Lyme Disease (Good Health Guides) [Paperback]

Ronald Hoffman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 1999 | Series: Good Health Guides

Guard against this fast-spreading epidemic.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879836172
• ISBN-13: 978-0879836177
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,245,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Disorders & Diseases > General

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the small price, June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lyme Disease (Good Health Guides) (Paperback)

This book is a rare find as it discusses supplements helpful for patients with Lyme Disease. The only downside is that it was written in 1994, and I wish the author would write an update.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All Talk , No Action, November 16, 2006

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Sherlock - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lyme Disease (Good Health Guides) (Paperback)

There is a immense gap between Dr. Hoffman's knowledge of Lyme Disease and what he puts into practice. Granted, it was 1987, but I went to him as my first integrative medicine doc with high hopes and with all the symptoms of Lyme as well. (Alhtough I had never heard of the disease.) I lived in CT, and my main symptoms were awful burning painful knees and brain fog as I explained when I could talk between my waterfall of tears. He treated the knee symptoms with acupunture (although that DID take the pain away temporarily only to have to have surgery later) and TOTALLY ignored that fact that I was crying hysterically on his table. Never addressed it. Acted like it wasn't happening. Seemed to have an assembly line of regular tests I should take instead of really talking to me about what might be going on. Wasn't personal at all. Was a far cry from the compassionate sounding doc he had presented himself in the local NYC media. Fast forward to 20 years later. My children and I all have Lyme. Oh the difference it would have made in our lives if he had only stopped to look at me as a person rather than another series of tests to bill. Those with Lyme KNOW when a doc is compassionate and when one has simply figured out how to benefit from insurance reimbursement. I wouldn't put my faith in a book of a doctor who doesn't know how to walk the talk.