The Arthritis Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to Alternative Therapies and Conventional Treatments for Arthritic Diseases PDF
Preview The Arthritis Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to Alternative Therapies and Conventional Treatments for Arthritic Diseases
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I WANT FIRST AND FOREMOST TO THANK MY WIFE, Laura Inouye, for many words of encouragement and many hours of editing and extra parenting. I am also deeply indebted to old friend and medicine hunter extraordinaire Chris Kilham, whose timely invitation led me to become a health writer. Chris also suggested the book’s memorable moniker, and introduced me to Paul Koether, whose support made the research and writing possible (thank you, Paul). And my agent, Anne Sellaro, deserves great credit for being such a creative, energetic advocate. Leonid Gordin, M.D., brought a trained, critical, medical eye to The Arthritis Bible, and helped me understand the pain and mysteries of arthritic diseases. His dedication, intellectual integrity, and curiosity make him an exemplary physician and most congenial coauthor. I am also grateful to Les and Lorraine Marino of the Marino Center clinic in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who facilitated our authorial collaboration. I would like especially to acknowledge the late John F. Prudden, M.D., for his time, assistance, unpretentious attitude, and kind foreword. His pioneering cartilage therapy research deserves enduring respect and recognition. And I would be remiss not to acknowledge the brave iconoclasm of Dr. Thomas McPherson Brown. His pursuit of patient benefit in the face of institutional opposition benefited thousands and spurred vital research. Many others provided assistance, leads, or cogent comments. I would like to acknowledge Anthony Cichoke for illuminating German research on enzyme therapy, and thank Pei Pei Wishnow, Ph.D., and Zhang Zhang Zheng, M.D., for freely sharing firsthand information on Chinese use of Lei-gong-teng and herbs in general. My thanks also go to Stephen Holt, M.D., for his candid personal views on cartilage research and his fine book, The Power of Cartilage. Natalie Koether, Esq., and Dr. Qun Yi Zheng, of Pure World Botanicals, provided timely support and assistance, for which I am grateful. At Healing Arts Press/ITI, I would like to thank my very able and painstaking editor, Laura Schlivek, also Jon Graham and Rowan Jacobsen, and of course, Ehud Sperling, publisher extraordinaire. Thanks all for your kind efforts on behalf of The Arthritis Bible. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD PREFACE TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH Medical Biases The Importance of “Bio-individuality” Experimental Therapies INTRODUCTION WHAT IS ARTHRITIS? Connective Tissues Affected by Arthritis Joint Structure Key Supporting Structures PART ONE: OSTEOARTHROSIS AND GOUT CHAPTER 1 OSTEOARTHROSIS (OSTEOARTHRITIS): A CASE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL CARTILAGE Defining the Disease Symptoms of Osteoarthrosis Diagnosis of Osteoarthrosis Surgical Options What Causes Osteoarthrosis? Who Is Most at Risk? CHAPTER 2 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL THERAPIES: WORKING MIND AND BODY TO REDUCE DRUG DEPENDENCY Exercise, Physical Therapies, and Acupuncture Psychological Therapies CHAPTER 3 ASPIRIN AND ITS OFFSPRING Mechanical Pain Versus Inflammatory Pain Analgesic Options Aspirin: The First Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Synthetic NSAIDs Stinging Nettles for Pain? Giving NSAIDs an Herbal Assist Side Effects of Aspirin and Other NSAIDs How NSAIDs Help and Hurt Safer New NSAIDs: Natural and Synthetic Alternatives Acetaminophen: Pain Relief with the Leading “Un-NSAID” CHAPTER 4 THE CARTILAGE THERAPY REVOLUTION: GLUCOSAMINE, SAME, CHONDROITIN, BOVINE CARTILAGE, SULFUR, GELATIN, BOSWELLIA HERB Cartilage: Creation and Destruction Cartilage Protectors: Treating Root Causes CHAPTER 5 GOUT What Causes Gout? Progression Diagnosis Drug Therapy for Acute and Chronic Gout Diet and Natural Remedies PART TWO: RHEUMATIC DISEASES CHAPTER 6 RHEUMATIC DISEASES: WHAT, HOW, AND WHY Diagnosis of Rheumatic Diseases Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis Inflammation: Why Arthritic Tissues Catch Fire What Causes Rheumatic Disease? Fibromyalgia: A Special Case AN OVERVIEW OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES CAUSATIVE FACTORS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE BY LEONID GORDIN, M.D. Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Leaky Gut Syndrome Dysbiosis: Bacterial Overgrowth Free Radical Stress and Cartilage Degeneration Acute and Chronic Pain Pain Management CHAPTER 7 GETTING THE RIGHT MEDICAL HELP Rheumatologists Rheumatology Nurse Practitioners Other Medical Doctors Holistic Medical Doctors Naturopaths Chiropractors CHAPTER 8 CONVENTIONAL MEDICINES FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) An Aggressive New Stance on DMARDs Cytotoxic Drugs Corticosteroids A New Approach: Biologic Response Modifiers Alternative Options CHAPTER 9 CONSUMER’S GUIDE TO RHEUMATIC REMEDIES Using the Remedies Table Ranking Rheumatic Remedies CHAPTER 10 DIETARY THERAPY IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES Leaky Gut Syndrome Stomach Acid (Hypochlorhydria) and Rheumatic Disease Therapeutic Diets Oral Tolerance Therapy CHAPTER 11 VITAMINS AND MINERALS Vitamin A/Beta-Carotene B Vitamins Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Boron Copper Selenium Zinc CHAPTER 12 TRADITIONAL HERBS Ranking Herbs for Arthritis Primary Therapeutic Herbs Secondary Herbs CHAPTER 13 NUTRACEUTICAL REMEDIES FROM NATURE EPA GLA CMO Emu Oil Bovine Tracheal Cartilage Capsaicin Curcumin Turmeric OPCs Dietary Enzymes Sea Cucumber New Zealand Green-Lipped Mussel CHAPTER 14 ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY Bacterial Arthritis Clues from the Heart and Gut How Microbes Might Cause Rheumatic Diseases Early Evidence for Microbe Theory The Changing Fortunes of Microbe Theory Germs on Trial Antibiotic Therapy Antibiotics as Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Are Antibiotics Right for You? CHAPTER 15 HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES Less Is More, Ad Infinitum: The Paradox of Homeopathy The Return of Homeopathy Does It Work? Homeopathy in Arthritis CHAPTER 16 FOLK REMEDIES Alfalfa Bee Venom Copper Bracelets Honey and Vinegar APPENDIX A RESOURCES APPENDIX B MORE HERBAL OPTIONS APPENDIX C TOP HERBS: SCIENTIFIC SUMMARIES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHORS ABOUT INNER TRADITIONS BOOKS OF RELATED INTEREST COPYRIGHT
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