The Inflammation Cure

""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.

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.

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

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The Inflammation Cure

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