Living Well with Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know - Mary J. Shomon

Shomon has written the first book that goes beyond the conventional treatments and recognizes that certain conditions are closely related. Featuring first-person accounts from patients and leading physicians, she describes common autoimmune conditions, and the conventional and alternative means of diagnosis and treatment. \n \nA complete guide to understanding the mysterious and often difficult-to-pinpoint disorders of the immune system--and finding the keys to diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.\n \nAn estimated fifty million people suffer from symptoms including fatigue, joint pains, depression, or heart palpitations -- signs that the immune system has turned on itself, causing conditions such as thyroid disease, hepatitis, or multiple sclerosis. And while doctors may prescribe treatments to relieve these surface ailments, when asked about the life-long health implications of an autoimmune condition, they often just shrug their shoulders. Yet much like cancer, having one autoimmune disease puts you at high risk for developing another, and understanding the underlying immune process can reverse a patients approach to a dysfunction--for the author, it changed the way she ate, the vitamins and supplements she took, and the types of doctors she visited. Living Well with Autoimmune Disease is the first book that goes beyond the conventional treatments by showing you how to work on your underlying autoimmune dysfunction with natural and alternative therapies.\n