The Liver Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery [Paperback]

Sanjiv Chopra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 5, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0743405854 | ISBN-13: 978-0743405850

It is the portal to total body wellness, the great purifier, and the only human organ that can regenerate itself. But what you don't know about the liver can hurt you! Now, in this complete and authoritative guide that anyone can use and understand, Dr. Sanjiv Chopra explains: The what, where, how, and why of the liver and its miraculous functions How doctors diagnose liver ailments Tests and screenings: what to expect and what they reveal Vital information on hepatitis B (the chronic condition that currently afflicts 300 million people) and all the important facts about hepatitis C (approximately 200 million people currently infected) Liver transplants The role of alternative treatments The risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of liver diseases including cancer, viral and nonviral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease, hemochromatosis (a hereditary iron overload disorder afflicting one in 250 Caucasians), and more.

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Deepak Chopra, M.D., F.A.C.P. founder and CEO of the Chopra Center for Well Being, and author of Perfect Health and Ageless Body, Timeless Mind If you, or someone you care for, is facing the challenge of liver disease, then this book could be a lifesaver. It contains not only the most invaluable scientific information and knowledge on the subject, but the wisdom of experience, from one of the foremost hepatologists in the world. -- Review

About the Author

Sanjiv Chopra, M.D., is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the director of clinical hepatology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In 1991, he received the prestigious excellence in teaching award from the graduating class of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chopra has written three textbooks on gastroenterology and the liver. He lives in Boston. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books (March 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743405854
• ISBN-13: 978-0743405850
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who WANTS to read all about LIVERS..., March 13, 2007

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This review is from: The Liver Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery (Paperback)

but unfortunately, sometimes you have to learn about things you'd rather not. And when my good friend nuked his liver with alcohol and tylenol and nearly died, I had to find out what was up, because the staff at the hospital was really scaring me. This book, written in very clearly and from a very optimistic point of view, definitely answered most of my questions, and I am even a little more hopeful than I was when I began it. If you know anyone who drinks heavily OR already has liver disease, it's the book to read or share with them.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The subtitle should read "For When It's Pretty Much Too Late", July 10, 2010

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P. Malone (Boise, ID USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Liver Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery (Paperback)

First off, this book deserves five stars for readability and good editing, and if you or a loved one have a liver disease this is very likely the book that you want. But the book falls far short of describing early symptoms (except for spider veins [which can have other causes - just ask someone with rosacea that never drank alcohol] and red palms) that could perhaps stop a liver disease while it is still reversible. Of course it does offer some tips on prevention - get tested/immunized for various viral hepatitis strains and abstain from alcohol - so I can't say that he avoids the subject completely. The one bit of information that I gleaned that may be worthwhile to me was a little tidbit about how a low white blood count may indicate that either alcohol use is preventing your bone marrow from doing its job or you could have an enlarged spleen that is hoarding WBCs (pg 133-34, alcoholic hepatitis). Like most texts written by MDs, the emphasis is on all the ways that they can cut on you and pump you full of drugs, rather than describing lifestyle factors (I'm mainly thinking diet and stress here) that can facilitate progression of the disease, but then that's because the medical profession can't flourish if there are only healthy people to look after... Perhaps if the author does a second edition he'll partner with a naturopath with the aim of helping folks prevent the disease and/or catch it far earlier in its progression?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hobo Philosopher, November 4, 2011

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This review is from: The Liver Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery (Hardcover)

This book is a basic primer on the liver and possible problems. It is not an in depth study on any particular aspect of liver disease. I knew very little about my liver and I wanted to know the basics before I did any further reading. This book was perfect for that purpose. It contains lots of general information on the liver and how it works. It gives a brief outline of most common diseases affecting the liver and their treatment in general. I was not disappointed. Now I will buy books that get more specific.