Goodbye Lupus: How a Medical Doctor Healed Herself Naturally With Supermarket Foods

Enjoyed the book from the beginning to the end. Enough details about her Lupus health problems and treatments. But, not overwhelming. Discovery of a plant based eating habit provides the nutrition needed to produce a remission and, to eventually, result in a complete blood work that didn't indicate any existence of Lupus at all. She's been able to have two children and carry on a busy career without any clinical signs of ever having Lupus. There are other books by Dr. John McDougall and Dr. Caldwell Esseltyne that go into the clinical and academic eating patterns to eliminate all kinds of meat and dairy and they have numerous cook books out. I feel that Dr. Goldner covers what is important to her without having to go into detail on the cooking and preparation of the plant based program. She does give several recipes on what she found important. And, something different from the philosophy of Fork Over Knives is that she explains that someone can benefit from the program without going hard core into the eating restrictions and allowances. She thinks that when someone begins to feel better from what they've tried so far, they might take up the complete plant based program. The Forks over Knives program is strict in compliance because the grant program took critically ill cardiac patients who needed a quick long lasting health program. Dr. Goldner's patients, for the most part, are able to work into the program or go into it immediately. Nutrition is the key to good health for everyone. The Western diet is loaded with fats, processed foods, dairy and cheese, fried foods and nothing that really adds to the bodily needs for solid, out of the ground nutritious raw foods. So practical and easy to understand for everyone. I think it's a wonderful way to start on the program unless you are in need of a quick intervention and can use the strict eating program in conjunction with the medical treatments.

Excellent book!

I love Dr. Goldner's books. As always, great information and her story inspired me to take better care of my health.

Has a few recipes

I love this book it has helped me keep my lupus under control.

Positive real life information by a Doctor who has learned by doing and is sharing her knowledge and experiences Thank you Dr Goldner

I would like to be clear that I have autoimmune problems, tried earlier paleo diet and failed it because had carbs cravings. The same situation was with vege diet based on Dr G materials (not only this book, other highly paid ones too) after 6 months. You might think that I can't stick to anything and this is the problem. Well Yes but after a lot of research I think that in general diet coaches and the entire industry completely miss the environment factor for each of the person. People tell You what to eat but do not care where You live and how You live which is insane. I really tried hard for paleo and vege diet and had some positive effects, but mostly from cutting refined sugars, cookies and junk foods. I think many people could releate to my situation so fro free I will tell You what You miss and Your coaches. Environment is the key, listen to video "A Mitochondrial Etiology of Common Complex Diseases" by medical researcher Douglas C. Wallace, Ph.D. Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine (CMEM) Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. This is what most gurus miss about mitohondria problems is the reason and source of current popular diseases! Also listen "Why the Sun is Necessary for Optimal Health" video by ) Alexander Wunsch, MD, Wismar University of Applied Sciences who describes that sun is the key for our health. Most people today sit in fake light that mostly is "blue light" that makes to us fake signal for 18 hours at work and home that our body should work in 100% mode which in long run damages melatonian levels production and mitohondria repair! Yes mitohondria repeair is crucial for all bode cells to produce more energy so all organs and parts of the body wil work better. Guess what those carbs cravings are because body is exhausted and mitohondria requires carbs as quick way to produce required energy but also it is signal that they are weak. Why they are weak ? because we all have problems sleeping because of lack of melatonin. And no taking melatonin in pills will not help because You need true sun to get into your eye (no glasses) so all receptors will get UV and start to produce ana balance the hormone levels! Don't waste Your moneys as I do. Buy blue blocking glasses, take sun baths (if you burn just be sure to get cold wather baths), eat season foods! If You as me live in north of earth with cold winters you don't have chance to sustain vege diet, because of temeperature and your environment that determines what your body expects. Yes I felt better on vege during summer because it is natural time for more fresh vegis, but in winter? In winter You like your ancestors ate fish and fatty meat and also they were hunting in sun and were expressed to cold! I like Dr G. she makes good job but to be vege in Texas when temperatures are much higher that in north of globe is easier and closer to way people live in equator. Because of her and other Doctors I researched a lot and started to take care of myself, but what works for someone will not work for everyone. If You are sick, educate Yourself first and look and environment. Mostly You are exposed to fake lights and other signals that create confusion in Your body and finally damage. Any amount of vegis or paleo food will not cure You, because You are still in same environment! You can change some things like blocking blue light glasses, limiting cell phone usage and eating seasonally (like would Your ancestors houndreds of years ago) and You will see difference like me.

Wow, that first review was incredibly harsh. I've read all of the other books/studies mentioned and more, and I found this to be excellent. Short, succinct, to the point, and gives me great hope. Sure there were a few typo errors, but that can happen with a first edition, and most of them were software translation issues. All one has to do is write the author, and corrections are made (and have been made). I appreciated the personal story, one that I could relate to, and both my husband and I appreciated the way that the nutrition plan is laid out in an easy to understand and doable manner. There's no need for shopping lists, millions of recipes or even any more validation of research; there's tons of info out there on the web and in books already. It becomes a personal approach with foods that you can find in your own local markets, foods that you enjoy to create your own simple meals. Healing foods are listed quite plainly as are the inflammatory ones. I've followed many other plans, but this one helps me understand the actual amounts of healing foods that I need and a few other points that are necessary for healing. It also helped me realize my own traps that I fell into previously that stalled my efforts. The work is up to me, and we're all different, but it's great to have a simple guide that spurs me on to keep striving for wellness. I loved celebrating the author's journey/success through her writings and her photos. How refreshing.

The book helped me to change my food habits.we are feeling better in health.Book is very useful in all perspectives.

Amazing book and an amazing brave woman! I am so honoured to have found this book and Dr. Brooke Goldner! I have only been on her protocol for a full week and have already seen results, symptoms are improving! Symptoms that I have had for 4 yrs after trying everything and anything to heal my body naturally and by the grace of God I’m doing it!

Ik heb niet zoveel opgestoken bij het lezen van dit boek. Ik zocht naar haalbare, duidelijke recepten, maar het gaat vooral over het leven van de Dr. zelf. weinig interessant.

Wer das Buch liest, versteht was es mit chronischen Erkrankungen bzw. Autoimmunerkrankungen auf sich hat. Ein gut verständliches und auch emotionales Buch. Es ist so einfach, fitter und vitaler zu werden und die Chance darauf, seine Erkrankung mit pflanzlicher Ernährung in den Griff zu bekommen und evtl. sogar sie zu heilen.

I love it