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Summary: Finally, inflammation is getting attention.
Review: Inflammation today is the hot topic in medical research--and for good reason. Chronic inflammation underlies many of our most serious health ailments. Jack Challem lays out the evidence for this in the lucid and accessible manner for which he is known. He then goes a step further and shows how individuals unwittingly contribute to the problem through everyday diet and other habits. Lastly, he gives concrete advice as to what is known about reducing inflammation. His suggested options are much more significant and a lot safer than the notion that you routinely should take a baby aspirin. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Timely book explains pathway for all disease
Review: Jack Challem couldn't have written a more timely book.
Millions of Americans are taking anti-inflammatory drugs and drug companies are rapidly pursuing the development of more potent anti-inflammatory drugs? Why? Because inflammation is the pathway for all disease. Pouring more drugs on a burning fire may not be the answer. A diet, plus supplements, is probably the best way to forstall disease. Jack Challem describes the way to do this. --- Bill Sardi, Knowledge of Health, Inc.
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Summary: The Inflammation Syndrome
Review: Jack Challem has done it again! Through accurate investigation and putting all the pieces togegher, Challem has identified one of the biggest problems underlying degenerative disease. In his straightforward and organized style, Jack gives you the research, along with the solutions- diet choices and supplements-for immediate impact on your quality of life, health, and ultimately, longevity. One of the smartest, most insightful health books I've ever read.
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Summary: Effective, drug-free approach to inflammatory disease!
Review: Jack Challem is once again at the forefront of medical and nutritional science, explaining how our standard American diet is contributing to the rapidly increasing incidence of chronic inflammatory disease. He then provides user-friendly, research-based dietary advice, along with a specific supplement recommendations, to both prevent and reverse inflammation. Rather than recommending the common drugs which serve only to cover up symptoms, he gets to the root of the problem, with resulting even better overall health.
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Summary: Great explanation of the underlying cause of most disease
Review: Jack Challem writes articles on health for both the general public and scientific publications. He is also co-author of the book Syndrome X.The Inflammation Syndrome is divided into four parts: an explanation of the connection between inflammation and disease, including causes of inflammation; a 15-step diet plan to prevent and heal inflammation; supplements recommended to combat inflammation; and inflammation and specific diseases. There are multiple quizzes throughout the book on different causes of inflammation to allow you to see all the various ways your lifestyle may be currently promoting, or preventing, inflammation in your body. The book is written in a lively, easy-to-understand style, and the author helpfully provides a detailed table of contents, an index, extensive references, and appendices listing medical tests for inflammation and sources for anti-inflammatory products. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about inflammation. Its straightforward, practical suggestions are not horrendously difficult to implement, and the author includes menu plans and recipes to get you started on his eating plan. I find his quizzes especially useful as a kind of lifestyle self-diagnosis. If you'd like to do additional reading on this subject, another excellent book is The Inflammation Cure: How to Combat the Hidden Factor Behind Heart Disease, Arthritis, Asthma, Diabetes, & Other Diseases, by William Joel Meggs. An outstanding related work is The Body Restoration Plan: Eliminate Chemical Calories and Restore Your Body's Natural Slimming System, by Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton. Dr. Baillie-Hamilton doesn't specifically write about inflammation, but provides very valuable insights on the damage done by environmental toxins to the body, which both Meggs and Challem indicate are strongly implicated in causing inflammation.
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Summary: Rethinking Lifestyle Choices
Review: Jack Challem's Inflammation Syndrome explains how a dizzying array of diseases and conditions that we take for granted as part of getting on in years is related to poor nutrition and lack of regular exercise. Instead of relying on pharmaceuticals, simple lifestyle changes can enhance and extend your life. If you eat the typical American diet, you are at risk. This book is full of advice about simple lifestyle changes you can make before you get sick. And if you are already suffering from one or more conditions impacted by inflammation, you can learn how to reverse the path you're on.
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Summary: Full Coverage
Review: The author does a first-class job of covering not only the
causes of most of our physical ailments, but also of how to
give yourself relief from them.
His theory is that so many of our physical problems come from
what we eat and drink, that we should be able to avoid those
problems by eating right. Not a new theory, but he outlines
all the problems affected by our poor diet, and he documents
scientific and medical studies showing the cause-and-effect,
and then, to cap it all off, he explains how we can specifically
change our diets to start improving our physical health.
He gives details for anyone truly interested in those questions,
and he has a direct and rather plain-speaking way of showing
us what items we need to eliminate from our diets, and then
he happily presents the better, more healthful substitutes.
The author covers everything in the field, and he not only outlines the problems, he shows us the way to a more healthful
life, and he does that in a way we can understand and follow.
For anyone suffering from any health problem, or who is worried
about their future health, this is a must.
Don't miss it.
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Summary: Too Much Emphasis on Your Diet
Review: The Inflammation Cure by Meggs and Svec, and The Inflammation Syndrome by Challem, both appeared in 2003 and both discuss the role of inflammation in the major diseases of our time, and the things that one can do to limit the risk of diseases related to inflammation. Both books are easy to read. Which to choose? According to the prestigious Library Journal, "While Jack Challem's The Inflammation Syndrome covers similar ground [to the Inflammation Cure], his approach leans toward the faddish and sensationalist, while Meggs takes a more levelheaded approach, weaving the latest research on various diseases into a broad picture." The thing I most prefer about Meggs' book is that it takes a comprehensive approach (including diet) to the things that affect inflammation, rather than spending the whole book just discussing the role of diet as is done in Challem's book. Challem is a health reporter who writes and publishes The Nutrition Reporter newsletter; it is natural that he would stress diet and its consequences. But diseases are caused and controlled by much more than our diet. Meggs is a practicing physician who has a great deal of clinical experience with all aspects of inflammation, and who has woven many real-life cases into the book as illustrations. So, which book should you buy? I have little doubt that you will find The Inflammation Cure by Meggs and Svec more informative and much more useful as a reference on your shelf.
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Summary: Life Changing
Review: This book described exactly the major problems I had been having regarding my health particularly relating to arthitic pain and asthma. I am in my late fifties and, no doubt, many of my aches and pains related to a vigorous lifestyle when I was younger (sports, etc.). I have generally enjoyed a history of basic good health and a moderately active lifestyle but have a sensitivity to many anti-inflamatory medications. I needed to look at other solutions. I started following a number of Dr. Challem's recommended lifestyle changes and dietary adjustments. Within 5 days of eating as he recommends, the swelling, heat and pain in my right foot was gone! Within a couple of weeks, many of my complaints were gone. I started to lose weight - basically a side effect of the lifestyle changes - and lost 60 pounds. Over a year later, the weight has stayed off and my general health has improved beyond anything I would have expected. Many of my friends have asked about my "regimen" and have either bought the book or are considering doing so. This book changed my life and I would recommend it for anyone who is experiencing inflammation-related health problems.
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Summary: Great source of life saving information
Review: This is a very well written, fascinating, easy to understand book that comprehensively covers one of the most threatening health issues we face. Jack Challem opens your eyes to how chronic inflammation underlies several debilitating health problems and he provides a nutritional lifestyle plan that makes it simple to safeguard your health and well being.
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