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Detoxify or Die

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Doctor Rogers is exactly on the mark! I am a trained epidemiologist. I have always been concerned about the illness patterns that seem to be increasing in our culture. Diseases that historically were rare are almost commonplace today. Doctor Rogers has homed in on a root cause that finally describes the root cause.

In science the simplest answer that accounts for all the observations is the correct answer. Doctor Rogers has done just that in this book. She has taken all of the observations she has made clinically and the epidemiologic data and has defined the root cause that easily accounts for all the observations.

On a personal note, I only wish I had read this book years ago. I was sure that both my parents had some toxic problem. I knew it was from my experience. They both ended up being medicated for their various conditions, eventually they developed Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and rapidly deteriorated until they both died. I was looking for the answer as long as 20 years ago and I finally found it in this book.

The solutions in this book range from the simple and not expensive like the "Detox cocktail" up to the FIR Sauna that can truly improve your health but at a more costly level. She offers ways to cope with toxins from heavy metals to endocrine mimics to "mega chemicals" like PCB and halogenated hydrocarbons.

I cannot recommend this book enough. I have read outrageous claims in the past that were not well documented and very hard to believe because they offered no scientific support for their findings. Dr. Rogers uses the very best medical references to support her position and clearly knows what she is talking about.

If you or someone you love have any sudden onset disease or chronic condition or have been told by a physician that your condition "must be nerves" or "you're just getting old," read this book!

Is there anyone in your family or among your friends who is constantly sick from "mystery" symptoms that have the physicians baffled? The problem may be a lifetime's worth of toxins built up in the fat layer of that person's body from pesticides, plastics, mercury, cadmium and other harmful substances. Sherry Rogers, M.D., is a leading expert on how the environment affects our health. In this outstanding book she tells you all you need to know to diagnose and rid yourself of those toxic residues. It can be a sweaty process though . . . because safe saunas are one of the best ways to eliminate the most dangerous toxins.

If you are prepared to educate your physician in environmental medicine (with a lengthy, annotated letter in the book from Dr. Rogers to help you), this book can extend your life. You will probably have to eat better, add some nutritional supplements and aid the detoxification process with various healthy activities. Although health treatments from whatever source come with no guarantees, you certainly improve the likelihood that you will have a healthier life with fewer unpleasant symptoms.

Lest you think that only "sick" people need this book, Dr. Rogers points out that younger people are often piling up toxins faster than their elders . . . because the environment is less healthy now than it was when elders were younger. As the book points out, even Eskimo mothers find their own milk filled with toxins. So even babies cannot avoid contamination. Detoxification is the key. With this book, you'll know what to do.

I bought this book as well as Pain Free in 6 Weeks. I was reading a copy in my chiropractor's office and really got hooked. I wanted my own copy so I could refer back to recipes, sources, and background reasoning.

Dr. Rogers starts out by assuming she has to really (and I mean extensively) convince you and I that we are full of toxins. The air we breath, the food we eat it laced with them and our bodies defenses are tested every second of the day to rid them. Now, what happens when the body is fighting off not only toxins but internal biological threats (disease)?

Her plan involves boosting your immune and detox systems (50% of which is in your gut), changing your oil (say no to trans fats), and detoxing (cocktail, enema, and FIR sauna). I had already made the change to a healthier diet (lots of organic fruits and veggies, less processed grains and foods, whole grains, less frozen) and exercise regimen, but there is one catch. Toxins bioaccumulate. If our body has no way to deal with trans fats, mercury, etc... it stores it in the fatty tissue. Those McD's fries I ate as a kid and teenager, that margarine that they said was better than butter, all those artificial sweeteners, years of air pollution ... you get the idea. Once you reach a threshold for these toxins they start to imitate symptoms of chronic diseases.

It was fascinating to really understand cancer, remission, the immune system, and the digestive systems.

Bottom line: there are real cures out there for chronic illnesses. Drugs focus on controlling the symptoms, Dr Rogers focuses on the root cause. I feel she is very genuine in wanting to spread the truth. I found the book very informative (if a bit verbose and repetitious) and would recommend it to anyone that wants to understand what else they can do now to prevent issues in the future an enjoy a pain-free life in their golden years.

This is the best book for those who know something's wrong with their body but haven't been able to obtain a believable diagnosis from their doctor(s). I lived in a mold-infested house for 5 years and after that began to feel fatigued, depressed, deveoped weird back pain, and began getting sick in office buildings. I became so sensitized to indoor office environments that I developed MCS (multiple chemical sensitivities). Then, unbeknownst to me, I worked in a building that remodeled a year before I arrived. I immediately reacted to the new carpet off-gassing, paint, and other chemicals one year after that remodel, but no one else did. I became the "canary in the cage," able to smell all kinds of toxic chemicals. I had ringing in my ears, dizziness, skin rashes, but mostly chronic sinus and chest inflammation. I spent the last 17 years sick, and getting sicker all the time. Doctors kept telling me I had asthma and pushed inhalers at me, along with antibiotics for what they said were sinus infections. They even wanted to perform back and nasal surgery! Then I got Dr. Rogers' book in 2006 and learned about toxic overload and how it manifests itself in our bodies and was shocked and thrilled to learn there was REALLLY help for sufferers of environmental illnesses like me. This book should be required reading for every doctor in this country who is too busy to devote more than 5 or 10 minutes to a patient, so he/she writes prescriptions to treat the symptoms of our illness, but not the cause, adding even more toxic layers to our already overburdened tissues. In many instances, it is the accumulated toxins which are the cause of our illness. In my case, my body was chronically nflamed from toxin buildup. Saunas, from my personal experience, are tremendously helpful in cleaning out the toxins. I regained my energy and my health. Who would have thought something as simple as a sauna could be so valuable? Sherry Rogers explains the possible causes of so many of today's maladies, suggests natural methods to help heal, and I am proud to say her book has saved me from more years of suffering in ignorance. It is my personal Holy Grail. Thank you, Dr. Rogers. I owe my reclaimed health to your books.

Dr. Rogers proves beyond a doubt that the difference between the very sick and the very well is: the sick people have a high level of toxicity that causes malabsorption that results in a low level of nutrition. She gives explicit instructions on how to reverse those conditions and dramatically improve your health.
A "must read" for all of us who have seen scores of doctors without seeing results.

I do not know how to convey to others how important this book is for you to read. I have suffered with chronic pain and some anxiety for years, and only to have doctors tell me "ahhh..I don't know" ...Most doctors truly suck! If you read this book by an actual doctor who knows her stuff, you will be blown away by the information...If you suffer from any malady or sickness, give this book a try and do what Dr. Rogers says to do....She is right! We are all being toxified by environmental toxins that will not leave our bodies, UNLESS we make them go away by sweating in saunas, eating and taking the right foods and supplements and other things she writes in the book to do....I hope my review will persuade and help someone take the jump to do this...Too many people do not understand or care how they are polluting their bodies....GOOD LUCK! By the way - if you have mercury fillings...get rid of them ASAP from a holistic dentist! Trust me.

This is one of the worst books I've ever read!

First, there is virtually NO organization of the information. Granted, there is LOTS of information the author is attempting to share. The number of references and citations is mind boggling! For information content the book deserves 5 stars. Unfortunately the information is so poorly organized that it is virtually impossible to find any of the information after the fact without creating your own index on a separate sheet of paper along the way. (yes, I actually did this.)

Second, at least 1/3 of the book is wasted. The author states she is deliberately repeating herself because she believes the information is so important she wants to make sure you don't miss it. Does she really think readers are that stupid that she has to continually repeat herself? Give me the facts in an organized fashion so I can quickly read the book or re-read if necessary. But don't waste my time repeating yourself. Good organization would help with brevity as well.

Third, the author fills the book with medical terms which are not in common usage except perhaps in medical circles. Since the target audience is NOT other doctors the use of these medical terms detracts from the usefulness of the book and makes it all the more difficult to read.

Fourth, the author is a trained M.D. so I wasn't surprised that she "laughed" at chiropractic, homeopathy and other forms of medicine. Yet she then goes on to advocate magnetic resonance therapy. This sort of closed-minded, oxymoronic approach to healing is a real turn off and hurts her credibility.

In summary, the information content and references are what make the book worth buying. Just be ready for hours of frustration as you wade through this poorly organized, verbose book. And keep a dictionary handy for those medical terms.

Do not underestimate the significance of Dr. Rogers' book. She references over 50 pages of medical studies at the back of the book, yet it is easy to read and understand. Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia etc. are ALL preventable contrary to what the medical profession says. Think about all of the money at stake in keeping people sick and on medications. There is relatively little money in getting and keeping people healthy. Take resposibility for your own health and follow the guidelines in her book - Dr. Rogers is passionate, straight forward and bang on. Buy this book for yourself, give it to those you love.

If this was her first book I would regard it with great scepticism. However, Dr. Rogers has been at this for over 2 decades AND was a chemical sensitivity sufferer herself having being poisoned in part by exposure to pesticides as she helped her family on their farm in her youth. Furthermore, I counted 50 pages of fine print references! She has done her research!

The main reason I did not give it 5 stars is that it has a somewhat sensationalist style in the sense that she starts off with doom and gloom, probably accurate accounts, but clearly designed to jolt the reader the same way a novel would. Also, she ends with a religious message which may offend some. I am fine with it but others may not be.

This is the first time I have ever written a review for a book - and I do not have any affiliation with Sherry Rogers. I watched my mother deteriorate (medically) over a 15 year period. By the end, she had (among others too numerous to list) the following diseases: congestive heart failure, diabetes, glaucoma, emphysema, Chron's disease, and osteo-arthritis in all her major joints. Her pain and discomfort was so intense that no medication(s) could help - even though she was on 15-20 medications. Needless to say, her demise was slow and painful and she spent the last 2 years of her life bed-ridden in a nursing home. The amount of medical care she needed was simply too much for the family to provide. My mother's lifestyle was the primary cause behind her many medical issues. Unfortunately, she was too stubborn to change her ways. She smoked most of her life, was sedentary, and though her diet was average by American standards, she drank cokes and diet-cokes (2-4 liters per day) for 20+ years. She always believed in the traditional medical establishment - and that she should be able to get a "pill" that solved any medical problem she had. My mother was a testament to modern medicine - she was kept alive long after she wished to be gone....but her quality of life was horrible. My mother was the poster child for what NOT to do if you want a quality life health-wise. And so, I've tried to take care of my health in ways she never would (through diet and exercise). After watching what Mom went through and (through my own experiences with medical doctors) I came to the realization that `traditional' doctors: a) don't spend enough time with their patients and jump to quick diagnosis; b) don't always run the diagnostic tests needed before prescribing medications (due to Health insurer pressure?); and, c) are too quick to write a prescription - I decided to begin educating myself about my own health care. It's taken me a few years, but I've reached the conclusion that `traditional' doctors have their uses, but they are not going to help you solve health problems. They WILL write you prescriptions which simply treat the symptoms - not the underlying cause of your health problems. As I've continued my self education concerning my own health care, I have located a natural doctor that I see to counter-balance my PCP. I also ran across Sherry Rogers' name in my readings and promptly ordered "Detoxify or Die" (sorry for the long dissertation - I'm finally getting to the reason for this book review). Her book was extremely well written with language that even a lay person can understand - chock full of the true science behind medical problems. I was elated to find a doctor with her convictions and willingness to share her knowledge (as well as treatment protocols) in the books she has written. "Detoxify or Die" was just the first of her books I've read. I've ordered several more and am working my way through them. Though America has the most technically advanced medical care in the world, the health of our nation is well behind many other nations. If you are interested in educating yourself as to "why" and want to take responsibility for your own health, I cannot recommend a particular author more strongly!