Website: http://www.littlebrown.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: "Julian Whitaker, M.D., is the medical director of the
Whitaker Wellness Institute and is the founder of the American Preventive
Medicine Association, a physicians' advocacy group for freedom of choice in
medical treatment among both patients and physicians. He is the author of
Reversing Heart Disease, Reversing Diabetes, Reversing Health Risks, Dr.
Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing, Is Heart Surgery Necessary?, and Shed Ten
Years in Ten Weeks. He is also the editor of Dr. Julian Whitaker's Health &
Healing, one of the largest health-related newsletters in the world."
Brenda Adderly, M.H.A., is coauthor of the New York Times #1 bestseller The
Arthritis Cure, Maximizing the Arthritis Cure, and The Fat Blocker Diet, and
author of The Complete Guide to Pills. She is a senior executive at the Rand
Corporation and has worked in HMO and managed-care consulting, as well as for
the United States Public Health Service in the Department of Health and Human
Services.
ABOUT THE BOOK: (Information from jacket back cover - verbatim.)
"Magnets have been used as therapy for various ailments for thousands of
years, yet they have never found a permanent place in Western medicine. This
may be due to modern medicine's bias against therapies other than drugs and
surgery. Or it may be because scientists are only now uncovering the
mechanisms behind magnets' effectiveness. Regardless, magnets are slowly
creeping into common use for one reason: they work.
They work for patients with arthritis, reducing their pain and allowing them
finally to get back into the swing of things. They allow migraine suffers to
end cycles of debilitating pain. They can even reduce the pain and speed the
healing of injuries like tennis elbow, bursitis, and tendinitis. And these
remarkable results come from simply applying magnets to the affected or
injured areas.
I truly hope that this book will spread the word about this revolutionary
therapy. My patients have reaped the benefits of magnets, and I believe that
millions more can experience these miraculous results as well. Julian
Whitaker, M.D."
(From jacket front cover): "ASPIRIN? IBUPROFEN? PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? NOW
THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE: MAGNETS. If you experience chronic pain -- whether in
the form of headaches, arthritis, menstrual cramps, carpal tunnel syndrome,
sports injuries, or a wide range of other common maladies -- therapeutic
magnets can provide you with safe, inexpensive, and effective relief.
Many of America's most successful professional athletes, including football
players, baseball players, and senior golfers (more than 90 percent, according
to Golf Digest!), use therapeutic magnets as their secret weapon in combating
aches and pains. Now, with the first scientifically documented book on magnet
therapy by an unbiased medical doctor and researcher, you too can benefit from
this revolutionary approach to relieving chronic pain and discomfort.
The Pain Relief Breakthrough reveals the theories of how placing a small
magnet on an affected area of your body interrupts your brain's pain pathways.
Once you have located your body's pain trigger points, you can use magnets to
accelerate your body's healing power and to achieve lasting relief from pain.
When combined with a sensible exercise program and a health-enhancing diet,
magnet therapy can increase your body's resistance to pain and improve your
overall fitness and well-being.
The compelling medical evidence in The Pain Relief Breakthrough demonstrates
that therapeutic magnets are a safe and cost-effective alternative to chemical
painkillers. The pain treatment techniques described in this book make clear
how you can use magnets to overcome the pain associated with many common
ailments and injuries, without special training, and without the negative side
effects that often accompany painkilling drugs. Bestselling authors Julian
Whitaker, M.D., and Brenda Adderly, M.H.A., lay out a comprehensive treatment
plan that you can easily adapt to your particular condition and your
individual needs. The information they provide will help you to make an
informed choice about the pain relief method that's right for you -- and will
enable you to conquer chronic pain once and for all."
MY NOTE: No where in the book do the authors try to sell the public magnets.
They have a number you can call to receive their free newsletter:
1-888-211-2800. It is called Brenda Adderly's Health Watch newsletter.
FINAL INFO.: TABLE OF CONTENTS (I'm separating each chapter with a semi-
colon) What Exactly IS Magnetism?; The History of Magnet Therapy; Magnets
work; Permanent Magnets are Safe; How Magnet Therapy Works; Medications: Pain
Relief at a Price; How to Use Magnets to Treat Your Specific Pain; Exercise
that Helps, Not Hurts; Nutritional Healing: You FEEL What You Eat; To
Supplement or Not to Supplement; Putting it All Together: The Future of Magnet
Therapy; Notes; Index.
THERE IT IS FOLKS. If you want to check the book out, just give the ISBN # to
your local bookstore and they can order it for you. FYI - The magnets started
working on me the first day I wore them. The third day I "thought" I felt
less pain in my torso but I wasn't sure if it was from the magnets or not. It
was raining that day and I always feel more aches on rainy days. That day I
didn't but couldn't attribute it to the magnets. This past Saturday I was out
in the rain, standing on the bus corner for over 1/2 hour getting dripping wet
waiting for a bus. Magnets in shoes - no pain in torso. I noticed that. So,
this past Sunday - a rainy day and extra cold, I did not wear the magnets and
voila, the pain was back. I thought it was my imagination that magnets helped
reduced pain but, looks like there are lots of other people in this world
using magnets to stop their pain. Go figure!
Nora in Chicago (P.S. - I will post info. on the other book in a different e-
mail since this one is so long. It is about using exercise to decrease pain.)