Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Environmental Illness [Paperback]

Burton Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

Series: Alternative Medicine Guide | Publication Date: January 1, 1998

Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and environmental illness can be permanently reversed using non-toxic alternative medicine treatments. In this book, 26 leading physicians explain the techniques and natural substances that brought complete recovery to their patients.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Adding to their previous works on headache and cancer, the publishers of Alternative Medicine offer this new title in their series on alternative approaches to medical conditions. Although the title gives the impression that all three illnesses are treated equally, the bulk of the book is on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The text lacks significant coverage of manual therapies for fibromyalgia, and the coverage of environmental illness is just as superficial. The editors rely on anecdotal cases from 50 alternative medicine practitioners to describe nontraditional testing methods, detoxification regimen, and herbal, nutritional, or homeopathic treatments. Psychological factors involved with the disorders are briefly addressed as well. The introduction states that the treatments have not been "investigated, approved, or endorsed by any government or regulatory agency" and that the publishers have no financial interest in any clinic, physician, or product. But small-print sidebar icons are repeatedly used to lead readers to a product, service, clinic, or physician, and the information has the tone of an advertisement. Illustrations are interspersed throughout. Given the practitioner-driven treatments described, this is not a self-help book, but general readers frustrated with conventional medicine's approach to these illnesses may want this book in their public library.?Lisa McCormick, Health Sciences Lib., Jewish Hosp., Cincinnati
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Alternativemedicine.com books; 4th Printing edition (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887299114
• ISBN-13: 978-1887299114
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The No. 1 book on CFS, June 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Environmental Illness (Paperback)

I would describe myself as a "bare foot" expert on Chronic Fatigue, meaning by that that I have learned a tremendous amount in the past twelve months of research, and understand many times more than even some CFS specialists I have visited, let alone family doctors. I have read every book on the market and many hundereds of research papers. If I could advise a sufferer to read only one book, it would be this one. It is the most comprehensive (by many miles) and up to date of the lot. In short it is the number one book on CFS, and I should know. Other highly recommended titles are: America Exhausted (covers most of the imortant issues in a compassionate reader friendly style; any by Majid Ali; the Jesse Stoffe (although the science is all out of date the philosophy of the illness is spot on and he emphasises the immune system more than most which is important), and Teitelbaum (very oversimplified approach, but a good introduction to most of the basic issues). The books I have listed, are so good because they emphasise treatment, and believe that with enormous personal input, we can get well. The Burton-Goldberg tops this list, without a doubt.

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Roadmap to Health -- A Destination Guide to Recovery!, August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Environmental Illness (Paperback)

Have you ever wondered if your treatment protocols should follow any specific order for the quickest route to wellness? This is the first and most comprehensive guide I've read on the subject. From A to Z, sufferers from Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia & Environmental Illness have the necessary information, provided in one SPOT to help them in their recovery. The book provides the treatment protocol of not just one physician, but 26 total! It is a source that allows you to shorten research time providing all necessary medical, anatomical, biological, nutritional and chemical explanations of symptoms, cause and body organ/system affected and recommendations for recovery. Also included are telephone numbers and addresses of suppliers, labs and physicians. Upon completion, you will have read about multiple courses of treatment for the same symptons and be able to make informed decisions. I highly recommend this book. Even those PWC's with Brain Fog will find the guide easy to traverse.

74 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Changed My Life (For the Better), June 30, 2000

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This review is from: Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Environmental Illness (Paperback)

My boss bought this book for me, and I thought it was going to be just another, "yeah, you have fibromyalgia and it's a real shame, this is how you cope with it", but instead, this book CHANGED MY LIFE! (Sorry for the run-on sentence). I had so much pain that some days I couldn't get out of bed. I would find a position that was minimally pain free and not move until I was better. It got so bad that I had to use a cane so I could get to work. But I read the book and I couldn't believe the case histories. But when the pain got so bad that I thought I would lose my job, I changed my diet (hey, what did I have to lose? ) and low and behold, within a week the pain was gone (I stopped taking pain medicine everyday), the "fog" lifted and I felt better than I had in YEARS! Another side benefit, is that I have lost weight! But I recommend this book very highly. I will also say that my doctors have pooh-poohed these results, but I firmly believe that what we eat, really effects how we feel. I just never knew how much!