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Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and More Reduce Inflammation and Pain in Your Joints Without Medication This book is a summary of “Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally,” by Susan Blum, MD, MPH Arthritis is a common cause of disability. It affects seven percent of people between ages 18 to 44, and thirty percent of people older than 44. People with arthritis often experience severe joint pain and inflammation. Pain restricts physical activity which further increases their risk of other health issues such as diabetes and heart disease. Conventional medicine relies on pain medications to relieve the symptoms without addressing the root causes. But they work only 50 percent of the time and often have serious side effects. Dr. Blum’s 3-Step Arthritis Protocol addresses the underlying causes by healing your gut to reduce inflammation in your joints without medication. No matter what arthritis you have, this program reduces inflammation and pain in your joints without medication. This guide includes: * Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts. * Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth. Value-added from this guide: * Save time * Understand key concepts * Expand your knowledge

·The most comprehensive, up-to-date information available on Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Gout ·A-to-Z lists of prescription medications, herbal remedies, natural supplements, surgical treatments, physical therapies, and alternative options ·Proven techniques for relieving muscle and joint pain—stretching exercises, aerobics, Tai Chi, yoga, strength training, occupational therapy, and more ·Alternative/complimentary therapies—acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractic, electrical stimulation, hypnosis, low level laser, and more ·Essential advice on joint replacement, surgical options, health care providers, causes and risk factors, work disability, pregnancy, sex, and other key issues ·Plus a complete, easy-to-follow program of diet and exercise that will help relieve your pain and restore your quality of life

The author of the bestselling The Immune System Recovery Plan shares her science-based, drug-free treatment plan for the almost fifty million people who suffer from arthritis: an amazing 3-step guide to eliminate the disease naturally. Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the world—greater than both back pain and heart disease. One example, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), is the most common autoimmune disease, affecting 1% of the US population, and almost 68 million people worldwide. Conventional medicine tends to treat arthritis with strong, gut-damaging, immune-suppressing pain medications, temporarily relieving the symptoms of the disease without addressing its root causes. Now, in her groundbreaking new book, Dr. Susan Blum, a leading expert in functional medicine, offers a better approach to healing arthritis permanently. Dr. Blum’s groundbreaking three-step protocol is designed to address the underlying causes of the condition and heal the body permanently by: -Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and more -Healing your gut to heal your joints -Reducing inflammation without medication Dr. Blum’s innovative two-week plan to quickly reduce pain through anti-inflammatory foods and supplements; followed by an intensive gut repair to rid the body of bad bacteria and strengthen the gastrointestinal system for a dramatic improvement in arthritis symptoms and inflammation; and then addresses the emotional issues that contribute to inflammation, and eating a simple, Mediterranean inspired diet to maintain a healthy gut. Featuring detailed case studies, including Dr. Blum’s own inspiring personal story, Healing Arthritis offers a revolutionary way to heal your gut, repair your immune system, control inflammation, and live a happier, healthier life…arthritis-free.

The Secrets of the Immune System Revealed This book is a summary of ‘The Beautiful Cure: Harnessing Your Body’s Natural Defences’, by Daniel M. Davis. Our immune system is spread throughout the body and involves many types of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues. It can distinguish our own tissues from foreign tissues and help us defend against invasions from harmful bacteria, viruses, and parasites. It can also recognize dead, faulty, and cancerous cells and clear them from our body. In The Beautiful Cure, Professor Davis chronicles the major discoveries on how our immune system works and how these discoveries lead to a revolution in beating cancer, arthritis, and many other diseases. He details how stress, diet, sleep, age, exercise, and our state of mind affect the immune system and how scientists harness and unleash the power of the immune system to develop new medicines and therapies to combat cancer. Read this book to discover how scientists harness the power of your body’s natural defenses to beat cancer, arthritis, and other diseases. This guide includes: * Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts. * Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth. Value-added from this guide: * Save time * Understand key concepts * Expand your knowledge

Life-changing is a term that is easy to use when talking about new books that discuss little-known, yet highly effective, arthritis treatments. But when considering the comprehensive six-part healing approach outlined in Healing Arthritis and Its Debilitating Chronic Pain, this is not hyperbole. Indeed, the author's own experience with arthritis, coupled with his in-depth analysis of the clinical evidence underpinning each treatment protocol, truly gives the book a unique approach. Before buying Healing Arthritis, however, you need to make sure that you are making the right purchase. Do you have osteoarthritis, or one of the many rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis? If you are searching for natural ways to cure osteoarthritis and truly lead a pain free life (or at least a near pain free life), this book is an exciting guide which covers many pioneering treatments your doctor will likely never tell you about. If, however, you are suffering from an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, you might still want to read this book, even if it hasn't been written specifically for this type of ailment. Indeed, Healing Arthritis and Its Debilitating Chronic Pain discusses the usual techniques and approaches to inflammatory pain management such as nutrition, supplements and exercise. What makes this book different, though, from other arthritis books of this genre, is that it provides two strong and mostly unknown autoimmune solutions which are an integral part of the greater immune system recovery plan outlined in the book. That being said, since this work is primarily about osteoarthritis, it is recommended that rheumatoid arthritis sufferers purchase this book as an accompaniment to other books such as Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, or any of the inflammatory health books written by Susan Blum. Osteoarthritis patients can rejoice knowing that they are now able to learn about the most effective ways to end the pain they have been suffering from by choosing from such exciting treatments as Posturology (or Pete Egoscue's The Egoscue Method), ozone treatment (prolozone), stem cell treatment, PEMF (or cold laser therapy) and Rapid Release therapy-to name only a few. But this and the other dozens of alternatives mentioned in the book are not just randomly thrown at you, the reader. Rather, you will learn which ones to prioritize and why; all in the light of the research literature, and the extensive experience of an osteoarthritis sufferer just like you. Your doctor is most likely certain that all of the chronic pain you have been feeling is directly related to the loss of articular cartilage showing up on your diagnostic imaging. However, the medical literature is now telling us that the correlation drawn between the loss of joint space in your x-ray and the pain you are feeling is not always accurate [Hannan et al. (2000)]. This is not to say that regenerating cartilage is not important-and a good portion of Healing Arthritis is devoted to the objective of doing just that within a period of months. What makes this One Year Plan so distinctive is that it refuses to view a complex problem in such simplistic terms as limiting joint health to simply regenerating lost cartilage. There are in fact many aspects to this disease that need to be considered and then dealt with in the most appropriate way. The chronic pain you are feeling at this moment could also be attributable to a pinched nerve in your back, soft tissue issues, or postural imbalances that cause bone bruising. In such a case, you could spend the rest of your life regenerating lost cartilage without ever being pain free-simply because you are not dealing with the underlying cause of your pain. The unique and carefully-designed curative blueprint contained within Healing Arthritis is truly indispensable for arthritis sufferers.

A guide to living well with this common—and complex—condition from“one of the most reliable, respected health resources that Americans have” (Publishers Weekly). From the doctors at Mayo Clinic—the top-ranked hospital in the country according to US News & World Report—this book is a complete guide to understanding and living with arthritis. Find the latest expertise on various forms of arthritis, medications and other treatment options, and self-care to successfully manage joint pain and stay active and independent. If you have joint pain, you know it can lead to frustrating limitations in daily life. In fact, this complex group of joint diseases—osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and many other forms—is the most common cause of disability in the United States. But living with it doesn’t have to mean sitting on the sidelines. This book offers the same expert knowledge that Mayo Clinic doctors, nurses and therapists use in caring for patients. Mayo Clinic Guide to Arthritis: • Breaks down different forms of arthritis and joint pain to help you understand their causes, their signs and symptoms, and what each may mean for your health • Explores the latest in arthritis treatments, including new medications to slow or stop the disease, improved options for joint surgery, joint injections, and evidence-based guidance on pain control and integrative medicine • Provides practical tips for living with arthritis while exercising, traveling, or working • Offers useful advice on diet, mental health, and protecting your joints

A comprehensive self-help program designed to prevent and reverse degenerative inflammatory diseases without drugs and their unwelcome side effects. • The program in this book is designed to help millions who suffer from chronic arthritis pain to heal, rather than to just medicate their symptoms. • Takes a holistic approach to finding the causes of arthritis pain and offers a self-help treatment program designed to heal the body from the inside out by incorporating medicinal herbs, nutritional supplements, exercise, diet, and chiropractic care. • Raquel Martin is the author of the bestselling book The Estrogen Alternative. Each year thousands of people struggling with the debilitating effects of arthritis hear their doctors say that they will just have to learn to live with the pain. After experiencing this firsthand, Raquel Martin was determined to find a better way. Together with Dr. Karen Romano, Martin developed a comprehensive self-help program designed to prevent and reverse degenerative inflammatory disease without drugs and their unwelcome or dangerous side effects. The authors show readers how to address the causes rather than medicate the symptoms of arthritis by implementing holistic lifestyle changes--from medicinal herbs, nutritional supplements, and natural hormone therapy to whole foods, exercise, and chiropractic care. Thoroughly researched and clearly presented, Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally guides readers through the labyrinth of recent medical studies related to the effects and treatment of this disease. In addition, it discusses the exclusion of alternative therapies from most insurance coverage and provides advice on the action consumers can take to address this. Part practical medical resource, part encouraging guide, Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally will inspire all readers to take charge of all aspects of their health.

This completely revised and updated version of the perennial bestseller offers you a detailed, easy-to-follow program for treating arthritis at home, based on a simple diet of health-building foods. With this book, you can relieve or even reverse most cases of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis without expensive drugs or equipment. The key is to substitute "restorative foods" for certain inflammation-generating foods, tap your inner well-springs of good health, and practice easy-to-do exercises for increased flexibility. You will discover: • The incredible arthritis-healing and health-renewing powers of restorative foods • How to maximize your chances for complete recovery of arthritis • Aspirin-free ways to reduce pain and inflammation • "Stressor foods" to avoid that block the healing of arthritis • Simple tests to help you pinpoint the foods that can aggravate your arthritis • Easy diet changes that eliminate joint inflammation, gout, migraines, osteoarthritis, lupus, and more No matter how old you are or how long you've suffered from arthritis, with this program you can help overcome arthritis and free yourself of debilitating pain in just a few weeks.