Overcoming Arthritis

Very good information about the possible cause of arthritis and possible treatment of the disease instead of just treating the symptoms. Gave information on how you can work with your physician to find the cause of your arthritis. The author listed labs that will also work with your physician to test specific samples that would be used to determine an arthritis cause. Other chronic diseases were mentioned like fibromialagia and chronic fatigue syndrome that may be caused by some of the same things.Really makes the reader take a look at lifestyle and diet choices too that could help eliminate arthritis symptoms or improve the disease. Gives the reader a hands on approach to help seek the cause of their chronic disease.

In Overcoming Arthritis Dr. David Brownstein provides medical advice on how to deal with the various forms of this disease as well as related diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. Dr. Brownstein is a practicing physician and thus his advice is based on his medical experience and not just the results of research studies. His approach is to use natural or interactive medicine as opposed to traditional medicine. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. The standard treatment has been with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and if that fails then with steroids. This approach has proven to be ineffective and can be harmful.The book is divided into 11 chapters, starting with an introduction. Chapters 2 and 3 show the connection between arthritis and infections. Small doses of antibiotics have been shown to be effective in treating arthritis and related diseases. Chapters 4 and 5 stress the importance of properly functioning hormonal levels. Chapter 6 shows the importance of a healthy diet and states that the Standard American Diet (SAD) is not healthy. Chapter 7 covers acupuncture and chapter 8 the importance of proper hydration. Chapter 9 is concerned with vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Chapter 10 covers detoxification and heavy metals in the body. The last chapter provides a summary. There also are appendices that show the Glycemic Index for common foods and additional resources.Given how common this disease is, I recommend this book highly for everyone, whether you have an arthritic condition or not.

Good Information easy to understand

Great book that gives us old creaky people some hope for a cure. Turns out my alternatives doctor is of the same persuasion as the author, and so am having the recommended tests done to test for the bacteria.. Book was not expensive, and came in two days with Prime. Am giving thought to ordering Kindle for convenience, just can't make a decision as to which one. Like all things these days in purchases, there are too many choices.

Disappointing purchase, mainly because there is no way for an insured person under an HMO to get to try the different medical options mentioned. My HMO would not allow me to walk in and tell the doctor I want to try a certain antibiotic or certain natural hormones; they tell me what I can take. Many options would be very expensive if not impossible, examples drink non fluoridated water, have all mercury fillings removed...and this is just the beginning. Frustrating that I wasted my money on this book.

I am giving this 5 stars because it is exactly what I ordered. The book was shipped quickly and the price was fair. My husband's Dr recommended this diet because of all of the pain and fatique my husband has. I decided to keep my husband company and go on the diet with him. It is too soon to see if the diet helped him with his problem as he is only on it for two weeks.

The book arrived in perfect condition. The packaging appeared to be able to keep the book safe from rain, snow, and hard traveling. It was a fair price and it arrived early. I would recommend this seller.

The book tends to repeat itself for a lot of the content as if the reader needed to be reminded of what they just read. The medicalfacts and some of the suggestions were useful, but some of the language in the text was not for a layman.

Very informative!

Not at all complicated

I love Dr. Browstein's books. They are easy to read, and you learn how to treat the cause of different diseases, not just trying to cover the symptoms and pretend that the illness doesn't exist.

This book has been a great help and I am delighted with it

Interesting reading.