Arthritis: Your Natural Guide to Healing with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise, and Other Natural Methods [Paperback]

Michael T. Murray N.D. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1559584912 | ISBN-13: 978-1559584913 | Publication Date: June 20, 1994 | Edition: First Edition

Reduce and Even Reverse the Effects of Arthritis—Naturally!
Do you struggle with stiffness, pain, loss of joint function, and swelling due to arthritis? Millions of people suffer on a daily basis from these and other symptoms of arthritis. Traditionally, doctors prescribe an ongoing cycle of anti-inflammatory medication to reduce pain. Here you will find natural alternatives to heavy doses of medicine, such as improving your diet, increasing vitamins and minerals, and using specific herbs to regain your active lifestyle.
Dr. Michael T. Murray, author of the bestselling books Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine and The Healing Power of Herbs, offers specific courses of treatment and gives guidelines for whole-body wellness that combat and even reverse the effects of arthritis. In Arthritis you will learn:
·What causes osteoarthritis, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis
·How to understand the disease process
·Why natural supplements help when prescribed medications don’t
·How specific foods protect against joint damage
·Which herbal medicines reduce inflammation
·And much, much more!
By understanding the disease process and using the whole-body wellness approach found in Arthritis you will be on your way to a more healthful and pain-free lifestyle!

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Reduce and Even Reverse the Effects of Arthritis—Naturally!
Do you struggle with stiffness, pain, loss of joint function, and swelling due to arthritis? Millions of people suffer on a daily basis from these and other symptoms of arthritis. Traditionally, doctors prescribe an ongoing cycle of anti-inflammatory medication to reduce pain. Here you will find natural alternatives to heavy doses of medicine, such as improving your diet, increasing vitamins and minerals, and using specific herbs to regain your active lifestyle.
Dr. Michael T. Murray, author of the bestselling books Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine and The Healing Power of Herbs, offers specific courses of treatment and gives guidelines for whole-body wellness that combat and even reverse the effects of arthritis. In Arthritis you will learn:
·What causes osteoarthritis, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis
·How to understand the disease process
·Why natural supplements help when prescribed medications don't
·How specific foods protect against joint damage
·Which herbal medicines reduce inflammation
·And much, much more!
By understanding the disease process and using the whole-body wellness approach found in Arthritis you will be on your way to a more healthful and pain-free lifestyle!

From the Back Cover

A "must have," this user-friendly resource provides all of the essentials of women's health: how to promote it, the societal factors that so greatly impact it, and how to choose wisely among the wide range of health care modalities available. Addressing the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of health, it offers concrete guidelines for promoting wellness and recognizing illness. Included are discussions of societal factors that influence health and healthcare, as well as controversial issues such as the necessity of surgical interventions. A critique of both traditional and commonly used alternative therapies and remedies provides a complete picture of the health care options available today.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; First Edition edition (June 20, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559584912
• ISBN-13: 978-1559584913
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,468,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb guidebook. Expensive BUT it works, August 1, 2000

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Susan E Paolini (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthritis: Your Natural Guide to Healing with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise, and Other Natural Methods (Paperback)

I am 40 and suffer from ankylosing sponditis (a form of rheumatoid arthritis) and before I found Dr Murray my back pain was intolerable to the degree I seriously wondered if I would ever have a pain free life again. Dark thoughts entered my head and I grew despondent. Then I found this book in a local bookstore and said, Why not, what do I have to lose? Well pain was the biggest thing :-). I read the book and have in the past 3 months followed somewhat faithfully. It is high on vitamins/minerals and that's where the cost comes in BUT when you figure what pain killers promise and what they deliver it's worth it. I am virtually pain free 75% of the time, sure I have relapses but I have hope and I believe I will be happy and painfree again much less deformed. I love this man and I love this book; what he has done for me goes beyond words. He is answer to a prayer and I thank him for that. He covers all types of arthritis from osteo to ra to as. He has alot of practical suggestions and most importantly it works.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly helpful., May 23, 2000

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Georgina "tville" (san francisco, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arthritis: Your Natural Guide to Healing with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise, and Other Natural Methods (Paperback)

I have arthirtis of the spine (ankylosing sponditis) and been told by doctors that there is no cure just PT. Dr Murray gives you an explanation of what went wrong, (while my disease is genetic why doesn't everyone with the gene get it?), nutritional vitamins and finally a diet to help and somewhat reverse the tide. Has it helped? In the two weeks I bought this book it has; my pain is less, much less, and while I am not totally faithful I am beginning to become a devout convert. If you have arthrits, ulcerative colitis (ra and uc are genetically related) or uncontrolled allergies, this man knows how to handle them. I've searched everywhere and he has the answer. Get this and the Balch Natural Remedies book and mate, you'll be right :-)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Women's Health, July 5, 2008

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This review is from: Women's Health: Body, Mind, Spirit: An Integrated Approach to Wellness and Illness (Paperback)

This book is very informative and looks at women's health from a female point of view. Situations common to women's lives are taken into account and their impact on women's health is examined. Very interesting, you'll find things you have not considered before.