“The Arthritis Cure” By Jason Theodosakis, MD, MS, MPH; Brenda Adderly, MHA; and Barry Fox, PhD, Harper Audio, Two cassettes, Length: Three hours, $18, Read by Adderly

Adderly deserves credit for improving her ability to read aloud. She still over-enunciates, but not to the annoying degree she did while reading “The Fat Blocker Diet” (Harper Audio, 1997), which she also co-wrote. Her pacing has improved and she sounds far more natural. That said, buy the book. This audio outlines a seemingly sound combination of diet, exercise and supplements aimed at eliminating or greatly reducing osteoarthritis. The different forms of arthritis are clearly explained, as are other problems that might accompany chronic pain, such as depression. The style is accessible, even if an overuse of acronyms is cloying. However, it is also repetitive and full of lists that must be jotted down to do us any good. Just buy the paperback for $6.50. It’s much easier to refer to than the audio, and you can skim over the repetition.