Patient Heal Thyself

The story of Jordan Rubin's recovery from incurable illness is one of the most dramatic natural healing stories ever told. In Patient Heal Thsyelf, Jordan, a doctor of naturopathic medicine and founder of Garden of Life, the fastest-growing nutritional supplement company in America, teaches readers how to take control of their own health and unlockk the body's healing potential. Jordan shows you how by following the Maker's Diet, the body will be given the nutritional tools it needs to overcome virtually any health challenge.

Finally! A solution for those suffering with cancer, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, IBS, and more! Today, Jordan Rubin is a doctor of naturopathic medicine and founder of Garden of Life and Ancient Nutrition. But at the age of 19, Jordan was diagnosed with Crohns diseasean incurable digestive ailment. In one of the most dramatic natural healing stories ever told, Jordan discovered a natural path to complete healing and sustained health. In this updated and expanded edition of Patient Heal Thyself (originally published in 2002), Jordan Rubin shares his monumental discoveries, teaching you how to take control of your own health and unlock your bodys phenomenal healing potential. In this book, youll discover How the body can overcome virtually any health challenge by following the Makers Diet The key to attaining and maintaining vibrant health lies in your gastrointestinal tract Which specific foods, not found in our modern diet, hold the key to healing a wide range of health conditions Complete protocols for diet and nutritional supplements The simple, life-changing strategies and ancient principles found in this book can help you chart a path for wholeness. Get in the drivers seat and take control of your health journey today!

"The change is in how we think about medical decision-making. Whereas modern medicine's core idea was that medical decisions should be based on the cold, hard facts of science-the province of the doctor-the "new medicine" reflects the notion that all medical decisions must impose value judgments. Since physicians can claim no expertise on making those value judgments, the pendulum has swung greatly toward the patient in evaluating alternatives and making decisions about their treatment." "Veatch uses a range of fascinating contemporary and historical examples to reveal how values underlie almost all medical procedures, and illustrate his case that this change is inevitable and a positive trend for patients."--BOOK JACKET.

"Perhaps our real work, whether offering or seeking care, is to recognize that the healing relationship--the field upon which patient and practitioner meet--is, to use the words of the mythologist Joseph Campbell, a 'self-mirroring mystery'--the embodiment of a singular human activity that raises essential questions about self, other, and what it means to heal thy self." --Saki Santorelli Today we are experiencing extraordinary technological advances in the diagnosis and treatment of illness while at the same time learning to take more responsibility for our own health and well-being. In this book, Saki Santorelli, director of the nationally acclaimed Stress Reduction Clinic, explores the ancient roots of medicine, and shows us how to introduce mindfulness into the crucible of the healing relationship, so that both patients and caregivers begin to acknowledge that we are all wounded and we are all whole. His approach revolutionizes the dynamics of the patient/practitioner relationship. In describing the classes at the clinic and the transformation that takes place in this alchemical process, he offers insights and effective methods for cultivating mindfulness in our everyday lives. As he reveals the inner landscape of his own life as a health care professional and we join him and those with whom he works on this journey of human suffering and courage, we become aware of and honor what is darkest and brightest within each one of us.

Its Time for the Planet and Its People to Heal Thyself Whether youre aware of it or not, youve been born into a system of degeneration that harms the planet and every person and creature alive. In order for transformation to occur, says author Jordan Rubin, you must make a decision to take steps today to become part of the solution. Planet Heal Thyself will teach you how to start a Revolution of Regeneration in the areas of health and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and food production as well as economic prosperity and abundance. Within these pages, you will learn: Why rebuilding our nations disappearing topsoil should be our highest priority How real nutrients from real foods create real health How you can help our planet by growing your own food The health and well-being of you, your family, and our planet rests on your shoulders and the daily decisions you make. If youre ready to do your part to heal our planet and restore your health, then the revolution begins with you.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • In this vulnerable, insightful memoir, the New York Times columnist tells the story of his five-year struggle with a disease that officially doesn’t exist, exploring the limits of modern medicine, the stories that we unexpectedly fall into, and the secrets that only suffering reveals. “A powerful memoir about our fragile hopes in the face of chronic illness.”—Kate Bowler, bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason In the summer of 2015, Ross Douthat was moving his family, with two young daughters and a pregnant wife, from Washington, D.C., to a sprawling farmhouse in a picturesque Connecticut town when he acquired a mysterious and devastating sickness. It left him sleepless, crippled, wracked with pain--a shell of himself. After months of seeing doctors and descending deeper into a physical inferno, he discovered that he had a disease which according to CDC definitions does not actually exist: the chronic form of Lyme disease, a hotly contested condition that devastates the lives of tens of thousands of people but has no official recognition--and no medically approved cure. From a rural dream house that now felt like a prison, Douthat's search for help takes him off the map of official medicine, into territory where cranks and conspiracies abound and patients are forced to take control of their own treatment and experiment on themselves. Slowly, against his instincts and assumptions, he realizes that many of the cranks and weirdos are right, that many supposed "hypochondriacs" are victims of an indifferent medical establishment, and that all kinds of unexpected experiences and revelations lurk beneath the surface of normal existence, in the places underneath. The Deep Places is a story about what happens when you are terribly sick and realize that even the doctors who are willing to treat you can only do so much. Along the way, Douthat describes his struggle back toward health with wit and candor, portraying sickness as the most terrible of gifts. It teaches you to appreciate the grace of ordinary life by taking that life away from you. It reveals the deep strangeness of the world, the possibility that the reasonable people might be wrong, and the necessity of figuring out things for yourself. And it proves, day by dreadful day, that you are stronger than you ever imagined, and that even in the depths there is always hope.

With our health care system at its breaking point, it is incumbent upon each of us to learn how to better take care of ourselves. Is it conceivable that disease is a blessing, not a curse—a biological solution to internal imbalances created by unresolved inner conflicts, lifestyle, environmental toxins, and infectious agents? Author and doctor Pieter J. De Wet sheds new light on why and how you get sick and guides you through the most critical steps on how to gain your health back in Heal Thyself: Transform Your Life, Transform Your Health. 'Every patient should read this book in order to gain optimum health. Heal Thyself helps even the novice patient understand how most illnesses actually develop and how the patient can take responsibility for their own recovery using safe, effective, noninvasive techniques.' —William Lee Cowden, MD, MD(H) By understanding the purpose of disease and its root causes, the solutions become readily apparent. Follow Dr. De Wet's twelve-week plan, and let Heal Thyself empower you to embrace these solutions and no longer feel that you are at the mercy of unpredictable and devastating scourges.

A Caregiver’s Tale When Eve suffered a near-fatal brain aneurysm, Madonna Siles, her housemate and friend, too quickly found herself making critical short- and long-term medical care decisions without any help. When the insurance and financial resources ran out and the conventional therapy providers discharged zombie-like Eve to the homecare of a solitary caregiver, both their futures seemed hopeless. Instead of giving up, Madonna Siles drew on life experience and her marketing career to develop a rehabilitation program that harnessed the power of the subconscious mind. Using motivational techniques borrowed from the advertising world, she appealed to Eve’s subconscious to bypass the brain damage and restore normal functioning. In three short years, even the doctors were amazed at Eve’s recovery and return to a near-normal life. Part memoir, part recovery manual, Brain, Heal Thyself is a guidebook for thousands of shell-shocked individuals who suddenly find themselves having to make life and death decisions for those they love. With humor, warmth, and arresting honesty, Madonna Siles’s lively narrative closely examines not only the patient’s recovery, but also the crucial role of caregivers—and the emotional, financial, and practical pressures they face.