Heal Environmental Illness and Reclaim Your Life [Paperback]

Lorraine Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

This is the authors true inspirational story of recovery from Environmental Illness. Along with an amazing story of overcoming obstacles to find a cure, it is a self-help manual. Many new and exciting healing techniques are explained and illustrated. Some are self-hypnosis, trauma clearing, and an allergy elimination technique.

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About the Author

Dr. Lorraine Smith is a doctor of clinical hypnotherapy (D.C.H.), a degree earned from the American Institute Of Hypnotherapy and a naturopath (N.D.) from the Trinity College Of Natural Health. She also holds a masters degree in education from Suffolk University and a bachelor of arts degree in phychology from Bates College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Diveena Publications (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967562406
• ISBN-13: 978-0967562407
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,084,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey Worth Taking, August 28, 2000

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RR Marshall (Dudley, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heal Environmental Illness and Reclaim Your Life (Paperback)

In her book Heal Environmental Illness and Reclaim Your Life the author, Dr. Lorraine Smith, takes the reader into a fascinating journey into the world of the environmentally ill. In what may eventually serve as the handbook for dealing with environmental illness the author adroitly covers all aspects off the illness on not only the afflicted but their families as well.

Dr.Smith provides an extremely personal and vivid first-hand account of the long, downward spiral of declining health she experienced after being exposed to chemical solvents, and her heart-rendering account of her struggles to regain her health are powerfully told. Poignantly detailed are her many long hours of solitude and loneliness forced upon her due to the nature of the illness, something to which fellow sufferers will readily relate.

Dr. Smith's extensive research of environmental illness helps to provide a veritable wealth of information on alternative therapies not recognized by the established medical community. Her solution and the path she takes to restore her own health have provided not only a ray of hope to the many thousands afflicted with the problem but a blueprint to wellness as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope, the Amazing Ingredient in Healing EI, September 10, 2000

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Erika Hetzner: past editor of Convergence Mag... - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heal Environmental Illness and Reclaim Your Life (Paperback)

Heal Environmental Illness and Reclaim Your Life is a moving account
of a schoolteacher's journey through the effects of environmental
illness. Her intense search for help leads to her discovery of
alternative healing methods. These methods take her far from her
earlier understandings and into a world where alternative health
practices bring about her dramatic recovery.

Confused by her
symptoms, the doctors can do nothing. Her mounting allergic reactions
leave Dr. Smith and her family desolate. Alone with accumulating
physical problems (from excruciating body sensations to problems with
seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing), her world becomes very
small. She sits next to her window, listening to her clock, wondering
why she is suffering so much. Through it all, the author does not
give up. Slowly, she builds on each small poignant turning point. She
shares these stories with her readers, as well as the practical
healing ideas and methods she discovers (including exercises that even
someone quite ill can do).

One of the very special features of
this book is that many of Dr. Smith's suggestions cost nothing to
incorporate. The biggest investment needed by readers is that of
cultivating willingness . . . to believe that healing is quite
possible. She describes how each seeming obstacle eventually, through
her willingness, becomes a jumping off point. Dr. Smith gives readers
the means to take control of many aspects of their recovery.

This
book is full of optimism, compassion for those who suffer, practical
advice on what to do, and energetic ways to gently and incrementally
ease back into living. She also includes her spiritual experiences,
for those who wish to call on this often ignored aspect of recovering
health. Dr. Smith's personal story (told in a stirring,
straightforward, and easy to understand manner), combined with helpful
healing ideas (also presented in a clear, useful, easy to grasp and
practice fashion), make this book a rare find. The reader is offered
hope and the means to realize that hope in Heal Environmental Illness
and Reclaim Your Life.

Dr. Smith understands what it is to live
through having EI. Her gentle and honest narrative invite you to feel
as though she is right there to offer wisdom and kindness and
help. She also knows what it is to recover! Her words are uplifting
and inspiring. Her fascinating journey provides a path for others to
discover their journey, one that well may result in seeming miracles!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars She's not HEALED but has come a long way!, September 30, 2003

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This review is from: Heal Environmental Illness and Reclaim Your Life (Paperback)

I was drawn to the word "HEAL" in the book title. She has come a long way in her journey - but is not healed. I was saddened when I came to the end! I felt the anguish of her story as I am experiencing chemical sensitivities as well. Beautifully written! This woman (and her wonderful husband) have been thru a very hard time - quite the nightmare! I have tried many of the treatments she speaks about - except for the hypnotism. I will pursue this avenue soon! The pages had me sobbing as I related to many different episodes in her life. If she has "HEALED" since the release of this book - I would love to read the follow up book! I'm saddened that this is a life sentence