Disease Prevention and Treatment

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Summary: Very Good Except....
Review: The book is well-documented and gives complete and clear explanations of diseases, causes, and possible solutions - ultimately suggesting which product is a natural way to releive symptoms and improve health. That's fine, except they don't do enough to alert you that fixing one thing may be bad for another. While you can talk live to an "advisor" anytime, they are not medical doctors and may not be aware of negative consequences of an item. For example, if you have burning with urination, the book and advisors may lead you to take the potent "CRANMAX" which may be excellent for urinary tract infection. But if the burning is from prostrate problems, a heavy dose of cranberry juice (quite acidic) is not a good idea.
They should do more to point such contradictions.

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Summary: Disease Prevention and Treatment
Review: As a registered nurse and also a diabetic, I found the Fourth Edition to
contain an impressive amount of helpful information. I not only read the
chapter on Diabetes, but I also read several other chapters that are related
to health conditions that both my husband and I experience. I was very
impressed by the fact that the information was presented in a professional
manner and was substantiated by numerous recent scientific studies to refer
to for more specific information about the methods used and the findings
described. I plan to implement some of the information given in the Diabetes
chapter and to discuss other issues that might apply to my condition with my
doctor during my next visit. I have no reservations about encouraging
everyone to read the information in this book.

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Summary: The Baby Boomer's Survival Manual- A "Must Have" Book
Review: As the largest block of Americans approaches the ranks of senior status, we face an economy that is incapable of taking care of us we become feeble incompetent old people, especially when there will be more people over the age of 50 in the USA than under the age of 50 by the year 2025!! We owe it to ourselves and our children to be strong, healthy, vital seniors capable of thinking for ourselves, strong enough to carry our own groceries, healthy enough to function independently and if we need to, continue to work well past 65 to support ourselves. The only way to do this is with the Prevention of Disease, not by treating the symptoms of degenerative diseases after they occur. This comprehensive text is extremely valuable for anyone interested in saving their own future, from the medical person to the average consumer of nutritional products.

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Summary: An encyclopedic style, "user friendly" resource
Review: Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, Disease Prevention And Treatment from the Life Extension Foundation is an exhaustive, 1535-page encyclopedic style, "user friendly" resource compiling information drawn from research studies and the experiences of physicians worldwide. The "reader friendly" entries range from allergies, to thyroid disease, to scientific protocols that integrate mainstream and alternative medicine. Disease Prevention And Treatment is an impressive and strongly recommended resource for medical students, medical practitioners, and the non-professional general reader in need of quick and authoritative medical reference.

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Summary: Disease Prevention and Treatment
Review: Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, Disease Prevention And Treatment from the Life Extension Foundation is an exhaustive, 1535-page encyclopedic style, "user friendly" resource compiling information drawn from research studies and the experiences of physicians worldwide. The "reader friendly" entries range from allergies, to thyroid disease, to scientific protocols that integrate mainstream and alternative medicine. Disease Prevention And Treatment is an impressive and strongly recommended resource for medical students, medical practitioners, and the non-professional general reader in need of quick and authoritative medical reference.

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Summary: An Amazing book - no home should be without one.
Review: The size and weight of a telephone directory, this amazing volume puts together everything anyone would want to know about the latest scientifically proven treatments for most diseases from the common cold through arthritis and rheumatism to cancers and heart diseases.

The authors do not shrink from telling readers bad news where appropriate, and do not hold out false hopes or offer quack cures - all of this is hard, sometime brutal, science. However many recommendations are far better than you can get from an overworked doctor who hasn't time to keep up with all the latest advances. Full references are given so that your doctor can follow them up if he wants to check. As you are reading this on the Internet, you will have the facilities to go to the web pages given in the book where you get the very latest version of the article you have just read in the book.

The foundation that publishes this book is run by people devoted to prolonging healthy lifespan. They want to be part of developing a future world where death is optional - that is their prime objective, making money is merely a secondary objective in order to spend it on their scientific research. Many of their products are outside the ordinary government run medical systems, and they have had to set up their own quality control procedures to ensure that customers get the best possible results. They are not afraid to admit when they have been wrong and pull their own products from the shelves when appropriate. It is possible that this foundation will become the model for the way medicine is practised throughout most of the 21st century.

If you buy and read this book you will be reading about the medicine of the future, the medical practise of the future, and will learn what you can do right now to get the very best the world has to offer.

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Summary: It?s like having a doctor on call.
Review: There's a truth to the saying "knowledge is power". The more a person learns about the functions and dis-functions of their own body, the better chance they have of living a healthy life. But most people don't talk to their doctor or visit a hospital on a daily basis - so how would you know, for example, if your diet is not the best one for your gout.

By no means am I saying the "Disease Prevention and Treatment" book should replace your visits to the doctor - but it's an amazing source for medical knowledge.

Just about anything you need to know from preventing acne to treating cardiovascular disease can be found in this well written and easy to comprehend reference book. What I found most interesting is that Melanie Segala and The Life Extension Foundation are not biased when offering treatment advice. Both traditional treatments and therapies not yet accepted by mainstream medicine are explained as well as a comprehensive overview of the disease itself. All the information is backed up by years of scientific research.

If you care about living healthy, as opposed to just living, I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Don't buy use copies from Aphacraze
Review: This company is terrible. I'm not sure if the book is good or not because I never received it. Ordered june 12, 01 and am still waiting for a refund. I have gotten jerked around by them several times and am really getting fed up. But at almost $32.00 including s&h I will keep going till I get my refund.