Curing the Incurable [Paperback]

Jacque C. Rigg (Author)

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About the Author

Jacque C. Rigg is a vibrant community activist, author and newspaper publisher. She has enjoyed a successful career as a commercial artist and is proud of her role of wife and mother. Rigg is an avid golfer who won several tournaments, including the Super Senior Championship of the Senior Golfers of America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Hara Publishing Group (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883697174
• ISBN-13: 978-1883697174
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,216,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Using nutrition to cure MS, May 24, 1999

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James M. Abney Jr. (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curing the Incurable (Paperback)

Mrs Rigg details her fight with MS. She ultimatly arrives at the conclusion that careful nutrition can positively affect the outcome of her MS. She feels that certain foods are digested better in a particular environment-acidic, basic, and neutral. She assigns foods to these three catergories and cautions the reader about combining them. She feels that we should not mix acidic and basic food categories together, but rather mix either acidic or basic with neutral foods, thereby giving the digestive system the best environment in which to do it's job. Mrs Rigg also feels that we should eat organically grown food when possible, as well as raw foods. She builds a rather credible case for this regimen as it took her out of a wheelchair and back onto the golf course. Having been a fair golfer myself, I recognize this as impressive. For all of us with MS, I am appreciative for her work. She actually was doing the Zone, before she recognized it as the Zone. I wholeheartedly recommend this book for those of us with MS. I have even given it out to those with cancer and ALS. Good luck to all who read this! Dr Jim Abney, Jr.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true contribution, August 21, 2000

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Liza Molina (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Curing the Incurable (Paperback)

Jacque Rigg dared to do what the medical establishment tells the patient is iether incorrect or ineffected... taking control of your own health and denying the establishment 16K a year to pay for harmful pharmacueticals. I agree whole heartedly with most of what I have read. I myself refuse to take the medications which cause tremendous side effects, often leading to a host of other illnesses and disorders. I have turned only to organic/living foods, magnetic matresses, yoga, prayer, nutritional supplements, acupuncture and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In a matter of four months, almost all of my symptoms have disappeared. This I know, is not due a "natural" remission, but my body's capacity to heal itself through proper nutrition and lifestyle. This is a wonderful introductory guide for those seeking to avoid the horrendous side effects associated with traditional "western" medicine. There are however several other natural protocols not included in the book that readers may also want to explore. Ironically, I am an Epidemiologist who teaches at a medical school, but who under any and all circumstances would follow Rigg's advise before taking the toxic medications which are currently available to MS patients. Thank you Jacque for a "true" contribution to the field of health. There are many of us out here who truly love and respect you for your efforts. Dr. Liza Molina

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Hopeful Information, January 8, 2001

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This review is from: Curing the Incurable (Paperback)

I thought this was a terrific book on using nutrition and related approaches to "heal" MS, primarily because Ms. Rigg does not advocate any one particular approach but rather emphasizes the need for each person with MS (or any other health challenge) to do lots of research and figure out what works best for him or her. Her emphasis on keeping a diary to record reactions to different foods and the inclusion of many recipes are both practical and useful ways to help the person with MS. After almost a decade with this disease, I am tired of medication and even more of insurance companies, and am committed to trying the nutritional approach to MS by starting a diary this week. Thanks Ms. Rigg!