TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bales,Peter
TI  - OSTEOARTHRITIS: PREVENTING AND HEALING WITHOUT DRUGS
SN  - 9781591026150 
AV  - RC931.O67 B35 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Amherst, N.Y.
PB  - Prometheus Books
KW  - Osteoarthritis
KW  - Alternative treatment
KW  - etiology
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - diet therapy
N1  - 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
ER  -