The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00JBJUB28 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 589 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bland lays out a road map for good health by helping us understand these processes and the root causes of chronic illness. Bland has greatly influenced many of the biggest names in medicine today, but until now we have not had access to the larger framework in which to understand chronic illness or ways to foster lifelong health. Treatment of chronic diseases - diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, dementia, and many others - is responsible for 78 percent of total health care costs in the United States, yet we're managing the symptoms of these illnesses with pills and temporary remedies instead of identifying, preventing, and addressing their underlying causes. Disease care vs health care: Which would you choose?Contrary to conventiona
Must read for anyone living inside a human body Alejandro Junger I had been to medical school for 8 years, done 6 years of postgraduate training and had practiced as a cardiologist for another 8 years before I discovered the teachings of Jeffrey Bland. My medical practice was transformed in such a profound way that not only allowed me to get way better results with my patients ( with way less medications ) but also to enjoy doing it.Now anyone can learn these concepts and practices through this new book, which I consider a masterpiece.Do yourself a huge favor and read this book. Some great stuff, but a lot that is not There is a lot to like in Jeffery's book. It explains why conventional medicine doesn't work for chronic illness, because it just treats symptoms and creates side-effects. It talks about using nutrition and natural plant-based supplements as vital components of true healing. It has good information about the different systems of your body, how they interconnect, and how interventions affect the entire network of your body.So why the three-star rating? Jeffery makes some recommendations and uses some protocols that are actively dangerous, and can make you very sick. Then there are many recommendations that are not optimal, and a number of key. An effective toolkit for reclaiming your health and vitality I am a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa. I discovered Functional Medicine in 2007 and used the principles described by Dr. Jeff Bland to restore my health and vitality after having six years of steady decline and spending four years in a tilt/recline wheelchair due to secondary progressive MS. I can now walk easily, bike 20 miles with my family and even jog again. Over one hundred years ago, Thomas Edison foretold that, “The physician of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his [or her] patient in a proper diet, the care of the human frame and the cause and prevention of disease”. Sadly phys