Review of Arthritis and Common Sense (Fireside Book) (Paperback)

This book saved my life! I highly reccomend it! 20 yrs ago when I was 30 I could barely walk. I was always in so much pain... every dang joint in my body! Now I am totally healthy at 50!!! The book does talk about exercise...not to do it unless your joints are oiled!! It would be like starting a car without oil...the moving parts would be damaged. Exercise when you're healed! Follow the guidelines in this book & your joints will be oiled! It worked for me! I just wonder where I would be today without my dad giving me this book 20 yrs ago.

Product Description

Medical Self-Help/Health
Arthritis and Common Sense, the best-selling one-million-copy classic on arthritis, is now available in paperback for the first time!
In these pages, the arthritis sufferer will find a simple dietary plan that may help to alleviate the pains and symptoms of this disease, without the use of drugs of any kind. The overwhelming success of Arthritis and Common Sense and the thousands of grateful letters that pour in to its author prove the effectiveness of his safe and sensible approach. Dale Alexander offers a list of menus, a day-by-day breakdown of meals, and a plan of good eating for an entire week. His simple, nontechnical explanations, large type for easy reading, plus helpful illustrations ensure that every reader will quickly and easily understand what Mr. Alexander believes to be the causes and effects of arthritis and learn how he proposes to obtain relief.
In the thirty years since it was first published, Arthritis and Common Sense has become the best-selling book on arthritis ever written. And it will continue to be read by arthritis sufferers everywhere, because readers tell us this commonsense method works.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Arthritis and Common Sense (Fireside Book) (Paperback)

Review of Winter Blues, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder (Hardcover)

"Winter Blues" is a well-crafted book by Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, the creator of the contemporary concept of seasonal affective disorder and light therapy, one of the outstanding leaders in the field of mood disorders, and the author of numerous publications including the famous books "The Emotional Revolution" and "St. John's Wort: The Herbal Way to Feeling Good." The first edition of "Winter Blues" was published in 1993. In the past 12 years this book has become a classic reference for the thousands of people who experience seasonal changes in mood and behavior. The new edition is not merely a cosmetic update but an extensive revision of the previous edition. The revised edition of "Winter Blues" provides the readers with the most up-to-date information on the research in the field and reflects new perspectives in appreciating how much we can do to overcome the effects of seasons. The chapter on new research demonstrates the vast accumulation of new information we have gained on the subject of seasonal affective disorder, seasonality, and light treatment. The author describes interesting scientific findings related to the neurobiological mechanisms of seasonality. Other chapters of this book provide the readers with useful information on how to overcome "winter blues" and related topics. I am impressed with the deepness of the author's description of the "holiday blues" and "anniversary reactions." This is a simply written, interesting book. It is a book I certainly recommend to everybody who is interested in natural sciences.

Product Description
Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal's indispensable guide for readers who suffer from the "winter blues" is now more useful than ever. This authoritative book presents a wealth of new information on remedies for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), including recent advances in light therapy, research on the effectiveness of antidepressants, and new recipes to counterbalance unhealthy winter food cravings. Dr. Rosenthal distinguishes among various degrees of the disorder, ranging from winter blues to full-blown SAD; provides a self-test that readers can use to evaluate their own seasonal mood changes; and offers helpful advice, coping tips, and resources.


Click Here to see more reviews about: Winter Blues, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder (Hardcover)

Review of Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Food for Kids: 150 Family-Tested Recipes (Paperback)

When I found out my 3 year old twins were gluten intolerant, I had no idea what to do or where to start.This book offered a wealth of information not only about recipes, but information on the disease as well as excellent resources.Sheri's recipes offered me time saving, excellent recipes to offer my kids.It was nice to have recipes that were already family tested.I was busy enough chasing my twins and entertaining my 6 year old daughter at the time.Not only did my 6 year old prefer the gluten free breads listed in this book over regular store bought bread, but I have had company (not gluten intolerant) tell me the bread was excellent and asked for more!Just last week my sister was here from out of town and I had to ask her to save it for my boys!I specifically like the rice tapioca bread, breakfast muffins, and the chicken with dijon sauce.Another thing I am thankful for is the recipe for gluten free play dough.My kids were able to go to preschool and play with play dough! I didn't have to worry about them getting ill from the other play dough the school provided.Most importantly, they didn't feel left out by not being allowed to play with the schools play dough. I would highly recommend this book to any family, even adult gluten intolerant individuals who want to save time, money, and heartache.

Product Description
Serving foods that are appetising is no easy task for the parent of a child on a gluten-free diet due to condition such as celiac disease. Forbidden foods -- wheat, rye, oats, and barley -- pervade most recipes and food labels are not always clearly marked. This cookbook, however, can save families time, money, and anguish by providing clear guidelines for selecting ingredients and preparing food safely. But best of all, this is the first cookbook to provide delectable gluten-free recipes formulated especially for children. The rest of the family will want to try them, too. In addition to food recipes, there are tips for cooking substitution, entertaining, a list of resources, as well as a detailed trouble-shooting chart for the gluten-free baker. Sanderson also offers advice on how to deal with situations outside the home that may compromise a child's diet, such as peer-pressure and day care.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Food for Kids: 150 Family-Tested Recipes (Paperback)

Review of Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: A Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars (Hardcover)

I wrote a review of Dr. Bernstein's book in June of 2000. At that time, I had lost 15 pounds and had normalized my blood sugars using his regimen. Eighteen months later, I am still following his diet and routines. Most of the time my blood sugar is between 75 and 90 and my hemoglobin a1c is 4.6. I visited his office in ... and have had phone contact and occasional visits to his New York office since that time. (I live in Pittsburgh, PA) I have now lost over 55 pounds and kept it off. My cholesterol has improved so that it is normal to low normal. Dr. Bernstein also diagnosed a thyroid condition—which other doctors told me I did not have—and with treatment, I am now in the completely normal range of both T3 and T4 and my energy levels are normal for the first time in years. I do not find the lack of carbohydrates to be that much of a sacrifice, especially considering the damage that high blood sugars can cause. I have found food items that help make up for the lack of regular bread and potatoes (made by Ketogenics) that help when I am hungry for bread, but do not adversely affect my blood sugar. Dr. Bernstein is indeed available 24 hours a day. Last December, I awoke at 2 A.M. with severe vomiting and diarrhea—very serious for diabetics and I called his emergency number. He answered the phone, gave me excellent instructions, and had me contact him every few hours—through Christmas Day—until I had recovered somewhat. I wish doctors in my area would take his treatment and ideas more seriously because they do work. When I have attempted to add extra carbs to my diet, it ALWAYS raises my blood sugar to unacceptable levels (over 110). If I were to eat the diet recommended by the A.D.A., I would have severe problems with my blood sugar, which would in turn affect my cholesterol and my heart. I know because I used their diet and developed diabetes while on it. Low fat, high carb (and I ate mostly complex carbs—whole grains, beans, fruit, carrots, beets) and avoided foods considered to be unhealthy. I liked that food, but it certainly did not help my condition, and I quickly gained weight on it after initially losing weight. I have lost the weight on the Bernstein diet and have NOT regained it. The Bernstein program works for those who follow it. I am very, very grateful I found the book and I still highly recommend it to anyone who is diabetic, is likely to be one or who has a loved one who has the disease.



Click Here to see more reviews about: Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: A Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars (Hardcover)

Review of Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder (Paperback)

I was lucky enough to read an advanced copy before its publication.If you have had repeated depressions, depression that started before age 30, a depression that has gone on for years or depression that fails to be treated by antidepressant this book may save your life.If you don't think you have Bipolar Disorder this book will help you decide.If you are depressed and have a relative with Bipolar Disorder this book is for you.If you have depression and mood swings this book is for you.Bipolar II sufferers have very little “highs” easily missed by professionals.Some times there are no “highs” at all and only irritability.If your mind just goes and goes at night when you are trying to go to sleep this book is for you.If you have been diagnosed Borderline there is at least a 50% chance you are Bipolar II and this book is for you.If you are have Bipolar II this book is for you.If you have a loved one with Bipolar II this book is for you.If you are a counselor, a primary care physician or a psychiatrist this book is for you.Don't thing you see or treat Bipolar II this book is especially for you.Think that Bipolar is over diagnosed read this book and you will save lives.


This book is the first and only book dedicated to the most common type of Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar II.Bipolar II disorder represent as much as 7% of our population.It is as common or more common than Major Depression.All other books about “Bipolar” are about Bipolar I and don't address the special needs of people who have Bipolar II.The average time to be correctly diagnosed is 12 years.As a leading educator in the field of psychiatry Dr. Phelps has access to the latest scientific information even before it is published. This book was written for the layperson yet contains a cornucopia of information about Bipolar II that it is a must read for professionals.


Product Description

Tried everything but still not feeling better?


If your depression keeps coming back or is even getting worse, then you may be suffering from bipolar II or "soft" bipolar disorder. Commonly misdiagnosed, these mood disorders are characterized by recurring bouts of depression along with anxiety, irritability, mood swings, sleep problems, or intrusive thoughts.


Why Am I Still Depressed? shows you how to identify if you have a nonmanic form of bipolar disorder and how to work with your doctor to safely and effectively treat it.


Author James R. Phelps, M.D., gives you the latest tools and knowledge so you can:

• Understand the Mood Spectrum, a powerful new tool for diagnosis
• Know all your treatment options, including mood-stabilizing medications and research-tested psychotherapies
• Examine the potential hazards of taking antidepressant medications
• Manage your condition with exercise and lifestyle changes
• Help family and friends with this condition understand their diagnosis and find treatment

Click Here to see more reviews about: Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder (Paperback)

Review of Lupus: My Search for a Diagnosis (Paperback)

I felt like I was reading about myself, couldnt better describe the pain and frustration in waiting for an answer - excellent book - highly recommend!



Click Here to see more reviews about: Lupus: My Search for a Diagnosis (Paperback)

Review of Dealing with Depression Naturally : Alternatives and Complementary Therapies for Restoring Emotional Health (Paperback)

This book covers everything, and I mean everything in the realm of non-drug and non-electroshock therapies for depression. Each chapter goesinto great detail both on background and practical application for eachtherapy, whether it's nutritional supplements, cognitive therapy, bodywork,or medical causes and their treatments. Even if you want to continue withdrug therapy, this book is useful for the "what next?" or"what can I do in addition?" stages.It's also well-written,with very human flashes of humor.

Product Description
From the cutting edge of natural antidepressant research, here is new information on St. John's wort, SAMe, bright light therapy, and other proven natural remedies for depression. This fully updated second edition explores emotional health, including mood-enhancing fats and herbal antidepressants.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Dealing with Depression Naturally : Alternatives and Complementary Therapies for Restoring Emotional Health (Paperback)

Review of Prolo Your Back Pain Away! Curing Chronic Back Pain with Prolotherapy (Paperback)

I had Prolo Therapy done on my neck.I suffered from pain 24/7 from 5 flattened vertabrae in my neck.I never thought I would be able to do anything for the pain. I spent a fortune on chiropractors, and quack cures. I was tremendously blessed to find out about Prolo Therapy.Within four months of treatment I was pain free, and that was 5 years ago.I am so greatful for this treatment that words fail me. I went on to have it done on my rotator cuffs and got the same great result.It's a miracle and blessing.

Product Description
What are the options you have been given for YOUR back pain?
* Surgery?
* Anti-inflammatory medications?
* Cortisone?
* Pain Killers?
* Epidural steroid injections?
* Learn to live with it?
What explanations have you been given for YOUR back pain?
* Degenerative Disc Disease?
* Pinched nerve?
* Arthritis?
* You are just getting old?
You've seen a spinal specialist, and you have been given a diagnosis of any of these:
* Spondylolisthesis
* Herniated disc
* Facet syndrome
* Subluxation
* Mechanical low back pain
* Post-surgery syndrome
* Sciatica
READ PROLO YOUR BACK PAIN AWAY NOW! You will learn:
* Nearly 95% of all back pain occurs in a small six-by-four inch area in the lower spine and what can be done about it.
* No matter what the diagnosis, the underlying cause for your back pain is likely weakened ligaments in your spine.
* Of the high success rate for Prolotherapy and back pain and what type of hope Prolotherapy can offer.
* About referral patterns of pain, ie why ankle, knee, leg, or groin pain, numbness , and restlessness may actually be caused back ligament injury.
Read About
* What you should expect from a Prolotherapist by way of treatment
* How many treatments are typical to manage back pain
* Research and studies outlining Prolotherapy's success rates
* Case Histories
* Nutritional and self help guidelines
* Pinched and compressed nerves
* How you may be able to AVOID SURGERY
* How you DON't HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT!
This book may very well be the answer you have been seeking for years!

Click Here to see more reviews about: Prolo Your Back Pain Away! Curing Chronic Back Pain with Prolotherapy (Paperback)

Review of The Hidden Cure: The Five Laws of Perfect Health (Paperback)

Let me start by saying that I met Laurens 15 years ago while surfing in our beautiful island Barbados. We started talking about health, life, pyramids, ecology, energy...we shared same interests and became friends in a snap.

About a year later I broke a finger during a surf session. The pain was so intense I was unable to do anything with that hand. That evening we met at his house and he told me he could use EMF to reduce the swelling and the pain. I was skeptic: how could some electrical frequencies applied to my body reduce pain??? He checked a data base in his computer to find a frequency that matched the vibration of healthy bone and muscle tissue. He also added some frequencies for two types of Arnica (a plant that reduces swelling). Using a machine capable of generating those frequencies, he applied them through some meridians in my hands and at the end of the 5 minute session I already felt less pain in the area. By the next morning the pain and the swelling where virtually gone. I was so impressed. I shook hands with him using my broken finger..!!!

That event changed my life. I enrolled in his program. I enrolled my wife, my parents and my kids. We learned about true health. We learned what and how to eat. We learned the connection of fungi to chronic disease. We learned how simple sugars feed those fungi and rob vital energy. We learned to cure the Earth by curing the individual. Amazing..!!! It has been an incredible voyage...!!!

And now its all in this book. It condenses all this knowledge into an easy and fulfilling read. Its time to get this message to the World. 5 Laws = Perfect Health.

Congratulations to you and to your beautiful family...!!!

1 Luv' to all
Ralf

Product Description

Sustenance in biblical times, raw and natural, was a diet in balance with nature and can be considered the original organic lifestyle. Today, our world is filled with biochemical agents, pathogens, and fungi that drastically impact our health. Nothing escapes environmental assaults.
The Hidden Cure: The 5 Laws of Perfect Health gives you the knowledge to combat today's ecological hazards. Laurens Maas explains how fungi cause many of our ailments. In this solution-based handbook, he outlines a clinically proven easy-to-follow plan to reduce the fungal and toxic load in your diet and reboot your nervous systems as a means to holistic recovery.
The 5 Laws, which help reverse and eliminate the adverse effects of global fungal pollution, include reducing sugar and carbohydrates, eating proteins according to your blood type, eating fats according to your metabolism, eating vegetables that influence your body's biochemical speed, and correcting your body's electromagnetic frequencies.


With case studies, a seven day eating plan, and helpful recipes included, The Hidden Cure: The 5 Laws of Perfect Health will help your body promote a powerful immune system, rebalance your internal environment, and lead you to optimal health.


Simply put, The 5 Laws are about the five molecules of health: sugars, proteins, fats, minerals, and electricity. It is the balance of these five molecules that exist within us all that determines the overall health of the individual. This book is a simple guide to teach you how to gain total control of your health for the better, now and for the rest of your lives. Mr. Laurens Maas is a registered osteopath and homeopath physician.

About the Author


Laurens Maas, BS Ost., Di. Hom., is an osteopathic and homeopathic physician with fifteen years of clinical experience. He has treated musculoskeletal and degenerative diseases through nutrition, supplements, and education. He advocates clean, organic living and has been a raja yoga disciple for more than twenty years. Laurens has a popular private practice and resides in Barbados with his wife and three children.

Find out the true cause of most diseases


"I highly recommend all who read this, whether they be a physician or a patient, to heed these words wisely and carefully. This book truly contains advice and wisdom that is kept from the average physician and patient, and worse, disdained by those who refuse to accept and understand it while in fact it contains the truths of the ages. If properly applied it can save the lives of physicians and patients alike."Excerpt from the foreword by Bruce Shelton, MD, MD(H), Di.Hom.FBIH


5 easy laws to achieve optimum health


"I lost forty-two pounds in two and a half months. My past high blood pressure and abnormal cholesterol are now at optimum ranges. My heart problems are gone and I am happier, fitter, and healthier. I have been given a second chance at life through my health and the knowledge I have gained. This man is a healer in the truest sense." Simon Coles, patient, Barbados.


"Laurens Maas's program is fantastic! I have finally gotten to my ideal body weight and blood sugar levels, which seemed near impossible after years of trying. Laurens is clearly onto something of major importance."John LaValle, coauthor of Persuasion Engineering, patient, USA.


"Very simply, Laurens Maas saved my life." Bob Kiss, patient, Barbados.



Click Here to see more reviews about: The Hidden Cure: The Five Laws of Perfect Health (Paperback)

Review of The Candida-Yeast Syndrome (Paperback)

This is a good resource for learning about Candida.A fast read and informative.If you are looking for some answers to the mystery of Candida, this is a good addition.

Product Description
Diagnosing and treating yeast infections.

Click Here to see more reviews about: The Candida-Yeast Syndrome (Paperback)

Review of Cancer: The Complete Recovery Guide (Paperback)

This book tells you what cancer is; what the pros and cons are with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy; what the other new mainstream treatments are; why cancer research is failing and what the alternative therapies are that many people are doing - often with great success: the additional diagnostic tests you might want to consider; the detox regimes; the diets, herbs, vitamins, supplements and other approaches that have helped. And it tells you about the pioneers that have been vilified despite anecdotal reports of success - and so on. This book aims to provide a complete picture of the world of cancer. And it does so without hectoring or vilifying people who hold different opinions. It recognises that we are all different and will make different choices. I should declare my own interest in this book. I am the author and I researched this book as a result of my wife dying from cancer (and from the direct effects of the treatment she submitted to). I vowed that I would not go the same way - but I needed to know what the options were. This book was written above all to inform myself. In the book I tell the stories of over a dozen people who recovered from their cancers using alternative approaches - and they used different approaches so I think it is fair to say there are dozens of cures for cancer - but you can't do them if you don't know what they are. And this book is written to be accessible. One reader wrote to me: " I devoured the entire [book]in one sitting. As I read hope grew and grew. I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You gave us hope when all we could see was despair and you gave us a path when we thought all was lost. "



Click Here to see more reviews about: Cancer: The Complete Recovery Guide (Paperback)

Review of Treating Epilepsy Naturally : A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies (Paperback)

I am not a neurologist but have a strong personal interest in epilepsy. I read this book with great care. There are many chapters of significant merit including chapters 10-20. These chapters include the seizure taming effects of relaxation and certain types of music, doing things to prevent seizure progression when an aura is felt, lots of general information on epilepsy that is organized on a gender or age basis, the challenges of finding employment, and advice on a whole host of life issues that people with epilepsy often face. These are even more thoroughly covered in a number of other references which I have also read that come from the medical community.

So here is the real issue; what is in chapters 1-9? These chapters are loaded with information on diet, food supplements, vitamins, minerals, oriental medicine and other alternative and complementary approaches to treating epilepsy. As I read the Forward by Russell Blaylock MD and chapters 1-9 I had a growing sense that the author's thesis or belief is that traditional American medical treatment of epilepsy on the whole may do more harm than good and should be avoided if possible and that the natural approach is without risk and should be used preferentially. The real problem with this philosophy is that there are many people out there that will believe such nonsense. Any natural approach has risks as well as possible (if unproven) benefits. I certainly do not want to deny that there are problems associated with traditional medical treatment of epilepsy. Side effects are a real issue and can not be ignored.

The book has many unsubstantiated assertions that would make people think that the medical profession as a whole is uninformed. That is most unfortunate. Here is one example from the Forward;

("Doctors in general have difficulty with biochemistry in medical school......If your doctors do not understand these molecular events how can they efficiently treat your disorder? In addition to this lack of knowledge......" p. iv

Chapter 1 is a testimonial by the author on how she dealt with her epilepsy by eliminating junk food from her diet, switching to wholesome foods, adding herbs to the mix (skullcap and goldenseal), exercising and losing weight. She also decreased the amount of Phenobarbital she was taking. At that point she endorses a definition of drugs as being "poison(s)." The reader is also introduced to Robert Fried Ph.D. (a neuropsychologist?) Dr. Fried allegedly has come to the conclusion that "Seizures are metabolical, (sic) not neurological." Dr. Fried also allegedly feels that seizures are more like a regulatory body-process, like vomiting, rather than a disease process. The seizures are, allegedly according to the author, in a way readjusting the individual's metabolism to attempt to achieve homeostasis. My understanding is that there are some seizures that have a metabolic origin but they are in the minority. Certainly eating better and taking care of one's body should make a difference in overall health. Whether that will cure epilepsy is far from proven.

Chapter 4 starts by stating that if you have seizures it is imperative that you see a physician. That is good advice. An implication is made that hypoglycemia may be a major cause of seizures. Such an assertion ("major cause")is a little bit irresponsible in my opinion. It is correctly pointed out that anticonvulsants can have long-term adverse effects on calcium metabolism and bone health. It is then pointed out that phenytoin (an increasingly infrequently used old line anticonvulsant) contains "Drano" and "antifreeze." Puleeeze give us a break.Most readers should know better than to believe that. The real problem with this book as I see it is that there are people out there that will actually believe these assertions that are thrown in for effect, and may avoid the medical profession and thus deny themselves of the benefits that modern medical science has to offer. I in fact know of one mother that read this book four years ago and then took her daughter off of her medication feeling that it was too toxic to tolerate. The daughter's seizures that had been completely controlled for 9 months returned after 3 weeks and have never been under good control since then, in spite of restarting and then trying other medications. A reference should have been included, to the important studies that show that people that achieve complete control on medication for at least 2 or 4 years, have a high likelihood (better than 50/50) of not needing medications after that point, but that those that go off medication early and relapse are often difficult to control. On the whole this book is not balanced and this is one example where the other side of the picture should have been presented.

Chapter 5 on nutrition is interesting and useful. It is smart to eat right.

A lot of chapter 6, "Foods that Harm" makes sense.

Chapter 7 "Foods that Heal" has some interesting ideas. There is information on food supplements as well. I think a more scientific approach to the use of food supplements could have been taken. The issue of the blood brain barrier is not dealt with. There are many unsubstantiated assertions in this chapter. The section on GABA is a good example of both of these problems. GABA does not cross the blood brain barrier and so orally ingested GABA will not end up in the central nervous system. The section ends by stating that "daily supplementation of 500 to 1,000 mg of GABA has been shown to help prevent seizures." This is an irresponsible statement, that if taken and followed, could cost the individual several hundred dollars a year, and all for naught.

Chapter 8 is about the Ketogenic Diet. Although it can help in those with seizures that are particularly difficult to control, I think that most neurologists would not routinely recommend it. The chapter fails to point out the downside of the ketogenic diet and fails to point out that it will not work unless the patient is truly ketotic. Adding fats to a regular diet to try and achieve some of the benefits of the ketogenic diet will only result in weight gain, elevated serum cholesterol and triglycerides, and possibly exacerbation of seizures. Studies have shown that simply losing weight correlates with better seizure control.

Chapter 9 on herbs is interesting but readers should look to other sources before investing a small fortune on those options. A recent book by Orrin Devinsky, MD takes a critical look at herbs (and other alternative and complementary methods of approaching epilepsy) and cites relevant scientific literature (if it exists) that confirms the value of various herbs.

On the whole I do not feel that this is a balanced book. Nor do I feel that the author intended for it to be a balanced book. The sources cited as experts are too dominated by acquaintances of the author and not enough is cited from peer review scientific literature. There are far too many unsubstantiated assertions. Actually following some of the advice in the book could lead to lost opportunities to get epilepsy under control and could lead to much expense in search of the often elusive goal of effectively treating epilepsy without medication. I cannot recommend this book. I can recommend Dr. Devinsky's book "Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Epilepsy."It is a bit pricy so I recommend borrowing it from your local library unless you are a physician or a hopeless book collector that likes to buy medical texts. I give this book 2 stars because it does have some useful information. The other stuff unfortunately brings it down to a "2."



Product Description
Hard-to-find information on epilepsy, presented by an author living successfully with the condition
Drugs commonly used to treat epilepsy have some extremely harmful side effects. Treating Epilepsy Naturally is an empathetic, practical, empowering look at treatment options, lifestyle choices, and ways of living well. Written by an author who has been successfully living with it herself for most of her adult life, this comprehensive guide offers alternative treatments to replace and to complement traditional therapies and sound advice to find the right health practitioner for you.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Treating Epilepsy Naturally : A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies (Paperback)

Review of Foods That Combat Diabetes: The Nutritional Way to Wellness (Lynn Sonberg Books) (Mass Market Paperback)

So far I have purchased 4 copies of this book. It is such a good reference. It not only tells you what foods are good for you, but WHY. I am so impressed with the content. Really well written. I have read mine 4-5 times and find something new each time. I feel like I am more healthy because of it.




Click Here to see more reviews about: Foods That Combat Diabetes: The Nutritional Way to Wellness (Lynn Sonberg Books) (Mass Market Paperback)

Review of Diabetes for Dummies (Paperback)

The newly diagnosed diabetic often feels as if he or she had been plunked down in front of a circus tent, complete with three rings, sideshows, barkers, and scary clowns, only then to be told "okay, pal, startmaking choices!"
Many patients flee. Others roam around frightenedand vulnerable.
Dr. Rubin, however, clearly, calmly, and intelligentlyguides the patient in this book through the chaos and confusion of thediabetes care circus. He really makes sense out of what is available. Thebook is unfailingly clear.
I was also impressed with his anecdotes,drawn from his practice, about the emotional experiences of his patients,and with his tips on how to cope with setbacks, glitches, and successes.
Many books on diabetes lecture the patient. In this book, diabetics willfind a physician-author who does not lecture and who is not afraid toevaluate treatments and approaches. He seems intent on helping diabetics,and their families and caregivers, return to wonderful lives.
Get yourphysician to read it too.



Click Here to see more reviews about: Diabetes for Dummies (Paperback)

Review of The Complete Diabetes Prevention Plan: A Guide to Understanding the Emerging Epidemic of Prediabetes and Halting Its Pr (Paperback)

This book, along with "Prediabetes: What You Need to Know to Keep Diabetes Away" by Gretchen Becker, is an excellent resource for someone newly concerned and rightfully a little alarmed about her/his blood glucose level testing above normal.

One of the first questions one might have is "What should I eat to prevent diabetes?" In this total life plan, which includes practical advice for weight-loss and exercise--the two imperatives of prevention, Woodruff and Saudek also provide two weeks of menus and 150 superb and healthy recipes that are easy to make.

I have served many dishes to guests who just thought I had made a terrific meal. They had no idea the recipes were from a diet book. Some tasty examples are Grilled Tuscan Tenderloin, Slow-Cooked Sicilian Pot Roast, Scallops with Peanut Sauce, Salmon with Roasted Plum Tomatoes, Cherry Bavarian, Cinnamon Peach Crisp, Dilled New Potatoes and Peas, Crab Louis Dip, Double Bran Muffins, Toasted Muesli and Citrus Vinaigrette. These have all become favorites in our menu repertoire!

My husband and I have both lost several pounds in a few months with these recipes/menus. Sandra Woodruff's other cookbooks are great too. And, don't forget the exercise. We are also walking 35 to 45 minutes every day. Making time to exercise daily and eat right is a better choice than sliding blindly into what could become a debilitating and life-threatening disease. Buy both books and start taking back your life.

Product Description
Stop the development of diabetes in its tracks.

The Complete Diabetes Prevention Plan is a guide to halting the development of diabetes. In clear, accessible language, it explains the stages of diabetes and how the disease process can be arrested. It provides dietary guidelines for preventing diabetes, weight-loss tips, and exercise suggestions. In addition, the book features 150 easy and appealing recipes that emphasize good carbs, healthful fats, and controlled calories-all crucial elements in a diabetes-fighting diet.

Click Here to see more reviews about: The Complete Diabetes Prevention Plan: A Guide to Understanding the Emerging Epidemic of Prediabetes and Halting Its Pr (Paperback)

Review of Diabetes Type 2: Complete Food Management Program (Paperback)

If you are looking for a good book on what Type 2 diabetes is about then this book is the one for you.As a new to diabetes patient I was looking for some real tips and depth on how to manage my eating and diet.This book did not offer anything new that you could not find in other sources or the internet.
It is well laid out and written with a good beginners guide on how various food intereact with your body.It has all the basics you need to understand what is going on with your body.Also some very basic guide lines on Calorie intact and exercise.
But to call it a Complete Food Mangement Program is a bit misleading.I was expecting more indepth talks about the relation ship between meal time and blood sugars.More indepth about how exercise works in conjuction with proper eating and keeping your blood sugar lower. I realize that everyone is different in terms of what the basic needs are, but more numbers would have been nice.



Click Here to see more reviews about: Diabetes Type 2: Complete Food Management Program (Paperback)

Review of Food that Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia: Ease Everyday Pain and Fight Fatigue (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my wife who has been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after a co-worker recommended it.After making some changes to our food and what we eat, we are noticing a dramatic boost in energy and a reduction in aches and pains and sniffs and sneezes.I am enjoying eating real tasty food again since my wife has been using the recipes.You don't have to have fibromyalgia to benefit from this book.


Product Description
Easy recipes with wholesome foods bring fibromyalgia sufferers relief with food - an easy concept to grasp and embrace
Six million in the United States have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a debilitating, languishing, and painful disease characterized by chronic muscular and joint pain, headaches, and mental and physical fatigue. Food that Help Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia will provide the tools and guidelines necessary to generate positive health, increase energy, and reduce symptoms. The book offers an overview of the disease and its symptoms and teaches readers how a carefully balanced diet specific in particular nutrients can substantially alleviate the illness. The carefully selected ingredients in the 100 healing recipes both relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia and infuse patients with the nutrients they need to boost their immune system and help conquer this disease. All cooking methods presented will preserve vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. All the normal meals and snacks are included from breakfast to dinner including appetizers and side dishes so every meal can be a step in the right direction towards recovery or cure.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Food that Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia: Ease Everyday Pain and Fight Fatigue (Paperback)

Review of The LIFE Program for MS: Lifestyle, Independence, Fitness and Energy (Paperback)

Best Lifestyle Program I've seen for multiple sclerosis or for anyone.The skills you learn from this book empower the patient as well as the family.
By Irene the NP


I have worked with MS patients and their families for the past 10-years, instructing them about the latest drug treatments that can slow the progression of their disease in many cases.However, I've never been able to do more for their overall health than talk to them briefly about following a healthier lifestyle.Epstein puts the key elements into action providing specific steps to change behavior to improve overall quality of life despite disease.I loved the patient stories and the coach/athlete analogy she uses, drawing from her own personal experience.Her unique calorie system for learning to manage bodyweight is simple and easy to use. Most of our healthcare team along with our patients, have used the calorie system and self-monitoring method to lose weight effectively.

I highly recommend this book.


Product Description
Due to some of the limitations imposed by MS, such as chronic fatigue, depression, and muscle weakness, patients often become sedentary, gaining excess weight and developing poor eating and exercise habits. The LIFE Program for MS is a user-friendly teaching tool that helps sufferers to incorporate new behaviors into their daily routines, to live a healthier life and reduce the chances of secondary illnesses, such as cancer, stroke, and heart disease. Drawing on her own experience as a professional athlete, as well as her work at the Jacobs Neurological Institute in Buffalo, New York, Susan J. Epstein provides readers with tips and strategies for healthy eating, managing weight, incorporating exercise into daily life, and managing and conserving both mental and physical energy for daily living. She also emphasizes the importance of establishing a support system of coaches who can provide the MS patient with motivation and reinforcement. Finally, she addresses the unpredictable factors in life that affect behavior outcomes, whether family, environment, vocation, or self-awareness.

Click Here to see more reviews about: The LIFE Program for MS: Lifestyle, Independence, Fitness and Energy (Paperback)

Review of The Lupus Book: A Guide for Patients and Their Families (Hardcover)

The Lupus Book offers detailed information about lupus that is helpful for the newly diagnosed patient or, like my mother, for a lupus survivor of more than 20 years.It has become a "lupus Bible" for my mother and me, even after all the books we've read about lupus over the last 25years.The book includes example anecdotes, useful information ontreatments, and VITAL clinical information for each body system involved. Another Amazon.com customer recommended this book, and I am so grateful--wediscovered a life-saving diagnostic procedure through this book that mymother's doctors had not intended to run.If you think you're getting thebest care possible for your lupus, read this book and be certain of it.Ican't recommend this book highly enough--it is quite literallylife-preserving information for the chronically ill lupus patient.



Click Here to see more reviews about: The Lupus Book: A Guide for Patients and Their Families (Hardcover)

Review of The Thyroid Sourcebook (5th Edition) (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)

I was diagnosed with thyroid disease early 1999. Trying to deal with the daily medications is one thing, but changing my lifestyle to adjust to the disease is another hassle. A friend gave me this book to read hoping that Icould educate myself further on what the doctors always seem to fail toinform you. Wow, the things one learns... such as how to eat and how muchto eat, the risks involved with thyroid disorders, and how to work toovercome any future troubles. I will continue to pass it on to others whoalso have been diagnosed with this strange, yet more commondisorder. Thisis The Tyroid Bible.

Product Description

The classic reference guide forliving with thyroid disorder--now completely revised and updated


The New York Times called this book "an excellent source of information." The Thyroid Sourcebook features patient narratives; information on the complications of hypo- and hyperthyroidism, such as depression, weight gain, thyroid, eyedisease, and sleep disorders; the latest on complimentary medicine; and much more.



Click Here to see more reviews about: The Thyroid Sourcebook (5th Edition) (Sourcebooks) (Paperback)