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The 6-Minute Knee Pain Cure by Dr. Jonathan Su

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Dr. Jonathan Su reached out to me to see if I was interested in reading and featuring his book on my blog. I actually had just been suffering from knee pain in the past weeks and I thought “perfect!”. He sent me a pdf of the book which I converted to an ePub for my kindle; unfortunately, this caused me to not be able to view the pictures properly, they transferred in “strips”, but all the text was there and fine.

I loved this book! There is a lot of information in here and it is easy to read and gives background and then lots of exercises and ways to make a plan for 6 minutes of work. The exercises were simple and all were things I had done before, but I had never thought of them in regards to knee pain. But here’s the kicker (see what I did there?) – after doing these exercises for just a short time, my knee pain was greatly relieved. I was thrilled!!

I went to Dr. Su’s website (sixminutefitness) and saw he had several different books available, including 6 Minute Core Strength. Full disclosure: my core has never recovered from my pregnancies. My doctor thought I’d need surgery as my babies came through my front muscles and I had a “ten finger gap” between my muscles. Instead I did a bunch of isometrics and then called it a day. Fast forward 20 years and my core is pretty much my weakest area. I was excited because many of these exercises I could do! And others I could do in the “modified” or “beginner” option they offered. And at 6 minutes, I do them when I go upstairs at night or when I first wake up. The book has lovely pictures that show correct movements as well.

Dr. Su also has 6 Minute Fitness at 60+. I’m 58 but I plan to buy myself this one for my 60th birthday!

So thank you, Dr. Su, for sending me your 6 Minute Knee Pain Cure book. I appreciate it!

Here’s the overview from Amazon:

Conquer Knee Pain and Transform Your Life

If you suffer from knee pain, you have the power to overcome it—or at least reduce it so substantially that your life dramatically improves—without medication. This is true regardless of the origin, intensity, or duration of your knee pain. It’s true regardless of your age or fitness level.

That’s a bold claim, but it’s a claim I feel confident making, based on the remarkable transformations I’ve observed in thousands of patients over the years—as well as my personal journey to overcome my own severe knee injury. It’s taken me nearly three decades to uncover the secrets of knee pain. This guide will teach you how to put my findings into practice and safely and effectively alleviate your knee discomfort in as little as 15 days.

You will discover:

  • The real culprit behind 99% of knee pain—it’s something that’s overlooked by most physicians and physical therapists
  • How to achieve remarkable results from just six minutes of daily at-home exercise
  • An easy-to-follow three-step system that delivers fast and effective knee pain relief

6-Minute Knee Pain Cure contains more than 100 illustrations and provides access to numerous online videos to ensure that every step is simple to understand. With this guide, you’ll be able to take control of your knee health and start living a pain-free life.

Dr. Jonathan Su, DPT, C-IAYT, CSCS, is a physical therapist, yoga therapist, and fitness coach based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His clients include entrepreneurs, executives, and elite athletes. Dr. Su is the coauthor of a physical therapy textbook, Netter’s Orthopaedic Clinical Examination, and the author of 6-Minute Fitness at 60+ and 6-Minute Core Strength.

Table of Contents

1. How Well Will This Guide Relieve Your Knee Pain? Use this Simple Test to Find Out

2. A Physical Therapist’s Journey from Severe Knee Injury to Discovering the Ultimate Remedy for Knee Pain

Part 1: What the $12-Trillion Global Healthcare Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About Your Knee Pain

3. Your Knee Doesn’t Need Surgery, Lengthy Therapy, or Specialized Equipment—It Just Needs 6 Minutes of Self-Care

4. The Culprit Behind 99% of Knee Pain Is Overlooked by Most Physicians and Physical Therapists

5. The Simple Three-Step System for Fast and Effective Knee Pain Relief

6. The Potential Pitfalls of Relying Too Heavily on Pills, Injections, and Other Temporary Remedies for Knee Pain

Part 2: The 6-Minute Knee Pain Cure Quick Start Guide

7. Here’s How to Get the Best Results from This Guide

8. Step 1: Restore Alignment

9. Step 2: Rebalance Strength

10. Step 3: Release Excess Tension

11. The Next Step in This Journey—Here’s What to Do After Week Five

Part 3: Additional Resources

Exercise Planners, Videos, and More!

Frequently Asked Questions

Has This Guide Helped You?

Amazon link (NOT affiliated with BBNB)

Spotlight on PASSAGE by Angus Wardlaw

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Here’s an interesting one that’s come my way! Passage by Angus Wardlaw which tells the story of Britain’s worst Polar expedition disaster.

Here’s the scoop:

‘PASSAGE’ by Angus Wardlaw.

Published in hardback by Daredevil Books.

Clothbound hardback edition with dust wrapper, 408 pages including map illustrations.

ISBN 978-1-7393932-2-9

Dimensions 235 x 164 x 27 mm

RRP UK £25.95

RRP US $29.95

Will be available direct from Daredevil Books or all good bookshops.. and of course Amazon!

Wardlaw, a descendant of Captain Francis Crozier who commanded the HMS Terror, sister ship to the HMS Erebus on the expedition, has meticulously researched all that is known about the fate of this ambitious but doomed enterprise.‘I am directly related to Francis Crozier, captain of HMS Terror, and have long been fascinated by what happened to him and the other 129 men who perished on the expedition. ‘PASSAGE’ tells their story.’
Popularized by the BBC TV series ‘The Terror’, there remains a high level interest in this story prompted by the continuing hunt for information on the fate of the luckless crews, the exploration of the wrecks and the recent auction by Sotheby’s of fourteen rare daguerreotypes of the crew from 1845 which had been sitting in storage for 178 years and were sold at public auction in September for £444,500.The wrecks of HMS Terror and HMS Erebus were finally located in the Arctic waters off Canada in 2014 and 2016.There is lots of great information about the expedition to be found at the Royal Museums Greenwich site.
Story Synopsis
On 19th May 1845 the Royal Navy launches its most technologically advanced Arctic expedition ever in the hope of finding the fabled Northwest Passage: a direct trade route to the Far East that could bring untold wealth to the British Empire. But, just as the expedition is on the brink of astonishing success, nature cruelly threatens to crush the ships and stretch the crews of Erebus and Terror to the limits of human endurance. With the temperature plummeting, the body count rising and little hope of rescue, their troubled leader has no option but to abandon ships with his freezing, sick and starving men and begin a brutal 500-mile death march across the High Arctic.This is the true, epic story of the brotherhood and heroism of 129 souls who must pass through the very darkest of places in their struggle to survive as told by the great-great-great-great nephew of Francis Crozier, captain of HMS Terror. 

About The Author
Angus Wardlaw comes from a naval family and as a descendant of Francis Crozier has long been fascinated by his naval forebear and the fate of the expedition. Following a career in the military where he specialised in intelligence and reconnaissance, Angus became an award-winning advertising creative director in London and New York. He is now an author and lives on a boat in London.

Three for Christmas — from the Ho Ho Ho Readathon

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I had a great time reading and participating in the Ho Ho Ho Holiday Readathon this past week! I set a goal of three books for myself, and I easily reached it (I also finished two more to review and started a third – guess I had time to read!).

The first book I read was A NEW YORK CHRISTMAS by Anne Perry. In this novel (and apparently Anne Perry writes a Christmas novel every year) it is 1904 and Jemima Pitt has accompanied her friend Phinny to New York from England for Phinny’s marriage. Poor Phinny doesn’t have much family and her mother left her while she was quite young under what seems to be mysterious and unfavorable circumstances. Jemima is hardly there when a dead body shows up – Phinny’s long-lost mother – and Jemima appears to be the main suspect in her killing (though with little motive). Determined to prove her innocence, Jemima joins forces with local policeman Patrick Flannery to figure out who the real killer is.

This was a fun read – and very quick for me (a few hours – less than 200 pages). Call me stupid but I never could figure out exactly WHY the murder took place and what it served. It seemed to stir up a lot of trouble, that’s for sure.

This was my first Anne Perry book, but she has a legion of fans and several other Christmas stories.

Thanks, Net Galley, for my copy!

Next I read CHRISTMAS TRUCE by Aaron Shepard. This was a children’s picture book that I got a pdf of from Net Galley. It tells the story of the WWI Christmas truce in fighting between the front lines of British and German men. This was a beautiful (and true) tale, with lovely illustrations by Wendy Edelson. Great for a read aloud to children!

Finally, from Blogging for Books, I got The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith. I just loved this book. This author lost her husband unexpectedly in the fall of 1999. They had three children, aged 10 to 17. That Christmas was incredibly painful and difficult for them. This true story tells how some unknown “true friends” delivered to them small surprise gifts each day leading up to Christmas and, in essence, helped them to feel the spirit of Christmas again. Not only was this a heart-wrenching read, especially because the grief was so poignant on these pages, but it was so inspiring to read the end and how the whole 13 gifts tradition got started, why, and how. What a beautiful and inspiring story — truly a favorite Christmas read for me.

Review: TALES OF A JAILHOUSE LIBRARIAN by Marybeth Zeman

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I recently received a copy of TALES OF A JAILHOUSE LIBRARIAN from my friends at Meryl  Zegarek Publicists (just a note: anything I’ve ever gotten from MZPR I’ve loved!). This is a mini-memoir of one woman’s experience working as a library cart librarian and transition counselor in the juvenile section of a large prison in New York. For Marybeth Zeman, her relationship with the boys in this facility is centered around her library cart and the books and stories she brings to them each week. Reading, for these boys, is a sanctioned escape, a chance for the future, a little bit of freedom in their everyday life.

Told in short vignettes, Marybeth has captured numerous tales of different boys: how they came to be in prison, what their daily life is like, how bright or bleak their futures are. Their stories are touching, painful, and honest, and one is left with the knowledge that these boys are just a small percentage of the thousands of young men incarcerated in our country each year. Marybeth’s story highlights the workings of the justice system and shows where improvements could occur, especially in helping the boys to have the skills they need in order to not become repeat offenders. Most poignant of all, though, are the voices of the boys that stay with you long after reading this book.

I was so touched by this book that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Then I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Marybeth Zeman while I was in NY at BEA. We connected through her publicist and spent about 90 minutes together just chatting and talking about her work, the juvenile justice system, her experiences, etc. There was no formal interview, or a “how did you come to write this book” type of Q&A. Instead we were just two educators and readers, come together to discuss our concerns and feelings about these boys and our hopes for the future.

Marybeth’s story is one that deserves to be told. Readable, touching, and unforgettable, her TALES OF A JAILHOUSE LIBRARIAN reveals an intimate portrait of what life is like for many of our nation’s young citizens. And Marybeth is a spunky narrator, both in the book and in real life! I can’t believe I’ve heard the last from this woman — she is going places and, as her subtitle suggests, she is “challenging the juvenile justice system one book at a time”.

Here is a picture of Marybeth from our time together:

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