Conquering Arthritis, What Doctors Don't Tell You Because They Don't Know

by Allan, Barbara D.

• ISBN13: 9780971889705
• ISBN10: 0971889708
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Shining Prairie Flower Productions

Table of Contents

Dedication	1	(8)
Acknowledgements	9	(1)
Prologue	10	(1)
Shinzen Young
Foreword	11	(1)
William C. Mootz
Foreword by my Parents	12	(2)
Preface---My Story	14	(3)
The 9 Secrets: One or More Will Help You	17	(1)
Who Should Read this Book?	18	(2)
Introduction: Why This Book Was Written And How To Best Use It	20	(1)
Benefits Offered by this Book	20	(1)
Questions this Book Answers	21	(1)
How to Best Use this Book	22	(1)
False Friends---How Some Of Your Favorite Foods May Be Perpetuating Your Pain	23	(5)
Case Histories	24	(3)
The Lessons	27	(1)
Food Sensitivities---What They Are, How They Develop and What to Do About Them	28	(17)
Highlights:	28	(1)
Effort Involved:	28	(1)
Payoff:	28	(1)
It's Not All in Your Mind--Get the Treatments You Need to Correct Underlying Physical Problems	28	(2)
Learning the Lingo--Terms Used in the Discussion of Food Sensitivities	30	(1)
Important Information Your Doctor May Not Know--Differences Between Classical Food Allergies and Food Sensitivities	30	(1)
Differences Between Classical Food Allergies and Food Sensitivities	31	(1)
4 Factors that Cause Food Sensitivities	31	(11)
Leaky Gut Syndrome	32	(6)
The Breakdown of Oral Tolerance	38	(1)
Low Levels of Certain Detoxification Enzymes	38	(2)
Dietary Lectins and Blood Type Reactions	40	(2)
Questions and Answers About Food Sensitivities	42	(2)
Long-Term Benefits	44	(1)
Food Sensitivities---How to Test for Them	45	(16)
Highlights:	45	(1)
Effort Involved:	45	(1)
Payoff:	45	(1)
An Overview---How to Test	45	(1)
Step 1 of Testing---Elimination of Problem Foods	46	(4)
Step 2 of Testing---Reintroduction of Suspect Foods	50	(3)
Foods that Most Commonly Trigger Food Intolerance Reactions	53	(1)
Foods that Often Trigger Food Intolerance Reactions	54	(1)
Foods that Sometimes Trigger Food Intolerance Reactions	55	(1)
Foods that Seldom Trigger Food Intolerance Reactions	56	(1)
Cautionary Note---Cross-Reactions, Concomitant Reactions, Synergistic Reactions and Reactions to Whole Classes of Foods	57	(1)
Checklist: Testing for Food Sensitivities	58	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	59	(1)
Resources	60	(1)
Calming your Inflammation and Activating your Healing Potential---How to Therapeutically Fast	61	(18)
Highlights:	61	(1)
Effort Involved:	61	(1)
Payoff:	61	(1)
A Brief History of Fasting---How Therapeutic Fasting Is Different from Water or Religious Fasting	61	(1)
Long History of Success---Juice Fasting in European Clinics	62	(1)
Miraculous Relief---How Fasting Stops Chronic Inflammation Better than Anti-Inflammatory Drugs	63	(3)
A Call to Health---4 Ways Fasting Activates your Body's Natural Ability to Heal	66	(1)
The Mechanics---6 Simple Skills for Successfully Undertaking a Therapeutic Fast	67	(2)
How to Fast at Home---An Overview	69	(2)
While on the Fast---What to Expect	71	(2)
Daily Schedule	73	(1)
The Critical Step---How to Successfully Break a Fast	73	(4)
Long-Term Benefits	77	(1)
Resource	78	(1)
Food Sensitivities---How to Avoid Offending Foods and Food Additives in a World of Vague, Incomplete and Confusing Food Labels	79	(16)
Highlights:	79	(1)
Effort Involved:	79	(1)
Payoff:	79	(1)
Using Labels to Identify Allergens---2 Problems	80	(4)
Other Hidden Dangers---How to Avoid Triggering Sensitivities through Contact and Inhalation	84	(1)
3 Steps to Reduce Exposure to Hidden Toxins	85	(1)
How to Get Safe Products	86	(2)
A Dangerous Gamble---Genetically Engineered Food	88	(1)
The Value of Detective Work---My Experience with Corn Sensitivity	89	(3)
Checklist---Steps to Take to Avoid Offending Substances	92	(2)
Long-Term Benefits	94	(1)
Resources	94	(1)
Super-Important Information--Names on Food Labels that Can Indicate Hidden Allergens	95	(11)
Highlights:	95	(1)
Effort Involved:	95	(1)
Payoff:	95	(1)
How to Use this Chapter	95	(1)
How My Food Sensitivities Affect the Completeness of the Allergen Lists	96	(1)
Names Used on Food Labels that can Indicate Hidden Allergens	96	(8)
Write Me	104	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	104	(1)
References	105	(1)
Food Sensitivities---Products that Can Contain Hidden Allergens	106	(13)
Highlights:	106	(1)
Effort Involved:	106	(1)
Payoff:	106	(1)
How to Use this Chapter	106	(1)
Products that Can Contain Hidden Allergens	107	(10)
Write Me	117	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	117	(1)
References	117	(2)
Additives to Avoid	119	(7)
Highlights:	119	(1)
Effort Involved:	119	(1)
Payoff:	119	(1)
10 Additives to Avoid	119	(2)
28 Names that can Indicate the Presence of MSG:	121	(1)
19 Other Suspect Food Additives	122	(1)
Checklist: Avoiding Hidden Allergens	123	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	123	(1)
References	124	(2)
Strategies for Restocking Your Kitchen with Safe Food	126	(6)
Highlights:	126	(1)
Effort Involved:	126	(1)
Payoff:	126	(1)
Setting Yourself Up for Great Meals---6 Hints for Restocking your Kitchen	126	(4)
Long-Term Benefits	130	(1)
Resources	130	(2)
How to Modify Your Favorite Recipes	132	(23)
Highlights:	132	(1)
Effort Involved:	132	(1)
Payoff:	132	(1)
Safe Versions of Your Favorite Foods---How to Modify Your Favorite Recipes	133	(1)
Substitution Guide	133	(16)
Modifying A Corn Bread Recipe---2 Examples	149	(3)
Checklist---Modifying a Recipe	152	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	152	(1)
Resources	153	(2)
Strategies for Eating Out and for Traveling	155	(11)
Highlights:	155	(1)
Effort Involved:	155	(1)
Payoff:	155	(1)
How to Get a Good Meal at a Restaurant---5 Important Steps	156	(5)
Checklist for Eating Well at Restaurants:	161	(1)
The Challenges of An Extended Trip---10 Hints for Eating Well While Traveling	162	(3)
Long-Term Benefits	165	(1)
No Need to Feel Deprived---46 Quick and Delicious Recipes for Healthy, Allergen-Free Food	166	(36)
Highlights:	166	(1)
Effort Involved:	166	(1)
Payoff:	166	(1)
The Arthritis-Healing Effects of the Foods used in These Recipes	166	(3)
About these Recipes	169	(1)
Beverage	169	(4)
Yogurt and Cottage Cheese	173	(2)
Salads and Dressings	175	(2)
Lentil Dishes	177	(5)
Chickpea Dishes	182	(3)
Sauces	185	(1)
Vegetable Dishes	186	(3)
Breads	189	(5)
Snacks	194	(1)
Desserts	194	(6)
24 Other Recipes in Chapters 10 and 11	200	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	200	(1)
Resources	201	(1)
Ridding Yourself of Current Food Intolerances And Avoiding New Ones---13 Strategies	202	(20)
Highlights:	202	(1)
Effort Involved:	202	(1)
Payoff:	203	(1)
Introduction	203	(1)
13 Strategies for Minimizing and Eliminating Food Sensitivities	203	(15)
Summary	218	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	219	(1)
Resources	219	(3)
Superior Nutritional Support---How to Eat to Maximize Healing	222	(18)
Highlights:	222	(1)
Effort Involved:	222	(1)
Payoff:	222	(1)
Good Food	222	(1)
Bad Foods vs. Good Foods	223	(1)
The Basic Healing Diet	223	(1)
13 Advantages of a Diet High in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and Minimally Processed Foods	224	(5)
8 Types of Foods and Supplements to Maximize Healing from Arthritis Specifically	229	(9)
Long-Term Benefits	238	(1)
Resources	239	(1)
Transforming Your Relationship to Pain---How to Use Meditation as a Powerful Aid in Healing	240	(10)
Highlights:	240	(1)
Effort Involved:	240	(1)
Payoff:	240	(1)
Not Just for Mystics Anymore --- What Meditation is and Why it is so Useful for Dealing with Chronic Pain	240	(5)
The Mechanics --- Step by Step Guide to 2 Simple and Powerful Meditation Techniques	245	(1)
How to Get the Most Out of Meditation --- 2 Hints	246	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	246	(1)
Resources	247	(3)
Partaking of the Elixir of Youth---How to Gain Maximum Benefits from Exercise Even if You are Still Quite III	250	(19)
Highlights:	250	(1)
Effort Involved:	250	(1)
Payoff:	250	(1)
Why Exercise?---Inactivity Alone Can Cause Pathological Changes	250	(2)
Documented Benefits of Exercise for People with Arthritis	252	(2)
The 4 Keys For Exercising For Anyone With Arthritis	254	(5)
The 7 Types of Exercise that are Best for Arthritis	259	(7)
Long-Term Benefits	266	(1)
Additional Resources	267	(2)
Clearing Up Residual Pain and Stiffness---How to Erase Pesky Myofascial Trigger Points (TPs)	269	(14)
Highlights:	269	(1)
Effort Involved:	269	(1)
Payoff:	269	(1)
The Real Cause of Much Pain and Stiffness---How Tight Spots in Muscles Mimic Joint Pain and Limit Range of Motion	270	(2)
How to Determine if You have Myofascial Trigger Points	272	(1)
How Myofascial Trigger Points are Caused and Perpetuated---Many Factors Contribute	272	(3)
The Cure---How to Erase Trigger Points	275	(3)
Post-Traumatic Hyperirritability Syndrome---Even This Can be Treated	278	(1)
Enlisting the Help of a Massage Therapist, Physical Therapist or Other Healing Professional---Finding Someone with the Right Training	279	(1)
How to Benefit the Most	280	(1)
Long-Term Benefits	280	(1)
Resources	280	(3)
Conclusion---How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck, Plus 5 Bonus Secrets	283	(9)
The Best Order for Implementing the 9 Secrets	283	(1)
6 Examples of How the Healing Strategies Work Together Synergistically	284	(2)
5 Bonus Healing Secrets---How To Find and Implement the Perfect Mix of Healing Strategies for Your Unique Situation	286	(4)
Please Write Me	290	(1)
Resources	290	(2)
Appendix A: 4 Factors that Cause Food Sensitivities and Arthritis	292	(15)
1. Leaky Gut Syndrome	292	(6)
2. The Breakdown of Oral Tolerance	298	(5)
3. Low Levels of Certain Detoxification Enzymes	303	(3)
4. Dietary Lectins and Blood Type Reactions	306	(1)
Appendix B: How Food Sensitivities Cause Pain and Fatigue and How to Stop It	307	(4)
Highlights:	307	(1)
Effort Involved:	307	(1)
Payoff:	307	(1)
Inappropriate Lymphokine Release	307	(1)
How to Maximize Healing---14 Things to Avoid	308	(1)
How to Get Well Even Faster---14 Things You Can Do	308	(2)
Long-Term Benefits	310	(1)
Glossary	311	(9)
Index	320	(21)
Visit the Conquering Arthritis Web Site	341	(5)
Quick Order Form	346