Cure

This selection is a collection of ideas and history that exists within the disease, Diabetes. It includes ways you can prevent Diabetes and its affects on people and summarizes the attempts to cure the disease in the past 10 years. I felt this book was an asset to the Diabetes Literature that I have read.

It is chock full of great information. The only problem is to try to organize it and get past some of the too technical terms. Overall I liked it and I keep referring to it when I have nutrition or supplement questions. I highly recommend this book to hypoglycemics as well.

I read the book because a friend ordered it from Rodale, while I liked the book, for general purposes, it really didn't have any guts to speak of.

When I went thru the book, I didn't feel there was enough information or the information wasn't as complete or informative as it could have been, especially for the price that Rodale was selling it for. *substantally higher than here, and the suggested list price I might add* Yes it had a few tidbits of information that were interesting, but, in my opinion, if you want this book to answer all your questions about specific areas that are listed, you would be better off purchasing a specialty book for the various areas that this book covers or supposedly covers.

My friend who isn't an herbalist, but, does read up on various areas of health, fitness, and herbs, was unimpressed enough to send the book back to them, within their trial period. Also she is the type that usually will keep everything even if its just for 1 or 2 bits of information she hasn't found elsewhere.

I am not an herbalist, but I would reccommend this book to anyone. It didn't overwhelm me with too much information, but it had a lot of good information on the topics I am interested in. Every chapter was helpful to me in some way. I am glad I found it on the shelf.

The Talking Cure is a well researched and written book about talk shows and how they provide a platform for women's issues. Jane Shattuc does an excellent job using outside information and her own surveys and focus groups to provide the background and evidence that talk shows actually do more help than hurt to American society. Each chapter outlines a different aspect of a talk show, from the production to a study of who watches the programs. The book provides lots of information on talk shows in the early 1990's and Shattuc's critical analysis of the genre leaves the reader wondering what exactly he/she thinks about talk shows.

Jane Shattuc goes into detail analzying four major daytime talk shows of the early 1990's and how they reflect womens issues and ideas. She does extensive (not to mention exhaustive) research on how talk shows are made, who watches talk shows, and what talk show topics reflect in today's society. I found some of her analyzations a bit long (ex: a long chapter on Freudian psychology), but the undertones of each talk show topic (re: feminist ideals) and how talk shows were made did spark some interest. Shattuc's use of lots of quotes and facts does provide adequite information for one's own critical analysis of the talk show genre. The Talking Cure is a good book if you're looking for something that will make you think.

The Food Allergy Cure convinced me that allergies may indeed be behind my ailments, but it did not provide me with enough information on how to treat myself without buying more expensive products. After reading the entire book and attempting to start my own treatment, I concluded that The Food Allergy Cure is effectively an extended advertisement for Dr. Cutler's BioSET techniques, where you are expected to buy her home testing products or visit a clinic, and for the enzyme vendor she recommends. Below I will describe how I came to this conclusion.

I slogged through the first half of the book, which is devoted to selling Dr. Cutler's BioSET treatment techniques without discussing in depth what they are and how they work. I was happy when finally on page 153, Cutler gets to actual diagnosis and treatment techniques. I tried the muscle testing on myself with milk, a known allergen, but my muscles did not weaken when I held a vial of milk. Determined to heal myself, I continued to Chapter 8, where you are told that before you actually test for foods, it's best to first test Level 1, where you "balance the body," testing for "blood, organs, glands, immune system, and enzymes" and then Level 2, where you "clear foods," listing "amino acids, phenolics and biochemicals, minerals, Vitamin C, [etc.]" (p. 170). On p. 171, Cutler instructs the reader to begin by testing the blood vial. Fair enough, anyone can prepare a blood vial at home. But how on earth do you get a vial for the rest of Level 1, your "organs, glands, immune system, and enzymes"? I suppose a resourceful person could figure out how to find Level 2 substances "amino acids, phenolics and biochemicals, minerals, Vitamin C, [etc.]" at home. I strongly suspect that Cutler expects the reader to order the Food Allergy Kit of vials, described in Appendix 1. Appendix 1 states that the kit contains Level 1 and 2 allergy vials (p. 287). How can a universal kit contain a substance representing the organs, glands, etc. for all human beings, when donor immune response results in such limited success in marrow or organ transplants? People are all the same under the skin, but in terms of medicine there are limits.

If you forgo buying Dr. Cutler's vials and test for foods only, Cutler's anecdotes on patients who went through the full treatment leave you with question of whether or not your treatment would be more successful if you bought the vials, or better yet, actually visited a certified BioSET clinic. Chapter 9 suggests credible detoxification techniques that do not necessarily require further purchases, but Chapter 10 describes enzyme therapy, which involves--guess what--another purchase. Cutler's recommendations dovetail conveniently with the offerings of Wellzyme, which interestingly also sells this book and features BioSET techniques prominently on the website. And a visit to the website shows that a modest regimen of enzymes would quickly add up to the same amount as a modest regimen of prescription drugs on an HMO plan. In this sense, the book's back-cover promises that you can treat yourself with the information in this book without drugs or expensive procedures, are not entirely true. I imagine visits to BioSET clinics are not cheap (I tried to confirm this, but no person answers the 800 number on the BioSET website, nor do they return calls), and while enzymes are not technically drugs, they do cost as much as drugs.

Chapter 11 outlines diet plans that look remarkably similar to one another (three of four prescribe liberal quantities of vegetables, for example). They also look difficult to follow. It's very well to restrict yourself to two of some fruits per day, but there are other fruits and vegetables that you must eat only 3-4 times per week. If you're a dieter, you can take weekly meal planning in stride, but most of us can't be bothered figuring out which fruits to have daily and which to have only a few times a week.

I do believe that these theories have some validity, but the procedures described require a certain suspension of belief. I recommend you borrow this book from the library, read it carefully, and proceed sensibly.

I also was cured of life threatening allergies by using this method. Did I think it was too good to be true? Yes. But after being told by 3 specialists that there was nothing they could do for me I was willing to grasp at straws. It worked for me and I have not taken a pill or made a trip to the emergency room for anaphylactic shock for several years.
Please don't let the skeptics keep you from trying such a wonderful chance to change your life. It is pain free and risk free so I would definitely recommend it to anyone. It can't hurt to try!

This treatment changed my life. It set me free of every allergy I treated, and I am still self treating more. It is very simple and uses stimulation of the spinal cord to stop allergic reations and reprogram the nervous system to no longer react to certain substances. Seems to good to be true, but it is!!! It is very real and very permanent. A moron could use this procedure.

Peace,
Levi

I could barely get through the book due to the way that that the author seemed to seeth with sarcastic anger at any type of therapy he didn't approve of. It didn't seem the least bit objective and he gave every evidence of being someone with an axe to grind. His own suggestions for therapy seemed astonishingly naive. He seemed to totally miss the importance of a person's emotional dynamics and he completely fails to understand the fact that interpersonal relationships are often multilevel. Don't waste your money.

It's easy to read and has great explanations of what exactly is psychotherapy. Being trained in psychology myself, it's a good course book for a beginning clinical psychology major who's not interested in becoming a psychologist. One may imagine learning more from other books such as taking a course from Dr. Andrew M. Barclay at Michigan State University. He has more material than this average guy. Too much over criticism of the profession of psychotherapy written all over this book. I've read better psychology books than this. You're better off reading non-psychology books such as Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig. Pirsig would comment on this book as being "static quality" and not "dynamic quality." It's the average run of the mill psychology book that will end up at the resale bookstores!

I have been a student of mental health education at the pop, academic and professional levels continuously since about 1984. Initially I was a full-blown enthusiast of the field, believing that therapy and therapists could do no wrong, but as I have matured in the field I have pursued a balanced view. For example, I enjoy both the literature and tapes of Allen Frances, M.D., former DSM IV task force chair, as well as other authors from the American Psychiatric Press. But I also get a lot out of psych-bash books too. The truth about mental health beliefs, practice and practitioners is found only by looking at all sides of this fascinating field, even if it bores,hurts or angers. I certainly did not find a balanced picture in college, nor is it seen in the overwhelming majority of people who work in the mental health field today. Although somewhat irritating to read, and far from the most entertaining of books, I nevertheless found Terence Cambell's work to be important, and have read this and anotherof his. As this book points out, far too many therapists are troubled people providing junk "therapy" based on pseudo-science, folk myth, spiritualized pop philosophy, and pure guesswork. Instead of trying to cover up these and other problems or simply avoiding the issues, as is usually the case, the mental health field, from academics to clinical practice, needs to come clean and present the true, full, balanced picture, which is that of a field embraced by lifesaving wisdom and science, and artistically applied skill, as well as one where there is far too much hurtful nonsense and too many incompetent practitioners. All the bash books I have read have been written by field professionals and university academics, and not vengeful clients or opportunistic journalists. Among my favorite bash authors are Robyn Dawes, Elliot Valenstein, Bernie Zilbergeld, Paula Caplan, and Sidney Walker.

This book appears to be a compendium of poorly documented cases with no scientific methodology at all. No attempt is made at peer review, no statistical data is presented from patient sampling, in general just the story of one man who seems to blindly ignore the basic tenents of any scientific process.

How many more decades and how many millions, if not billions of lives will it take (if ever) before people are blessed with real hope to get better? When I look at the medicines that are out there, bulk of them do not offer a cure, only masks to symptoms. This book opened my eyes to the possibilities that are out there if people would keep their minds open. Unfortunately, doctors are not gods, they do not know everything (as I'm sure most have the best intention to help). You have to read this especially if you have cancer/aids!

What a facinating story! This book is filled with dozens of accounts of people who had REALLY advanced cancers, but who were COMPLETELY cured. According to my understanding, the patients would have died had they continued with the protocols of standard medicine.

The foreword is written by a radiation oncologist who has quite impressive things to say about this unusual but non-toxic way of treating cancer.

The author also tells the sordid role of organized medicine without rancor. If this book ever hits the top ten, heads might roll.

One annoyance is the sloppy editing. There are numerous typos in the front of the book, and an errata sheet which basically tells the reader that basic explanations are backwards!

Still, the story ought to be read by everyone.

The Bible Cure for Allergies is nothing but pseudoscientific claptrap designed to convince the gullible that ancient peoples were somehow healthier than we are. (Most ancients lived short, pain-filled lives, but you won't read that here.) Far from being Biblical, this book would insult many conservative Christians with its constant references to New Age healing powers and the like.

Reputable allergy treatments do not contravene the teachings of the Bible. There is therefore no reason for anyone, no matter how devout or religious, to resort to the unproven, ineffective, expensive remedies this book recommends.

I liked this book by Dr. Colbert and just ordered one from amazon.com for my father who is suffering from allergies to dust mites and chemicals in food. I think the first review that had one star had a most hateful attitude. Dr. Colbert really loves the Lord and it shows in his books. He desires for people to be healthy and whole and so does the Lord. He is our Father and wants his children to be well. What father doesn't? Conventional allergy treatments such as desensitization shots are helpful but sometimes people need more. My daughter had 5 years of allergy shots and still suffers from allergies. We shy away from drugs because drugs cause side effects and they cause you to lose nutrients as they are detoxified by the body. currently our daughter is on a homeopathic treatment prescribed by her naturopathic doctor and it is helping. Dr. Colbert is not I repeat not into New Age type of thinking and remedies. This person the first review insulted Dr. Colbert's integrity and my opinion of this person is that they are mean spirited and judgemental!

This helpful book is full of God's wisdom! God has used Dr. Colbert as a vessel to convey truth to me and my family regarding walking in Divine health! This book does not delve into "new age" teachings, as others have accused. Obviously, they have no spiritual discernment. This is VERY sound, VERY Biblical advice!

The first chapter was great, ... but then the rest of the book felt like a fictional story. This book does not portray the events of Royal Rife very effectively, and the author's attempt to put himself into the classics of the Rife story has failed to impress me. I think there are better ways to tell the story than leading the reader on a fantasy tale.

This book would have scored better had it an introduction that stated the objective of the book. The first section, about Rife, we know is true. After that it becomes muddled as whether or not the other characters in the book truly exist at all (or ever did). If the remaining chapters are completely fiction, based loosely on facts, or "only the names were changed...," then it would have been better, and a lot less confusing, if the author had informed us. Perhaps there was a clue somewhere, but if so, I missed it. I'd STILL like to know.

This book should be a movie.The author does what no one has done before, he found a way to dramatize and emphasize the importance of what happened and the significance of the conspiracy against Rife and his methods. It is not the usual recapping of the Rife machine but rather deals more with the ramifications to everyone who has suffered, perhaps needlessly, from a disease that was cured in the 1930's but not allowed to be used.

If there was such a simple solution as mega doses of vitamins, etc, do you think anyone in the industrialized world would still suffer from this humiliating/painful disease? Although I do agree that certain environmental and dietary factors have an effect on outbreaks, I can testify that they are not the root cause. Therefore, minimizing these irritating factors can have a beneficial effect, but they will never make this disease 'go away'. How I wish they would! But you don't have to buy a book to know that overall health will improve psoriasis--it is an auto-immune disease, after all. In my experience, stress is the key culprit--and vitamins won't lower your stress level. The most effective non-medicinal treatments I've ever found are Neutrogena body oil (warm baths with the oil added do wonders), and sunlight. Just my two cents worth with 20 years of experience....

I want to believe that taking mega doses of vitamin supplements will cure Psoriasis, but at the same time my common sense tells me to listen to the previous cautionary post from the nutritionist -- the recommended amounts of supplements in this book seem extreme. And I doubt I'd ever get my son to swallow that many tablets on a daily basis! The book promotes a "drug-free guide to stopping symptoms of psoriasis" but doesn't address the toxic effects of some of the recommended vitamins, except to say 'reduce dosage if you experience tingling in your hands' etc. The dietary changes on the other hand, seem very appropriate, but this information is available elsewhere. Anyone wanting to read this book would do well to proceed with caution...

This book has DRMATICALLY changed my life.I`ve had scalp psoriasis since 3 years and it got worse as a result of many factors.I had a hunch that something was aggravating my condition,but lacked medical knowledge to substantiate my views.Finally I have access to a book that gives many answers to my question.I now that I should never have any children because I could pass on my condition to them and it could be worse for them to bear.After trying the things mentioned in this book my psoriasis has reduced by nearly 60%.I have to comb my hair only once a day now,earlier it was twice as I had to get the flakes off.On certain days I feel that I never had psoriasis in the first place.The book mentions certain dietary supplements which can greatly reduce psoriasis.After exercising regularly (as the book advices)I feel great! Thank you Lisa Levan and please be free to write to me with any advice.

This book is "science" in about the same sense that a car ad is an engineering text.

If Dr. Vaughan actually believes what she says here, Harvard ought to take back her degree. My freshman students know more about scientific method than this.

BTW, I am a strong believer in "the talking cure," but this book is no defense that any intellectually honest, aware person would ever recommend to anyone. I am just appalled. Beyond appalled.

One of the defining ways in which we might discriminate the sane from the truly deluded would be to determine whether or not the subject realizes that what he or she has written is silly irrational nonsense. Lewis Carrol was tongue-in-cheek aware that much of what he wrote was irrational nonsense; he wrote that silliness on purpose to entertain us. Dr. Susan Vaughan, on the other hand, does not have her tongue in her cheek when she insists in The Talking Cure: The Science Behind Psychotherapy that the "talking cure" she practices is "microsurgery of the mind," "neurosurgery"-not metaphorically, mind you-but literally. And she would have us believe that these 200 plus pages about her "talking cure" actually constitute genuine science rather than delusional silliness.

It would be a VERY short list of her colleague neurosurgeons and scientists at Columbia-or of any neurosurgeons or scientists from anywhere this side of the looking glass-who'd sign on to a statement that they agree that her "talking cure" therapy is real neurosurgery, or real neuroscience, or anything remotely like any kind of science, or for that matter, anything remotely like careful rational thinking.

Some 2500 years ago the Greeks reallized that it could be of some utility to construct a kind of knowing called "logos" distinct from "mythos, " and a unique mode of constructing knowledge was set in motion. Authentic science is differentiated from other kinds of thinking by a rigorous, unrelenting attention to this distinction. Novelists, poets, playwrights, songwriters, storytellers, shamans, theologians, astrologers, schizophrenics, used car salesmen, creationists, politicians, criminal defense lawyers, alien abductees, young children, and "talking cure" apologists routinely ignore any such distinction.

Susan Vaugh has written a wonderful overview of the inner workings of psychotherapy. Thanks to neural plasticity, psychotherapy can, and, if successful, does change neural pathways and brain structure. Support for this may be found in the way dreams change in the course of successful psychotherapy. During REM sleep, the reticular formation is activated and, as neurons from that area are fired, habitual story themes are creanked out that reflect a client's Core Conflict (Luborsky). As successful psychotherapy progresses, dreams change; i.e., the Core Conflict changes, which in turn indicates that the neurons fired from the reticular formation are being fired in a different way, with different pathways and patterns.