ABC of Asthma, Allergies & Lupus: Eradicate Asthma - Now! [Paperback]

F. Batmanghelidj (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000

This book introduces a new discovery that unintentional dehydration causes many painful, degenerative diseases. It explains the direct relationship between water deficiency in the body and allergies, asthma and lupus.

You will learn:

-How to prevent and cure childhood asthma without medication
-How to recognize the signs of an imminent asthma attack
-How to identify chronic dehydration in your body
-Compelling stories of naturally cured asthma
-Answers to the most frequently asked questions about asthma and allergies
-Why medically treated asthma can lead to genetic damage
-How to prevent and treat lupus naturally

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Review

"He's been arguing for a new scientific approach that turns clinical medicine on its head." -- The Daily Telegraph, London, England

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Global Health Solutions; First edition. edition (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096299426X
• ISBN-13: 978-0962994265
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Lupus
  • #2 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Respiratory
  • #3 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Rheumatic Diseases

More About the Author

"Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D., an internationally renowned researcher, author and advocate of the natural healing power of water, was born in Iran in 1931. He attended Fettes College in Scotland and was a graduate of St. Mary's Hospital Medical School of London University, where he studied under Sir Alexander Fleming, who shared the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin.

Dr. Batmanghelidj practiced medicine in the United Kingdom before returning to Iran where he played a key role in the development of hospitals and medical centers. He also helped establish sport projects for youth in Iran, including The Ice Palace in Tehran, the first ice skating and sports complex in the Middle East.

When the Iranian Revolution broke out in 1979, Dr. Batmanghelidj was placed in the infamous Evin Prison as a political prisoner for two years and seven months. It was there he discovered the healing powers of water. One night, Dr. B. had to treat a fellow prisoner with crippling peptic ulcer pain. With no medications at his disposal, Dr. B. gave him two glasses of water. Within eight minutes, his pain disappeared. He was instructed to drink two glasses of water every three hours and became absolutely pain free for his four remaining months in the prison. Dr. B. successfully treated 3,000 fellow prisoners suffering from stress-induced peptic ulcer disease with water alone. While in prison he conducted extensive research into the medicinal effects of water in preventing and relieving many painful degenerative diseases. Evin proved an ideal "stress laboratory," and despite his being offered an earlier release, Dr. B. chose to stay an extra four months in prison to complete his research into the relationship of dehydration and bleeding peptic ulcer disease. The report of his findings was published as the editorial of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in June 1983. The New York Times Science Watch reported this discovery on June 21, 1983.

On his release from prison in 1982, Dr. Batmanghelidj escaped from Iran and came to America. At the Foundation for the Simple in Medicine he began to research the effect of chronic unintentional dehydration on the human body. His findings were published in the Foundation's "Journal of Science in Medicine Simplified" in 1991 and 1992. They can be read on the web site www.watercure.com.

Dr. F. Batmaghelidj wrote his first self-help book "Your Body's Many Cries for Water" in 1992, in which he stated that a dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of dehydration. The body signals its water shortage by producing pain. Dehydration actually produces pain and many degenerative diseases, including asthma, arthritis, hypertension, angina, adult-onset diabetes, lupus and multiple sclerosis. Dr. B's message to the world is, "You are not sick, you are thirsty. Don't treat thirst with medication."

Dr. F. Batmanghelidj devoted the last 20 years of his life promoting public awareness of the healing powers of water. He appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs and lectured around the world. He has left a body of valuable works of six books and more than a dozen educational audio and video seminars. His work has created an international community that has embraced the natural healing of the water cure. His ground-breaking book "Your Body's Many Cries for Water" has been translated into 15 languages and continues to inspire readers all over the world.

Dr. F. Batmanghelidj died of complications from pneumonia on November 15, 2004, in Virginia, U.S.A. He was 73."

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140 of 143 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Safe and Effective Treatment, October 6, 2000

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David Brownstein, M.D. (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ABC of Asthma, Allergies & Lupus: Eradicate Asthma - Now! (Paperback)

Review of ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus By: David Brownstein, M.D.

Dr. Batmanghelidj's book, ABC of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus is a must read for those who practice medicine as well as for those who are suffering from chronic illnesses such as asthma, allergies and Lupus. Dr. Batmanghelidj's unique premise that dehydration is the underlying cause of asthma, allergies and Lupus is supported by sound research and clinical acumen. Dehydration may be the biggest health problem affecting the western world. Conventional medicine has failed to address this simple concept and the consequences to our health have been devastating. Dr. Batmanghelidj's first-hand accounts of his success in using water to cure many chronic conditions are compelling. He further supports his theory of dehydration as the underlying cause of asthma, allergies and Lupus with rational explanations why dehydration is the cause of many chronic illnesses. In this book, Dr. Batmanghelidj provides us with a safe and natural therapy--water-- to overcome many chronic illnesses, which, until now, has been very difficult to treat. As a practicing physician, I have found the information presented in this book invaluable. As a patient, incorporating Dr. Batmanghelidj's recommendations about drinking water into my diet has significantly improved my health. A life-long condition of allergies and asthma has been improved over 90% by using this safe and effective therapy. I was able to virtually eliminate my inhalers and medications by simply increasing the intake of water and adding salt to my diet. This book has not only resulted in an improvement in my life, but in my patients' lives as well. By incorporating Dr. Batmanghelidj's recommendations about using adequate amounts of water and salt, you can learn how to overcome many serious illnesses. The most fascinating part of the book was his discussion about Lupus. Dr. Batmanghelidj dissects the different signs of Lupus and provides compelling evidence for why Lupus may be caused by a long-standing dehydrated condition and why the traditional medical model has failed in the treatment. This book builds upon the information presented in Dr. Batmanghelidj's other books, Your Body's Many Cries for Water Dr. Batmanghelidj's book is a must read for physicians and patients alike. His unique premise that dehydration is the underlying cause of asthma, allergies and Lupus is supported by sound research and clincal acumen. Dehydration may be the biggest health problem affecting the western world. Dr. Batman's first-hand accounts of his success in using wat er to cure many chronic conditons are compelling. He futher supports his theory of dehydration as the underlying cause of asthma, allergies and Lupus with rational explanations about why dehydration is the cause of many chronic illnesses. In this book, Dr. Batman provides us with a safe and natural theray--water--to overcome many chrinc illnesses. As a practicing physician, I have found thinfomration prsented in this book invaluable. As a patient incorporating Dr. Batman's recommendations about drinking water has significantly imporoved my health. I highly recommend this book not only for my colleagues, but for my patients as well. This book should be required reading for all htose intersted in safe and effective natuarl therapies. How to Deal with Back Pain and Rheumatoid Joint Pain. I recommend this book not only for my colleagues, but for my patients as well. This book should be required reading for all those interested in safe and effective natural therapies.

David Brownstein, M.D.

80 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asthma really helped, February 6, 2002

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This review is from: ABC of Asthma, Allergies & Lupus: Eradicate Asthma - Now! (Paperback)

I have had a chronic cough for years, a form of cough-variant asthma. I also am on a salt-free, or low-salt diet. According to the author, a low or no-salt diet is a trigger for asthma symptoms,for your body can't hold in the water you need and becomes dehydrated. He explains as we become dehydrated we produce a large amount of histamine, which creates back pain,inflamed joints, allergies and asthma. He also explains how the lungs need water almost more than any other part of the body, and get tight and sensitive when the body lacks sufficient water. You also have to get off potassium, such as from orange juice and bananas for some people these are also triggers because they unbalance the salt/potassium balance.

To make a long story short, I started drinking the 8-10 glasses of water he recommends, with a pinch of salt (only use sea-salt) after every two glasses, and 1/2 t. a day of sea salt. Within 2 hours the tightness in my chest got better, and within one day I had completely stopped coughing. I kept thinking this was too simple to be true, but now, ten days later, I have almost complete relief from asthma symptoms.

This book really makes sense,and the information is presented well. Oh, and another benefit - all my lower back pain went away overnight, after months of pain, chiropractors, stretching, and everything else I could think of. He explains how lower back pain comes from dehydration, that occurs well before we even feel thirsty.

It does take a focus to drink that much water, without any tea, caffeine, or other kinds of drinks, but it is worth it. I have recommended this book to everyone I know and have taken it to my doctor to read. There are lots of testimonials in this book from doctors and clinics all around the country who have had the same excellent results using the recommendations in this book.

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Batmanghelidj's reccomendations work!, February 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC of Asthma, Allergies & Lupus: Eradicate Asthma - Now! (Paperback)

A nutritionist gave me her copy of Dr. Batmanghelidj's book The ABCs of Asthma, Allergies and Lupus to read because my 5 year old daughter suffers from both allergies and asthma. I was initially sceptical but decided to try Dr. Batmanghelidj's reccomedations. After one day of drinking water and putting a small amount of sea salt on my daughter's toungue we took her off her daily inhaler and antihistamine. Her syptoms disappeared literally overnight and after one week, her school teacher commented that her concentration had improved along with her handwriting. I would reccomend this book to anyone with allergies or asthma. The treatment is simple, safe and free.