Wear and Tear: Stop the Pain and Put the Spring Back in Your Body » (Reprint)

Dr. Bob Arnot is currently an NBC news correspondent and one of the most recognized names in the medical and health professions. A bestselling author, Dr. Arnot has published nine books, including Wear and Tear, The Prostate Cancer Protection Plan, The Breast Health Cookbook, The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet, and The Biology of Success.

Feeling old and creaky? Everyday wear and tear can erode your joints and stiffen your ligaments and tendons, and can even lead to arthritis. Bestselling author

Dr. Bob Arnot designed a revolutionary program to overcome his own advanced case of wear and tear, and his findings can help you get on the move too.

His exciting new blueprint will dramatically improve your strength and vigor, help you become more supple and limber, and put the spring back into your step. Whether you are sixty years old or twenty, this book can help you beat wear and tear.

Based on the latest scientific research and decades of Dr. Arnot's own experience, Wear and Tear includes easy-to-follow guidelines to help you select the right shoes, incorporate highly effective new supplements into your diet, and kill the pain associated with sore joints and even moderate arthritis. For the more athletic, Dr. Arnot provides a regimen of nutrition, diet, and exercise to reverse joint damage. You'll even find customized yoga poses and a chapter on joint-friendly sports.

Dr. Bob Arnot will show you how to slow, stop, or even reverse the effects of wear and tear.

Contents

Introduction: Wear and Tear

The Road Map

PART ONE

Problems: What Causes Wear and Tear

1. Heel Pounders

2. Stiff Man Syndrome

3. Fatal Flaws

4. The Weak Link

5. Overload

PART TWO

Solutions: Beating Wear and Tear

6. Kill the Pain

7. Protect Your Joints

8. Fix the Flaws

9. Restore Your Joints

10. Build Protective Strength

11. Put Back the Spring

12. Lighten the Load

13. Play Joint-Friendly Sports

14. Conclusion

Appendix: Joint Nutrition

Glossary

Selected Biographies

Bibliography

Index