A Blueprint for Healthful Living Julian Whitaker, America's wellness doctor, believes that there is almost no medical condition that cannot be improved or even reversed. Your body has the power to heal itself and stay healthy, naturally. Dr. Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing shows you ways to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, reverse diabetes, lower blood pressure, protect yourself from cancer, stop the symptoms associated with Alzheimer's, end depression without drugs, and confront many other critical health issues. Instead of focusing on disease, this book provides you with a comprehensive roadmap for wellness by covering: • Prescriptions for optimal health that focus on prevention and wellness • Natural remedies and prevention techniques for nearly 100 specific health conditions, ranging from the common cold to hyperactivity and learning disorders • Creating your own, truly effective healthcare system • And so much more! Now you can take charge of your own health care. With Dr. Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing, you can prevent and treat many health problems yourself, no matter what your age or current medical condition.

ContentsPart I: Real Healthcare Reform1. The Non-Natural Roots of the ProblemNational Task Force PoliticsThe Pharmaceutical Industry and DiseaseThe Industry and the DoctorThe FDA's RoleThe FDA and Dietary SupplementsPoint 1: Health Claims on Supplement LabelsPoint 2: Amino Acids Regulated as DrugsPoint 3: Dietary Supplement LimitsPoint 4: Nonessential Nutrients as "Unsafe Food Additives"Point 5: Herbs as DrugsThe Solution: Get Involved and Stay InvolvedChapter Summary2. The Whitaker Wellness ProgramThe Definition of HealthStep 1: Adopt a Healthy LifestyleStep 2: Become More ActiveStep 3: Take a Multiple Vitamin-Mineral FormulaStep 4: Take Extra Antioxidant NutrientsStep 5: Take Extra Magnesium and PotassiumStep 6: Take an Omega-3 Oil SupplementStep 7: Eat a Lowfat, High-Complex-Carbohydrate DietSome Practical TipsChapter SummaryPart II: Building Optimal Health3. Enhancing Digestion and EliminationHydrochloric AcidHeidelberg Gastric AnalysisPreventing "Heartburn"The Small Intestine and DigestionPancreatic Enzymes and DigestionThe Liver, Bile, and DigestionThe Large Intestine and DigestionChapter Summary4. Enhancing DetoxificationSources of ToxinsSymptoms and Known Health Effects of ToxinsDiagnosing Toxic ConditionsA Well-Rounded Detoxification PlanLethal ToxicityChapter Summary5. Enhancing Brain PowerBrain Function, Atherosclerosis, and FoodBrain Function and Specific NutrientsGinkgo bilobaPhosphatidylcholineDHEAChapter Summary6. Enhancing Adrenal FunctionStress and BurnoutCoping with StressAdrenal HealthGinsengChapter Summary7. Enhancing Immune FunctionPasteur, the Germ, and the HostMagic Laughter, Stress, and SusceptibilityLifestyle, Diet, and ResistanceThe Master Gland of the Immune SystemDiet and NutritionEchinacea and the Immune SystemChapter Summary8. Enhancing Weight LossThe Oprah Winfrey ExampleThe Whitaker Prescription for Weight Loss Through HealthChapter SummaryPart III: Specific Health ConditionsAcneAge SpotsAnemiaAnginaAnxietyArthritisAsthmaBladder InfectionBoilsBronchitis and PneumoniaCandidiasis Canker SoresCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCataractCerebral Vascular InsufficiencyCholesterolChronic Fatigue SyndromeCold SoresCommon ColdConstipationCrohn's Disease and Ulcerative ColitisDepressionDiabetesEar InfectionEczemaFibrocystic Breast DiseaseFood AllergyGallstonesGlaucomaGoutHayfeverHeadacheHeart DiseaseHemorrhoidsHepatitisHerpesHigh Blood PressureHivesHyperactivity and Learning DisordersHypoglycemiaHypothyroidismImpotenceInsomniaIrritable Bowel SyndromeKidney StonesMacular DegenerationMenopauseMultiple SclerosisOsteoarthritisOsteoporosisPremenstrual SyndromeProstate Enlargement (BPH)ProstatitisPsoriasisRheumatoid ArthritisSinus InfectionStrokeUlcerVaginitisVaricose VeinsAppendix: About the Whitaker Wellness InstituteReferencesIndex