What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Autoimmune Disorders: The Revolutionary Drug-Free Treatments for Thyroid Disease, Lupus, MS, IBD, Chronic Fati

by Stephen B. Edelson and Deborah Mitchell

Book Overview

Autoimmune disorders are not well understood and can be difficult to treat. The result is that there are millions of people with autoimmune diseases looking for answers, relief and healing, and not finding them. The majority of doctors treating autoimmunity simply attack the symptoms and treat each disorder separately, but Dr Edelson believes all autoimmune disorders are similar at their core and addresses what he sees as the root cause of these debilitating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446679240
• ISBN13: 9780446679244
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Five Stars for One of the Best Books on the topics!

I want to reiterate what another reviewer already said: "Don't let the previous review scare you. The quackwatch guys are the quacks themselves. Barrett, who heads up the quackwatch "research", is not a board certified doctor of anything and has been sued a bunch of times." So true! Not only is that true, but any doctor who sets out to provide treatment protocols for patients that do not feed the bloody maw of Big Pharma (which brainwashes the masses into believing that any illness is the lack of one of their drugs!) is guaranteed to at least come under fire if not be set up to take a fall by covert measures. Okay, having said that so that you know I've read the court files and assessed them as a complete set-up, let me now talk about the book. This book is engaging and full of cutting edge science as well as practical advice. Dr. Edelson explains some very complex physiological systems in clear language that even impressed my doctor who said she never did understand it as well even in medical school! Not only that, but Edelson was a pioneer in a field that is now being taken up by other high profile doctors such as Mark Hyman, author of "The Ultra-Mind Solution". They are saying pretty much the same things, only Edelson said it first. Like any other diet or health book, there is a particular focus and some of his ideas and protocols won't work for everyone. But, by and large, Dr. Edelson manages to connect things together in a very comprehensive way, and those people who will not benefit from his approach are, I would think, a vanishing minority. One thing that struck me and convinced me that Dr. Edelson really knew his stuff was his mention of the inflamed blood vessel lumps that appear in the forearms of individuals who suffer rheumatoid arthritis. I've had these lumps for years, I have rheumatoid arthritis, and no other doctor has ever been able to tell me what those lumps are. What's more, they have begun to disappear simply from following the protocol in Dr. Edelson's book. My doctor is even willing to experiment with the anti-biotic treatment for my condition and I'm looking forward to even greater improvement than I have achieved already, and that will be something! I'm already almost 90% free of pain and my good days now far outnumber my bad days! Thank you Dr. Edelson!

Excellent book!

I was very impressed with this book. It really is very comprehensive and provides all the information needed to get familiarized with autoimmune disorders and, most important, what you can actually DO to get better. Dr. Edelson gives easy to digest information about the immune system, about each dis-ease, the tests needed for diagnosis, mainstream therapies and the alternative therapies, and case stories as well. He surely was in the right track, so I was very distressed to learn about the suits and that the Edelson Center had to close. I read the court files and the problems regarding Dr Edelson's practicing license and I don't think it should influence readers of this book. The whole thing reads as a very venomous way to bring him down. It will be more fair if each one of us with autoimmune problems will suit the medical system (always influenced by pharmaceutical companies which don't cure autoimmune diseases) for perpetuating our health problems (and quite often making them worse) when there are alternative therapies that work because they target the root problems. After reading this book, I got more serious with my detox and decided to follow a heavy metal chelation protocol and finally, I'm seeing very positive results in my health. It is truly amazing! I'm forever thankful to Dr. Edelson. I highly recommend this book!

Very interesting

This book is very interesting and leads me to believe I am on the right track with my health issues.

Great ideas when looking for drug-free options!

Having had autoimmune disorders for years, I was looking for options. While for some the drugs commonly prescribed for these disorders works, for me it did not. I was happy to see other options that are mentioned in the book that I can incorporate into my daily life. Not all of the options are for me, but neither is it for anyone with any protocol.

Excellent book

Don't let the previous review scare you. The quackwatch guys are the quacks themselves. Barrett, who heads up the quackwatch "research", is not a board certified doctor of anything and has been sued a bunch of times. The book itself is excellent and describes a treatment protocol that works. This protocol brought me back from near death when no local doctor could even figure out what was wrong with me. The protocol has also significantly helped our son who has autism. The "best" specialists told us there was no treatment for our son's autism and he would be permanently institutionalized by the age of 7. However, like many autism kids doing biomedical treatments, including those listed in this book, he has almost recovered. He's now 8 and attends a regular school where he performs on grade level. The treatments in this book work. It's definately worth a look.