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"Challem’s new book hits a home run — with the latest research on what to eat and take to defeat our real number-one cause of health problems — inflammation. It’s a message of the utmost importance."
–Jean Carper
New York Times bestselling author of Stop Aging Now! and Your Miracle Brain, columnist for USA Weekend magazine

What is the Inflammation Syndrome? It’s the cumulative effect of low-grade inflammation–including the aches and pains we all experience–that grows into chronic debilitating disease. This book, the first major book on the syndrome, reveals the powerful role that inflammation plays in a wide variety of common health conditions–from simple aches and pains to heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Syndrome X, arthritis, asthma, and athletic injuries. Drawing on cutting-edge research conducted around the world, Jack Challem provides a revolutionary approach to healing inflammation-related problems through an easy-to-follow nutrition and supplement program. He also shares the latest information on C-reactive protein, one of the marker s o f serio us inflammation. This book, quite simply, shows you how to feel better for life.

"Many of our most debilitating diseases can be traced to an inflammatory cause. The program Jack Challem outlines in The Inflammation Syndrome is a great first step in ridding your body of this deadly problem."
–Fred Pescatore, M.D., author of Thin for Good, The Allergy and Asthma Cure, and The Hamptons Diet

"In a scientifically accurate and easy-to-understand manner, Jack Challem lays out the basic nutrition plan for good health and weight loss."
–Loren Cordain, Ph.D., author of The Paleo Diet

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 43 reviews)

A Useful Resource, But Not Perfect by Irfan A. Alvi (Towson, MD USA)

4 Stars
June 28, 2009
In this book, Challem describes the "inflammation syndrome," a condition of chronic inflammation which appears to contribute to and link a variety of diseases such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, allergies, asthma, cancer, and many others.

Regarding treatment of these conditions, Challem describes the substantial side effects and risks associated with conventional anti-inflammatory drugs, and instead offers an alternative (or complementary) approach emphasizing diet and supplements. Based on other reading I've done and my personal health experiences, I believe that Challem's advice is generally sound. However, I have a few issues with the book which lower my rating to 4 stars:

1. The technical depth of the book is fairly limited. If you want to really understand the biology of the inflammation syndrome and the mechanisms by which diet and supplements act, so that you can apply your own judgment on a reasonably informed basis, you have to go beyond this book.

2. The information in the book is somewhat scattered and repetitive, especially with respect to recommended supplements and dosages. The book could be organized better and more simply, and should include more summaries of recommendations.

3. The summaries of studies often lack sufficient quantitative detail in terms of study designs, differences in efficacy between treated and control groups, p values, durations of benefits, etc. I appreciate the need to avoid overwhelming the general reader, but oversimplifying descriptions of studies is also a problem, since it increases the risk of misinterpretation.

4. Challem doesn't adequately describe the side effects and risks associated with supplements, including interactions with each other and with conventional medicines, especially when supplements are taken in relatively high doses. The point needs to be emphasized that supplements aren't entirely risk free, and therefore need to be used carefully.

5. Challem often doesn't provide sufficient details on how supplements should be taken with respect to taking them with or without food, number of times per day, etc.

Overall, I do certainly recommend this book as a useful resource for prevention and treatment of inflammation-related health problems. However, readers should be aware of the book's limitations, and should therefore plan to also utilize other books and the advice of their doctors and other health advisors. This book by itself isn't sufficient for a "do it yourself" approach to treating serious health conditions, and I don't advise that approach anyway.

Also keep in mind that this book was published in 2003, so some revisions to its recommendations may be warranted based on subsequent research findings.

The Inflammation Syndrone by Beverly A. Oxenreiter (Dallas TX USA)

5 Stars
May 27, 2009
So far so good, haven't finished reading book but experience with Amazon was great. Would definitely order from vendor again.

Do yourself a favor and buy The china study instead by Hardware Addict (Shreveport, LA)

1 Stars
March 15, 2009
If you really want to read a book by a scientist that revolutionized the field of nutrition, don't read this; read "The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell. It will make your head spin. The 30-year study conducted by international researchers more than makes the case against animal protein and milk. Nowhere does Challem's book even mention studies about the increased incidence of Type 1 diabetes among children who drink milk.
I wouldn't waste time reading Challem's book. It's outdated and based on shady science.

Where does the inflammation come from? by Ms. Jennifer C. Ozanne (Birmingham, UK)

3 Stars
February 10, 2009
This book is helpful but only goes so far: in terms of finding the root cause of these problems it only goes as far back as "Inflammation". But something has to cause the inflammation in the first place.

Many of the conditions listed are autoimmune disorders (such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and others). This is when the immune system attacks organs or other body tissue which affects how it functions. There is a theory of how this happens called "molecular mimicry" described in Dangerous Grains by Dr James Braly. Basically, if you eat food that you are intolerant to, immune system antibodies will be created to attack that food. But those same antibodies will also attack anything that looks similar to that food, such as other body tissues.

Whenever antibodies are are at work, there will be inflammation.

It would make sense for readers to cut out all their intolerances if they want to reduce inflammation. In the UK companies like York Laboratories ([...]) can test for 113 common foods, and I imagine there must be companies in the US who can offer a similar service.

I think the advice on anti-inflammatory herbs is useful though.

This book saved and changed my life. by LF (Brooklyn, NY USA)

5 Stars
December 12, 2008
I have had rheumatoid arthritis in my hips and knees since I was three (3) years of age and never outgrew it. Over the years, I have tried countless remedies ranging from aspirin, Naprosyn and Celebrex. Nothing reduced the pain and swelling in my joints and the medication wreaked havoc on my digestive tract.

Approximately, a year and a half ago, my personal trainer recommeded his acupuncturist after I could no longer run and could barely walk. The heat, stiffness and swelling in my knees and hips had become unbearable.

After a thorough initial consultation, which revealed my diet consisted largely of "nightshade vegetables" and dairy, my acupuncturist recommended Challem's book. Since reading it and following suggested changes in my diet and adding natural supplements, I have been without arthritic pain and pharmaceutical drugs for a year and a half. It's amazing what detrimental effects processed food and pharmaceutical drugs have on a person's health. I have recommended and given copies of this book as gifts for those whom I care about and are also suffering from some degree of inflammation. Thank you Jack Challem - and to hell with my doctors and Rheumatologists who are brainwashed and dependant on this country's pharmaceutical industry.

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