Diet for a Pain-Free Life A Revolutionary Plan to Lose Weight, Stop Pain, Sleep Better and Feel Great in 21 Days

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Pub. Date: 2006-12-13
Publisher(s): Da Capo Lifelong Books
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Summary

Do you wake up each morning aching with joint or muscle pain? Have you been trying to lose stubborn belly fat for years? Do you wish you could be active without pain medications? Look no further: Diet for a Pain-Free Life is the simple-to-follow, doctor-designed solution to improve your health. Leading rheumatologist, Dr. Harris McIlwain shares his revolutionary prescriptions in this first proven lifestyle plan that will help you drop pounds and decrease pain at the same time. Losing just 10 pounds can reduce chronic pain by as much as 90 percent. Learn the secrets of how to: Eat Well and Lose Weight with the Pain-Free Dieteven if you've never been able to succeed on a diet before Exercise Your Pain Awayeven if you dislike traditional exercise, or if your pain makes movement difficult Stop the Stress-Pain Connectioneven if you're overworked and easily stressed Improve the Quality of Your Sleepeven if you suffer from insomnia or other sleep conditions Those who have followed Dr. McIlwain's program have been able to resume the activities they love and transform their lives in as few as 21 daysnow you can too.

Author Biography

Dr. Harris McIlwain, MD, board certified in internal medicine, rheumatology, and geriatrics, is a renowned pain specialist with the largest rheumatology clinic in Florida. As author of 18 health books, McIlwain has published more than 150 pain-related studies in leading medical journals. He is also on clinical faculty for 16 pharmaceutical companies, including Procter and Gamble, Merck, and Pfizer. He regularly speaks to national media, groups of physicians and healthcare workers, and consumers on chronic pain and how to resolve it. He practices in Tampa, Florida.

Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD, is an award-winning medical writer and expert in health communications with more than 20 years of research and writing experience. A former editor-in-chief of Living Well Today, Fulghum Bruce specializes in writing health trade books, having co-written more than 30, and has published more than 2,500 feature health articlas in magazine such as Prevention, Reader's Digest, Parents, Natural Health, Women's Day, and others. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

PREFACE ix
GETTING STARTED: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW TO LIVE PAIN FREE 1(28)
When Pain Becomes the Disease
3(3)
Weight Loss Is the Secret
6(5)
Understanding the Obesity-Inflammation-Pain Connection
11(6)
Four Easy Prescriptions to End Your Pain
17(6)
Real Patients, Real Results
23(6)
RX #1 EAT WELL AND LOSE WEIGHT WITH THE PAIN-FREE DIET 29(114)
EAT WELL AND LOSE WEIGHT WITH THE PAIN-FREE DIET
31(36)
Why a Plant-Based Diet? Why Now?
33(3)
The Three Levels
36(5)
Creating the Square Meal
41(6)
Selecting Pain-Free Foods
47(5)
How the Super Foods Work
52(11)
Selecting Pain-Free Supplements
63(4)
PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE
67(44)
Calculating Your Body Mass Index
68(2)
Assessing Your Waist-to-Hip Measurement
70(1)
Level One Meal Plan: Jump Start
71(16)
Level Two Meal Plan: Weight Loss
87(8)
Level Three Meal Plan: Lifetime
95(8)
Pain-Free Food Lists with Serving Sizes
103(8)
PAIN-FREE RECIPES
111(32)
Drinks
113(2)
Salads
115(6)
Breakfast
121(4)
Main Courses
125(6)
Quick and Easy
131(6)
Soups and Sauces
137(6)
RX #2 EXERCISE YOUR PAIN AWAY 143(36)
EXERCISE YOUR PAIN AWAY
145(34)
How Exercise Reduces Waist Size, Inflammation, and Pain
147(4)
The Pain-Free Functional Fitness Exercises
151(16)
Start Slowly—But Start Now
167(7)
Secrets of Comfortable Exercise
174(2)
What You Can Expect
176(3)
RX #3 STOP THE STRESS-PAIN CONNECTION 179(26)
STOP THE STRESS-PAIN CONNECTION
181(24)
How Does Stress Affect My Pain?
183(5)
Identifying Your Stress Observation Signs (SOS)
188(2)
Learning to Relax at the First Sign of Pain
190(3)
Relaxation Techniques
193(8)
Calming Herbal Therapies
201(2)
What You Can Expect
203(2)
RX #4 INCREASE THE QUALITY OF YOUR SLEEP 205(14)
INCREASE THE QUALITY OF YOUR SLEEP
207(12)
Painful Sleep: More Than a Nuisance
208(5)
Pain-Free Sleep Strategies
213(4)
What You Can Expect
217(2)
MORE WAYS TO FIGHT PAIN 219(32)
HOW TO RELIEVE COMMON PAIN PROBLEMS
221(12)
SELECTING MEDICATIONS
233(8)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
241(10)
GLOSSARY 251(8)
REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH 259(3)
ORGANIZATIONS 262(3)
WEB SITES 265(2)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 267(2)
INDEX 269

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