The Inflammation Cure

by Meggs, William Joel; Svec, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780071413206
• ISBN10: 0071413200
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

""In addition to explaining inflammation's causes and its role in various diseases, the author offers advice--'an antiinflammation game plan'--on how to maintain 'inflammation balance' and feel better."--"The New York Times In clear, everyday language, William Meggs, M.D., explains what causes inflammation, its relationship to disease in the body, and what steps readers can take to minimize their risk.

Author Biography

William Joel Meggs, M.D., Ph.D. is professor and chief of the division of toxicology at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He is one of the engineers of the theory of neurogenic switching, which is related to the study of inflammation. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

Carol Svec is a researcher and award-winning health writer who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
PART I Inflammation and Your Health
The Inflammation Connection	3	(10)
The Body's Alarm System	13	(12)
Inflammation Risk Quiz	25	(8)
PART II Inflammation's Damage
The Worst Offenders: Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes	33	(14)
Like Gasoline on Fire: Cancer	47	(12)
Why Am I Always Tired? Fatigue, Obesity, Depression, Insomnia	59	(12)
Mistaken Identities: Autoimmune Diseases, Allergies, Asthma	71	(14)
Inflamm-Aging: Aging, Arthritis, Alzheimer's disease	85	(16)
PART III The Anti-Inflammation Game Plan
What We Eat: Dietary Solutions	101	(24)
Where We Live: Home and Workplace Solutions	125	(24)
What We Do: Lifestyle Solutions	149	(10)
How We Think: Mind-Body Solutions	159	(16)
What Medicine Can Do: Tests and Medications	175	(20)
The Anti-Inflammation Prescription	195	(6)
Appendix: The Path to Medical Knowledge	201	(4)
Selected References	205	(22)
Index	227