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Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works [Paperback]

Andrew Saul
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)


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October 2003

Don't bother looking in the history books for what has killed the most Americans. Look instead at your dinner table. We eat too much of the wrong foods and not enough of the right foods. Scientific research continually indicates nationwide vitamin and mineral deficiencies in our country, and we spend over a trillion dollars each year on disease care. Is it any surprise that doctors consistently place among the very highest incomes?

Andrew Saul has seen enough of this situation, and in Doctor Yourself, he gives you the power you need to change it. Citing numerous scientific evidence, as well as case studies from his decades of practice, Dr. Saul explodes the myth that an army of medical specialists and pharmaceutical drugs are necessary to maintain our health. The human body evolved to live well and fight off disease on a supply of only a dozen or so essential nutrients.

Unfortunately, modern meat-laden, high-sugar diets provide catastrophically inadequate levels of those nutrients. Using the guidelines and protocols for diet and vitamin megadosing laid out in Doctor Yourself, you can not only prevent disease from getting a foothold in the first place, but also literally cure yourself of illnesses already in progress without resorting to drugs or surgery.

One of the most comprehensive guides to nutritional therapy ever published, Doctor Yourself provides proven methods for combating almost every possible health condition-from asthma and Alzheimer's disease to cancer, depression, heart disease, and more-all presented in Dr. Saul's unforgettable style. Whether he's delivering commonsense tips on subjects such as weight loss and longevity or praising the healthy glow of a carotene tan, Dr. Saul takes the starch out of healthcare and makes taking charge of your family's health an experience both valuable and fun.



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''Must reading for anyone seriously interested in health and doubtful about the efficacy of conventional medicine.'' --John Moelaert, author of The Cancer Conspiracy

''Thank you, Dr. Saul, for making this information more available and thus promoting the development of the medicine of the twenty-first century - orthomolecular medicine.'' --Abram Hoffer, M.D., author of Putting It All Together: The New Orthomolecular Nutrition --This text refers to the MP3 CD edition.

About the Author

Andrew Saul, Ph.D., a biologist and teacher, has beena consulting specialist in natural healing for more than twenty-five years, helping medical doctors’ problem patients get better. He has taught hundreds of students at New York Chiropractic College and the State University of New York. Dr. Saul’s previous book, Paperback Clinic, has been used as both a college textbook and reference work for health practitioners. He lives and practices in upstate New York.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 242 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Health Pubns; 1 edition (October 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591200334
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591200338
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.8 x 10.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andrew W. Saul, M.S., Ph.D., is Editor-in-Chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine. He has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles and has written or coauthored twelve books. Four of these were coauthored with Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D. Many of Saul's books have been translated into foreign languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, Norwegian, and Italian. Dr. Saul was on the faculty of the State University of New York for nine years, and has twice won New York Empire State Fellowships for teaching. Psychology Today magazine named him one of seven natural health pioneers, and he is featured in the documentary movie Food Matters. Dr. Saul has no financial connection whatsoever with any health products company or supplement manufacturer. His website, DoctorYourself.com, is the largest peer-reviewed, non-commercial natural healing resource on the internet.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
This book is very easy to read. PT Ben  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
If you or a loved one are sick, you should buy this book. Angela Mc.  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
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111 of 113 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Health Care Instead Of Disease Care April 5, 2005
Format:Paperback
Doctor Yourself is titled and based on a simple premise: every person is responsible for their own health care. When a person abdicates that responsibility, they often place themselves in the hands of the "disease care" industry, a monolithic and profit-driven enterprise where getting well isn't the bottom line.

Through lively anecdote, personal history and accounts of patient education and treatment, Dr. Andrew Saul (not an M.D., by way of disclosure) takes the reader down a path most M.D.'s never dare to tread. Without a hint of pretension or medical braggadocio, the reader shares Dr. Saul's encounters with individuals as they seek relief from common maladies feeding the trillion dollar medical monsters of the Western world; arthritis, cancer, schizophrenia, depression, obesity, allergies, heart disease and many more.

We're also introduced to a "Who's Who" of unjustly ignored medical pioneers like Abram Hoffer, Robert F. Cathcart, Wilfrid and Evan Shute, Linus Pauling and Frederick Klenner. These unconventional M.D.'s and researchers ignored the scorn and censure of their peers in order to treat patients with nutrition and lifestyle change rather than dogmatic, pharmophilic (drug loving) therapies that most often do not cure, but merely attenuate a sufferer's condition.

Doctor Yourself is a page turner, written in a friendly, conversational style that takes you inside the interactions between healer and client, unafraid to detail the skepticism and even fear shown by patients when alternative medical advice runs counter to the normal drug, cut and radiate school of thought. In addition, Dr. Saul lists specific protocols for the use of nutrients as therapy; the reader is never left on their own to experiment or wonder at the possible safety of a potential cure.

It is clear that Dr. Saul has profound respect for the science and art of medicine, but far less for physicians and their patients who willfully remain blind to the value of nutrition, for hospitals that "serve green jello and white bread to cancer patients", to drug companies who relentlessly market to a gullible, insured public.

Based on what I've learned from this book, from Dr. Saul's website and from the many reference materials provided by both sources, I've been fortunate to cure sciatica that hobbled me for three months, and rid myself of hay fever to boot. My wife, an allergy sufferer of 30 years, hasn't touched prescription meds in two seasons. My two boys are healthier because of the changes the family made in diet, supplementation and exercise. Does that make readers of this book "health nuts"? Dr. Saul would ask, "Who wants to be a disease nut"?

Single or married, young, middle-aged or older...any person who lives in a human body will find inspiration and education in the pages of Doctor Yourself. You will find yourself turning to it again and again as a reference and "owners manual" for the body you're using.
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60 of 60 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lively, Humorous, Packed with Information January 14, 2004
Format:Paperback
DOCTOR YOURSELF is easy to read, lively, humorous and packed with practical, easy-to-follow suggestions for maintaining and improving ones health. I agree with the author's comment that folks need "education, not medication."

I highly recommend this book to others because it helps people to help themselves. In these times of rising medical costs, along with the fact that many lack health insurance, Dr. Saul's book gives hope and confidence, almost like a personal consultation with the author. It sets out dozens of well-documented nutritional protocols for treating ailments using supplements rather than prescription drugs, thereby avoiding drug expense and side effects. The book deals with with quite a few chronic and serious health conditions, as well as more common concerns. DOCTOR YOURSELF provides down to earth and well-researched information.

John I. Mosher, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus Biological Sciences

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Doctor Yourself by Dr. Andrew Saul January 15, 2004
Format:Paperback
Having worked in the natural health care business for many years, I've read many, many books on the subject. While many of the books that I've read were quite good, I've found that even the best of these seem to be merely facts tied together with words. Dr. Saul's work, Doctor Yourself stands out in a market that has long been saturated with books of varying degrees of quality. Doctor Yourself is not only the best of the best in the marketplace, it is book with a voice. Reading Dr. Saul's book, I can clearly hear the unique voice of the author in it's pages. Dr. Saul's vast knowledge of his subject is presented with clarity, logic and humor. If I was to have one health care book in my library, it would clearly be Doctor Yourself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Never need another precription
This book helps you to make good choices for taking natural healing products. Written casually entertaining you may never need to see the Doctor again. JBH
Published 1 month ago by J. B. Halloran
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy It!
Small book but lots of info on starting to take control of your own health. Used it to cure myself of bad sinus infection with high does Vitamin C regimen rather than paying for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Swanz
3.0 out of 5 stars It must be on my wish list.
I do not think I have this book yet. It must be on my wish list. Again because I am a holistic health practitioner, I enjoy keeping up with what is happening in the world of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sherry Georgia Burnett
3.0 out of 5 stars Common sense information
All things considered, this book has some good information that should just be common sense, but some people don't think that way. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Cindy Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Doctor Yourself
I highly recommend obtaining and reading the second edition of the book DOCTOR YOURSELF.

Even if you have a copy of the first edition, you will find the revised, up... Read more
Published 7 months ago by John I. Mosher
5.0 out of 5 stars Most Wonderful Reference Book
This book provides so much valuable information. It's not one you just read once! It's one that you will use and reference to a lot. Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Braden
5.0 out of 5 stars inspiring
I like Saul's sense of humor and practical approach. Since reading this book, I treat my kids' fevers and colds with TONS of vitamin C and it WORKS. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Amazon Bean
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Orthomolecular Medicine
This is great book for any one interested in learning about orthomolecular medicine and vitamin therapy. Not only is Dr. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Angela Mc.
4.0 out of 5 stars A good book to have
Its filled with good simple information. Easy to understand. Not filled with things that are hard to do. Some stuff you have on hand already.
Published 12 months ago by P. McCoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written
Dr. Saul put together a great book here. It's a fairly large book, 8" x 11", but it has lots of useful information. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Johnny Vigneux
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