OSTEOARTHRITIS : PREVENTING AND HEALING WITHOUT DRUGS/
Bales, Peter, 1962-
OSTEOARTHRITIS : PREVENTING AND HEALING WITHOUT DRUGS/ Peter Bales. - 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-275) and index.
Cartilage and its role in osteoarthritis -- What is insulin resistance? -- What is oxidative stress? -- Excess inflammation is a setup for disease in the joints -- What is metabolic syndrome and how it is related to osteoarthritis -- Obesity is a bad player in the degeneration of our joints -- Oxidative stress and osteoarthritis -- Inflammation and osteoarthritis : a "five alarm" fire in our joints -- Omega-3's : the good fats that quench the fire of inflammation -- Unhealthy diets cause hormonal imbalance -- Sweet toxins that destroy our joints : how AGE's lead to osteoarthritis -- Why it is not a good idea to treat osteoarthritis with drugs -- New genetic research is unraveling the mysteries of osteoarthritis -- Beneficial nutrients for joints -- The nutraceutical arsenal needed to combat osteoarthritis -- Dietary recommendations in osteoarthritis for the new millennium -- Why we need a paradigm shift in medicine -- Looking to the future.
9781591026150
2008007773
Osteoarthritis--Alternative treatment.
Osteoarthritis--etiology.
Osteoarthritis--prevention & control.
Osteoarthritis--diet therapy.
RC931.O67 / B35 2008
OSTEOARTHRITIS : PREVENTING AND HEALING WITHOUT DRUGS/ Peter Bales. - 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-275) and index.
Cartilage and its role in osteoarthritis -- What is insulin resistance? -- What is oxidative stress? -- Excess inflammation is a setup for disease in the joints -- What is metabolic syndrome and how it is related to osteoarthritis -- Obesity is a bad player in the degeneration of our joints -- Oxidative stress and osteoarthritis -- Inflammation and osteoarthritis : a "five alarm" fire in our joints -- Omega-3's : the good fats that quench the fire of inflammation -- Unhealthy diets cause hormonal imbalance -- Sweet toxins that destroy our joints : how AGE's lead to osteoarthritis -- Why it is not a good idea to treat osteoarthritis with drugs -- New genetic research is unraveling the mysteries of osteoarthritis -- Beneficial nutrients for joints -- The nutraceutical arsenal needed to combat osteoarthritis -- Dietary recommendations in osteoarthritis for the new millennium -- Why we need a paradigm shift in medicine -- Looking to the future.
9781591026150
2008007773
Osteoarthritis--Alternative treatment.
Osteoarthritis--etiology.
Osteoarthritis--prevention & control.
Osteoarthritis--diet therapy.
RC931.O67 / B35 2008