Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis: Cutting-Edge Strategies for the Relief of Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis - Paperback

by Miriam E. Nelson (Author), Kristin Baker (Author), Lawrence Lindner (Author)

The New York Times bestselling author of Strong Women Eat Well and fellow Tufts University scientists present a simple plan that has been proven to reduce the pain and immobility caused by arthritis...

Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis shows the direct connection between a strength-training program you can do at home and the reduction--and even prevention--of arthritis symptoms. No other research study using an exercise program has ever showed the results that the Tufts study achieved: a 43% reduction in pain, a 44% improvement in physical function, and a 71% improvement in strength. This book offers all the tools you need--and more:

- An exercise program designed specifically to protect the joints and relieve stiffness and soreness

- A scientifically based eating plan to reduce inflammation and pain

- A hands-on guide to the latest medications

- The real story on complementary therapies--which ones work? Which ones don't?

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Author Biography

Lawrence Lindner, M.A., pens the monthly "Eating Right" column.