Detoxification & Healing [Paperback]

Sidney MacDonald, MD Baker (Author)

Book Description

Series: Keats Good Health Guides | Publication Date: October 11, 1998

The poisons around us and inside us present a tremendous "trash removal" problem, making detoxification a major part of daily biochemical activity. Dr. Baker shows how to measure the individual's toxic load, and remedial and preventive techniques, including supportive foods and nutrients.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Restore balance, harmony and health through a fine guide which blends cas e history examples with practical keys to understanding toxics and health. The focus on preventat ive detoxification and the healing process examines the signs and systems of toxification and consid ers how individuals may recover. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Keats Pub; 1 edition (October 11, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879837098
• ISBN-13: 978-0879837099
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,496,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of science and a lot of "I ran into" findings, August 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Detoxification & Healing (Paperback)

Although offering a perspective that is needed to challenge the traditional health practitioners, I think it goes too far. Too many personal viewpoints and comments about non-believers gives the book a lot of empty air if it is the Detoxification and Healing you bought it for. The findings are, however, interesting and if the book excluded the "I find" parts, leaving it to half the volume, it would be a good read. For those who want more scientific knowledge on detoxification, including a way to achieve it by a diet, I strongly recommend The 20-day rejuvenation diet program, by Bland. For those who are more interested in how these new ideas are challenged in the clinical community and an easier book to read, MacDonald could do.

36 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, September 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Detoxification & Healing (Paperback)

The author backs up what he clearly states is his personal viewpoint with fascinating scientific information and clinical experience. The book gives understanding and guidance to people with often misunderstood chronic conditions. The author is a MD who has taught at Yale Medical School; therefore it may be good book to give to skeptical clinicians. In the forward Jeffrey Bland Ph.D. states that he considers Baker a "master teacher."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings it all Home, January 7, 2010

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Laura Knight-Jadczyk (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Detoxification & Healing (Paperback)

If you are searching for answers to chronic health problems and have been reading dozens of books on the topic as I have over the past several years, you'll really appreciate this book which brings it all home with some theoretical background and excellent speculation on whys and wherefores. This approach is very helpful once you have gone through all the whats and hows.

I noticed that one reviewer didn't like the "personal take." Well, that is what I DO like, so different strokes and all that. If a trained physician is not to be allowed to speculate about health problems after practicing for 35 years, then who is?

The discussion about the relationship between the immune system and the CNS is fascinating and the piece of the puzzle that was missing from all the other books. Oh, sure, most of them say "you need to relax, meditate, have a good time now and then," but none of them say exactly how this is connected to chronic illness. Baker explains it beautifully. His remarks about how invasive life experiences play a key role in chronic illness are very much appreciated. More than that, they are supported by quite a bit of recent research showing that abused individuals are more likely to suffer chronic illness throughout their lives. Baker helped make this connection in my mind and, more than that, the WHY and HOW of it. His attention to these factors is much appreciated.

More than that, Baker emphasizes that every single case is different. The symptoms may be the same, but the cause is different. Two people suffering the same symptoms may discover that the underlying cause of one is due to a thyroid problem, while the other may find that their problem is due to a bacterial infection of the small intestine. Heavy metals, thyroid, bacterial/parasitic infection and hormonal imbalances as well as gut integrity issues can all lead to the cascade of events that occur in a wide variety of chronic illnesses and having that information is also priceless.

I highly recommend this book even if you have read all the others. Nothing takes the place of understanding, not even rote following of one plan or another. No two people are alike and the treatments cannot be identical so it is good to have the theoretical understanding that Dr. Baker provides.