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Beating Gout is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book designed for the gout sufferer. Recent research has shown that up to 78% of doctors do not treat gout properly. This book sets the record straight on the best and most effective ways to treat gout attacks and manage gout's underlying condition, hyperuricemia.Beating Gout covers all aspects of the disease from its progression, diagnosis, treatment, to the latest research on diet and lifestyle choices that affect gout. Over five hundred research articles and texts were reviewed for this book. No other source has more practical, scientifically backed information that gout sufferers can start using immediately to reduce or stop gout attacks while living a healthier and pain free life.

What you will learn:
* Learn the latest gout management techniques that can stop gout attacks forever
* Learn how to stop a gout attack in its tracks
* Learn the truth about how diet and lifestyle choices effect gout
* Completely based on the latest scientific research, not anecdotes or "secret cures"
* Clear and easy to understand
* Focuses on practical advice that you can use immediately to improve your gout and your health
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Beating gout, from ignorance to knowledge
This book covers the causes, short term treatment and long term treatments and attack prevention of gout.A good reference for anyone suffering from this disease.Also contain a table of foods and corresponding purine content. A larger list than you can find on the internet. This is a very good guide for persons confused of what to eat or prepare.Covers regimen needed depending on the type of treatment as well as alternate treatment options.The nice thing about this book is that it covers the "why's". You can get bits and pieces of information from your doctor and from the internet, but this book is a more comprehensive report.Most importantly, this book works well for me to fight gout. As a disclaimer, always consult your doctor before trying the treatment options.

Good Review of scientif literature on Gout
Mr Konshin has created a wonderful review of the scientific literature on Gout.He has also created a podcast called "The Beating Gout Podcast".If you would like a preview of what type of information this book contains, I strongly urge you to log onto itunes and to check out this free podcast.

There are alot of myths about gout.If you want to really understand this disease and you do not have time to do hundreds of searches on google scholar, I encourage you to pick up this book.

Mr Konshin, if you read this review, I would like to urge you to do a second edition of this book that includes new research and maybe clear up a few mistakes.

essential reading
If you have gout, this is essential reading.It gives you a good description of the causes of gout.It has a VERY comprehensive review of nearly all medications available (including some old and future medications), includes drug/vitamins/minerals/foods interactions list for each.
Describes tests and processes in simple terms.It seems this book is well researched and the author (who also suffers from gout) has been in contact with a good sample of the medical profession regarding best practices for treatment, diagnosis, profilaxis.

for gout pain an instruction manual
Excellent book, well written with a balance of science and experience. This book will definitely help when you review your treatment options with your physician. Because, I have found, that most physicians are not as informed with current medications and treatment as you (a patient) would like to believe. This book should be required reading for anyone suffering from gout.

Based on the diet section, I don't trust this book
I'm not equipped to evaluate the medical advice in this book, but based upon his sloppy dietary advice, I don't trust it.

For example, in the section called LOW PURINE DIET he has a summary of the foods to avoid because of high purine content, and the first item listed is "Food Made With Baker's or Brewer's Yeast."

Of course, the #1 food we eat made with Baker's Yeast would mean BREAD. I wondered what he was basing that on so I flipped to Appendix A: Purine Content of food. Sure enough, it shows Baker's Yeast yielding a whopping 680 mg of uric acid, as compared to a pork chop with 145 mg.

However, like so many of these listings, it's not based on realistic portion sizes, it's just 100 grams across the board.100 grams is about 3.5 ounces, or roughly the equivalent of 4 Reese Peanut Butter Cups! Who would ever eat that much Baker's Yeast?

On the other hand, checking under the Grains section of the list, 100 grams of actual BREAD (roughly 2 slices, but it will vary widely by type) is only 16 mg, as compared to an apple with 14.

Since he does not point out this distinction, I now don't trust anything else this book has to tell me. ... Read more

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Anyone suffering from this traumatic arthritic condition will fully appreciate the new edition of Getting Rid of Gout.Included in the new sections are updated dietary guidelines, including current research on the role of diet in preventing gout, and a description of the new medications available for its treatment. Bryan Emmerson, a recognised authority on gout, argues that if control of the elevated concentrations of uric acid can be achieved through either diet or medication modifications, gout attacks will cease and there will be no further complications.He goes on to outline how effective prevention of gout requires sufferers to understand their condition, one that can be a result of both genetic and lifestyle factors. Written in an understandable and sympathetic manner with the aid of diagrams and cartoons, Getting Rid of Gout offers sensible advice and dispels the popular fallacies about the nature and causes of gout. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (11)

good but limited
this book gives a good background on the medical aspects of gout.
It fails to give detailed information about dietary limitations available more recently.
Recommend the Gout Haters Diet Book for more extensive food recommendations.

Good reference - no magic bullets
This book gets fairly technical yet remains accessible to the non-medical specialist.Very comprehensive, good evaluation of the existing alternatives.Plus, enough description of what's understood of the mechanism of gout for you to evaluate new treatments.

Highly recommended for those who want to learn more about how to treat their gout and understand the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.

Pass The Black Cherry Juice
I shouldn't be commenting on this, since I have not read the book. I don't know if I'm repeating information from the book, but as a Gout sufferer, I feel compelled to mention that black cherry juice or concentrate helped relieve the pain in my toe and ankle. Your mileage may vary, but Google it and there seems to be plenty of anecdotal evidence that it works.

One of those great small books.NOT snake oil.
This is an excellent concise but comprehensive book on the gout for the lay reader. It would be better not to have gout, but if you do need to manage it, this is the best book I've seen.The size, title and the photo on the cover gave me the impression that the book was likely to be simplistic and wrong.In fact, it strikes a good balance between readability and detail.It also turns out that Dr Emmerson has published quite a few papers on gout in serious peer reviewed journals.

GREAT BOOK - NEW GOUT SUFFERS MUST READ!
If you have gout then READ THIS BOOK ASAP - This is the only comprehensive guide to GOUT I could locate.Excellent reference if you want to understand all aspects and possible causes.I ask lots of questions and this book answered 99 percent of my concerns. Buy your doctor one also - I am new to this condition but now have a definitive plan of action to determine the cause and cure it - not just treat the symptoms.DR. Emmerson if you read these THANK YOU!My TOE wishes I would have found this book 9 months ago. ... Read more

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Gout has interested medical writers and cultural commentators from the time of Ancient Greece. Historically seen as a disease afflicting upper-class males of superior wit, genius and creativity, it has included among its sufferers Erasmus, the Medici, Edward Gibbon, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant and Robert Browning. Gout has also been the subject of medical folklore, viewed as a disease that protects its sufferers and assure long life. This book investigates the history of gout and through it offers a perspective on medical and social history, sex, prejudice and class and explains why gout was gender specific. The authors investigate medical thinking about gout through the ages, from Hippocrates and Galen through Paracelsus and Harvey to Archibald Garrod in the Victorian era and beyond. They discuss the cultural, moral, religious and personal qualities associated with gout, examining social commentary, personal writings, cartoons and visual arts, and imaginative literature (including novels of Dickens, Thackeray and Joseph Conrad).Weaving together all these threads, the authors provide a disease history that integrates the medical and the moral, the scientific and the humanistic, the verbal and the visual across a wide sweep of time. In an era in which we are interested by the ways that disease and health are represented by medicine and the media, an era in which the dialogue between patients and doctors over the naming and blaming of diseases is more intense than ever, this book offers an historical commnetary on many of our major concerns.Amazon.com Review
In their study of an ailment that has tormented the big toesof some big men--Kant, Samuel Johnson, Ben Franklin, ThomasJefferson--Porter and Rousseau turn the argument of Susan Sontag in Illness as Metaphor andAIDS and its Metaphors on its head. Sontag thinks diseaseshould be freed of its freight of cultural associations andstigmas.

But disease and metaphor inevitably go hand in hand. This wasespecially true in the days when gout was mysterious, before QueenVictoria's future physician showed it was caused by uric-acid crystalsproducing excruciating pain in the extremities. Milton told a friendthat if he were only free of gout pain, blindness would betolerable. The pain felt "as if I was walking on my eyeballs," writesone sufferer. Since one had to be rich to live long enough to getgout, and most victims were males (many of whom drank port laced withgout-intensifying lead), it won a reputation as just punishment forhigh living, and even a kind of badge of meritocratic honor. It wasGod's gift to caricaturists like Hogarth, Cruikshank, andGillray. George Eliot used gout as a symbol for a sick society in Middlemarch.The data fascinates, but the professors don't wear their learninglightly. Still, they do score some good phrases. Explaining that therearen't many portraits of gout sufferers because few victims wouldpose, they write, "Who wants to be remembered as a septuagenarianfreak of Falstaffian glob?" --Tim Appelo ... Read more

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Was hoping for more...
Many interesting points in this book, but it was all very disorganized, and all too often the most interesting moments were curtailed with a short "there's not enough space here to cover that." The language of the book is overbearingly pedantic to no great effect, obscuring rather than clarifying the arguments. On the other hand, the subject matter is fascinating, and if you sift through a lot of nonsense, you can get a great overview of how the concept of disease generally -- and one in particular -- works it way through history and culture.

Gout
My son suffers from gout and this book explains many facts that some of us are unaware of.

History, not Medicine
This was a very interesting book from a/an historical perspective.I would have liked more information on the disease pathology from a layperson's view.

A fashionable ailment
This is the third review I have written on Socio-medical histories by Roy Porter. I read and reviewed this book, "Gout - the Patrician Malady" at the same time as his more general medical histories"Cambridge Illustrated History: Medicine" - and "The Greatest Benefit to Mankind". I wanted to compare these books with Porter's work on more specific topics. Porter mentions Gout in passing in both his general histories, but I wondered how he would deal with a more specific subject which had the space of an entire book to develop.

He certainly brings the same light writing style to this book as he does to his other subjects and I it made fun reading for what at times could have been very dull and dry.

Porter turns a medical subject into a very interesing social history, he overlays the historical recognition of Gout, its rise in prevalance and treatment, as well as the development of it as a fashionable, upper-class ailment very well. He does this by drawing in the literature and art of the times to track its social progress. Porter certainly shows himself a master of the subject. However, I didn't like the way he sectioned the book. It felt clumsy to me. It is in three parts Histories, Cultures and Goutometries and they seemed to overlap especially the last two sections. Although I did love the chapter on Art in 'Goutometries'. Perhaps the most interesting chapter for me was the in the 'Cultures' section "Indian Summer; Romantic and Victorian Gout" which traced the literary tradition against the actual social status of Gout through the nineteenth century using representations of Gout in Disraeli and Austen to George Eliot. The most amusing thing, I thought, was Gout as a symbol of social status - Gout was for the upper classes, and rather fashionable -and this resulted in many non-gout illnesses being diagnosed as Gout.

At times I found the book rather long - but I rather think that was me rather than the writing. Most of my interest lies in the Georgian period which was really the peak of the Gout popularity. I wish it had been illustrated in colour too. The only illustrations at all were in the Goutometries and those were black reproductions on standard paper. The book probably has limited interest to most people - but for lovers of Georgian period or medical histories I think this is well worth reading. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1895Original Publisher: Boericke ... Read more

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Gout Hater's Cookbook, recipes lower in purines and lowerin fat.This cookbook features comprehensive lists of foods lower,relatively high and highest in purines.Designed specifically forpersons suffering from gout.

Consisting of 104 pages and over 90 recipes, this book offers a widevariety in cuisine.Sections include appetizers, beverages, maindishes, sides, sauces and desserts."Quick Snack" and "Small Change,Big Difference" boxes are scattered throughout.

Third edition, revised, Sept. 2000. ... Read more

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no longer needed
This book is a nice effort - very low-purine, low-fat recipes for ordinary people (without specialized tastes) who wish to minimize their recurrences of gout through diet.There are some odd features - an unnecessary avoidance of egg yolks and caffeine for instance.

But most importantly, there is new research on gout, published a few months ago in the New England Journal of Medicine and reported various places, such as Parade Magazine and Jane Brody's column - that suggests that the book is not really necessary.The research confirms that animal protein - especially seafood but also meat - is dangerous for gout sufferers.But it also suggests that vegetable foods such as beans, spinach, whole grains etc. DO NOT contribute to gout.This is very important information, as previous ideas, represented in this cookbook and other sources, have led gout sufferers to avoid very healthy foods unnecessarily.

What the new findings mean, in terms of cookbooks, is that gout sufferers would do well to explore the whole range of cookbooks for lacto-ovo vegetarians - a huge, wonderful literature.The highly restricted diet represented in this somewhat banal cookbook is no longer supported by science.

Scrumptious Recipes - Excellent bibliography
I thoroughly enjoyed the information and the recipes.You don't have to suffer from gout to enjoy Cherry Freeze, Mexican Rice Cooler, Potato Chili, Almond Crisps - many recipes are simple wholesome fare that can become family favorites, repeated again and again.Tips for small changes that make a big difference, quick snacks and other tips come in handy.Indexed with a lengthy bibliography, sources of information and tables of foods.This is not for gourmet chefs, it is for ordinary folks who want to manage their disease by diet -simple, varied and delicious.

A Delightful Book!
Thank you for writing this book! I have not been able to find much information anywhere and was so pleased to find all of these delicious ideas. I can't wait for the next book!

Stop at the chart.
The charts for food that are high, relatively high and lower in purines is very comprehensive.The four tips that follow are interesting.The advise to consult a physician about diet is pro forma.After that, stop reading. The receipes redfine the terms bland and boring.The use of frozenvegetables is at best appalling. ... Read more

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Gout Hater's Cookbook I, Recipes Lower in Purines and Lower in Fat. This cookbook features comprehensive lists of foods lower, relatively high and highest in purines. Designed specifically for persons suffering from gout.

Includes recent research information concerning how different aspects of the diet (high purine vegetables, meat, seafood and dairy intake) affect the risk of gout.

Consisting of 104 pages and over 90 recipes, this book offers a wide variety in cuisine. Sections contain:Appetizers, Beverages, Main Dishes, Sides, Sauces and Desserts. "Quick Snack" and "Small Change, Big Difference" boxes are scattered throughout.

Fourth Edition, Revised, July, 2004. ... Read more

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Don't bother
This product is NOT worth the price.The only thing of value is the list of high, medium and low pruine foods and this information can be obtained on the web.

Gout haters cookbook
I boughtthis book for my son who suffers from gout.After following the suggested food plan his gout improved greatly.

great if you HAVE to use it
this book is very helpful for those unfortunate folks who cannot eat protein.. It's amazing the different recipes that are available and even though they all look totally disgusting and I will remain a happy carnivore.. my husband ( the gout boy) has maintained a "purine" free diet and is happy in his "vegetive" state...

It's About Time
This book is wonderful.I am very limited to what food I can eat because of the gout.This book has some great recipes in it.Even my kids like the recipes. My gout is now under control with the help of foods that I can eat.

Thank you.

Delicious Recipes
My father has suffered for years from Gout and I bought him a copy of Gout Hater's Cookbook I. He has found the information about Gout including the bibliography to be very helpful and he really enjoys the recipes. My mother finds the recipes easy to follow and agrees they are delicious although she does not suffer from Gout. ... Read more

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Gout is a type of acute arthritis characterized by severe pain and inflammation in the joint(s) and soft tissues affected. When it is not treated attacks can become more frequent and painful and long-term damage can ensue.This book explains the causes, which include overindulgence, crash dieting and injury, and how medicines and lifestyle changes can be used to control the pain and overcome the condition.Table of Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. What is Gout?2. Getting Help from Your Doctor3. Helping Yourself4. Eating to Combat Gout5. Complementary Therapies6. Emotional HelpUseful AddressesReferencesFurther ReadingIndex ... Read more

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Helpful advice
I found this book to be informative, easily read and understood and written with a helpful positive outlook.

Haven'trecieved it yet
Hi,
Ihaven't recieved thisitem yet.
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The perfect addition to the Gout Hater's Collection,designed specifically for persons suffering from gout.This new bookcomplies with the modified purine diet in its predecessor, GoutHater's Cookbook.It also meets the requirements of the restrictedpurine diet.

The recipes you will find in Book II feature a more detailed, albeitrestriced, food list, for a delicious ovo-lacto- (eggs and milkallowed) vegetarian diet.

Gout Hater's Cookbook II was put together in an effort to demonstratejust how delectably well you can eat, even on a restricted purinediet, while continually helping to lower your uric acid levels.

Over 100 recipes, 112 pages, features comprehensive food lists offoods allowed and not allowed. Sections include Questions and Answers,Helpful Hints, Breakfast, Appetizers, Beverages, Main Dishes, Sides,Sauces, Desserts, Metric Conversion Chart and a lengthy bibliography. ... Read more

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Useless comment
An statement so contrary, and controversial, as the one of Matthew Testa deserves this observation. Mentioning the JAMA as the authority on the subject but without giving the entire source, such as year, volume, page and authors is useless, it is like citing the Bible without telling in what book and chapter is the subject in discussion.

Gout Hater's Cookbook II:Something that works
After a harrowing week away from home at a conference where I seriously considered renting a electic scooter, my foot pain was diagnosed as gout.I had only vaguely heard of it.I had thought that the pain was from an old judo injury.Not so, says the doctor, whereupon he gives me a list of foods to avoid.Geez! On top of the other food allergies I have (no tomatoes, shell fish, eggs, fruit, nuts, and an assortment of other stuff) I said you just might as well have put me on bread and water!

So, it was serious. I mean no meats, beans, wine, avocado and such!Staples of my diet previously.I didn't realize that some vegetables were heavy in purines.This was going to be a severly restricted diet.On the web, I looked for articles on foods I could eat, but morphed into looking for menus as well.

This is where I found the Gout Hater's Cookbook II (and the other's but I only purchased II as my initial purchase) provided me with excellent examples of edible menus.Of course, for me, there are many recipes I cannot use because of my other allergies.Still, my wife has cooked up the Vege Burger (using rice etc and leaving out the tomatoes), and it was excellent.We made them as sliders piled with onions, lettuce, and cheese, and used horseradish mayonaise from our local Asian grocery.

I know that many people do not have the span of food allergies I have, but the Cookbook II has been extremely helpful and hopeful in spite of this difficulty. Well, thanks to the author for delivering us from gout hell.Your work is much appreciated.

Saved My Sister
I gave volume I to my sister for Christmas in 2008.She has since received volume II and III from me as gifts.These books have literally saved her from recurring gout problems.She is so happy.She will get volume IV in October for her birthday.Looking forward to seeing volume V come out!Best gift I ever gave her.

GoutHater in GA
Lots of great recipes. Low Purine diet works for me. I miss the meat but not the pain. Haven't had a severe gout attack in over a year and a half eating these recipes.

Take your allopurinal
Not a bad book, the diet written in any form is no fun. I woulduse it if I didn't have a medical intervention. It is well written, but bland food is bland food. No one can be unhappy with pizza in their mouth. ... Read more

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The causes for the devastating condition of arthritis have become one of modern medicine's greatest mysteries. Furthermore, a potential cure for arthritis has become just as elusive. As a result, modern medicine has focused on treating the symptoms rather than the disease. Here Dr. Adams uses a combination of modern research and traditional medicine to expose the evidence that unveils the root causes and solutions to both the symptoms and the diseases classified as arthritis. ... Read more

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Gout is an inflammatory arthritic condition, which is becoming increasingly common in both men and women. Characterized by painful, red, swollen joints, gout can occur in acute, intermittent attacks or it can develop into a progressive, crippling chronic disease. This is an invaluable reference guide for people suffering from gout, which offers positive, practical advice on dealing with the condition. ... Read more

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Hemochromatosis — not too many people know thedefinition of the word or realize just how deadly a disease it canbe. Marie Warder found out first hand when her husband becamesick. For six years, she watched as his eyesight deteriorated, hispersonality changed and he grew sicker. Finally, a doctor diagnosedthe problem: an overload of iron in his body. Luckily, it was caughtin time and he was bled a gallon of blood per month to save hislife. In The Bronze Killer, Warder provides much needed informationabout this common enemy, from recognizing its symptoms to stressingthe importance of early detection and treatment. Recommended byphysicians in many hospitals and also includes a layman’s referenceon the disease, Iron…The Other Side of the Story! ... Read more

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The Bronze Killer review
This was a very interesting book.The author did a good job of explaining the frustrating process of seeking a diagnosis and treatment of a rare condition.She includes a lot of useful information for those
who may have inherited this condition.

What an awesome testimony of faith!
This is a great resource for the newly-diagnosed, and a well-written, gripping bio - but it is far more than that. ... What an moving reliance on the power of prayer! What an awesome testimony of faith! I loved the anecdote about the 'pennies from Heaven'!

If only the Powers-that-be would read this!
ABIG 'thank you' to this author!I am confident that there are few people who will not profit by the information contained in this book. Especially in view of the so-called 'Pandemic which is looming over all of us, I feel that it is imperative for everyone to know how dangerous it is to be 'overloaded' with iron - which, to bacteria, fungi and viruses, is like 'fertilizer' to plants! This riveting, well-written, 'first-person' account alerts readers to the perils of iron accumulation in the body.

QUOTED (with permission)
More than just about a disease!.
On another website, I saw this book described as the 'definitive book about Hemochromatosis', and I agree. However,a prominent researcher has written that it is the story of a remarkable man and an extraordinary relationship. He was right. - It's more than a layman's reference to genetic disorder. It's a consummate love story. Love at first sight...the enduring adoration of a teenager for a young man; which would lead her, in time, along an thorny path and against all odds, to a fight against ignorance of a disease. That fight has culminated in the saving of lives around the world.

From the Publisher - just discovered! Brand new - all autographed!
Original edition - 1989 ISBN 0889258856 autographed. Collectors' item. Limited number available! $30.00
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"Mr. Barling's amazing recovery can only be attributed to his research into the history of natural digestive enzymes and his formula limiting the pain and physical limitations of his arthritis, gout and IBD."

- Cranford L. Scott, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California.

Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the U.S. In 2009, an estimated 50 million adults reported being told by a doctor they have arthritis. By 2030, the number will reach 79 million. More than 3 million people admit to suffering from gout in the U.S. alone. More than 2 million people suffer from Crohn's Disease, IBD, IBS and other digestive diseases. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S. (behind lung cancer) with nearly 150,000 new cases diagnosed each year.

As the incidents of these illnesses increase throughout our nation, it becomes clear that a significant number of Americans are suffering from symptoms without knowing it. Often these symptoms start as early as forty years old and, for some, even earlier, because of a person's genetic predisposition. Can you recognize these symptoms? If you do, do you know what to do about preventing and/or treating them? We offer information, solutions and hope for preventing and controlling the effects of illness and disease.

The goal of our books is to help people prevent illness, heart disease, cancer, liver and kidney ailments and other diseases caused by inflamation, allergy, intolerance or genetic predisposition. We believe that our diet and natural enzyme formula discussed in our companion book, Mannie's Diet and Enzyme Formula for Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD & IBS, offers the ultimate in preventive medicine.

The authors cite more than 1,800 medical treatises, journals, surveys, tests and periodicals covering more than 120 years of scientific research in the References section in support of their facts, theories and opinions. The reader can look up every theory and opinion and read the source material for themselves.

"If the information in our book were available to me earlier in life, I would have avoided colon cancer, the removal of a significant portion of my colon and avoided the onset of arthritis, gout, Crohn's Disease, IBD and IBS."

-Mannie Barling, co-author.

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The book is well researched
The authors state that their goal is primarily preventative, although their research and advice suggest that it is also applicable to those with existing medical conditions.Genetic predispositions tend to make many people highly resistant to prescription medications and, indeed, those medications may actually make the symptoms worse in many people with allergies and intolerance to common prescription medications.

The book is well researched and that should be a comfort for readers looking for reasonable, alternative treatments to common maladies, such as arthritis and various inflammatory conditions.The author's own experience with alternative homeopathic treatments is not "proof" that the treatments work; rather, it is intended as a first-person testimonial that one is wise to take charge of one's own physical condition and to research all methods of treatment.

The reader is urged to look up various studies and to work in conjunction with physicians to reach a reasonable and workable treatment plan in order to minimize symptoms and, in some cases, remediate the underlying conditions which produce the symptoms. It is a book intended for anyone wanting to be fully involved in treatment of their own medical condition.

Valuable Information That Everyone Should Read
The information contained in Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS: How to Eliminate Pain and Extend Your Life has been eye-opening and life-changing.

I, like most of us, have several loved ones who suffer from one of the listed conditions.So initially I introduced myself to the book with others in mind, hoping to help them.But what I quickly realized is that the authors' information pertains to all of us...whether we have been diagnosed or not.I highly recommend it to everyone if you are interested in being informed about your own body, and improving your health.

This book is a masterwork of information about how our bodies were designed to work, how inflammation effects our bodies, various causes of this inflammation, and what we can do naturally in our lives to alleviate it.The authors have compiled an incredible amount of well-documented research, and graciously included personal experiences which make their conclusions even more impactful.I can testify to the fact that a family member of mine with gout has improved his health immeasurably after being exposed to the principles in this book.As I said, it is truly life-changing.

An excellent place to begin when looking to make positive, healthful changes in one's lifestyle
The authors of Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS: How to Eliminate Pain and Extend Your Life wish to stress that they are not doctors - Emanuel Barling is a lawyer with extensive experience as in-house counsel to HMOs, and Ashley F. Brooks is a registered nurse. Their collaboration is emphatically not intended to be used as a diagnostic tool nor as a substitute for a visit to a doctor. Instead, Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS is a solid resource for improving one's health and dietary habits in order to help prevent and manage chronic pain disorders, packed with invaluable information about nutrition, the body's defenses, and the strengths and weaknesses of readily available medicines. Chapters discuss pain management, specific drugs ranging from COX 2 Selective Enzymes Blockers to Uric Acid Blockers, how nutrition science has evolved our understanding of a balanced diet, and more. A user-friendly resource written for readers of all backgrounds, Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS is an excellent place to begin when looking to make positive, healthful changes in one's lifestyle.

Concise & Informative
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (08/10)

According to the authors "Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States.In 2009 an estimated fifty million people reported being told by their doctors they have the disease. Three million people now report suffering from gout in America alone.Another two million have Crohn's disease, IBD, IBS and other digestive diseases. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States and nearly one hundred and fifty thousand new cases are diagnosed each year." (Back of book.)

Looking at these figures is scary and what is scarier is all this could have been prevented if the people would take charge of their own lives.Understanding what these diseases are and how they progress as well as the steps for prevention is the ultimate goal.

Arthritis isn't a new disease.In fact, archeological digs have shown that arthritis existed in our early ancestors as well as dinosaurs that existed 85,000,000 BC.

According to Barling and Brooks, for example, arthritis is quite often the primary illness with gout, Chrohn's, IBD or IBS being the secondary illness.Or, it could be that Crohn's is the primary and the others are the secondary.The importance of diagnosing the primary and treating it may cure the others.However, this isn't the case on many occasions.It ends up each illness is treated separately thus causing further illness or the clash of medications causing a secondary disease itself.

Barling and Brooks further state "In dealing with arthritis and gout, it is important to understand allergies and intolerances because they result in inflammations that lead to pain and cause harm to your body."They stress the importance of being aware what allergies and intolerances affect your body.

In whole this book is compacted with information for a better understanding of these diseases that permeate our society. As well, they give suggestions of what supplements are effective for cure and maintenance.Taking responsibility for our own health rather than turning it over to someone else is the beginning.Books like "Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS" are important as they give us researched information to take that responsibility and I commend Barling and Brooks in exposing it to us.

I commend Barling and Brooks for exposing the truth to us
According to the authors "Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States. In 2009 an estimated fifty million people reported being told by their doctors they have the disease. Three million people now report suffering from gout in America alone. Another two million have Crohn's disease, IBD, IBS and other digestive diseases. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States and nearly one hundred and fifty thousand new cases are diagnosed each year."

Looking at these figures is scary and what is scarier is all this could have been prevented if the people would take charge of their own lives. Understanding what these diseases are and how they progress as well as the steps for prevention is the ultimate goal.
Arthritis isn't a new disease. In fact, archeological digs have shown that arthritis existed in our early ancestors as well as dinosaurs that existed 85,000,000 BC.

According to Barling and Brooks, for example, arthritis is quite often the primary illness with gout, Chrohn's, IBD or IBS being the secondary illness. Or, it could be that Crohn's is the primary and the others are the secondary. The importance of diagnosing the primary and treating it may cure the others. However, this isn't the case on many occasions. It ends up each illness is treated separately thus causing further illness or the clash of medications causing a secondary disease itself.

Barling and Brooks further state "In dealing with arthritis and gout, it is important to understand allergies and intolerances because they result in inflammations that lead to pain and cause harm to your body." They stress the importance of being aware what allergies and intolerances affect your body.
In whole this book is compacted with information for a better understanding of these diseases that permeate our society. As well, they give suggestions of what supplements are effective for cure and maintenance. Taking responsibility for our own health rather than turning it over to someone else is the beginning. Books like "Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS" are important as they give us researched information to take that responsibility and I commend Barling and Brooks in exposing it to us.

Arthritis, Inflammation, Gout, Crohn's, IBD and IBS: How to Eliminate Pain and Extend Your Life Emanuel Barling, Jr., Esq. and Ashley F. Brooks, R.N. Outskirts Press (2010) ISBN 9781432749859 Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (08/10) ... Read more

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Restricted purine diet, complies with modified and restricted purine diets.Features lists of Foods Allowed and Not Allowed, showing Lowest, Relatively High and Highest in Purines.Features suggestions for holiday dishes. Over 100 recipes, 109 pages.Sections include Breakfast, Appetizers & Beverages, Dips, Main Dishes, Soups, Sides & Sauces, Salads, Desserts and Basics from Scratch.Comprehensive bibliography. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (12)

New and Improved
My husband and I really enjoyed the continuation of the series, as well as all Jodi Schneiter's other cookbooks to date, due to her use of new ingredients and styles. I think this new book is even better than the last and a great addition to any household. All her recipes are super easy to make while still having a great variety. This cookbook is an easy way to branch out without much effort or hassle.

Gout not
Save yourself some money and search the net for free information and recipes before you buy this book.Her advice and suggestions are free on the net.Her recipes are nothing to write home about either.

very helpful
I borrowed this book and am now buying it. It has very good and helpful information not easily found. Also, for the record, "dietitian" is the preferred spelling of the word (according to American Heritage Dictionary), "dietician" the "also" spelling!

gout hater
This cookbook is very helpful to anyone concerned with the gout as well as a healthy diet.Vegetarians would love the recipes.I have tried several and found them to be excellent and easy to make. Thank you.

Gout Hater's Cookbook 111
I expected more and better receipes.I did however find the information
on gout and the different levels of purine catagories helpful. ... Read more

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Gout sufferers can get relief from their ailment with the help of this wonderful book. ... Read more

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Worthless cookbook
Just bought this and read it in about 2 minutes - most of the text is taken up by some miracle "tea".I am so sorry I bought this but since there were no reviews at the time and the sample did not indicate the poor quality, I had no way of knowing not to buy.So be forewarned - do not bother with this book. ... Read more

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Gout Hater's fans will love to see this wonderful, delicious addition to the collection!Complete with information on the latest research results, Gout Hater's Cookbook IV provides a master index of all four volumes, as well as a wide variety of vegetarian and meat dishes.Special attention is also paid to apple cider vinegar, which assists in balancing the pH levels in the body.As with all books in the Gout Hater's Cookbook collection, each book can be purchased separately and independently of the others, with a minimal amount of recipe duplications (e.g., homemade margarine). With more than 100 tasty new recipes, Gout Hater's Cookbook IV serves as a welcome 10th anniversary celebration of the Gout Hater's Cookbook beginnings, as well as a reminder that diet limitations do not need to be seen as unhappy restrictions. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Gout Review
The Gout Hater's Cookbook IV is okay but it is organized poorly and causes confusion when trying to find specific information.

Gout Haters Cookbook IV
I have a friend who has gout.This was a Christmas present for her.She is enjoying trying the recipes.She had no idea there were books like this since she is 82 and computer illiterate.

ideas good, but flavor is a little bland
I bought this to help me better understand how to cook for someone with Gout outbreaks. I found it useful in that sense, however if I followed the recipe exactly, I find them a little bland. My family likes a little more flavor so I have adjusted the spices to our family liking and also to the research i have done to find spices that are good for helping the kidneys and liver "filter" themselves.

$18 for a tiny book with no pictures even - what a rip-off
Geez, I ordered this as a birthday present for my father, and when it arrived I was just absolutely stunned that I had paid $18 for this tiny cheap recipe book.I understand that it's specialty recipes and all, but good lord, how about real binding and some color pictures?I'm ashamed to give it as a gift, but since I have no use for it I guess I'll give it to him anyway.I really feel like the author is ripping people off by charging full hardback price for a flimsy little spiral bound tiny black and white no pic recipe book.

Best Specialty Cookbook
This cookbook is not only inventive, but tasteful and easy to understand. It has helped me so much in being able to cook healthy enjoyable meals, not only for my husband(who has gout) but for my entire family. I recomend it to anyone and everyone. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Ghost Radio is a terrifying novel about a ghost-story call-in radio show that inadvertently opens a doorway into the paranormal, giving voice to the dead and instigating an epic battle for the souls of the living

From the cramped bowels of a dimly lit radio station, Ghost Radio is beamed onto the airwaves. More than a call-in show to tell scary stories about vampires and poltergeists, Ghost Radio is a sanctuary for those sleepless denizens of the night, lost halfway between this world and the next.

Joaquin, the hip, melancholy host, sits deep in a fog of cigarette smoke, fielding calls from believers and detractors alike. He is joined in the booth by his darkly beautiful girlfriend, Alondra, and his engineer, Watts. Soon what began as an underground cult sensation is primed to break out to mainstream audiences. When a huge radio conglomerate offers to syndicate the show and Ghost Radio becomes a national hit with an expanding legion of hardcore fans, neither Joaquin, Alondra, nor Watts is remotely prepared for what is about to happen.

Though a charismatic host, Joaquin remains a skeptic even as he begins to notice a curious and troubling phenomenon--he feels himself drawn further and further into the terrifying stories he solicits on the radio. Slowly he loses control over his reality and finds himself unable to distinguish between the real world and the world populated by the nightmares on Ghost Radio. He is forced to confront his past and his own mortality in order to save that which is most precious to him and repair the crumbling wall between the living and the dead. ... Read more

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Deliciously Scary
Joaquin hears something in the white noise as he's tuning his ham radio. It is trying to communicate with him, only he doesn't know yet what it is. It doesn't know what it is either. They're both going to find out.

Joaquin and his girlfriend Alondra are hosts of a call in radio show called Ghost Radio in Mexico City. Because of their popularity, they're offered a test in America and they fly up to Houston for they're first American broadcast. Joaquin sees a helicopter in the night sky. It's strobe is blinking and like that white noise, Joaquin sees a pattern. It's Morse code, the message is from It and It's saying, "Joaquin, we'll be talking soon." Then if flashes, "Goodbye and best wishes." It is figuring out what it is and before too long Joaquin is going to know too.

This is a horror story of the kind Stephen King used to write back in the day. It grabs you by the scruff of the neck, sends chills down your spine as it takes you to places you don't want to go. Scary stuff, but deliciously scary. I was awake all night, even though I finished the book by two. I couldn't help myself, I started it again.

i'm on a mexican radio
this book would have been really good had it not gone back and forth between present and past... it was very confusing and several chapters i had to re read to figure out what character was speaking.
I liked the characters and they were well described but that dis jointed ness just pu the whole book "off.." Maybe the next one??

Boring, confused and ridiculous
This book was an almost physical pain to read right to the end. I managed it but it wasn't easy. Every moment I spent reading it I was aware I was reading a book - there were no "lost in the story" moments that come with great books from exceptional authors. The writing was disjointed, and changed continuously in outlook, tense, character, and everything else. I don't think I would consider anything by this author again, at least not until he has honed his skills a lot more. The most terrifying part of the book is the cover art. I would have given it zero stars but it won't allow me to do that, so I gave it one star instead. In reality, it's not even worth that. Gout is nothing close to Stephen King, and I doubt he ever will be. Don't give up your day job.

A Riveting Good Horror Story
Joaquin was in an auto accident when he was fifteen. His parents were up from Mexico, visiting Houston. They were killed instantly, as were the two adults in the other car. Joaquin survived, as did Gabriel, the child in the other vehicle.

They meet in the hospital as they recover. The become best friends. The form a band and one night, as they're doing a pirate broadcast from an abandoned radio station, Gabriel is electrocuted.

Joaquin goes back to Mexico City. As a young man he starts a call in radio show called Ghost Radio, where people call in with their ghost stories and other forms of weirdness, sort of like Coast to Coast AM, but Joaquin gets much more involved with some of his callers stories than George Noory ever does.

The show is a success and Joaquin is invited to bring it up to America, where he can get a whole lot more listeners. However, he already has many more listeners than he ever could have imagined, because unknown to Joaquin (or anybody else in the world for that matter) radio waves pierce the wall between the living and the dead. Yes, radio gets over to the other side and Gabriel is listening and he's not happy, so he begins communicating with his old pal Joaquin.

Now there is a real ghost in Joaquin's life and his life is going to take a dramatic turn.

This is more than a good horror story. It's a good book with characters you care about and a plot that will keep you riveted to the pages. I just loved it. Brrr, I really loved it.

Don't Quit Your Day Job
Horrible book it was very hard to read you can tell it was the author's first book.The story was slow to develop and fragmented and for the "big twist" at the end it turns out it was just another story told by a caller on the show wow very original. ... Read more

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This is the fabulous gout cookbook from Peebles Cookery with low purines and treatment. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This booklet contains general information about gout. It describes what gout is and how it develops. It also explains how gout is diagnosed and treated. If you have further questions after reading this booklet, you may wish to discuss them with your doctor.

List of Items You Will Learn:

What Is Uric Acid?
What Are the Four Stages of Gout?
What Causes Gout?
Who Is Likely to Develop Gout?
How Is Gout Diagnosed?
How Is Gout Treated?
What Can People With Gout Do to Stay Healthy?
What Research Is Being Conducted to Help People With Gout?
Where Can People Find More Information About Gout? ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Good reference book for Gout
Gout can be incredibly hard to cope with and this book definitely gives some insight on the condition, signs of the illness, and what to do about it. It doesn't have to be something you deal with alone; this book will help guide you in the right direction on overcoming it.

You Can't Get Any Better Information
This Book comes straight from the US Government.If you trust the US Government, this book will give you all the information you need about Gout that is current. ... Read more