The Anti Inflammation Zone
2005 • GZ price $30 • Paperback
"My personal journey to define wellness medically and lay out a simple pathway to reach it is the purpose of this book" - Barry Sears
My verdict
This is the best Zone book yet.
I must admit that after following the Zone for so long the release of Dr Sears' twelfth book didn't excite me much, but when I got around to reading it I was nicely surprised - I learnt a lot! And I believe it's the best presentation of the Zone so far.
Good features
- excellent explanation of the theory
- explains the concept of glycaemic loads very well
- explains the new Zone points system for carbohydrates
- comprehensive section on interpreting your blood tests
- good sections on exercise and relaxation/meditation
Not so good features
- doesn't have sections on kids or dining out
- doesn't have comprehensive protein or fat food lists (but that's because he's trying to stop us being so finicky - he makes it pretty clear which of these types of foods to choose)
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Contents
| The Anti Inflammation Zone | ||
| Chapter | Page | |
| Introduction | xi | |
| Part I. The epidemic of silent inflammation and the corresponding loss of wellness | ||
| 1 | What is wellness? | 3 |
| 2 | Why is silent inflammation so dangerous? | 11 |
| 3 | The cause and the cure for silent inflammation | 21 |
| Part II. Entering the anti-inflammation Zone: How to combat silent inflammation on a lifetime basis | ||
| 4 | Testing for silent inflammation | 33 |
| 5 | Your first line of defence against silent inflammation: The Zone Diet | 47 |
| 6 | Turning your kitchen into an anti-inflammatory pharmacy | 67 |
| 7 | Your ultimate defense against silent inflammation: High dose fish oil | 75 |
| 8 | Additional supplements to help reduce silent inflammation | 87 |
| 9 | Smart exercise to help reduce silent inflammation | 99 |
| 10 | Decreasing the collateral damage of silent inflammation: Cortisol reduction strategies | 137 |
| 11 | Seven days in the anti-inflammation Zone | 147 |
| Part III. The science behind silent inflammation | ||
| 12 | Eicosanoids: The good, the bad, and the neutral | 207 |
| 13 | Why inflammation hurts, how inflammation heals | 225 |
| 14 | The obesity-diabetes-silent inflammation connection | 235 |
| 15 | Why heart disease has very little to do with cholesterol but everything to do with silent inflammation | 245 |
| 16 | Cancer and silent inflammation | 261 |
| 17 | Brain drain due to silent inflammation | 271 |
| 18 | Screaming pain | 285 |
| Part IV. What will our future be? | ||
| 19 | Who is to blame for the epidemic of silent inflammation? | 297 |
| 20 | Avoiding the coming collapse of the health care system | 307 |
| Appendices | ||
| A | Continuing support | 317 |
| B | Favourable and unfavourable carbohydrates | 319 |
| C | Zone carbohydrate blocks | 321 |
| D | Zone points | 329 |
| E | Body fat calculations | 337 |
| F | References | 351 |
| Index | 397 | |
