A few months ago I was told about a book by a chiropractor friend in London - The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss. He had been recommending it to patients and everyone had been raving about how excellent the book and information contained within it was and the effectiveness of his programme. After reading the book and making changes to my diet and training regime, I can absolutely recommend this book to anyone looking to change their body composition - lose weight, gain muscle or increase strength or endurance. Timothy Ferris brings together lots of interesting scientific information and most importantly uses himself as a systematic guinea pig. I particularly like his idea of the minimum effective dose - the minimum amount of input necessary to get the maximum effects. A concept so perfectly homeopathic! I think his slow-carb diet (lots of lean protein, beans and vegetables) is excellent and his weight training programme so easy, I feel like I am cheating... I can't recommend this book more!
Dr Wright... can you perhaps do an article on Rheumatoid Arthritis. What herbal remedy (Sutherlandia, Turmeric, Devil's Claw) should one take and can it really stop such a dis-ease?
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jnette@isales.co.za
Hi Johanette. Rheumatoid arthritis is a serious and complicated multi-system disease that requires ongoing specialised care, usually from a number of healthcare professionals. I don't think that there are any disease-specific medicines for it in natural medicine, but rather a large number of potential medicines that must be individualised to the person with the RA, depending on their unique set of symptoms. It would be best for anyone with RA to find a competent practitioner and get ongoing care from them. I have in the past seen patients with RA benefit greatly from homeopathic, nutritional and herbal medicine and I also think that some physical treatments such as osteopathy or chiropractic are invaluable aides. I hope that helps? Best wishes, Craig
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