The Healing Diet: A Total Health Program to Purify Your Lymph System and Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease, Arthritis, and Cancer [Hardcover]

Gerald M. Lemole (Author)

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"The Healing Diet contains wisdom, knowledge, and information from a wise physician." -- -- Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and Prescriptions for Living

About the Author

Gerald M. Lemole M.D., has been chief of cardiovascular surgery at the Christiana Care Health Services of Delaware since 1986. He was formerly chief of cardiac surgery at Temple University in Philadelphia and the Deborah Heart & Lung Center in Brown Mills, New Jersey Dr. Lemole serves on the Health Policy Development Committee of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and is a professor of surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Medical College and clinical assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. A past recipient of the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award, he has written numerous articles for professional publications and has lectured extensively around the world. Dr. Lemole has been prominently featured in Delaware Today's and Philadelphia magazine's Best Doctors issues. This is his first book for the general reader.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company; 1 edition (December 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688170730
• ISBN-13: 978-0688170738
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Healing Diet, January 2, 2001

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Mary E. Fitzgerald (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Healing Diet: A Total Health Program to Purify Your Lymph System and Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease, Arthritis, and Cancer (Hardcover)

It is truly refreshing to know that Dr. Lemole being a well respected mainstream clinician, surgeon and scientist is willing to recognize the patient as a whole person. Dr. Lemole speaks to the scientific justification for his theories on lymph system clearance, explains easy to follow healthy guidelines related to the spiritual side of the patient, provides support and recipes for his dietary recommendations. I am impressed with Dr. Lemole's willingness to address the body's need for vitamin and mineral supplementation. I have attempted to discuss vitamin, mineral and herbal supplementation with other medical doctors. The subject is met with resistance or is not well known and therefore dismissed. I encourage those individuals that want an active role in their own health and health care to evaluate Dr. Lemole's sound judgement and create a dialogue with their health care professionals.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Everyone, May 28, 2002

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This review is from: The Healing Diet: A Total Health Program to Purify Your Lymph System and Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease, Arthritis, and Cancer (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book and I've recommended it to all of my friends and family members. This book covers much more than just a diet. It incorporates recommendations on how to enhance your lymphatic system through specific lifestyle changes. Dr. Lemole also includes many wonderful recipes that are easy to make and are delicious. This book truly inspired me to change the way I eat and I how I choose to live my life day-to-day.

Dr. Lemole is a well-respected and very experienced cardiovascular surgeon. In his book he combines traditional views of medicine with what have typically been "non-traditional" healing therapies.
Dr. Lemole uses an easy to understand language to describe complex medical terminology and his recommendations are easy to follow. I feel that his diet and lifestyle recommendations have helped me to feel better than I have in years. Since I'm only 35, I'd like to think that living a healthy lifestyle will help me avoid some of the medical problems associated with getting older.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for integrative medicine approach to heart health care., February 10, 2010

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LCD (Lancaster, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Healing Diet: A Total Health Program to Purify Your Lymph System and Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease, Arthritis, and Cancer (Hardcover)

My healthy husband had a heart attack recently and after heart cath and stent placement the cardiologists put him on 7 prescription drugs. We asked his doc if there is any natural alternative to Rx drugs for lowering cholesterol, etc and his response: "Death. Death is natural." In other words, there is no alternative to prescription drugs, you will be on them the rest of your life because you have heart disease. Thus began search for answers, which led to this book. Author Dr. Lemole was chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware for 20+ years, has done thousands of heart surgeries and helps rehabilitate patients with heart and other problems by using INTEGRATIVE approach. Best of both Western and Eastern medicine. This book is great at explaining complicated scientific info in lay-person terms. Very encouraging for getting off prescription meds with proper diet/nutrition, exercise and supplements. Has answers you've been looking for. Highly recommend!