotective activity. He has several publications in national and international journals, including research, reviews. and many book chapters. In addition, he has several book publications.




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