Living Well With Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You-- That You Need to Know (Living Well (Collins)) - Softcover

Shomon; Mary J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060938196 ISBN 13: 9780060938192

Publisher: Harper Resource, 2002

Synopsis

A complete guide to understanding the mysterious and often difficult-to-pinpoint disorders of the immune system--and finding the keys to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

An estimated fifty million people suffer from symptoms including fatigue, joint pains, depression, or heart palpitations -- signs that the immune system has turned on itself, causing conditions such as thyroid disease, hepatitis, or multiple sclerosis. And while doctors may prescribe treatments to relieve these surface ailments, when asked about the life-long health implications of an autoimmune condition, they often just shrug their shoulders. Yet much like cancer, having one autoimmune disease puts you at high risk for developing another, and understanding the underlying immune process can reverse a patients approach to a dysfunction--for the author, it changed the way she ate, the vitamins and supplements she took, and the types of doctors she visited. Living Well with Autoimmune Disease is the first book that goes beyond the conventional treatments by showing you how to work on your underlying autoimmune dysfunction with natural and alternative therapies.

About this title

Review:

"This informative self-help manual is badly needed."--Publishers Weekly

"A must read book."--American Autoimmune Related Disease Association

"...inspirational for those afflicted with mysterious conditions...offers solid, practical advice for getting your health back on track."--Alternative Medicine Magazine

About the Author:

Diagnosed with a thyroid disease in 1995, Mary J. Shomon has transformed her health challenges into a mission as an internationally known patient advocate. She is the founder and editor in chief of several thyroid, autoimmune, and nutrition newsletters, as well as the Internet's most popular thyroid disease website, www.thyroid-info.com. She lives in Kensington, Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Resource
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060938196
• ISBN 13: 9780060938192
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544