Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-inflammatory

April 19, 2008 | By Doug In Uncategorized |

Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-inflammatory
Did you know that the root cause of serious chronic diseases such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, arthritis, and asthma has been identified as chronic inflammation? Although numerous studies have confirmed these findings, few physcians are aware of or consider the fact that the battle against inflammation is at the forefront of the fight for health and well-being of the global population. Authors Joseph Maroon and Jeffrey Bost have set out to reverse that trend with “Fish Oil: The Natural Anti-Inflammatory.” Pharmaceujtical companies have spent billions of dollars in an attempt to understand the bio-chemistry of inflammation. Unfortunately, pharmaceutical anit-inflammatories such as Celebrex, Vioxx, and Bextra have been shown to greatly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and uncontrollable gastric hemorrhage, with potentially fatal consequences. Is there a safer alternative? Absolutiely! The answer lies in the power of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil, undeniably the most under-recognized and also the most petent natural anti-inflammatory available. With compelling arguments and the results of thousands of clinical studies to support them. the uathors explain in plain and simple terms; How the inflammation process works and how it can evolve into a chroninc condition that is the cause of many diseases; How fatty acids work in the body; Why supplementtion with omega-3 fatty acids can restore the body’s balance and mitigate the effects of inflmmatory factors; and why fish oil is the best source of omega-3 fatty acids, and how to identify good-quality fish oil supplements.

Customer Review: Evidence-based and from a credible source
I started reading this from the back for the practical information on dosage and purity, but I’m already impressed. It’s a pleasure to find a very recent book that lays out the science and data in a readable form. And once you’re past the rah-rah cover (which the publisher probably insisted on), the tone is very objective. I’ll be able to pass this on to a skeptical relative without it seeming like it’s selling snake oil!

This book is exactly what I was looking for. It occurs to me, though, that it may not be an easy read for someone without science or research background. It’s well written, but there’s definitely a lot of terminology to process and absorb. For someone looking for a lightweight read, maybe one of the other books on the subject would be better.

Customer Review: Excellent Insight to Curing Chronic Inflamation
I have never been motivated to write a review before on Amazon.com, but I feel compelled to for this book. I have suffered for many years with chronic neck and joint pain and recently had my second surgery in ten years. After the surgery, I received a copy of this book. It offers a new way to examine the causes of chronic arthritic pain and logically and scientifically lays out the case for adding certain types of omega 3’s to one’s diet to help lessen pain. I am not a believer generally in “alternative medicines”, but I also do not want to risk a lifetime on aspirins/ibuprofins or other “real medicines” which can have serious long term side effects as well. This book carefully details how the absence of fish from our modern diet has increased the natural inflamatory response of our bodies to the point where it is now hurting us rather than protecting us. Though thoroughly researched and well documented, this book is an easy read for the nonexpert. It also discusses omega 3 effects on other ailments such as alzheimers, cancer, depression, attention deficit disorder and others.I recommend this book specifically to anyone who has chronic arthritic or other spinal or joint related pains as well as to others who are seeking new ways of approaching other illnesses.

I’ll Take Care of You: A Practical Guide for Family Caregivers
Using real-life examples, inventories, and self-quizzes, this guide discusses what it means to be a caregiver, with advice on how to deal with special situations such as mental disorders and long-distance care; how to seek outside help; and how to cope with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, burnout, and the recipient’s eventual death.
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Customer Review: Caregiving 101 - A Useful Guide
This book is an excellent resource guide for the non-professional caregiver…whether it’s for an elderly parent, a spouse or child, this book is a simple hands-on reference. A must read for anyone new to caregiving.
Customer Review: The “Unspeakable” made “Speakable”
I’ll Take Care of you is an excellent book that offers insight and information on the challenges of caregiving. Some day we will all be faced with either being a caregiver or one who receives the care. In this book we are given permission to feel the emotions and know that we are not alone in what we feel and what we are experienceing. I have purchased this book for a friend and am recommending it to all those I know who are currently giving care. It is comforting to know that there is a resource available that offers support, understanding and real concrete suggestions. Thank you Carole Rothman and Joseph Ilardo for making such a sensitive issue “speakable.”

Breath Taking: 60 Breathing Techniques to Enhance Your Health and Joy of Living
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Customer Review: highhopes2012
Too slow. wanted to read more about breathing and it health benifits. All this book was about how to relax and smell the roses. I am relaxed by nature I want the bright eyes and supple skin that deep breathing brings also the new found energy it brings, if you want a book about falling asleep while reading a book this is for you.
Customer Review: A 24/7 GUIDE TO LOVING LIFE
Wine lovers read books on wine. Movie lovers read books on movies. And sex lovers read books on, well, sex. But who and what is a breath lover? How do you become one? And why on earth would you want to read a book on breath in the first place? Breathing. An activity we do THOUSANDS of times PER DAY … often without a second thought. Breathing. A gateway to deeper levels of sensual enjoyment. Breathing. A key to clearer perceptions and intense levels of arousal. Breathing. An invitation to be truly relaxed (perhaps for the first time) in your own body. Breathing is all these things. And more. Learning how to tap into these things is the subject of this easy-to-read, easy-to- put-into-practice book. Many of us have read a small library’s worth of self-enlightenment books over the years. But one of the real beauties of reading this book (Lorin Roche’s third in print) is that your life experience becomes richer IMMEDIATELY. Now. This very moment. Within days of picking up the book, walking around and sniffing the air became fun. Applying aftershave became fun. Just watching my chest rise and fall became fun. Eating, naturally, became super fun. And now that I stop to think about it, wine drinking became more fun. Movie watching became more fun. And sex? Well, what do you think? One final note: please don’t think that this book — and the dozens of simple suggestions you’ll find in it — are simply about sniffing, or smelling, or inhaling, or whatever. At the heart of this book is an invitation. An invitation to use breath as an entry into deeper states of MEDITATION. Whether you meditate formally for any given period of time, or whether you want to transform your waking hours into a living-breathing- eating-sleeping extended period of meditation, “Breath Taking” will take you there.