The Joint Health Prescription: 8 Weeks to Stronger, Healthier, Younger Joints

by James M. Rippe, Sean M. S. McCarthy, Mary Abbott Waite

Book Overview

Based on his landmark research, the bestselling doctor reveals his eight-week, completely natural program that can erase joint pain and arthritis. Includes a simple strength training program and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579544568
• ISBN13: 9781579544560
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Recovering from and Avoiding Joint Injury

Summary: This book contains the results of a successful randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled test of nutrional supplements and exercise to treat knee problems. The results are formulated into an 8 week program of Knox NutraJoint (10 oz. a day fortified with vitamin C and calcium), exercise, stretching, and weight control. You also receive directions for how to work with physicians and alternative therapies for joint problems, and to build a program of maintaining joint health. In the test, many subjects improved on both this regimen and on the placebo, but those with moderate pain showed significant improvement and greater flexibility from the program test.Review: The study that this book is based on is a well-designed and executed one to find ways to deal with the underlying causes of joint problems. Most physicians treat these issues with pain relievers alone. The research here is important, because more than half of all adults have joint problems. And joint problems are the leading cause of disability. At any time, a third of all adults are having problems with one or more joints. Frequent causes are loss of cartilage (the cushioning between the bones), injury, and stress (often caused by too much weight). Prevention of joint problems is basically a function of exercising joints, keeping muscles strong, and having proper nutrition. The book has a series of questions and tests that you can self-administer to diagnose the degree of your joint issues, and to design the appropriate exercise programs for your age, problems, physical fitness, and flexibility. The Joint Health Prescription contains many stories of people who were helped by this treatment during the trials. Relief is not instantaneous. You may have to wait several weeks before you notice any differences. Those in the trials were quite good about following the program. Around 80 percent finished all 18 visits over 14 weeks, and those consumed 92 percent of the nutritional supplements. So, you probably really do need to be observant about doing these things.I thought that the weakest part of the book related to losing weight. That's a bigger subject than can be handled in a book like this, but the material here is pretty good if overly focused on calorie counting. It also prescribes the same diet for everyone, which doesn't appear to work very well from the research behind Live Right 4 Your Type. You may wish to use that book as a resource instead if you need to lose some weight to reduce stress on joints. Dr. Rippe also operates a center for these problems in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts so you can also visit there for testing and diagnosis. I hope that many other common problems will receive research on nutrition and exercise as well. I wonder if other common ailments would respond equally as well. Dr. Dean Ornish showed that he could help people reverse heart disease and pain of angina with diet and exercise. Perhaps many of our diseases th

This Book Changed My Life!

My joints have hurt me for the last 5 years, they were so bad that I could not even walk my dog. I read about this book in a newspaper article and thought I would try out the program. There are simple tests to get you started and help make you aware of lifestyle changes that need to be made. A great suggestion in the book is adding supplements to your diet. The author suggested using a joint supplement, Knox NutraJoint, which he used in a study last year. I have been following the 8 week program and adding the NutraJoint to my morning OJ and my joints feel better than ever. Better yet, Maddie and I are back out on the pavement with no pain. Thanks Dr. Rippe!