Osteoarthritis

by Peter Bales

Osteoarthritis affects over 20 million Americans and is the most common degenerative disorder in the United States. It causes more disability than any other degenerative disease and is occurring in epidemic proportions in our country.In this novel approach to understanding and treating osteoarthritis, orthopedic surgeon Peter Bales highlights the nutritional connection to this painful and debilitating condition. Dr. Bales focuses on new genetic research, which shows that the same poor nutrition responsible for causing increased inflammation in our bodies, along with epidemic rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, is also fueling the development of osteoarthritis. Among the topics discussed are the mechanisms by which our joints become destroyed. The culprits are increased inflammation, increased oxygen free radicals causing our joints to "rust" from chronically elevated blood sugar levels, and hormonal imbalance.*Dietary strategies to decrease the production of oxygen free radicals and to turn off genes that lead to cartilage breakdown.*Joint nutrients that can combat osteoarthritis and specific dietary recommendations for the treatment and reversal of osteoarthritis based on the most current genetic and nutritional research.*The disadvantages of treating osteoarthritis with drugs and the exciting promise of using nutritional intervention that directly affects the expression of our genes.The only book to emphasize the link between poor nutrition and this often-disabling disease, Preventing and Healing without Drugs offers hope for arthritis sufferers and will be of interest to anyone concerned about good health.

284 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2008

Reviews

[Gayle · Rating 1 out of 5]

If I had a medical degree, this would've been simpler to read and understand. It is VERY technical for the first three-quarters of the book, full of cells and proteins etc which for the layman is over the top. I struggled through perhaps half of this, then "browsed" until I got to the "this is what you do to help yourself" section, which was a lot easier on the brain (and a lot more meaningful). Not the best of reads, but at least now I can "help myself".

[Miss M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very good and at the same time not so much. It is good for those who understand the terminology and not so good for those who don't. Nonetheless I recommend everyone to read this book as I am certain you will learn a lot about osteoarthritis and some prevention techniques.
I command the author for being very thorough in explaining every minute details regarding osteoarthritis. He did extremely well in trying to put into lament terms what is very hard for the average person. The author was thorough in providing all his references that are evidence based. The author covers everything: pharmaceutical, nutrition, supplements. He even went further to provide exact supplements needed with strength and frequency.
I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to understand osteoarthritis.

[Suzy Dominey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard reading thank God for the conclusions

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This changed my life. I support the HRC FedUp superfoods platform. I support the jammie johnson jj fury anti inflammatory diet. I support you and me.

[Strange · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of misinterpretations of actual studies. Lot's of recommendations that have long been shown to not work.