Osteoarthritis
Subtitle: preventing and healing without drugs
By: by Peter Bales.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591026150
Subjects: Osteoarthritis -- Alternative treatment; Osteoarthritis -- etiology; Osteoarthritis -- prevention & control; Osteoarthritis -- diet therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cartilage and its role in osteoarthritis; title: What is insulin resistance; title: What is oxidative stress; title: Excess inflammation is a setup for disease in our joints; title: What is metabolic syndrome and how it is related to osteoarthritis; title: Obesity is a bad player in the degeneration of our joints; title: Oxidative stress and osteoarthritis; title: Inflammation and osteoarthritis: a "five alarm" fire in our joints; title: Omega-3's: the good fats that quench the fire of inflammation; title: Unhealthy diets cause hormonal imbalance; title: Sweet toxins that destroy our joints: how AGE's lead to osteoarthritis; title: New genetic research is unraveling the mysteries of osteoarthritis; title: Beneficial nutrients for joints; title: The nutraceutical arsenal needed to combat osteoarthritis; title: Glucosamine and chondroitin: what is the bottom line?; title: Dietary recommendations in osteoarthritis for the new millenium; title: Why it is not a good idea to treat osteoarthritis with drugs.