Table of Contents
About the authors viii
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 The inquisitive doctor 1.1
Chapter 2 The road map from symptoms to mechanisms to diagnosis and treatment 2.1
Chapter 3 Stumbling and fumbling my way to the right questions 3.1
Part II Symptoms and Clinical Pictures
Chapter 4 Symptoms - our vital early warning system 4.1
Chapter 5 Fatigue: tired all the time 5.1
Chapter 6 Pain 6.1
Chapter 7 Inflammation symptoms 7.1
Chapter 8 Poisoning and deficiency clinical pictures 8.1
Chapter 9 Hormonal clinical pictures 9.1
Part III Mechanisms
Chapter 10 Diagnosis starts with detective work 10.1
Chapter 11 Fatigue mechanisms: the fuel in the tank 11.1
Chapter 12 Fatigue mechanisms: the engine and fuel delivery 12.1
Chapter 13 Fatigue mechanisms: the accelerator and gearbox 13.1
Chapter 14 Mechanisms: sleep 14.1
Chapter 15 Poisonings and how to detoxify 15.1
Chapter 16 Inflammation mechanisms 16.1
Chapter 17 Mechanical damage, friction and degenerative disease 17.1
Chapter 18 Mechanisms of growth promotion: benign, malignant and prion disorders 18.1
Chapter 19 Genetics and epigenetics 19.1
Part IV What to do - the Basics
Chapter 20 Start with Groundhog Basic 20.1
Chapter 21 The paleo-ketogenic (PK) diet 21.1
Chapter 22 Sleep - common reasons for poor sleep and how to fix them 22.1
Chapter 23 Exercise - the right sort to afford overall gains 23.1
Chapter 24 Sunshine and light 24.1
Chapter 25 Reduce the toxic chemical burden 25.1
Chapter 26 To love and to be loved 26.1
Chapter 27 Acute infection is inevitable 27.1
Chapter 28 Diet, detox and die-off reactions 28.1
Part V The Bolt-on Extras
Chapter 29 Bolt-on-extra tools of the trade 29.1
Chapter 30 Tools to improve energy delivery 30.1
Chapter 31 Tools: vitamin C 31.1
Chapter 32 Tools: iodine 32.1
Chapter 33 Tools: vitamin B12 33.1
Chapter 34 Tools for detoxing 34.1
Chapter 35 Tools for healing and repair 35.1
Chapter 36 Tools to switch off chronic inflammation 36.1
Chapter 37 Tools to reduce benign and malignant growths 37.1
Part VI How to Apply What We've Learnt to Current Branches of Medicine
Chapter 38 How to slow the ageing process and live to one's full potential 38.1
Chapter 39 Infectious disease 39.1
Chapter 40 Ophthalmology (eyes) 40.1
Chapter 41 Endocrinology (hormones) 41.1
Chapter 42 Cardiology and vascular medicine (heart, arteries and veins) 42.1
Chapter 43 Respiratory medicine and ENT 43.1
Chapter 44 Gastroenterology (the gut) 44.1
Chapter 45 Dentists and their tools 45.1
Chapter 46 Nephrology and urology (kidneys and urinary tract) 46.1
Chapter 47 Rheumatology and orthopaedics (muscles, bones and joints) 47.1
Chapter 48 Dermatology (skin) 48.1
Chapter 49 Neurology (the nervous system) 49.1
Chapter 50 Psychiatry 50.1
Chapter 51 Immunology (allergy and autoimmunity) 51.1
Chapter 52 New killers of the 21st Century 52.
Chapter 53 Oncology (cancer) 53.1
Chapter 54 Women's health 54.1
Chapter 55 Preconception, pregnancy and paleo breast-feeding 55.1
Chapter 56 Paediatrics (children's health) 56.1
Chapter 57 Haematology (blood issues) 57.1
Chapter 58 Prescription drugs 58.1
Part VII Case Histories
Chapter 59 How to slow the ageing process and live to one's full potential 59.1
Chapter 60 How to fight infectious diseases 60.1
Chapter 61 Ophthalmology/eye problems 61.1
Chapter 62 Endocrinology/hormone problems 62.1
Chapter 63 Cardiology/heart problems 63.1
Chapter 64 Gastroenterology/gut problems 64.1
Chapter 65 Dentistry - its hidden problems (with thanks to Dr Shideh Pouria) 65.1
Chapter 66 Respiratory problems 66.1
Chapter 67 Nephrology/kidney and urinary tract problems 67.1
Chapter 68 Rheumatology/bone and joint problems 68.1
Chapter 69 Dermatology/skin problems 69.1
Chapter 70 Neurology/nervous system problems 70.1
Chapter 71 Psychiatric/mental health problems 71.1
Chapter 72 Immunology and allergy problems 72.1
Chapter 73 Spotting the new killers 73.1
Chapter 74 Oncology/cancer 74.1
Chapter 75 Women's health 75.1
Chapter 76 Conception and after 76.1
Chapter 77 Paediatrics/problems in childhood 77.1
Chapter 78 Haematology/blood problems 78.1
Chapter 79 Current cases - worked examples 79.1
Part VIII Appendices
Appendix 1 Groundhog Basic A1
Appendix 2 Groundhog Acute A2
Appendix 3 Groundhog Chronic A3
Appendix 4 Commonly used blood tests and what they mean A4
Appendix 5 Chronic inflammation A5
Index I1
