Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing [Paperback]

Jonathan V. Wright (Author), Alan R., M.D. Gaby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

Written by two of the most respected doctors in natural medicine. Fifty common ailments are identified, and case studies given from each doctor, with a comprehensive summary of the recommended treatments. New edition of the definitive guide to natural treatments for today's most common ailments.

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This should be in the hands of every physician and every patient who wants good medicine. -- Julian Whitaker, M.D.

About the Author

Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., regarded as one of the world's finest preventive medical doctors, is the author of Dr. Wright's Book of Nutritional Therapy, Dr. Wright's Guide to Healing with Nutrition. Dr. Wright personlly writes the monthly Nutrition and Healing Newsletter.

Alan R. Gaby, M.D., is an expert in nutritional therapies and former endowed professor of nutrition at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, and is the author of The Doctor's Guide to Vitamin B-6 and Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis. Dr. Gaby is Cheif Medical Editor of Healthnotes newsletter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 388 pages
• Publisher: Vital Health Publishing (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890612502
• ISBN-13: 978-1890612504
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Wright is a pioneer in natural therapies for health conditions and an expert in the use of bioidentical hormone replacement for men and women. He has authored or co-authored 14 books, writes a monthly newsletter, and speaks at conferences both nationally and internationally on nutritional therapies and the use of natural substances. Dr. Wright is the Medical Director of Tahoma Clinic & Dispensary and Meridian Valley Laboratory in Renton, Washington.

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of alternative medicine field, July 30, 2006

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Milton Free - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Paperback)

As a result of reading this book, previously published as The Patient's Guide to Natural Healing, our family has resolved a lot of health issues. (We also started as patients at the author's medical practice, The Tahoma Clinic, near Seattle.)

It turns out our whole family has food allergies (gluten+dairy). My biggest benefits have been energy, weight loss and many little symptoms going away: hundreds of tiny pimples on uppper arms, excessive snot/ear wax, chunky-dandruffy-scalp - these cures a result of specific supplements. Our one-year old had "colic" as a baby, which turned out to be a dairy allergy (cow milk protein thru my "mama's milk"). Our six-year-old is also more calm and has fewer/milder ADHD-like moments. My husband has fewer headaches and joint pains.

We are mostly well now. The kids recover quickly from anything that's going around, and they never get ear infections. My hair and skin are the best they've been for many years.

The book comes out strongly against processed food and refined sugar.

Many therapies use vitamins, and a few use food. Beats using pharmaceuticals!

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Identical to their 1999 book!, October 9, 2007

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Walter Chao "eodoc" (Pembroke Pines, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Paperback)

This book is one of my favorites, and I've found it an invaluable source of information when working with clients. The case histories give the material a liveliness and reality that a more sterile listing of research wouldn't provide. I was delighted to see this "new" book by Wright and Gaby, having enjoyed their 1999 "Patient's Book of Natural Healing" so much that I own three copies - one for home, a personal one for the office, and one to share with clients.

Unfortunately, I now own four copies. It was disenchanting to find that this "new" book and the 1999 book are IDENTICAL except for the new front and back covers.

Five stars for the content. One star for not sharing this information.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best natural medicine texts I've seen., June 26, 2006

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V. L. Freeman "will write for bears" (Goodland, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Paperback)

Great resource for consumers and health professionals alike. Nice combination of easily understood personal anecdotes balanced with more scientific information.